Re: Getting scared. Is there any "safe" stabbing pain in the colon?
I had rectal cancer dx'd at age 45. I never had any pain whatsoever at any time.
Have you ever had a colonoscopy? If so how long ago?
Pain in the lower abdomen though could be from many causes, you have mentioned a few. I am not sure, by what you have posted, if you felt this pain at all before the barium enema. The air injected during a BE stretchs the colon and it is possible that one part was stretched more than it should have. The colon may still be affected by this especially when a larger portion of feces passes by that spot which would be further exacerbated by strong spices that tend to stimulate the colon's peristalsis(contractions that move contents along).
That said you are certainly in the range of age where a colonoscopy screening is in order. This test is slightly invasive, no cutting is involved of course but an instrument is inserted into the body, namely a long flexible tube with a camera. The preparation for this test is similar to that for the barium enema, a bowel cleansing, though for a colonoscopy it is more thourough.
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