Park Street Madison, WI (608) 417-6389Īfter clinic hours, leave your name and phone number with the area code. Meriter Hospital Digestive Health Center Lower Level 202 S. University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics GI Procedure Clinic 600 Highland Avenue Madison, WI (608) 263-8097 (800) 323-8942 Trouble swallowing or pain when swallowingĭigestive Health Center 750 University Row Madison, WI (608) 890-5000 (855) 342-9900 If you do not get the letter after 2 weeks, call the clinic. If the doctor took biopsies, you will get the results in the mail in 1-2 weeks. Follow your doctor’s diet instructions if you had a dilation or a banding of varices. You may resume your normal diet if you had a routine endoscopy and were not given other instructions. Avoid spicy and greasy food as this may cause nausea. Start out with a light diet to prevent nausea. You may resume your routine medicines unless you are told not to. You may resume your normal daily tasks the next day.

You must have a responsible adult take you home.ĭo not make any important decisions today. To prevent a fall:ĭo not drink alcohol, take tranquilizers or sleeping pills tonight.ĭo not drive today. When you have sedation, you are at an increased risk of falling. Call your primary doctor if this does not get better in a couple of days. Redness/soreness at IV site: Use a warm, moist washcloth for relief. Mild sore throat: Gargle with lightly salted water or suck on hard candy for relief.Ĭhest pain: This should go away within 24 hours. This Health Fact will give you health and safety guidelines to follow at home after an upper endoscopy.

After care endo biopsy