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Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
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Lower GI X-Ray - Barium Enema

Results and Values

What do the test results mean?

This kind of X-ray exam can detect the following:

an abscess, or pocket of pus

abnormal narrowing or enlargement of the bowel

blood vessel abnormalities

colorectal polyps

diverticulitis

diverticulosis

possible bleeding sites

leakage from the bowel into the abdomen

tumors or abnormal growths in the intestines

a twisted bowel

ulcers

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