Is angiography painful?

Angiography is actually a very common examination method. Nowadays, many people will choose to do angiography if they feel some uncomfortable symptoms inside their body. This examination item is not very painful, but you must pay attention to not eat any food on the day of the examination as much as possible. You must fast. Only in this way can your examination results become more accurate.

1. Upper gastrointestinal tract radiography

Upper gastrointestinal tract radiography, commonly known as barium meal, refers to an examination method that uses barium sulfate as a contrast agent to show the presence or absence of lesions in the digestive tract under X-ray irradiation. It includes esophageal radiography, esophagogastrostomy, and small enterography.

Notes on imaging:

Do not take medicines containing iron, iodine, sodium, bismuth, silver, etc. 2 days before the examination. It is not advisable to eat too much fiber and indigestible food one day before the angiography. The night before the angiography, eat food with little residue, such as soy milk, noodles, porridge, etc. Please note that you are not allowed to eat or drink anything, including drinking water or taking any medicine, on the morning of the angiography.

For patients who are going to undergo barium enema colonography, it is recommended that they be accompanied by a family member who understands Mandarin. Good cooperation of the patient is the key to a successful angiography examination. Small enterography requires repeated examinations. Patients must follow the instructions of the radiologist in the department of radiology. During the examination, barium sulfate needs to be introduced into the patient's gastrointestinal tract. Barium sulfate has no toxic side effects on the human body. Patients with long-term constipation can take laxatives to speed up the excretion of barium sulfate.

2. Colonography

Colonography or barium enema

Inspection notes:

a. Do not take medicines containing iron, iodine, sodium, bismuth, silver, etc. 2 days before the examination.

b. It is not advisable to eat too much fiber and indigestible food one day before the angiography. The night before the angiography, eat food with little residue, such as soy milk, noodles, porridge, etc.

c. Pay special attention to not eating or drinking anything on the morning of the angiography, including drinking water and taking medicines.

d. The patient needs to take laxatives strictly according to the instructions on the night before the examination to prepare the intestines, fast on the next morning, and empty the stool before the examination to ensure that there is no feces in the excrement before doing the barium enema.

e. On the day of the examination, you should avoid wearing clothes with a lot of metal patterns. Before the examination, you should remove jewelry, belts, coins, keys and other items in your pocket that may cause artifacts.

f. It is recommended that the patient be accompanied by a family member who understands Mandarin. Good cooperation of the patient is the key to a successful angiography examination.