Today, I'm getting a medical scan, so I had to drink a barium shake for breakfast. It was so disgusting that I puked it back up. Now I have to drink another one. FML
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1942Ford 11
OP here - can't believe this got published! I kept the second nasty shake down and survived the scan, only to have cramps and diarrhea the whole rest of the day. I really know how to party on a Saturday, don't I? They did the scan because I've been having abdominal pain. Should have the results next week, hope it turns out to be nothing!
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Sir_Cow 17
Might be rust considering you're a car from 1942.
suckceed 17
Those are god awful, hopefully everything was good in the scan!
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DragonLove987 14
Oh my god I hate those. I've had to do it 4 times in the past, I feel your pain.
young_cat_lady 17
What is it and what is it for?
1942Ford 11
OP here - can't believe this got published! I kept the second nasty shake down and survived the scan, only to have cramps and diarrhea the whole rest of the day. I really know how to party on a Saturday, don't I? They did the scan because I've been having abdominal pain. Should have the results next week, hope it turns out to be nothing!
Sir_Cow 17
Might be rust considering you're a car from 1942.
sturschaedel 27
Next time you have to drink something nasty, inhale, hold your breath, drink as quickly as possible, put a breath mint in your mouth immediately and swallow the first minty saliva before breathing again. If it is too much to drink without breathing in between, only breath through your mouth while keeping your nose pinched. I hope your test comes back OK and you don't have to take another one anytime soon.
tomvertigo 17
I figured out your abdomen pain - it's all those barium shakes you keep drinking! They'll give you cramps and diarrhea!
gabimk23 13
the thing with that test though, is that you're not allowed to have any other thing than the barium, not even mints or water. good idea though.
anonymuse_fml 31
When I had to get a barium x-ray, I had to drink half of it slowly while the scan was going on so quickly chugging wouldn't work.
Superbaker123 14
Yep, those are awful. Sucks, OP.
jediemma 9
Try drinking it through a straw, it made it slightly easier for me. Hope everything goes well!
scififemme 23
Everyone says that the prep for a colonoscopy is bad, but I found the barium drink much worse.
ambitiousnerd 16
Is that the same thing as contrast because I got mine through an IV? Hopefully you don't need another scan anytime soon, but if you do maybe ask about that.
1942Ford 11
They did the IV contrast, too - had to have both. Glad it's over!
ambitiousnerd 16
Sorry to hear that. Hope everything comes back ok.
guttedbrit 26
When I was much younger I had to take one of those, and the same thing happened to me. They tried to make it taste like strawberry milkshake- which since then I have lost my enthusiasm for. Hope all is well with you anyway, OP! :)
foxtrousers 14
Went to the hospital for tests. In the room with me was a lady who had cancer and had to drink four barium shakes in a row. I had the misfortune of drinking two of those. Only managed to stomach one (thank god) but I felt terrible for her
FellFrmSky 8
Sorry OP, those things are foul! Hopefully these will be the last you will ever have to take. Good luck!