Irrigoscopy of the intestine is an X-ray contrast study of the intestine, which involves the preliminary administration of a solution of barium sulfate and the subsequent imaging of various parts of the intestine. This is the safest diagnostic method that allows to identify various diseases:
- Crohn's disease ;
- diverticula;
- intestinal cancer;
- colitis;
- polyps, etc.
The quality of the research and the accuracy of the results are largely determined by the patient's preparation for the procedure. It provides for thorough cleansing of the large intestine from stool to create an opportunity to assess the nature of the mucosal relief. How should patients be prepared for irrigoscopy, we will consider further.
Stages of preparation for intestinal irrigation
If it is necessary to carry out the irrigoscopy, the preparation for the survey should be started in a few days. Preliminary manipulations can be divided into two main stages.
Compliance with a special diet for preparation for irrigoscopy
3-4 days before the diagnostic examination, it is required to exclude from the nutritional diet foods high in fiber, protein, gas-forming products. Namely, you should stop using:
- fresh vegetables, fruits, berries;
- greens;
- beans;
- potatoes;
- Some types of cereals (rice, oats, millet, pearl barley);
- black bread;
- rich broths.
It is allowed to eat:
- boiled or steamed lean meat;
- fish;
- butter;
- kefir;
- hard cheese;
- boiled eggs;
- white bread from coarse flour;
- biscuit cookies.
You can drink:
- teas;
- juices;
- compotes;
- mineral water without gas.
Approximately one day before the irrigoscopy is recommended, fasting with the observance of abundant drinking. At the same time, it is necessary to consume at least 2-3 liters of clean water per day. In the evening before the study, fluid intake should be limited.
Cleansing of the intestine from the contents
At the second stage it is required to carry out excretion of fecal masses from the large intestine, for which enemas or laxatives can be used.
Preparation for enema enema
For a thorough cleansing of the intestine, it is required to make at least 3-4 enemas (in the evening and in the morning). For the procedure, you need an Esmarch mug. At the same time, it is necessary to introduce about a liter of water at one time and rinse until the wash water becomes clear, without admixture of fecal matter. Instead of pure water, you can use water with the addition of decoction of herbs (eg chamomile).
Preparing for irrigation of the intestines with Fortrans
Fortrans solution should be started no earlier than two hours after eating a day before the test . The contents of one sachet dissolve in a liter of water, and this solution should be drunk within an hour in small portions (for example, a glass in every quarter of an hour).
Preparation for irrigoscopy with Dufalac
Dufalac for bowel cleansing should be started on the day before the study, after a light lunch. The vial of the preparation (200 ml) must be diluted in two liters of pure water. This amount should be used in small portions for two to three hours. In this case, the emptying of the intestine begins to occur 1-3 hours after the first dose of the drug and is completed 2-3 hours after the use of the remainder of the laxative solution.