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You have been advised to have a barium swallow and/or barium meal. This is a procedure to examine your oesophagus (tube from your mouth to your stomach), and your stomach. You will be asked to drink a liquid called barium whilst having X-rays of your oesophagus and stomach as this liquid can be seen on X-ray pictures.
Having a barium swallow or barium meal - patient information leaflet
Produced by the Clinical Radiology Department, April 2004.
Revised September 2006, July 2009, October 2011, March 2014, October 2015, January 2019, September 2021.
Revision due September 2023. Version: 8.0
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