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A 53-year old female asked:
I had a barium swallow xray and am going to have an upper GI scope soon. Radiolgy report indicated a filling defect vs an ulceration. Cancer?
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A 25-year old female asked:
How accurate is barium swallow xray vs upper endoscopy to detect stomach ulcer that i possibly had for 6 years?
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A 46-year old female asked:
I just had an X-ray while i drank barium and swallowed a pill. The pill barely fit through a narrowing of part of esophagus. What can be done?
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A 34-year old asked:
How long does a barium swallow X-ray take?
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A 39-year old asked:
What kinds of things can be detected by barium swallow X-ray test?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Could I have my GP do a barium swallow x-ray or would I have to see a specialist?
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A 34-year old female asked:
What does it mean when my X-ray image of the intestines showed up white without barium swallow?
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A 27-year old male asked:
I had to swallow barium for a test. The radiography notes mention a precipitation in the stomach. What does this mean?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Will a 2-3 inch cooked carrot show up on a normal chest x-ray? What about a barium swallow?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Would abdominal x Ray with barium Swallow reveal severe gastritis??
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A 44-year old female asked:
F 44 yo. Having throat and chest pain. Dr sending me for a barium swallow test. Have already had a mammogram, CT & 3 X-ray within the past few months. Safe to get the barium done still or is this too much radiation?
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A 52-year old male asked:
Is xray radiation used during barium swollow test more intense than a normal chest xray?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is it really bad to swallow the barium?
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A 37-year old asked:
I just threw up my barium swallow. What should I do?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can barium swallow test detect abnormalities in lungs?
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A 33-year old female asked:
How accurate is a barium GI xray compared to a upper endoscopy ?
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A member asked:
Is upper GI series and barium swallow the same? What does it check?
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A 43-year old asked:
What is the difference between a colonoscopy and a barium enema X-ray?
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A member asked:
What ingredients are in a barium swallow. Wondering if it is gluten free?
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A 38-year old asked:
Why do I need to have a barium swallow test before I get a nissen fundoplication?
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A 45-year old asked:
What negative health consequences are associated with a barium swallow. Is it dangerous?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Can a barium swallow diagnose Crohns? If yes, can it do so if you are asymptomatic at the time?
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A 56-year old male asked:
I had barium swallow test and feel kind of hot at night the same day . Could it be due to exposure to radiation?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Does an esophagram check for narrowing and strictures?What is the difference between an esophagram and a modified barium swallow?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Modified barium swallow. Scared to eat the food haven't ate solids in 4 weeks. Do I have to eat the food? Are they prepared for an emergency?
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A 48-year old female asked:
Is there any substitute test for videofluoroscopy/ Barium swallowing test for kids with swallowing issues that not involved the use of radiation?
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A 40-year old female asked:
Would could be indicated from a barium swallow when, forward facing, the entire esophagus is white with a section in the middle showing as black?
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A male asked:
Hi I'm 38, and over 12 years I've 3 barium enimas and 3 barium swallow I'm so worried I'll get cancer now from these test, so worried :( please let me know my risk so I can stop worrying thanks.
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A 29-year old asked:
What happens during a modified barium swallow?
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A 31-year old male asked:
Can a barium swallow dx varices???
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