If you have a colonoscopy while breastfeeding, you can breastfeed after drinking laxatives.
The laxatives you drink during a colonoscopy generally do not enter the bloodstream, and more often than not, they do not affect breast milk, so you can breastfeed normally.
For breastfeeding women, you can also choose the method of enema to clean up the stool in the intestinal tract before doing colonoscopy, but you can also take mannitol orally, which is less stimulating to the body and has no adverse reactions.
Colonoscopy is divided into painless colonoscopy and general colonoscopy, the specific examination method needs to be selected according to the patient’s own condition after the doctor’s interview, and you need to actively cooperate with the doctor during the examination, so that you can observe the situation in the intestinal tract more clearly.
There are certain precautions after colonoscopy, it is recommended to follow the doctor’s instructions, and after the examination of physical discomfort symptoms, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time.