Please report to Admitting 15 minutes before your scheduled exam time.
PREP: It is important for your stomach, upper GI tract, and small bowel to be empty for this exam. You are not to smoke, eat, or drink anything after midnight. You are also not to chew gum. If you think you are pregnant, please tell your doctor. This procedure may be harmful to the fetus.
PURPOSE: The small bowel examination is an x-ray examination of the intestinal tract from the stomach to where it ends at the colon.
WHAT TO EXPECT: You will be asked to drink 2 cups of barium. After you have finished drinking the barium, x-ray films will be taken about every 15 minutes. This will continue until the barium has reached your colon.
POST EXAM INFORMATION: You will be given a stool softener and asked to increase your water intake for the day. Your physician will discuss the results of this test with you.
TIME FRAME: This procedure usually lasts 1 hour; however, it can last several hours.
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