Preparing for Scope Procedures by Centre for Digestive & Liver Diseases (CDLD)

Preparation for your procedure is important to ensure a safe and accurate examination. For OGD (Oesophagoscopy, Gastroscopy, Duodenoscopy) process, fasting for at least 6 hours without food and drink is required. For colonoscopy, you will need to perform bowel cleansing.
Proper preparation is important for a scope procedure so that polyps and lesions are not missed out. Improper preparation may result in a longer procedure or patients may have to repeat or reschedule the scope procedure.

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In the 3-day diet before the scope, can we take white rice, soy sauce, ginger. Can we continue to drink plain water up to the time of the scope or we must stop drinking a few hours before the scope time.