# Barium Sulfate blues

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barium-sulfate-blues/394891>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 7, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barium-sulfate-blues/394891 "2007-03-07T01:16:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barium-sulfate-blues/394891/1 "2007-03-07T01:16:12Z")

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I’m supposed to have a cat scan tomorrow to see why my innards keep bothering me. To get ready for this, I have to drink a giant bottle of Barium Sulfate tonight, and another one in the morning. I’m about halfway through the first, and I’ve nearly thrown up about three times already. ☹

Does anyone know what I should do if I really do throw this goop up?

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**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barium-sulfate-blues/394891/2 "2007-03-07T01:41:23Z")

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Think about how much worse it’ll be if they cram the stuff up your ass, then take a deep breath and sip away.

🙂

I really am sorry you have to do this. Barium sucks.

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barium-sulfate-blues/394891/3 "2007-03-07T02:40:47Z")

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Well, I finished that one off. Tomorrow will be worse, because I won’t be able to follow it with chocolate, but it will be better because I will have Bob with me to hold my hand.

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**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\
**Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barium-sulfate-blues/394891/4 "2007-03-07T13:08:06Z")

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No fun! I go in for an operation tomorrow, and then they’ll do a cat scan sometime friday or Saturday.

Good luck!