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  • roberta ann

    10:19 pm

    26 Jan 14

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    My partner is starting radiotherapy for prostate cancer. Is the 5:2 diet ok for the 9 weeks of that ?

    sylvestra

    11:16 pm

    26 Jan 14

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    @roberta ann ..under your partner’s circumstances and also considering his age (as stated in your other post) he really should consult his GP before starting 5:2 as everyone’s reaction are different and I doubt anyone on here is qualified to answer this. No-one is without knowing all your partners medical details.

    xx

    ValS

    12:06 pm

    30 Aug 14

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    Sylvestra gave good advice. May I add my experience on this subject?

    I went on the 5:2 diet last October and gradually lost all the weight I needed to. Unfortunately since April I have had an operation for breast cancer, followed by taking hormone pill daily and 3 weeks of radio-therapy.

    I didn’t want to put on the weight I had gained so I abstained from the diet after surgery until I felt better, then had a couple of weeks on it before the radio-therapy.

    The advice I got about radio-therapy was ‘ look after yourself; eat well; and rest. I thought it wise NOT to fast, but as it turned out I was so tired during and after the therapy that I couldn’t have coped with fasting anyway.

    However, I know I have put some of the weight back on so as soon as I can I will carry on with the Fast diet 5:2 plan. I have proved to myself that it works and will do so again but NOT while undergoing radio-therapy IMO.

    Best wishes, Val

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