Bowel problems after RT..

Tom

Suggest you speak with your oncology team/clinical nurse sepcialist or at the very least your GP. Blood/Mucous can be colon associated and something that needs to be seriously checked out. 

Eddie

Commiserations Tom,

Try initially,  a Proctosedyl applicator.   Then try an Harris dilator coated with a small amount of Proctosedyl,  a smidge of 1% hydrocortisone cream and a small amount of lignocaine.  Take salt-water baths daily.  Apply Savlon or equivalent when dried off.

Good luck.

Dudley

Dudley,

Good advice. I have managed to obtain a GP appoitment on Wed PM so if he does not offer this a solution, I will request the suggested medication then.

Thank you

Have you considered plain old water? No not to drink for I expect you are supping the legendary 2ltr p day. As an enema. It is low tech but it breaks up the log jam and provides some lubrication.

Thanks Eddie.  I have considered this, however the good news is that things are on the 'go' so the urgency for an enema has passed (excuse the pun!).

I will continue with my appointment to seek GP's advice and prescriptions for the  medications required to help resolve my bowel problems..

My last response was intended for George GG. Apologies

No problem Tom. A friend of mine is going through what you have but he didnt have the blood/mucus. I had severe bleeding for over 8 days in November last year and it turned out that I had a major issue in my colon. I had initially thought it was haemoirrids like most of us blokes do but it wasnt. They did a colonoscopy and I had some pre cancerous polyps removed. I am now on surveillance for colon cancer as well as my prostate cancer monitoring. I have now learnt that rectal bleeding needs proper investigation.

Hi

Take some stool loosening med, eat lot of fiber and fruit in the mornings never fails!!!!

And exercise of yu can!