Has any one had a double barium enema before?

HELLO all ,I was talking to my doctor she wants me to go for a colonoscopy. I did mention to her that i did not want to go under to put to sleep.. Then she told me that she was gonna put a order in for a barium enema .I was so excided , I love them . Then she asked if i ever had a double contrast one .I said no will that is what ordered. i told her i cant drink the stuff they give me it is bad for my kidney of course i was not telling the truth. She told me That i was going to go in a short stay and that i would be there for about 3 hours.. that they were gonna do a enema series on me to clean me out good .. OH YA . My question is has any one had a double barium enema before . I have read up on it but i want to know so ups and downs about it . I am looking forward to this .thank Steve

You could have a colonoscopy without sedation, curious if there was another reason for ordering the barium enema vs an unsedated colonoscopy. If they find polysps etc. during the imaging, they'll have to schecule a follow up colonoscopy to go in and fix them. A double contrast barium enema is about two liters of solution that contains barium as a positive contrast. The negative contrast is air or CO2 pumped in to expand the colon. I’ve not had the pleasure, but what I’ve read here is they aren’t very comfortable. It takes about 45 minutes for the procedure, and stay close to a toilet afterwards, takes a while to get it all out.

You really shouldn't lie about your kidneys, that will go into your medical record and could influence other medical decisions doctors make for more serious conditions downstream.

I've had 3. They were very crampy.

Yes,

One of the most painful things that has ever happened to me. The Radiologist said "we have one more series of pictures to do, and I do apologize for this". He then began pumping air into my colon and I thought I was going to burst. Go for the colonoscopy it is more thorough and the Dr. can treat things like polyps.

I have had three. They were done to investigate my chronic constipation problems before colonoscopies were widely and routinely available. My first one was at age 15 and I still remember that experience like it was yesterday. It was pretty crampy when the radiologist started infusing the air. Even then, my colonic motility issues should have been evident. They also ran out of barium sulfate solution before they completely filled my colon. I had to lay there on the table while they mixed more and added it to the enema bag. I remember the radiologist remarking that my colon was huge.

After they sent me to the bathroom to get rid of whatever solution and air remained, they took a post-evacuation film. It showed that I was still backed up with enema solution. They sent me back to the bathroom to try to get rid of it, but nothing was happening. They took another post-evacuation film which showed I still had a lot of solution in my ascending and transverse colon. The nurse told me to go home and take 4 tablespoons of milk of magnesia.