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If you have Continuous Digestive Problems such as:

You may be suffering from inflammation of stomach or stomachulcers or more rarely, stomach cancers and would need an Endoscopy for further evaluations.

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If you have Continuous Digestive Problems such as:

You may be suffering from colonic polyps, inflammation in the colon or more rarely, colon cancer and may need an Endoscopy for further assessment.

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• Diabetes or High cholesterol
• High intake of Alcohol
• Hepatitis B or C

If you have any of those, your liver may be at risk of long-term damage.

You may require a specialised review to:

• Evaluate the extent of liver damage
• Administer Specific Therapy

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If you have any of those, you may be suffering from ulcers, stomach or colon inflammation or cancer

You may require a Endoscopy to diagnose the exact cause.

What is an Endoscopy?

• An endoscopy is used to examine a patient’s stomach or colon
• An endoscope is the instrument used by the doctor for the examination
• It is a long flexible tube with a camera and a light source attached to it
• Images of the stomach or colon are then projected onto a screen

If you are scheduled for an endoscopy:

• You will be given specific instructions on how to prepare for your test
• For the test, you will be asked to lie on your left side
• And the endoscope will either be inserted through your mouth (to examine yourstomach) or your anus (to examine your colon)

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You need to be fasting for at least 6 hours.If your test is scheduled for themorning, you should come to the hospital fasting.If you are having an afternoon test, you can have a light breakfast (only biscuits) at 6am and drink fluids till 7am. You should then remain fasting after 7am.

• Diabetes or High cholesterol
• High intake of Alcohol
• Hepatitis B or C

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You will need to take a purgative to clean your colon.The purgative most commonly used in Mauritius is Fortrans.It is essential that you take the full preparation to ensure a successful test.Fortrans can be mixed with juice to improve its taste.

The preparation for a colonoscopy is over 2 days:

• Day prior to your test: From lunch onwards, you should take only light diet (i.e. soup only)
• Day prior to your test: Start taking 2 litres of fortrans (each sachet of fortrans should be mixed with 1litre of water)
• Day of your test: 5am: You can drink dark tea or coffee and then start taking another 1 litre of fortrans (3 litres in total)
• Day of your test: For a morning procedure, you should stay fasting after taking the fortrans
• Day of your test: For an afternoon procedure, you can drink water or juice till 10 am

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Polypectomy is the removal of polyps during endoscopy (usually a colonoscopy).

What are polyps?

• Polyps are abnormal growths in the colon or more rarely in the stomach
• Polyps once found, need to be removed as they can become cancerous after a few years
• Removal of polyps has been shown to decrease significantly mortality associated withcolorectal cancer