Re: Upper G.I. Series with small bowel follow-through
From: toni welsh (twelsh1@hotmail.com)
Thu Jun 21 21:11:53 2001
At Thu, 21 Jun 2001, Millie wrote:
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>This morning I had the upper G.I. series with the small bowel follow-through, which meant that I had to drink the barium sulfate mixture. About 2 bottles. I was having trouble moving my bowels before, but now it's worse than ever. I took 2 Tablespoons of milk of mag around 1 p.m.
>Then I just took 2 more tablespoons . Both times, I mixed it with water. The barium is so thick that it doesn't want to move. I pass some gas, but have a worse bellyache.
>I cannot tolerate enemas, so what else can I do???
>I am so scared, and so uncomfortable. Just the problem I didn't need to go with adhesions.
>Please help!!!!
>Thanks.
>Millie
Millie,
Hello, I had that test 2 years ago, and they told me all I could do was
DRINK DRINK DRINK! They told me to force tons of water!! Are you doing
that? I hope this test shows something to explain your trouble. I had
alot of pain today too, I took 4 senekot last night, and I did go this
morning, but around 3:00 I had a VERY hard pain in the area of the
bowels, and I had to go again, it hurt so bad I tink the senekot is not
helping the painI am having with it, but at least I do go MOST of the
time as long as I take a few of them.
TOni