Eating on RT

Hi !

It seems from your profile you have only one (or at least very few) met(s) and oligometastatic prostate cancer nowadays is perhaps not treated with curative intent but close enough and it seems like they are going all in on the treatment with a lot of radiation that will kick the cancer ’beast’ to a long remission at least and future will tell. But sounds good with the treatment 

Well, I suppose they’ve told you that you should have empty gut before radiation and perhaps even have some medication to secure empty gut. So think light when talking about food and better to focus on drinking water.

Best - wishes Ulf

Thank you very much ,I have suppository things and have to turn up one hr before first RT ,

Would you take anything the night before as regards a gentle laxative ?

Hi !!

No, I didn’t but I had my radiation a little earlier and then I normally have my ’normal morning stool’ fixing most of it and then during the first fractions I used gentle laxative but after some fractions, and I was recommended to add more fibers (Visiblin) to my eating it seemed to empty me in time for radiation 

Best wishes - Ulf

Hello Mal CG 

The general idea about eating and drinking during RT is nothing that will give you "wind" or make you move whilst on the "sunbed".

Things to avoid are, coffee, fizzy drinks, alcohol, pulses, beans, green leaf vegetables and anything spicy.

I hope this helps - let us know how it goes.

Best wishes - Brian.