"Tenth Hospital Science Popularization Officer" If you want painless gastrointestinal endoscopy to be more efficient, please keep this dietary guide

Painless gastroenteroscopy has become one of the main examination methods for gastrointestinal diseases today. "A short nap + full monitoring" can determine whether abdominal distension, diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, acid reflux, hiccups, etc. are caused by gastrointestinal diseases.

However, some patients have questions: Why do you need to abstain from food and drink before a painless gastroscopy? When can you eat normally after the examination? Today, we will answer your questions.

1. "Diet Butler": A Powerful Assistant for Painless Gastroenteroscopy

Imagine the gastrointestinal tract is a tunnel that needs to be explored. Before the exploration, the roadblocks need to be cleared (preoperative diet) to ensure the exploration goes smoothly; after the exploration, the road needs to be repaired (postoperative diet) to get everything back to normal.

The "spring cleaning" before surgery not only allows doctors to see more clearly, but also avoids some unnecessary "road accidents", such as sudden vomiting or diarrhea.

The purpose of postoperative "nutritional supplementation" is to awaken the dormant digestive system, reduce the workload of the gastrointestinal tract, and restore the body to a full state of vitality as soon as possible.

Remember, a proper diet can make gastrointestinal endoscopy more accurate and recovery easier!

2. Painless gastroenteroscopy "menu": dietary guidelines before examination

①Painless gastroscopy

If you want your stomach to be clearly visible to doctors, you need to eat like this:

1 day before surgery: Say goodbye to heavy tastes and embrace light food. Choose light and easily digestible food and avoid eating greasy, spicy and difficult to digest food, such as fried food, chili, glutinous rice products, etc. These foods are easy to stay in the stomach and affect the examination results.

8 hours before surgery: Say goodbye to solid food, and drink water to accompany you to the end. Solid food should be avoided. You can drink a small amount of water or transparent liquids (such as clear soup, juice), but you should not drink opaque liquids such as milk and soy milk to avoid affecting the inspection field of view.

4 hours before the operation: Completely stop eating and drinking water to prepare for the wonderful "blockbuster". You should completely stop eating and drinking water to ensure that there is no food or liquid residue in the stomach. This can avoid vomiting or other discomfort caused by stomach residue during the examination.

②Painless colonoscopy

The intestines should be clean and transparent for easy inspection, so you need to eat like this:

3 days before surgery: high-fiber foods are on hold, and low-residue foods are on the rise. High-fiber foods should be avoided, as they are difficult to digest completely in the intestines and easily form residues, which can affect the intestinal field of vision. These include seeded fruits, high-fiber vegetables, whole-wheat foods, and seaweed, such as dragon fruit, kiwi, celery, black rice, oatmeal, kelp, black fungus, etc. It is advisable to choose low-residue foods, such as bread, eggs, fish, etc.

At the same time, avoid eating red liquids and fruits, as these foods may be mistaken for blood after entering the colon, which may make it difficult to observe the details of the intestinal mucosa. For example: dragon fruit, animal blood clots, pig liver, red dates, tomatoes, red peppers, etc.

1 day before surgery: Semi-liquid food is recommended to help smooth the intestines. It is recommended to use semi-liquid or liquid food with little or no residue, such as porridge with fine grains, noodle soup, egg custard, wontons, rice soup, vegetable and fruit juice without residue, lotus root powder, egg drop soup, etc.

8 hours before surgery: Solid food is completely blocked. Do not take any food to ensure that there is no food residue in the intestines.

4 hours before surgery: Do not drink any water, just for a clearer vision. Do not drink water for at least four hours.

3. Postoperative Diet Recovery Plan: Awakening the Sleeping Gastrointestinal Tract

The examination is over, it's time to gently wake up your stomach and intestines!

2 hours after surgery: Take a sip of warm water to allow the gastrointestinal tract to adapt slowly. During a gastrointestinal endoscopy, the gastrointestinal cavity needs to be inflated, the gastrointestinal tract is dilated, and sometimes mucosa is taken for examination, so gastrointestinal function needs a recovery process after the examination. 2 hours after the examination, you can drink a small amount of warm or cold boiled water first. If there is no discomfort, gradually increase the amount of water you drink.

6 hours after surgery: Liquid food is the pioneer, gently awakening the digestive system. Start eating liquid food, such as rice soup, porridge, egg drop soup, etc., and avoid greasy, spicy and cold drinks. These liquid foods can reduce the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and help the digestive system gradually recover.

24 hours after surgery: Take it step by step, and eat mild foods to help with recovery. Gradually resume normal diet, but mainly eat light foods and avoid hard, spicy or cold foods. It is recommended to eat egg custard, porridge, noodles, etc. If endoscopic treatment is performed, high-fiber diet should be avoided within one week. For specific advice, please consult the endoscopist.

With this super recipe, painless gastroscopy can play its maximum role and help you eliminate gastrointestinal health risks. Don't let small problems turn into big troubles, take the first step of the examination bravely!