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Amanda
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Date Posted: 18:01:03 06/20/09 Sat
In reply to:
Lisa
's message, "Barium Enema" on 15:17:20 06/20/09 Sat
I had a barium enema several years ago, and boy was it an experience. The evening before the barium enema, two older nurses came into my hospital room and told me that they were going to prep me for my exam. One nurse put a chux pad under me, while he other went to the bathroom. She came out with a 3 1/2 quart clear enema bag filled with soapy water. She explained that they would be giving me enemas until I was clear. I thought no big deal. I was wrong. She hung the bag up on the IV stand and started the flow, and increasing the height of the IV stand. The cramps were unbearable, and I pleaded with her to stop. She told me not yet. After a few minutes, the whole 3 1/2 quarts were in me and they put me on a bedpan, which I totally filled. They cleaned me up and enemaed me again again and again until I was clear, and my stomache ached.
At 5:00 a.m. they were back and told me that I have to have one more very large enema to make sure I was clean. I was enemaed again, and was clean.
I was taken to radiology, and placed on a table. I nozzle was inserted and the baloon pumped up to keep everything in. They started the flow of barium. It was cool, and caused very little distress. They took xrays, and dropped th bag on the floor to drain the barium from me. I then went to the bathroom and expelled. After returning to my room, I was given a very large enema to flush the barium out of me.
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