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Subject: Re: Barium Enema Author: bill3 [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 17:45:59 06/26/09 Fri In reply to: Lisa 's message, "Barium Enema" on 15:17:20 06/20/09 Sat Pardon the intrusion, but I think I can help clarify what to expect, at least from my experience. The prep is with oral solutions and not too bad, you just need to stay close of course. Re the procedure, they used an inflatable retention nozzle, well-lubed and the balloon was not overly inflated. Even tho the techs were told to add more barium solution to the bag when they saw me (I don't know why), and most of the nearly 3 qts was inserted, I was not uncomfortable during the procedure. Pictures will be taken at variuos stages of the enema flow, including at the very beginning, so you don't always have the full load in you. At one point, after the solution is inserted, and you change positions as needed, there is a short wait for the films to develop, during which you must retain the barium. Once developed, unless there is a need for other pictures, the barium bag is lowered and most of the solution is drained back into the bag. You then can go the the toilet and expel any remaining fluid. I was told to drink lots of water to purge the barium, which can cause blocking, I'm told, so I also took 2 enemas at home to insure I wouldn't plug up. You could also take a laxative for this. All in all, not a bad procedure, and not one to fear. Good luck and hope this helps. [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> [> Subject: Why Don't They Use Them If They Work So Well? Author: Janet [Edit] Date Posted: 08:27:26 06/27/09 Sat Your mentioned a special nozzle that provides confidence that an accident won't happen on the table. That would put an end to at least that worry, which is what caused me the most discomfort. The cramps would be a lot more tolerable without the added anxiety of that extra embarrassment. Yet, many others who have commented on their barium enema experiences have expressed the same thing. They agreed that even worse than the sensations involved while retaining the barium was fear of not being able to hold it long enough. With that special nozzle, at least that fear would be gone. So, why don't they use the nozzles routinely? How do they decide who will be lucky enough to get one and who won't? [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Why Don't They Use Them If They Work So Well? Author: no name [Edit] Date Posted: 09:02:21 06/27/09 Sat Years ago (Mid-70's)I got a summer job working in the shipping dept of EZ-EM, the main manufacturer of enema equipment for barium enemas. I can assure you that almost all enema bags were shipped with a nozzle that had the inflatable ballon (Naturally, being an enema nut, I liberated quite a few of those nozzles) The nozzles came in various colors, with green being the largest. They also came in light pink and blue. There was also a smallish white one with no balloon. The balloons were inflated by a 3x5 inch sponge like thing that when squeezed, sent air into the balloon. All of these nozzles had fluted, or tulip shaped, heads, with the main hole on the end and 4 smaller holes on the side of the head Anyone wanting more info on this , please feel free to e-mail me [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: Re: Why Don't They Use Them If They Work So Well? Author: Julie [Edit] Date Posted: 22:57:00 06/27/09 Sat Janet - To my knowledge ALL bariun enemas are given with a double ballon inflatable nozzle to keep the barium in. They may not have inflted the nozzle very hard in you case so that you didn't feel it but you probably had an EZ-EM nozzle in you. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Re: Why Don't They Use Them If They Work So Well? Author: Joanie [Edit] Date Posted: 12:19:04 07/03/09 Fri The first barium enema I received was in the "office" of a radiologist. The office was located in a large, multi-story medical building. In those days hospital gowns were a rarity. I was shown into the procedure room and told to remove anything metal. I took off my skirt and my panties. The container holding the barium was a large enclosed clear plastic bottle about the size of an 8 quart pressure cooker. To the top was connected a rubber squeeze bulb. From the bottom was the rubber tube with what looked to me like a massive nozzle at the end. The nurse inserted it into me painlessly and away we went. As she pumped air into the top of the bottle it increased the pressure on the surface of the barium thus forcing it through the rubber tube and into me. After she had pumped me full and the radiologist had made the X-rays, the nurse told me to go to the restroom. It wasn't 'til then that I realised that the restroom was outside, down the hallway, in the public part of the building. I was having no trouble retaining the enema so I started to get completely dressed. The nurse told me I had better get going and not worry about getting fully clothed. Here I was, scrambling down the public hallway, in full view of the radiologist's waiting room struggling with my panties and tucking my blouse into my skirt and heading for the restroom. When I returned I was ushered into the adjoining x-ray room which was apparently the mens' side to wait while they developed the films. While waiting I saw the equipment lying in a sink and noted that the size of the nozzle was about a third of the size of the one they used on me. I wondered how it was that women got nozzles so much larger than the men. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]