MRI contrast with stoma?

[nogutsnoglory]

For an abdominal MRI do we need to drink as much of that nasty oral contrast as a regular person would? Normally I drink 3 bottles but I'm thinking since my GI is shortened that it shouldn't have to be as much and won't take as long to light up the intestines.

 

[2thFairy]

If you are talking about a small bowel follow-through, you drink the crap in increments and the radiologist checks on you periodically under x-ray to see how far the barium has traveled. Once it has traveled to the designated spot, you don't have to drink any more of it, so I imagine you will not need to drink as much as you did before.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

No, this would be for an MRI so they don't look to see if its traveled yet.

 

[mflaum]

I just had an MRI with contrast through an IV. No prep, only 4 hours without food or water.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

For abdominal they inject contrast but also make me drink the liquid contrast.

 

[annawato]

I had to drink contrast for abdominal (as well as the iv contrast). I think I had to drink the same amount but I remember telling them they better hurry up and do it or it all would have drained out. Ended up having to drink a second lot because they took so long and then they inserted it via my stoma. A lot of bother for one MRI.

 

[nogutsnoglory]

Oh god that doesn't sound fun. I don't want anything inserted in my stoma.

 

[Nyx]

Insertion in the stoma isn't that bad actually...way better than the old fashioned up the bum way...lol