Question 1

can you eat and drink after barium enema?

Accepted Answer

Yes: May get instructions for a laxative.  Barium is constipating.

Question 2

will barium enema be uncomfortable?

Accepted Answer

Are BE uncomfortable: Yes.
Firstly there is the discomfort of bowel prep.
Seocndly when there a nozzle is inserted and barium intorduced. Then air is introduced to create the air-contrast effect.
Yes it is uncomfortable.
And - if lesions found - usually colonoscopy is then required...

Question 3

is a barium enema an uncomfortable procedure?

Accepted Answer

Barium enema: It is painful, and usually useless except for verymspecific circumstances. If you primary ordered it, see a, gastroenterologist. They miss 50% of polyps, and 15% of cancers.

Question 4

can one get injured during a barium enema test?

Accepted Answer

Yes, rarely: Rare cases of rectal perforation with the enema tip are known to occur. If there is a weakness of the colon wall from a prior surgical repair there may be leakage of the barium outside of the colon. If we know of such risks we will often start the procedure with water soluble contrast which is less trublesome for leakage but less adequate for imaging.

Question 5

does it hurt to have a barium enema and endoscopy?

Accepted Answer

Not usually: There may be some mild discomfort but not real pain with either procedure.

Question 6

what is the difference bewteen a proctogram and barium enema?

Accepted Answer

very different: During a proctogram, your doctor inserts a tube through the anus into the rectum and looks through the tube.  A barium enema is done by inserting a tube in a similar fashion but then filling the colon with barium and watching under x ray to look at the outline of the colon.

Question 7

what is generally performed first: a barium enema or a myelography?

Accepted Answer

Totally different!: These investigations are for totally different systems: a barium enema is to evaluate the architecture of the colon (AKA large intestine). Myelography is kind of an older type of evaluation of the spinal fluid and fluid around the brain.

Question 8

how uncomfortable is a barium enema and are there any alternatives?

Accepted Answer

Moderately: Be is moderately uncomfortable. Colonoscopy is an alternative, but the 2 studies are complementary, not substitutes for one another.

Question 9

what are some common side-effects or risks involved in barium enema?

Accepted Answer

Bloating, cramping: Bloating, cramping and diarrhea are the most common side effects.  There is a small risk of bowel perforation as well.

Question 10

what is the difference between a barium enema test and a colonoscopy?

Accepted Answer

One uses xrays: barium enem is putting a fluid in your rectum and taking xrays by a radiologist. a gi doctor looks at the inside of your colon using a long scope to diagnose issues and can biopsy a lesion at the same time

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