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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?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

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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