Medical Instructions

 

 

DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING THE DAY OF THE TEST OTHER THAN YOUR MEDICINES WITH A SMALL SIP OF WATER UP TO 4 HOURS BEFORE THE TES UNLESS given other instructions below. This also includes ALL inhalers. (Do Not Smoke the day of the test.) Bring a current list of meds and doses with you.

Diabetic Pills or Insulin

  • Call your Family Doctor on how to reduce your medicine on the test day and for any bowel preparation.
  • No diabetic pills the day of test and ½ of your normal Insulin dose. This also applies to the day before a colonoscopy while on clear liquids (Test your blood sugar before leaving home).
  • Aspirin or Plavix:
  • Call your family Doctor for instructions on how many days before the test to stop these medicines.
  • Stop your aspirin 7 days before the test (Unless you are told to stay on this)
  • Stop your Plavix __ days before the test (Unless you are told to stay on this).
  • Stay on your Aspirin and or Plavix for your upper endoscopy

Arthritis Medicine

  • Stop these meds 5 days before the test (Tylenol is OK)
  • Stay on your Arthritis meds for your upper endoscopy

Coumadin

  • Call your family Doctor or Cardiologist for instructions stopping your Coumadin or adjustments to your dose.
  • Please stop your Coumadin___ days before the test

Vitamins/Supplements

  • You should stop these 7 days before your procedure
  • You may continue Vitamins and supplements up to the day of the test.

Water Pills

  • Please do not take any water pills (diuretics) the day of the test.
  • You may take your water pills on the day of the test.

Antibiotics

  • If you receive antibiotics before procedures such as dental you may need antibiotics before the procedure, but not all colonoscopies or upper endoscopies require antibiotic prophylaxis.
  • No antibiotics are needed per ASGE recommendations.
  • We will give IV antibiotics in the office or hospital.
  • You will take oral antibiotics 4 hours before the test with a small sip of water.

You are to take all your pain medicines and blood pressure medicines as you normally do even the day of the procedure with a small sip of water 4 hours before the test.

Other Med Changes – consult with your physician prior to your procedure.

 

>back to top<