Can gastroscopy and colonoscopy be done together?

When people go to the hospital to check their stomach problems, the doctor will recommend that the patient undergo a gastroscopy. As the name suggests, a gastroscopy is to insert a mirror through the mouth into the stomach, and use the mirror to reflect the condition of the stomach to determine whether the stomach is healthy or not. The principles of colonoscopy and gastroscopy are the same, both using a mirror to observe the conditions in the intestines. So, when I go to the hospital for a check-up, can I do colonoscopy and gastroscopy at the same time? Let’s find out.

If your physical condition is good and you can tolerate it, you can consider doing gastroscopy and colonoscopy at the same time! If that doesn't work, do it a few days later to avoid unnecessary trouble! You can do a gastroscopy in the morning, and take bowel cleansing medicine immediately after the gastroscopy last night!

Gastroscopy requires emptying the stomach, while colonoscopy requires emptying the intestines, in order to facilitate observation of lesions of the mucosa, stomach wall, and intestinal wall. Gastroscopy and colonoscopy observe different parts of the body and do not affect each other. Doing them at the same time may increase the burden on the body.

Guidance:

It is recommended not to eat or drink water, and take bowel cleansing medicine 4 hours before colonoscopy, which will empty the stomach while cleansing the intestines; then do gastroscopy and colonoscopy; I wish you good health;

Colonoscopy and gastroscopy can be performed together.

Guidance:

Gastroscopy requires fasting, while colonoscopy requires oral intestinal cleansing medication 4 hours before. You can just drink water while taking the medication. In this way, after 4 hours, the water will have been discharged. Therefore, you can skip breakfast and take oral intestinal cleansing medication at the same time, and then go to the hospital for gastroscopy and colonoscopy together.

Condition Analysis:

Gastroscopy requires emptying the stomach, while colonoscopy requires emptying the intestines, in order to facilitate observation of lesions of the mucosa, stomach wall, and intestinal wall. Gastroscopy and colonoscopy observe different parts of the body and do not affect each other. Doing them at the same time may increase the burden on the body.

Guidance:

It is recommended not to eat or drink water, and take bowel cleansing medicine 4 hours before colonoscopy, which will empty the stomach while cleansing the intestines; then do gastroscopy and colonoscopy; I wish you good health;