My gastro recommended Betnesol enema to handle light stool blood two years after RT on pelvic and prostate.
However I find more red blood on toilet paper than before...after 3 days of enema...
Is it normal or I should stop it..
The treatment is 10 days then 3 times a week for 2 months...
I would appreciate any suggestion regarding
Thanks
Have you tried mesalamine? If it's just a little blood in the toilet paper, maybe ignoring it is best.
Hmm...Really don't know if this reply is relevant to your condition.
I was born with an anal fissure and for most of adult life I've experienced sporadic episodes of red rectal bleeding.
However, ever since HDR brachy (4/19) and 25 days of IMRT 7/19. No bleeding!
My RO suggested ( prior to IMRT) that I take phylum daily to avoid the potential of diarrhea.
I followed his advice and breezed through radiation . Still have no se's from radiation.
I still take 5 capsules daily and my bowel movements are soft and fast ( 30 seconds tops 😀)!
Again, not one episode of bleeding since!
Best
Try 3 prunes with breakfast every morning. All natural and can help
I find prune juice more convenient and palatable. Just a few ounces with breakfast and a few ounces with dinner. Don't need a whole lot.
It started after 2 years of RT.Actually I have stool bleeding on toilet paper..about once a week .
Not disturbing ..no pain...but gastro prescribed Betnesol which I find too agressive....
May be taking some supplements can be more efficient..
I will look into mesalamine as suggested by TA
Thanks for your interest
awaiting your reply
Did he look and see the cause?
Oh yes...He did rectoscopy with 4 inch scope...He found some irritation on Rectum...related to RT....But I find his protocol too aggressive....Some say...do not do anything ...T paper red blood spot will go away with time...so I have to decide ..;follow the protocol or let it heal itself... Some members may share their experience, as each person reacts in a different....manner... APC has such a heterogeneous behavior...
Could be radiation Proctitis or colitis or hemorrhoids doctor needs to find out
Anucort hc suspository or hydrocortisone rectal suspension 100 mg/60ml. TA right with His reply Lialda is the same good luck I wouldn’t do nothing it can can worse I’m not a dr hope u have a good one sometimes it takes years to start mine was over year did they use spaceoar a gel
Buy pitted prunes at Costco (good price) and eat them during the day as if you were eating cookies. Drink prune juice.....(Try some castor oil here and there)....
Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor
j-o-h-n Wednesday 12/22/2021 6:53 PM EST
I live with it. In my case, it was damage from RT. I did have a colonoscopy which did not show any other issues. The surgeon did try and cauterize the blood vessels where the damage was, but he was not completely successful.
It will be worse if you have a particularly large bowel movement that strains your anal canal.
Try not push it through, but let it flow out slowly (the stools that is.).
Once a week blood on the toilet paper is livable. So long as it is bright red you are good (if everything else checks out). If the blood is dark or black, you need to get it attended to.
It looks frightening, but we have bigger fish to fry as my oncologist tells me.
Just another story that makes me fearful of radiation. I won't mention the treatment option I chose instead, 5 1/2 years ago. I don't feel like being scolded. Hint: it is a 4 letter acronym.
Fit testing after pelvic RT
BAT failed after 2 years
Studies re: PSA > 0.5% after RT 
PSA after RT and Eligard 
