Urgent visits to toilet - on HT

Hello Mike (Help) 

I am so sorry to read your post. i am aware that we all react to medication in a different way but as far as I am aware that's not one of the normal side effects. Are you sure it's the HT causing it.

I think my first port of call would be the GP - it's possible if you are on other medication you have a "medication clash" which can change your movements - other than that you need to find out what is going on and your GP is the best place for that.

Kind Regards - Brian,

Hello Mike Help  .

With all the tests it is unlikely that any bowel involvement will have been missed. It is going to take a while for your body to get used to the hormone therapy which can affect many systems in it - this is why things like cholesterol and glucose levels should be monitored. Also we often make some adjustments to diet when diagnosed with cancer which can disrupt the gut microbiome until you find the right balance. PCUK have given some advice which might help you to help yourself and I would add that Greek yoghurt which contains a probiotic can help to get the gut into balance.

"If you are having problems with diarrhoea, eating less fibre for a short time may help. Low fibre foods include white rice, pasta and bread, potatoes (without the skins), cornmeal, eggs and lean white meat. Speak to your doctor or nurse before changing your diet.

Foods such as beans and pulses, cruciferous vegetables (for example, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower), fizzy drinks and beer can all cause wind and bloating so you may want to avoid these. Chewing your food slowly can also help."

The problems you are experiencing can be made worse with treatments like radiotherapy or chemotherapy whilst on them but things normally settle down after a while. There is medication which can help so discussing it with your doctor might give you short term relief until you find out what is causing it.

What a helpful response to my post. Thank you so much for taking the time to provide me with such thoughtful guidance. You have helped a great deal. Thank you 

Thanks Brian, I’ll get in touch with GP tomorrow.

i sometimes have both ! i have the odd thing when ihave bowel movment now and again i have blood in the urine (not in the poo) .im a bit constipated so i assume the bowel is pressing on the bladder  causing the weakened bladder strain the blood vessels as i had a lot of RT 6 years ago ( 37 sessions ) which can cause long term blood in urine !, urgency is common  after RT .john