Findings of a Barium Enema

[Devorgilla]

Hi

I had a Barium Enema last week to rule out other causes of persistent diarhoea (over 3 years). The findings were that the bowel was long and tortuous with overlapping loops in the pelvis and a redundant loop of descending colon. My GP ws not concerned about these findings, and diagnosed me with IBS-D, but I was after more information than he supplied about this. Are these normal finding of a BE? Is it common? He has refered me to a dietician to change my diet and that is all.

Thanks.

[6th_sense]

Hi Devorgilla,

I don't know if your findings are common or not, but dietary changes is often what helps people with persistent diarhoea. You may also try adding calcium supplements to your diet as calcium helps firm stools and helps absorb water. You can read about IBS if you do some searches on search sites and you may come up with some ideas as to how to deal with it.

Cheers, Raju.

[eddy g]

diet does make a differnce