03024 Anorectal Manometry

Anorectal Manometry

Read these instructions at least a week before you come for your procedure.

Why Do I Need This Test?

This test will help us find out how the muscles in your rectum work. You may need this test
if you:

• Have accidents/leakage of stool
• Constipation or difficulty passing stool
• Colostomy reversal

How Do I Get Ready?

• Do not eat solid food for 8 hours before you have the test. You may have liquids to drink and you may have a light breakfast or small snack if the test is in afternoon.
• Please use 2 enemas 3-4 hours before your test. If you have watery diarrhea (daily), you do not need to use the enemas.
• If you are having Defecography or Barium Studies the same day as this test, please be sure these studies are scheduled after your Anorectal Manometry.
• Arrive at 500 Monroe Lane UVA Endoscopy 15 minutes before your appointment.
• Please limit the number of people you bring with you to our waiting room.
• Bring a list of current medications and medication allergies with you.
• You may take your morning medications as usual.

Registration

• When you arrive enter the waiting room and check-in at the reception desk.
• After registration, you will be called to the procedure area.

How Do I Take This Test?

• Please allow 90 minutes for your appointment. 
• A nurse will explain the test to you.  Ask the nurse any questions you have.
• A small flexible tube will be placed into your rectum. You will be instructed to squeeze and strain; this will tell us how well your muscles work.

What Happens After the Exam?

• Before you leave, you will be given discharge instructions. Please contact the physician who ordered your procedure to obtain test results as it relates to your plan of care.
• After you leave, if you have pain, or a lot of rectal bleeding, please call the hospital operator (434) 924-0000 and ask for the GI doctor on-call.  You may also go to your local emergency room.
• If you have questions about the test please call (434) 297-5665. 
• If you need to cancel or reschedule your test, please call (434) 243-3090.
• If you are out of the area, you may use 1-800-251-3627 and ask the operator to connect you to any of the above numbers.