Getting banned tomorrow 9/9 and Dr is keeping to do barium swallow. Anyone else? Is this that charcoal stuff? Is it gross? I think this has me more nervous then the surgery.lol

Getting banned tomorrow 9/9 and Dr is keeping to do barium swallow. Anyone else? Is this that charcoal stuff? Is it gross? I think this has me more nervous then the surgery.lol

Nah...it's chalky. Not pleasant but not horrible either. Good luck tomorrow!

Thanks I think I may sleep a little knowing this... I may be fast but very picky Eater.

It tastes like Milk of Magnesia. I had a barium swallow one time when I was experiencing heart burn and it made the heart burn go away!

I have a bad reaction to barium. It always gives me the runs. This is quite normal since it's radioactive and is made not to enter the system. However, I always take a day off from work when having anything to do with barium, because I know I'll be in the bathroom a lot afterwards.

It's unpleasant but not fatal, so it's fine.

Getting banned tomorrow 9/9 and Dr is keeping to do barium swallow. Anyone else? Is this that charcoal stuff? Is it gross? I think this has me more nervous then the surgery.lol

I stayed at hospital overnight after surgery. I had to do the barium the next day before I was allowed to go home. It tasted gross, but not unbearable...plus at that point i just wanted to go home haha. I haven't done it since. Some people do it when they get fills.

I hope ya all are right that it isn't too bad. Tuck I am not one for tasting new things and this stuff bothers me all the time. Thanks ya all! Hospital is expecting me in 4.5 hours.

at the upper GI and after surgery, the taste of the barium was nasty...i recall telling the dr after surgery i hope they got the pic they wanted as if i had to drink it again, it'd come back up........however, at my lap band doctor,

their barium swallow tastes like grape kool aid......no problem what so ever.

hang in there

I have an upper gi tomorrow and i am dreading it , been nauseous since surgery I just hope I don't puke :/