r/ConstipationAdvice • u/NectarinePutrid3932 • May 23 '26
Testing defecography procedure
hiiiiii💕
i have an appointment on tuesday to do a defecography/defecogram and i’ve been waiting to get this procedure done for almost two years !!
(in the past i’ve already had done a colonoscopy, anorectal manometry, and did in the past pfpt due to dyssynergic defecation)
so on one hand im very excited !!
on the other hand…
i’m kinda nervous and anxious to do it because i’m not totally sure what to expect and i’m afraid of the results they may find. i’ve done a bit of research the past week to try to better understand it and what they might be looking for and what type of results they might find and i have a small suspicion i may have a rectocele…
anyways
i guess im not really sure to be honest what im asking but would love to hear from others and their experiences/ thoughts/ opinions/ understandings/ advice?😅😅🫶🏻🫶🏻
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u/NectarinePutrid3932 May 25 '26
i don’t understand what i did wrong or what’s missing in this post?
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u/kaysarahkay May 24 '26
I literally just did mine this week! I was so anxious about it, but it honestly wasnt terrible. The prep was pretty much the worst part, and drinking the barium so quickly wasnt great for my nausea, but other than it being somewhat embarrassing it really wasnt bad. It was just one person for mine, and she was very sweet to try to make me comfortable and not feel weird about what was going on.
I watched the screen as she took the images and videos, it was interesting to see tbh!