I have been attending to a strict healthy diet shown to me by MD Anderson nurse/nutritionist. Vegetables compromise 2/3rs of diet along with fruit/berries/nuts/fish/chicken. She was a proponent of smoothies so a vegan protein powder combined with no fat no sugar yogurt and berries has been used. Combine anti oxidents like ground flax seed, acai powder, sour sop, gojee berries.
With the upcoming treatment schedule of 22 treatments proton followed by HDR brachytherapy (breachyboost) to treat my Gleason 4+3=7 intraductal with large gland cribriform tumor with possible extracapsular extension, I produce so much gas I resemble a musical instrument.
What type of diet should be eaten during these treatments?
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I absolutely hear you. Fortunately I only did 5 sessions of SBRT, and for two days prior to each it was "Wonder bread", rice Krispies, pasta. I followed something similar to the link petabyte put up.
I understand your conundrum. I had the same problem - a healthy diet with lots of fibre but which did create quite a bit of gas. However, I did manage to balance a reasonable diet with relatively little gas, and in my 37 sessions I only failed once due to excess gas. I kept a rough food diary and this is what I typically ate over 3 days:
Bkfast: 1 oatibix, muesli and oatibix flakes. Mint tea, Lunch: scrambled egg on white toast, Tea: Pasta and tom sauce, blueberries, Greek Yog, 2 nuts and choc
Bkfast: 1 oatibix, muesli and oatibix flakes. Mint tea, Lunch: chicken on wholemeal bread + white toast + peanut butter. Hot X bun, Tea: Pasta and tom sauce, blueberries, Greek Yog, 2 nuts and choc
Bkfast: 1 oatibix, muesli and oatibix flakes. Tea, Lunch: chicken on wholemeal bread + white toast + peanut butter. Hot X bun, Tea: Fish fingers, mash, blueberries, Greek Yog, 2 nuts and choc
I managed to have a poo every day. I also has a 125mg simeticone tablet after tea and breakfast (good for getting rid of swallowed air).
Same issue here during 40 days of prostate and pelvic radiation. I stick with my regular diet but took GasX and Beano with every meal, even on weekends and holidays. Finished radiation 1/22 and stopped everything within a week, even the generic Flomax I also took all the way through. It does seem like I'm farting more now, though.
Low fiber, low gas is typically recommended but you can usually negotiate this somewhat. It depends on the individual’s ability to empty the bowel as completely as possible.
Yeah... It's a PITA for sure. Plus, if you're on the Water Protocol (to inflate your bladder) it's even more crazy! Lol...
I was less than 1yr post RP having 40 IMRT with the water protocol, prediabetes and a few other issues. Basically a mine filed to navigate. Tried to maintain a similar diet daily but was still working too at the time, so scheduling meals wasn't always perfect.
Bottom line, even through all that, I remember being the "problem" patient only once or twice, having to come off the table (gas or bladder not full), one was early in the treatment line, so expected, and the other when almost done and that one was inexplicable, thought I had it all nailed down. Lol
Point is, you won't really know how well you're doing until you're on the table and they're scanning you.
I was encouraged to follow the FODMAP diet. I'm vegetarian, so it was definitely not the most option filled diet, but I only had 5 treatments over a few couple of weeks, so it was temporary but doable. This link is from Johns Hopkins Medicine, but there are lots of resources out there:
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