Why didn't the barium move through my system???

I've been having an annoying some annoying discomfort on the left side of my abdomen, not extreme pain, just discomfort. My surgeon ordered a CAT SCAN today. I drank the barium as instructed and after 2 and a half hours it was still in my small intestine, very little got to the large intestine. They even made me walk around. I'm now really concerned as I wait for the Radiologist to get back to my surgeon. (Then the weekend will catch up) What could this be? If it were a bowel obstruction I would be really sick, right? Could it be an internal hernia? Has this happened to anyone else? Please, any help would be appreciated.

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