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Side effects of Radiotherapy

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Hi Everyone ,

I was diagnosed this February with Cervical Cancer , it was 4cm tumour . This was a great shock and I became numb , accepting everything that was done . My treatment was amazing . I had Radiotherapy for 6 weeks with Chemotherapy once a week and then Brachytherapy ( internal radiotherapy.

I coped well with the sypmtoms of the side effects but am still having problems 6 months later . The tumour has gone !! woop woop. 

I now have terrible wind, cramp and diarrhoea nearly daily. I take Loperamide and a peppermint medication .

What do others do about this problem ? What do others eat or avoid , I would love to have some help from you guys please.

It's great to talk to others who are also going through this long journey.

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    Hi Carmen, I was diagnosed in March this year with stage 3b cervical cancer, had 6 wks of double Chemo, 5 wks of Radiotherapy/Chemo and then Bracytherapy, i finished my treatment 9 wks ago, i suffered also with diarrhoea and really bad stomach cramps and all i did was change my diet, i dont eat a lot of fruit or veg(not yet anyway) i started eating more stodgie foods like Corned beef ash, thick stews, pasta etc etc, i still go to the toilet every day but now it is normal. Hope this is of any help to you.

     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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    Hi Carmen

    6 months is not a long time for the side effects to go.

    I did not have brachytherapy but the side effects lasted a lot longer.

    The main thing is to watch what you eat fruit is a definite no no. Even three & a half years on I am still careful I know if I eat too much of certain foods then I will suffer.

    Slowly introduce foods cut out anything that.makes you worse and slowly introduce these foods back into your diet.

    For example I am ok with spicy food but if I have it for 2 days then its a problem. I can eat most veg now but

    grapes, bananas and fruit juices are out. Mention this at your next checkup.

    Good luck River.

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