It is not necessary to fast for an ultrasound of the abdomen. If the examination of the gallbladder as well as the pancreas abdominal ultrasound, you need to strictly fasting examination; if the examination of other abdominal organs do not need to fasting, but you need to pay attention to eat as little as possible before the examination.
If the ultrasound examination of the gallbladder area, you need to strictly fasting examination, because fasting can make the gallbladder completely filled with bile, the gallbladder wall of the lesions can be clearly shown, to a certain extent, to prevent the occurrence of leakage of the diagnosis of the situation. When performing pancreatic examination, it is recommended to do it on an empty stomach so as not to overload the stomach contents, which will lead to unclear display.
If the examination of other abdominal organs, such as kidneys, uterus, bladder, etc., no need to fasting, but need to pay attention to eat as little as possible, it is recommended to eat some easily digestible porridge food, especially avoid drinking soya milk, milk and other easy to produce gas food, if too much gas in the intestinal tube, it will affect the clarity of the peripheral organs, and for the accuracy of the examination may have an impact.
It can be seen that before the abdominal ultrasound examination should try to keep an empty stomach to avoid the impact on the examination results, it is recommended to consult the attending physician in advance during the examination, and follow the doctor’s instructions to do a good job before the examination of the relevant precautions.