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How long usually does it take for Oral contrast to leave through your bowels?

I had a oral contrast ct on Thursday and didn't have any contrast come out until about saturday. Is this normal? I had a ct before with oral and I remember it coming out within a few hours, maybe like 5 even.
 
Hi Cecilia,

I don't have an answer but do have a question. Please don't take this the wrong way, but how do you know when the contrast came out? The two times I had CTs with contrast it was just a gross, clear liquid and I don't remember ever passing it in a manner where I thought, "Oh cool, there's the contrast!" :)

I'm quite curious what you've experienced :)
 
I guess my question to vague. I think most people know that after a ct the contrast moves through you and you have an urge to go. I was asking this because in the last month I've been experiencing very delayed transit time. Even if it's soft food, even if it's liquidy etc. I believe I may have a narrowing in there and maybe the food I had the night before made it harder for the oral contrast to flow through properly. I didnt have constipation and I didn't have regular pain when it came out. Also my appetite is super low and I feel super full after eating small amounts. My GI is seeing me
On WED and they didn't give me IV contrast due to an
Allergy I have. I was upset to learn thy while I was hospitalized one of the hospitalist said that they wanted to see more but couldn't....I was pissed about that. Sorry for Tmi, but I was trying to keep it short. He nurse told me it Usually comes out in 24 hrs, so I was just worried. I feel tight in my
Bowels and if I even push a to "go" I get a fierce pain in my bowel, just behind
My bladder lower gut region belly button area.

Sorry the question seemed weird. I guess I was just wondering if narrowing could have played a part or is it unlikely to have that symptom? I should have put that in?

Ive had a rough last month, forgive me.

All the best,

Ceci


Ceci
 
"Oh cool, there's the contrast!" :)

I'm quite curious what you've experienced :)


I think because I am newly diagnosed I am tending to be hyper sensitive. I think the morphine i was on threw me off and I'm just trying to keep track of all these symptoms. Def have colitis right now but I am not sure how that means in terms of my crohns. I also have upper GI stuff too.

I can't understand all of this sometimes. I also got freaked out about ct scan and maybe being radioactive. Ive had quite a few of these and I guess it just worries me about the long term effects.

Ceci
 
I had barium nastiness with a CT scan. It gave me wicked cramps and diarrhea the same day, but I never actually saw white stool or anything, which I kind of expected. It was just an abdominal CT scan so maybe it wasn't enough contrast to show up or something. The stuff I had to drink was thick and white. But I never saw it come out.
 
I have no idea. Have you tried calling your G.I though?
I am getting a CT done next week but like yourself I am allergic to the contrast dye they put through the IV, so I have to drink liquid ( its white)... Im not sure what to expect... out of the other end =/
 

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