What are the precautions before and after gastroscopy

Gastroscopy is a relatively common method of examining digestive tract diseases. Before and after gastroscopy, you should be aware of some precautions, such as being on an empty stomach before the examination, trying not to smoke, and carefully consulting your doctor. After the examination, you should pay attention to your diet. If you feel unwell, go to the hospital for examination in time. Of course, the most important thing is to pay attention to the results of the examination.

Things to note before and after gastroscopy

1. Pay attention to fasting

You cannot eat 8 to 10 hours before gastroscopy and should not drink water for 4 hours. Generally, people go to the hospital for gastroscopy in the morning, so they should stop eating after dinner the day before and go for gastroscopy without breakfast the next day.

2. Avoid smoking

Smoking is harmful to health. On the day of gastroscopy, everyone should be careful not to smoke. Smoking not only easily causes coughing, but also easily promotes the secretion of gastric acid, which interferes with the gastroscopy examination.

3. Consult a doctor

There are also some necessary examinations before gastroscopy, such as blood pressure measurement, blood routine, infectious disease examination, and elderly people may also need to do an electrocardiogram, etc. This may vary in different hospitals. It is best to consult a doctor before undergoing a gastroscopy.

4. Do you have an appointment?

Some hospitals are busy and gastroscopy requires appointment in advance. Before you plan to have a gastroscopy, it is best to ask whether gastroscopy in your local hospital requires an appointment to avoid unnecessary waste of time.

Precautions after gastroscopy

1. Diet

You can eat two hours after gastroscopy, and it is best to eat some liquid or semi-liquid food, such as porridge, on the same day. You can return to normal diet the next day.

2. Whether you feel uncomfortable

If you feel any discomfort after gastroscopy, you need to report it immediately so that timely examination can be carried out. On the one hand, you can feel whether your stomach is in great discomfort, and on the other hand, you can observe whether there is black stool.

3. Check the results

The gastroscopy report can be obtained after the gastroscopy, but if you have also undergone a pathological examination, it will generally take a few days to get the pathology report, so be careful not to miss it. If you are not sure, you can ask your doctor.