Thanks, I'll research gastrografin. I work for the Cleveland Clinic so I'm sure they have it. It sounds like the barium enema is a must, but I still don't know how they take out the polyps when they detect them. However, since they didnt find any in the last procedure, I shouldnt worry.
Thanks again for you quick answer.
Bernice
Barium enema can detect, but not treat, polyps. It can map out the colon and detect cancer. I have an apparently long and twisted colon; the endoscopist could not get by the splenic flexure, so all I had was a sigmoidoscopy. Your doc got further on you. When I recently asked about barium enema, he said it was too thick for my colon and might not work. So he suggested gastrografin instead. You might want to do some reading or ask the doc if it might be safer. You may have to drive farther to find a center that does it.