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Does that cause any symptoms? Because apparently this can, and they tell you how to avoid it.

> Lead author Dr Brent Wagner told Newsweek he personally avoids vitamin C when undergoing MRI with contrast, citing its potential to increase gadolinium reactivity. “Metabolic milieu,” including high oxalic acid levels, could explain why some individuals experience severe symptoms while others do not, he said.

Avoiding high-oxalic foods for a few days before the MRI also seems like a good idea. Just check the diet for calcium oxalate kidney stones.





> Does that cause any symptoms?

Tinnitus.


Actually, that's the salicylate portion causing tinnitus, not the bismuth.



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