barium test anyone?

[carmen]

I had c diff in November of 2007, have felt pretty good since, but all last week the girgles, nausea, morning cramping kicked in again. I called my GI DR. and he wants to to a barium swallow test and a blood test to see if I am a carrier of the gene for crohns/UC. Is this necissary. Or has anyone done the barium test just wanting more infor from real people.

[klt03301]

I had the barium swallow testing done during active c diff...it was a piece of cake. I, too, suffer from really bad nausea, but I was able to hold it down and keep it down, and no problem with passing it. It doesn't taste that bad, realy. I was glad I had it done; reassured me about my colon (though I am having sigmoidoscopy this week). The best of luck to you and take care...please let us know how it goes...Karen