Treatment

Radiation enteritis treatment usually involves things to make you feel better until it goes away. This condition causes irritation of the intestines after radiation therapy for cancer. Your doctor might recommend changes to your diet and medicines for diarrhea and pain. If your radiation enteritis lasts longer, you might need a feeding tube. Antibiotics can treat an overgrowth of bacteria. Sometimes surgery is used to bypass the part of your intestine that's irritated.