Does anyone know of a link to a barium enema where the solution can be seen flowing?

There are a zillion still photos online of colons filled with barium solution, but I have not ever seen a video that shows the process in real time. Does anyone know of a link to a barium enema where the solution can be seen flowing? Thanks,

~Diane

@azdiane here you go Diane:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-YUgaQjbVQ&t=9s

Thanks Carlienet. While this does seem to be a real girl getting a real barium enema, all the pics of the barium in her intestine are still photos. I'd still like to find a real-time video of a fluoroscopy, where we can see the barium moving through the intestine.

You're welcome @azdiane , I don't know exactly, but I think, videography of the whole process would result in way too much radiation exposure to the patient. Never seen such Vids.

I found this about ten years ago. Hope this helps you. You can se the technologists hands compresing the colon.

https://youtu.be/rsVw2gDMT9s?si=TmyzCRrEj51khED1

I have had two Barium Enemas in my lifetime.

@bigmike406 Thank you for this find! Seems to be pretty full at the end.

Good find, bigmike 406! Thanks. Does anyone else know of any other moving fluoroscopy images like this? Wouldn't it be cool to have this sort of full-abdomen imaging while receiving our own barium enema?! ~Diane

They do not take videos of the procedure just still photographs. I saw all mine on a patient portal in the test results section. I had three of them in my lifetime and I loved every minute of it.

I'll never forget one time we were about three quarters of the way done and the doctor turned me and said how you doing David? I said back to him. "are you kidding me I can't remember the last time I had this much fun" I spoke too soon because he upped the game a notch. He took a tube that has like a sharp pin on the end like you fill a basketball or football with there and it had a pump syringe on the end of it and he stabbed the tube with the barium and he started squeezing and OMG is that hurt he was filling it up with air to do the double contrast and coat entire intestine with barium. I was practically in tears he said just one more squeeze one more squeeze and he went about 10 more. That's what I get for being a wise guy

@Dave444 said,

I was practically in tears he said just one more squeeze one more squeeze and he went about 10 more. That's what I get for being a wise guy

LMAO… I know that feeling well, having received 3H enemas from my RN grandmother, I recall hearing “just a little more” way too many times as a teenager.

I would have had one for you I just a barium enema single contrast last week but they wouldn't let me video it I tried