Managing Side effects after completing RT

Hi SW

Difficulty passing motions is a normal side effect for RT.

Mine started Midway through my treatment plan and continued for some weeks after the treatment finished.

Traces of blood are normal (or so I've been told) but obviously if the blood situation gets worse or goes on for weeks then go see   your GP or contact the cancer centre.

It will get better, I can assure you.

Regards

Steve

Hi Steve

Thankyou, much appreciated.

I thought that would be the case but good to get reassurance ... naturally a bit disconcerting when pain and blood start.

Thankyou

Steve

Steve

I seem to remember it was the constipation that was the worst part of it all with laxatives only slightly effective/helpful.

If the pain keeps on and gets worse I would go and see someone.

Steve

It's 12 weeks since I finished RT and I also had constipation during the second two weeks of treatment and for a short time after. On the advice of the oncology sister at the treatment centre I started taking Fybogel twice a day. After a few weeks I cut it down to just one per day. I did try stopping it a couple of weeks ago but the BMs were getting very hard and painful so I started it again last week and am now back to normal again.

You can get Fybogel in any high-street pharmacy and it's very cheap (less than £4 for a box of 30 in our local chemist). You might also be able to get it on prescription.

Thankyou