Preparation before colonoscopy

Finding a colonoscopy is not as simple as that; you still need to prepare. The most important thing is not to eat anything for about five hours and just wait quietly. Enteritis may be caused by bacterial infection or cold, so it is best not to eat cold food. Pay attention to protecting your stomach to avoid catching a cold again. If necessary, an enema is needed before colonoscopy to better clear the large intestine.

Excessive bowel movements may be caused by enteritis, ulcerative colitis, intestinal polyps, tumors, etc. It may be related to unclean diet, overeating, catching a cold, etc. It is recommended to avoid eating raw, cold, spicy, hard, or sweet foods, and keep your abdomen warm. Try hot compress. If it doesn’t work, you can go to the gastroenterology department for a check-up. If necessary, you will need to do a colonoscopy and routine stool test, etc., and then receive treatment after the diagnosis is confirmed.

You can see a proctologist. It is best to do a colonoscopy. You need to be alert to intestinal diseases. There is a possibility of colitis. You need to cleanse the intestines before the colonoscopy.

The entire gastroscopy process only takes 2 to 3 minutes. After examination and treatment, you usually only need to rest for about 5 to 10 minutes before you can go home. During the examination, first change into loose clothing, lie on your left side with your legs slightly bent. Shanghai Xinke Hospital is having a promotion where a gastroscopy examination only costs over 300 yuan and the entire process only takes 2 to 3 minutes. After examination and treatment, you usually only need to rest for about 5 to 10 minutes before you can go home. During the examination, first change into loose clothing, lie on your left side with your legs slightly bent.

Before colonoscopy, patients should clean their intestines by:

1. Drink it as tea with boiling water at 2 pm the day before the examination, eat liquid food for dinner, and eat breakfast on the examination day before going to the hospital for colonoscopy.

2. Check the liquid diet at dinner the day before

3. The medication should be started 6 hours before colonoscopy.

4. On the day of the examination, you can have a colon cleanse before the colonoscopy. There is no need to control your diet before the examination.

5. Do an enema before the examination. The medicine will stimulate bowel movements and you can do a colonoscopy about half an hour later.

Some preparations need to be made before doing a colonoscopy. Three days before the colonoscopy, you should eat less food with a lot of residue and more light and easily digestible food. The day before the examination, you should pay attention to cleansing enema to clean the intestines.