The precautions to be taken after gastroscopy include: diet, exercise and daily work life.
1. Diet
(1) General gastroscopy patients generally need to follow the doctor’s instructions to eat, and then about two hours after the examination of no abnormalities, can be fluid or semi-liquid food. Generally the next day can resume a normal diet, but also to eat small meals, chew and swallow slowly.
(2) If treatment is carried out during gastroscopy, fasting and water fasting are required, and the specific time of eating needs to be determined according to the changing situation, and medical advice needs to be followed.
2. Exercise
After gastroscopy, you should not exercise strenuously on the day of the examination, and you can resume normal physical activities on the next day if there is no abnormality.
3. Daily work and life
(1) After gastroscopy treatment, patients need to pay more attention to the prohibition of smoking, drinking alcohol, strong tea, coffee, and also need to pay more attention to the situation of the stool, the appearance of black stool phenomenon, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner.
(2) If painless gastroscopy is used, you can’t drive, operate machines or work at height within 24 hours.
(3) When there are symptoms such as discomfort and pain in the throat after the procedure, you can gargle with light salt water to improve the discomfort, but if the situation is more serious, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time.
There are many precautions after gastroscopy, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions, and at the same time, when there are symptoms of discomfort, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner.