Endoscopy Prep

An Upper Endoscopy is an examination of your esophagus, stomach and the beginning of your small intestine.  Your doctor will use a thin endoscope (a thin flexible tube with a camera) to examine theses areas of your gastrointestinal tract on a video monitor.  You will be sedated for this procedure.  It is important that you follow your preparation instructions carefully.  Please contact us if you have any questions.

Medications
You may stay on all of your regular medications, vitamins and/or herbal supplements except Diabetes Medication, Iron and Blood Thinning Medications.  You do not need to stop Aspirin

Blood Thinning Medications:
Stop Eliquis, Xarelto, Pradaxa and Brillinta.  You will be instructed how long to stop these medications by your Gastroenterologist or the provider who manages these
     medications.
Stop Plavix (clopidogrel) 7 days prior to your procedure unless otherwise instructed by your Gastroenterologist or the provider who manages this medication.
Stop Coumadin (warfarin) 4 days prior to your procedure unless otherwise instructed by your Gastroenterologist or the provider who manages this medication.

Diabetes Medications: Do not take your diabetes medication on the morning of your procedure unless instructed by your Gastroenterologist or the provider who
     manages these medications.

Iron:  Stop Iron pills 5 days prior to your procedure.

Do not take the following medications on the morning of your procedure:
     ACE Inhibitors:  Lotensin (benazepril), Vasotec (enalapril), Prinivil/Zestril (lisinopril), Univasc (moexipril), Aceon (perindopril). Accupril (quinapril), Altace (ramipril),
          Mavik (trandolapril), captopril, fosinopril
     Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists:  Edarbi (azilsartin), Atacand (candesartan), Teveten (eprosartan), Avapro (irbesartan), Cozaar (losartan), Benicar (olmesartan),
          Micardis (telmisartan), Diovan (valsartan)

The Day Before Your Endoscopy

You may eat normally on the day before your Endoscopy.

At 12:00 midnight, you must stop eating solid foods.

The Day Of Your Endoscopy

After 12:00 midnight, you may have clear liquids only, until 4 hours before your procedure.  After that time you may have nothing to eat or drink until after your procedure.

You can take your regular medication no later then 4 hours before your procedure with a small sip of a clear liquid.

You will be given a snack and something to drink when you are awake and alert after your procedure.

You may return to your normal diet after your procedure unless otherwise instructed upon discharge.