Why does the dye used for CT scans make you feel "funny" when injected?

Question

Why does the dye used for CT scans make you feel "funny" when injected? I had an abdominal CT yesterday and boyyy was it strange. It kinda gave me a heavy feeling in the chest and it could be felt as heat circulating through the blood...but when it got down to my pelvic region... i swore i thought i was peeing on myself!! but i wasnt... it only lasted about a minute then the feeling went away. Is there anyone out there that knows WHY the dye feels "funny" going in? I am curious to know. also do you think if i called them would i be able to get a copy of the images of my body? Im very interested in knowing what everything looks like in my abdomin and hoped that maybe they can give me a cd rom or something? any advise will help thanks!

Answer 1

Lots of different dyes are used, according to the area being looked at and what the doctors want to see. Generally the funny feeling is because the dye is an alien substance and the body reacts to that. Some dyes will make you feel hot, others cold...and there one that makes you burp and taste onions...strange but true! :D
Its unlikely that you will be given a copy of the images, but you may be allowed to look at the if you ask nicely.

Answer 2

Oh I hate that stuff. I get that feeling of peeing myself too. LOL
I really don't know why it does that though.
I was just wondering why you couldn't get a copy of the images. usually when i get a scan or something like that, the place i go to, Tri Cat, gives me the images that day. They send the report to the doctor though, and he reads that. I then bring the images to him when I go to my appointment. most of them say they don't really know how to read ex-rays though they mostly go by the report.
Why don't you ask them if you can get a copy?

Answer 3

the red dye is an iodine solution , for my self I'm allergic to it it makes me sick, and i break out in hives,also some times they also put a small amount of a rad ion seed in it.