(Admission)
After entering the hospital and final admission, you will be taken to the relevant ward by the head of the international patients’ ward to get acquainted with the treatment staff and your doctor. There, your specialist doctor will examine you. Your medical record is then compiled and all information such as the pills you are taking or your treatment history or possible problems you have had in the past will be reviewed and recorded by the medical team. If these medications affect the colonoscopy, they should be stopped or changed. Medications such as blood thinners and iron-containing vitamins may affect this surgery. In the meantime, you will be evaluated by a nurse and your blood pressure will be checked and a blood sample will be taken from you to register your blood type and you will go to the laboratory to check your blood sugar and cholesterol, etc. You will then be examined by a cardiologist and an ECG will be taken from you and an echocardiogram will be taken from you if necessary. You will then be examined by an anesthesiologist to determine if you can have this surgery. You will be given information about the operation and pre-surgery training.
(Colonoscopy)
You are taken to the operating room at a pre-arranged time. Depending on the patient’s condition, a colonoscopy can be prepared with or without anesthesia. After the operation, you will be taken to the recovery ward to be monitored and your vital signs will be recorded second by second and you will be constantly monitored by the anesthesiologist and surgeon. Depending on your doctor’s diagnosis, you may need to be taken to an inpatient ward or Intensive care unit. If necessary, more tests will be taken to ensure your health. Also, the pathology and laboratory sample are transferred to the relevant department to prepare the answer.
(discharge)
A colonoscopy is a diagnostic procedure in which the doctor may also perform the treatment with a colonoscope during the operation, or the doctor may find the patient has an acute illness that requires major surgery, or the patient may have no problem or have a minor problem. All these diagnoses are the responsibility of the treating physician. In general, if there is no particular problem, the patient can be discharged from the hospital on the same day of the colonoscopy.
(Diet)
If the doctor allows a colonoscopy, the necessary preparations will begin according to the patient’s condition. The patient’s diet becomes fluid 24 to 72 hours before the colonoscopy. Clear liquids, chicken broth, broth, porridge, refined soup, liquids, compotes, gelatin, pulp-free fruit juice, coffee or iced tea etc, should be consumed. Note that it is important not to drink red or purple liquids. Because it changes the color of the large intestine. The patient may also need to use laxatives such as bisacodyl tablets, bisacodyl suppositories, laxative syrups such as hydroxy magnesium syrups or castor oil or pidrolax powder. These laxatives cause the patient to have diarrhea, which keeps the patient’s intestines clean and free of intestinal material so that the doctor can be better seen and the entire intestine can be seen and examined.
