Family members are generally not allowed to go in and watch during a colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy is generally an invasive operation, which is carried out by a professional doctor in a prescribed operating room, and needs to maintain aseptic operation.
In most cases, the patient to perform colonoscopy, family members need to wait outside the gastroenterology room, to be examined after the patient can see, the operation process does not allow patients to enter. However, in special cases, such as the patient’s colonoscopy visible ulceration or swelling, need to find the family to negotiate whether to take tissue biopsy, may allow family members to enter.
In order to ensure the safety and professionalism of medical operation and the quietness of the operation space, family members are generally not allowed to enter during colonoscopy. If you have any questions, please consult your doctor.