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what the risks are barium enema, rectal cancer, x-ray, sigmoid colon cancer, x-ray, barium enema, lower gastrointestinal series, a barium enema is given, perform an x-ray examination, the large intestines, pictures, taken after rectal instillation of barium sulfate, a radiopaque contrast medium, this test done in an office, a hospital radiology department, lie on the x-ray table, a preliminary x-ray is taken, lie on side a well-lubricated enema tube is inserted gently into rectum, barium, a radiopaque, up on x-ray, contrast medium, allowed to flow into colon, a small balloon, tip, the enema tube inflated to help keep the barium inside, flow, the barium is monitored by the health care provider on an x-ray fluoroscope screen, is like a tv monitor, air puffed, colon to distend, expand, provide better images, asked, move into different positions, table is slightly tipped to get different views, at certain times, the x-ray pictures, hold breath and are still, few seconds, images won't be blurry, enema tube is removed, pictures, given a bedpan, helped, toilet, expel, the barium, two x-rays taken, barium is expelled, thorough cleaning, the large intestine is necessary, accurate pictures, test preparations, clear liquid diet, drinking a bottle of magnesium citrate, a laxative, warm water enemas to clear out any stool particles, feeling of fullness, moderate-to-severe cramping, urge to defecate, a general discomfort, x-rays themselves, painless, test, detect colon cancer, barium enema, diagnose, evaluate the extent of inflammatory bowel diseases, barium should fill the colon uniformly, showing normal bowel shape and position, an open passage free of obstruction, abnormal findings, cancer, diverticulitis, small pouches formed on the colon wall, become inflamed, polyps, a tumor, noncancerous, grows on the mucous membrane, inflammation, the inner lining, the intestine, ulcerative colitis, irritable colon, an acute appendicitis, twisted loop, the bowel, additional conditions under which the test performed, annular pancreas, cmv gastroenteritis/colitis, colorectal polyps, crohn's disease (regional enteritis, hirschsprung's disease, intestinal obstruction, intussusception, children, pyloric stenosis there is low radiation exposure, x-rays, monitored, regulated, the smallest amount, radiation exposure needed to produce the image, most experts feel that the risk is low compared, the benefits, pregnant women, children, more sensitive, the x-ray, a more serious risk, perforated colon, is very rare, colonscopy , using a camera to directly examine the colon, another way to look, in the colon.