Colonoscopy is a diagnostic technique for examining the internal surface of the large intestine, performed with a special probe - an endoscope. This procedure allows you to identify with high accuracy such diseases as colitis, polyps of the large intestine, various tumor formations, etc. Also, with the help of a colonoscopy, the removal of these formations is carried out.
What is the preparation for colonoscopy of the intestine?
The need for preparation is explained by the fact that the colon constantly contains a certain amount of feces that make the examination difficult. And those who suffer from frequent constipation, feces can accumulate in the intestine by kilograms.
Colonoscopy, like other methods of examination of the large intestine, is informative only in the case when there are no stool in the intestine. If some part of the contents remains in the large intestine, the diagnosis becomes more difficult or impossible at all, given that the length of the organ is large, and the feces do not allow the specialist to examine the surface of the mucosa of the large intestine.
Therefore, in order to avoid the need to re-conduct the survey, all requirements for the preparation for the procedure should be known in advance and implemented. The main process of preparing a patient for a colonoscopy is the complete removal of stool from the colon.
How to prepare for a colonoscopy?
Preparation should begin three days before the survey. First of all, you need to go to a special, slag-free diet . The second requirement is a thorough cleansing of the intestine.
Diet in preparation for a colonoscopy
Exclusion from the diet rich in fiber:
- fresh fruits, berries and vegetables;
- greenery;
- cereals;
- beans;
- black bread;
- mushrooms, etc.
You can eat:
- eggs;
- White bread;
- broths;
- boiled meat;
- cooked sausage;
- dairy products;
- fish;
- semolina porridge;
- oil and others.
On the eve of the examination, the last meal is allowed 12 hours before the procedure. During this period and the day of the procedure, you can only use liquid: non-fried broth, tea, water.
3 days before the colonoscopy should stop taking antidiarrheal drugs.
Those who suffer from constipation, you must take daily laxatives.
Preparing for a colonoscopy with Fleet Phospho-soda
Purification of the intestine before the procedure can be performed in various ways - both with the help of enemas, and with the help of special preparations. Let's consider in detail how it is possible to clean the large intestine with the help of Flit Phospho-soda.
To begin reception of this agent follows in day previous to carrying out of a colonoscopy.
If the procedure is scheduled for the time before noon, it is recommended:
- In the morning (about 7 hours) instead of breakfast, drink a glass of water or other light liquid.
- Immediately after this, take the first dose of the drug, dissolving 45 ml of the solution in half a glass of cold water and taking the medicine with a glass of cold water.
- At 13 o'clock drink 3 or more glasses of light liquid instead of lunch.
- At 19 o'clock drink a glass of light liquid instead of dinner, then immediately take the second dose of the drug (in the same way as the first dose).
If the procedure is to be carried out in the afternoon, you should:
- At 13 o'clock a light lunch is allowed, after which the use of solid food is prohibited.
- At 19 o'clock drink a glass of light liquid instead of dinner, then take the first dose of the drug (the same as in the first case).
- During the evening, drink at least 3 glasses of light liquid.
- In the morning on the day of the procedure (at 7 o'clock) drink a glass of light liquid and take a second dose of the remedy.
Typically, this drug causes a stool for from half an hour to 6 hours.