What to expect the night before a gastroenteroscopy

The night before gastroenteroscopy should pay attention to the liquid diet for dinner, fasting after meals as required, and make intestinal preparation, pay attention to the relaxation of the mind.
1. Gastroscopy: the night before the gastroscopy, should pay attention to the need to fast for more than 6 hours before the examination, try to eat a liquid dinner, easy to digest food, the morning of the examination should be fasting. For people suffering from diabetes, hypertension and other chronic diseases that require medication, they should follow the doctor’s instructions for medication to minimize the interfering factors of the examination.
2. Gastroenteroscopy: the bowels should be emptied before gastroenteroscopy, so the diet should be kept light and easy to digest for 3 days before the examination, and liquid food can be eaten for dinner the night before, but it should be fasted after 20 o’clock, and laxative should be taken orally in the morning of the day of the examination, so as to promote the emptying of fecal sludge from the intestinal tract.
The night before gastroenteroscopy should avoid eating colorful food so as not to affect the observation, avoid nervousness and keep your mind relaxed.