Supplements

Hi Ulfhbg welcome to the forum..have you tried any of these supplements? I'm not sure about supplements as they are often not recommended during active treatment. However, some of the lovely folks in this thread may have more information for you regarding these and I feel sure that they will be along soon to offer information..

Hi Ulifhub.

Good afternoon I do hope that you are having a good day.

I'm currently taking Adcal-D3 Chewable Tablets (Calcium Carbonate & Vitamin D) and AlendronicAcid 70mg Tablets.

My consultant prescribed these for me to help strengthen my bones due to the cancer spreading their.

I do hope that this is helpful???

Prostate Worrier.

Hi Ulfhbg , I also take Adcal D3 and have been taking them together with Risedronate Sodium but have stopped the latter as 5 years is max length of time to be on this drug.  Both were prescribed and I wouldn’t take anything without taking to my team. Hope this helps.  David.

Hi !

I fully understand that the use of supplements is not straight forward and of course everybody should have a dialog with the MO, the medical team before using supplements and the use Vitamin D3 and Calcium seems to be well supported by the health care when being on HT and Abiraterone.

My question is of personal interest because doctors / Medical teams are not ’one size fits all’ and can range from no supplements what so ever to a more open attitude to some supplements with no indications of interactions.

So this is more of a open discussion of using different types of supplements for different types of benefits and my list was more of examples of supplements discussed or have been investigated together with prostate cancer and being on HT (and Abiraterone)

Best wishes - Ulf

Hi Ulf.

The use of supplements is a contentious area, as is the definition of what is a supplement. The things hubby's doctors check regularly that he is taking are Calcium and Vitamin D alongside his Denosumab injection. Our GP always recommends the use of probiotics, particularly after antibiotics and I try and make sure that dietary probiotics are included in the menu, mainly with Greek yoghurt as this can help keep the gut flora in balance and I believe it helps the immune system. Hubby does have sage tea on occasion for hot flushes but I am careful about the source because some species contain thujone which can affect the kidneys and liver and are contra indicated for those with CKD.

From a personal point of view a balanced diet should be sufficient for most people but I do take on board the idea to reduce dairy, animal fat, caffeine, processed foods and to include more plant based proteins.

Hi !

I totally agree and also understand what you mean regarding the use of supplements and what is actually considered supplements.

It seems that the adding of Vitamin D and also adding Calcium is a very common ’best practice’. Regarding probiotic / prebiotic I also try to get as much as possible in the food and for me fermented sauerkraut is a must. But I also takes shortcuts in that I take Probiotic / prebiotic ’supplements’ as well

I’ve come to eat less meat and not that much dairy so for me I instead add moderate dosage of Calcium / Magnesium at the evening together with the dinner.

But I agree in what your saying that a well balanced diet is pretty much sufficient.

Now 1 year into my hormone therapy I’m actually looking into the science of how to support regular excercise in order to mitigate muscle loss and gaining fat. I of course realize that building muscle is almost impossible when on total Testosterone suppression but from that not do whatever it takes to slow down or stop muscle loss and minimize fat gain you may need to help the body with more energy, give muscles the possibility to stabilize and better recovery after excercise.