Shortness of breath, irritability, and fatigue are all signs of mild anemia. Prune juice is a great source of iron and can help prevent and treat iron deficiency. One half-cup of prunes contains 0.81 milligrams of iron, while 1/2 cup of prune juice contains 3 milligrams. The average adult needs 10 milligrams a day, while menstruating or nursing women need 15 milligrams, and pregnant women need 30 milligrams.
Sialography is a technique for making the salivary glands and their ducts visible radiographically and is accomplished by injecting; a radio-opaque contrast agent into the salivary duel. The most commonly used contrast agents for this technique are organic iodines compounds .
A technique called fluoroscopy will be used to allow the radiologist to watch x-ray images on a TV monitor. Contrast media (x-ray dye) will be injected through the t-tube into the bile ducts, and x-ray pictures will be taken at this time.