Fibersigmoidoscopy

Fibersigmoidoscopy involves evaluating the rectum and distal (the end part) 60 cm of large intestine. Anyone with a rectal bleeding should receive rectoscopy for early diagnosis of colon cancer.

Considerations before fibersigmoidoscopy;

• • You should not eat or drink anything after 12:00 before the procedure, yet you can have blood pressure or heart medication with a small amount of water. Patients with diabetes should bring along their morning dose of medication or insulin with their meal in order to have these with breakfast after fibersigmoidoscopy.

• • The patient should arrive at the gastroenterology outpatient clinic with an empty stomach at 10:00 for the procedure. Patients are given enema before the procedure for colon cleansing. Particularly patients with constipation problem should follow a pulpless-liquid diet one day before in order to ensure sufficient colon cleansing. The procedure might need to be repeated on a further date for those with whom sufficient colon cleansing has not been achieved. Patients are given enema once or twice before the procedure for colon cleansing. The procedure lasts approximately 5-10 minutes.

Fibersigmoidoscopy reports can be received from the outpatient secretariat as of 15:00 in the following day.