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I'm having an abdomen/pelvis CT scan later this week and have been given 2 bottles of gastrografin that each need to be diluted in 1 pint of water/squash and drunk 90 minutes apart ( the 2nd being 90 minutes before the scan appointment).
A bit of googling and it appears that this gastrografin tastes foul and diluting it with a pint of water just prolongs things. Some people have suggested that you can swallow the gastrografin (approx 10ml/bottle)neat and then, straight after, drink a pint of Ribena. This sounds like quite a good idea...as long as it doesn't mess up the scanning process. Any thoughts?
A bit of googling and it appears that this gastrografin tastes foul and diluting it with a pint of water just prolongs things. Some people have suggested that you can swallow the gastrografin (approx 10ml/bottle)neat and then, straight after, drink a pint of Ribena. This sounds like quite a good idea...as long as it doesn't mess up the scanning process. Any thoughts?
For anyone who's reading at a later date...
Gastrograffin is a very sharp aniseed flavour/smell but very few people find it unbearable.
If you've been told to, you DO need to dilute it in water/other fluid as the gastrograffin is what makes the imaging diagnostic and you want to guarantee an even coverage. Downing the gastrograffin and then a pint of water will only reduce the diagnostic quality of your CT scan, so you aren't doing yourself any favours.
Gastrograffin is a very sharp aniseed flavour/smell but very few people find it unbearable.
If you've been told to, you DO need to dilute it in water/other fluid as the gastrograffin is what makes the imaging diagnostic and you want to guarantee an even coverage. Downing the gastrograffin and then a pint of water will only reduce the diagnostic quality of your CT scan, so you aren't doing yourself any favours.
The point I was trying to make was that the taste wasn't too bad. Comments on the internet suggest that it was going to taste a far lot worse. Since my main symptom that is being investigated is 'persistent vomiting' it was a concern that I would throw up immediately if the taste was too bad. It wasn't.
I did what the hospital had suggested and mixed it with a pint of fruit squash ( apple & blackcurrant).
I did what the hospital had suggested and mixed it with a pint of fruit squash ( apple & blackcurrant).
zeduffman said:
For anyone who's reading at a later date...
Gastrograffin is a very sharp aniseed flavour/smell but very few people find it unbearable.
If you've been told to, you DO need to dilute it in water/other fluid as the gastrograffin is what makes the imaging diagnostic and you want to guarantee an even coverage. Downing the gastrograffin and then a pint of water will only reduce the diagnostic quality of your CT scan, so you aren't doing yourself any favours.
Given that the gastrofin doesn't pass straight through the stomach and it churns every 20 seconds downing a pint of water after the gastrofin will still get a good mix. Gastrograffin is a very sharp aniseed flavour/smell but very few people find it unbearable.
If you've been told to, you DO need to dilute it in water/other fluid as the gastrograffin is what makes the imaging diagnostic and you want to guarantee an even coverage. Downing the gastrograffin and then a pint of water will only reduce the diagnostic quality of your CT scan, so you aren't doing yourself any favours.
Where did that come from?Not exactly 
Only managed to get through to the receptionist this morning - they had tried calling me but I was never in.
I feel a lifestyle change is about to befall me - I've a calcified pancreas with a big cyst on it.
I was reading the Daily Soovy this morning and there was an article on Pancreatic cancer - and I went...oh bugger, that's what I've got.
Only managed to get through to the receptionist this morning - they had tried calling me but I was never in.
I feel a lifestyle change is about to befall me - I've a calcified pancreas with a big cyst on it.
I was reading the Daily Soovy this morning and there was an article on Pancreatic cancer - and I went...oh bugger, that's what I've got.
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