What to expect after Lower GI Series?

After the procedure, patients may feel tired and bloated and may experience anal soreness from the bowel prep.
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What to expect after Lower GI Series?


For an hour or so after the procedure, most patients experience bloating. Not eating before the test and the test itself may cause one to feel tired. Repeated bowel movements and enemas during the bowel prep may cause anal soreness. And for several days, traces of barium liquid in the large intestine cause stools to be white or light colored. Unless otherwise directed, patients may immediately resume their normal diet.

 

 

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