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Chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC): Diagnostic Experiences

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@bouli

Thank you. I’m just gathering information to see if I want to go ahead with all those tests and knowing about your experience helps. I’m glad it’s helping you.

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jlharsh | @jlharsh | 1 day ago

I looked a bit online to find out more about the sitz marker test your doctor recommends vs nuclear transit test I am scheduled for. Thank you for prompting this!

Sitz marker: seems straight-forward, swallow a marker that is used to track transit time through the intestines when suspecting slow transit constipation or functional bowel disorders.

Nuclear transit: more comprehensive using an injected liquid to evaluate gastric emptying, small bowel transit, and colon transit all in one. It can be a follow-up to the sitz marker test to look for additional motility disorders. Drawbacks are higher cost, accessibility and radiation exposure.

Does this fit with your understanding? Why the MRI, or I guess what is it?

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