MeghanR

Hi all,

Quick question for you today...I am also posting this on the digestive disorders board.

I went in today for an Upper GI with lower bowel follow-through. At the beginning of the procedure, they gave me the gas-producing crystals...no problem there. Yet, while swallowing the thickest barium solution, I quickly became quite nauseous and was in great fear of vomiting all over their nice medical equipment.

I was able to keep it down, but within half an hour, I found that the barium swallow actually *duplicated* my as-yet undiagnosed severe pains. My upper abdomen was cramping horribly, and I was doubled over in pain, unable to find a comfortable position. When I had to lay on my stomach for a follow-up x-ray, I yelped out in great pain.

Half an hour to an hour later, the severe pain had moved to my lower abdomen. By an hour later, I was feeling relatively well again, although I have been very sore all day & night, with occasional short-lived stabbing pains.

While having the final x-rays taken, the tech. manipulated my bowels through my abdomen and I could do nothing more than close my eyes and use (what I would guess would be) lamaze breathing methods to get through the pain.

I have been unable to find anything on the internet about this phenomenon...in fact, I have found multiple references to how little discomfort one should feel during the procedure. The techs at the hospital were relatively unsympathetic to my pain, not really understanding why I was feeling what I was feeling.

Previous blood tests, abdominal CT and abdominal ultrasounds have all been "normal". An endoscopy did find a few gastric polyps and a large sliding hiatal hernia.

Without being able to hear of results for several days, I'm curious now if this sounds to you all like a motility disorder (i.e. IBS). Has anyone ever *heard* of such a thing?