Darlene Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I have to drink barium sulfate, one tonight, and one tomorrow before the cat scan, has anyone had this before, and if so, is there any side effects, it says to tell the dr. if your allergic to latex which i am, is there latex in it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Posted January 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 well i tried to drink the barium sulfate, it burned my throat, smells and taste terrible, will they still do the cat scan without it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I think they need the barium sulfate for the "contrast" part of the CT. This is for a CT of the abdomen?I've had it before for a couple different studies. Nasty stuff. I had GI issues with it and also had angioedema (lips swelling up huge) with it. I called the radiology dept and they said "that's NOT a reaction we ever see with this so call your doctor and see what he wants you to do." You might want to call either your doctor or the facility doing the test and ask them. I'm not a radiology person, but I think they need the contrast to see clearly a lot of the organs etc. Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuliya Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 well i tried to drink the barium sulfate, it burned my throat, smells and taste terrible, will they still do the cat scan without itMy husband had an awful time getting that stuff down, out of the two bottles he got down about 1/3 of one. The test worked and he never actually told them he didn't drink it all. Im sure thats not the best thing, but it made him gag so bad he almost got sick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlene Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I was able to drink a bottle and a half, but then he gives me another cup to drink before the test. I had no side effects other then diarrhea, but I always have that. I will call the Dr. Monday or Tuesday to see what they found out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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