stuff. I already had severe D and the contrast made it much worse and I didn't think I'd get through the scan w/o jumping off and going to the bathroom. Is there anyway you can just get the IV contrast w/o taking the barium? I know they sometimes want both to get optimum pictures. I type radiology studies for work and I know that sometimes studies just with IV contrast are very effective.
I don't know if everyone has the same reactions to barium each time they take it. I might have had such a strong reaction b/c I was already D.
I'd discuss it with your doctor and see what he says. I had to chug that stuff to get it down. I found the slower I drank, the worse it was. ACK!
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I had a CT scan last Summer and drank two bottles of that horrid (m)
