enema
ਏਨੀਮਾ
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A barium enema is a procedure, done through a special x-ray, for examining the large bowel.
a procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, typically to expel its contents, but also to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.
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Before some types of X-rays, such as a barium 'enema' , you're given a liquid called contrast medium, or a dye.
Other tests include stool testing and X-rays of the bowel, taken after a barium 'enema' .
A barium 'enema' is a procedure, done through a special x-ray, for examining the large bowel.
The x-rays are taken after the patient is given an 'enema' with a barium solution and air is introduced into the colon.
During a barium 'enema' , a liquid mixture containing barium is given through a catheter tube into the child's rectum, and special X-rays are taken.
For this test, you are given an 'enema' with a liquid that makes your colon show up on an x-ray.
Barium 'enema' , like colonoscopy, examines the whole colon and rectum, and, although it is cheaper and has a lower complication rate than colonoscopy, it is invasive and requires full bowel preparation.
Colonoscopy is preferable to a barium 'enema' because it allows for the biopsy and removal of lesions.
A barium 'enema' was performed preoperatively to define the anatomy of the duplicated colon, and it showed complete colonic duplication.
The pouches may be noticed during a barium 'enema' , when a liquid is inserted into the intestine through the anus and an X-ray of the abdomen is taken.
After a course of antibiotics I was to undergo a barium 'enema' to check this diagnosis.
Taking drugs as 'enemas' or suppositories makes sense when treating ulcerative colitis, especially when the very last portion of the bowel and rectum are affected.
No further deaths have been reported after procedures requiring barium 'enemas' .
Do not use other laxatives, 'enemas' , or suppositories unless your doctor tells you to.
Patients who do not respond to other interventions may have to use other mild laxatives, suppositories and 'enemas' and their use may become inevitable in the later stages of the disease.
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