Can I smoke before a physical examination?

An annual physical examination can help you have a better basic understanding of your body. However, some friends do not know the precautions for physical examinations. They smoke before the examination and do not take it seriously. Will this affect the examination results? Experts point out that smoking before a physical examination is wrong and will affect the examination results. Let’s take a look at the reasons and what we need to pay attention to before a physical examination.

Regarding the question of whether you can smoke before a physical examination, experts would like to remind everyone that you cannot smoke before a physical examination. One week before the physical examination, it is recommended that you quit drinking and smoking, eat a light diet, and avoid spicy and irritating foods, because these activities can cause the body's blood, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular states to become extremely unstable, resulting in inaccurate physical examination indicators. Smoking is very harmful: Smoking can easily lead to cancer, osteoporosis, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, lung diseases, and reduced sleep quality. Therefore, for long-term smokers, it is best to quit smoking and have regular physical examinations to understand whether smoking causes harm to the body.

1. Women should not undergo gynecological examinations and urine tests during their menstrual period; the bladder should be emptied before a gynecological examination; and the best time to do a breast far-infrared reexamination is within one week after the menstrual period. Unmarried women are not suitable for gynecological examinations. Those with special needs must sign a relevant agreement (notice) before they can undergo the corresponding examination.

2. Please measure your blood pressure, height and weight before the medical examination.

3. On the day of the examination, you must have your blood drawn and an abdominal ultrasound examination completed before you can eat.

4. Dress requirements on the day of the physical examination: wear clothes, shoes and socks that are easy to put on and take off. It is best not to wear necklaces, etc. Women's bras should not have underwires, and should not wear underwear with metal sequins.

5. When the physical examination includes thermal imaging, the patient must empty his or her bowels and urinate before the examination and must not eat or drink.

6. Please make an appointment for the physical examination in advance; avoid drinking alcohol the day before the physical examination, limit high-fat and high-protein diet, and avoid using drugs that may affect liver and kidney function.

7. Three to five days before the examination, you should eat a light diet and avoid bloody foods such as pig liver and pig blood. After midnight on the night before the examination, please fast completely (including drinking water).

8. Blood drawing and B-ultrasound of liver and gallbladder must be performed on an empty stomach. When doing B-ultrasound of bladder, prostate, uterus and appendages, please do not urinate. If you cannot urinate, you need to drink water until your bladder is full.

9. When undergoing X-ray examination, it is advisable to wear cotton underwear and avoid clothes or bras with metal buttons. Please remove necklaces, mobile phones, pens, keys and other metal objects. Pregnant or potentially pregnant female examinees should inform the health checkup service personnel in advance and be cautious when undergoing X-ray examinations.

10. Ensure adequate sleep. Lack of sleep can lead to decreased immunity, thus affecting physical examination results.

Through the introduction above, we know that smoking will affect physical examinations, and we also know other precautions before physical examinations. The next step is to see if everyone follows these precautions. Of course, some people still don’t pay much attention to physical examinations. Experts tell everyone that regular physical examinations are the barometer of your body, which can detect diseases early and provide early treatment.