What to eat after gastroscopy

After gastroscopy, you can eat rice porridge, noodle soup, vegetable porridge, milk and other foods. In the examination of the general gastroscopy throat area will use lidocaine anesthesia, generally need to last about 1-2 hours before the anesthetic will subside, so a short period of time can not eat any food. 2 hours or more can drink warm water, such as no pain, discomfort and other symptoms in the stomach, can be appropriate to drink millet porridge. Millet porridge is soft and palatable, which can play a role in nourishing the stomach and will not increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract after taking it, which is conducive to the recovery of the stomach after gastroscopy. In addition, you can eat noodle soup and other liquid food, flour contains more carbohydrates and proteins, which can play a role in strengthening the spleen and warming the stomach, nourishing the stomach, and is conducive to the digestion and absorption of the stomach. Vegetable porridge is richer in nutrients, which can replenish the body’s vitamins, facilitate the absorption of the stomach and intestines, and also avoid constipation. Taking milk can form a protective film on the surface of the stomach, which can neutralize stomach acid and stop the damage to the stomach wall caused by excessive secretion of stomach acid.