I AGREE WITH YOU ON THIS SUBJECT. I HAVE SUFFERED WITH ADHESIONS FOR YEARS AND FINALLY A FEW WEEKS AGO MY DOCTOR SENT ME FOR ANOTHER C.T. SCAN-THIS TIME USING THE BARIUM DRINK CONTRAST INSTEAD OF THE IODINE CONTRAST-AND IT PICKED UP CROHNS DISEASE. THEY ALWAYS USED THE IODINE CONTRAST BEFORE BECAUSE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR BLOCKAGES OF THE KIDNEYS AND URETER-THAT WAS WHERE THE ADHESIONS USUALLY CAUSED ME TROUBLE. WHEN I TOLD HER I WAS HAVING BOUTS OF DIARRHEA AND CONSTIPATION-ALSO ANOTHER SIGN OF ADHESIONS-SHE DECIDED ON THE BARIUM CONTRAST. I DIDN'T KNOW IT MADE A DIFFERENCE WHICH THEY USED BUT I QUESS I KNOW BETTER NOW. SO, KEEP LOOKING FOR THAT DOCTOR WHO WILL HELP YOU IN YOUR SEARCH FOR PAIN RELIEF AND OTHER OPTIONS.
SHERRY G