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Barium in itself is not harmful. However, if in perforation cases, barium leaks out into abdomen or thoracic cavity then it may cause serious infection. Hence, it should be avoided in suspected perforation cases. However, since barium studies involve X-Rays, so the side-effects of radiation exposure are there.
