Fasting
- Avoid drinking and fatty food 2~3 days prior to the medical health check-up.
- Morning medical check-up: Have light meal until 7PM and fast after 9PM on the day before the medical check-up.
- Afternoon medical check-up: Fast from 12 midnight on the day before the medical check-up.
- Strictly avoid drinking water, chewing gum, candies and cigarettes during the fasting period.
Drugs
- If possible, do not take the drugs that you usually take for 2~3 days prior to the medical check-up
- Since endoscopic biopsy or removal of polypus is accompanied by risk of hemorrhage, those planning to receive endoscopic examination must stop taking anti-thrombus agent about a week prior to check-up.
※ However, those suffering from stroke, thrombosis, cardiac disorder or pulmonary disease, or those who were subjected to surgery and hospitalization treatment during the last 3 months should make decision for examination after having made confirmation through home doctor whether it is safe to stop taking drugs that can elevate the risk of hemorrhage.
Feces
- For collection of feces, place feces with size equivalent to a chestnut (1/3) of the vessel provided) into the vessel for collection on the day before or on the day of medical health check-up.
- Store the feces collected in cool location in order to increase the level of accuracy of examination.
- Ensure that the feces and menstruation blood do not mix during menstruation period.
Female (addition)
- Contents of examination may be limited if the subject is in menstruation period.
- All women in their reproductively active period must confirm whether they are pregnant or not prior to making reservation for medical check-up