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What do they give you a liquid to drink before going for a ct scan?
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To show the bowel: The liquid is a dilute form of barium and is designed to show the lumen of your stomach and bowel. This makes it possible to be sure that multiple loops of bowel clumping together don't represent a mass. The barium will pass in your bowel movements.
Answered 9/12/2017
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