Bowel obstructing prostate causing problems for radiotherapy

Did they say that he had wind or needed to have an enema? Or were they saying that his bowel has moved since the planning scans? Usually, any positioning issue would have been picked up at the planning stage and so if problems come during the actual treatment it is often a case of the man being told to go for a poo or perhaps a change of diet.

For effective RT, the bowel must lay flat and the bladder must sit high. Any gas or stools will lift the bowel up and a not full enough bladder will let the prostate fall so getting it spot on is quite difficult at the start but it usually gets easier. Some hospitals require all men to have an enema before every session - others only demand it when they think it necessary. Important to stick with the diet advice he was given rather than the advice you hear others have had - for example, most men are told to have a high fibre diet to keep the bowel moving but my husband was told to have a low fibre diet to reduce wind.

Hopefully, all will become clear on Monday.

One of the good things I remember about RT was having to avoid veg. I also recall being told to peel the skin off fruit, I was told I could leave the skin on grapes. I was given a book with do's and dont's, in the back was a food guide.

As lyn says follow the advice of your own medical team.

Thanks Chris