Has anyone with arachnoiditis been given gastrographin and what were the effects?

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I have arachnoiditis because I had 2 mylogrames despite a known iodine allergy, now I have been give a contrast media containing iodine for a CT scan because of Crohn's disease (bowel disease). Has this happened to anyone else? Do you know of any short or long term consequences?

Arachnoiditis is not a fear of spiders. There are three membranes which protect the brain and spinal cord from damage. The central of these is called the arachnoid membrane. Arachnoiditis is inflammation and scarring of the arachnoid membrane, which causes pressure on nerves and results in chronic severe pain and disability. No laughing matter, believe me, and potentially a nasty way to die. It is most often caused by injections into the spinal area such as epidural anaesthetics. In my case it was caused by injections of dye into my spine to show up problems on x-ray. All these dyes contain iodine, and I was already known to be allergic to iodine, but the doctor concerned obviously didn't think that was important. Now I have been given a drink containing iodine, despite my querying what was in it. I just have to hope it doesn't cause long term damage to my gut as it did to my spinal cord.

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Seems a bit of an extreme way to cure a fear of spiders :))