How many days of rest are required after a gastroscopy?
After a gastroscopy, it is recommended to rest for at least 2 to 3 days. If a gastroscopy is performed with polypectomy or tumor resection, the recovery time will be longer, requiring a week or even more to regain health. It is important to understand the relevant precautions after a gastroscopy, such as paying attention to diet, bowel movements, and getting sufficient rest.
The duration of rest varies among different patients. If it is a simple tissue biopsy, generally 2-3 days of rest are required. However, if other procedures such as polypectomy or early gastric cancer resection are performed during the gastroscopy, it may require a week or even longer.
1. Avoid drinking and eating immediately after the gastroscopy as the swallowing function of the throat may not have fully recovered, which can easily lead to choking and even aspiration pneumonia. Consider eating and drinking if there are no other symptoms after three hours. If there are severe abdominal pain, vomiting, nausea, or upper gastrointestinal bleeding after the gastroscopy, prompt medical attention should be sought.
2. Gastroscopy can cause varying degrees of damage to the throat or gastric mucosa. Therefore, after the examination, it is important to consume soft, semi-liquid, or liquid foods such as porridge and milk.
3. Within 24 hours after the gastroscopy, patients should avoid driving to prevent traffic accidents.
4. Within three days after the examination, patients should observe their bowel movements and seek medical attention if tarry stool is observed.
