Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: What Affects The Test

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What Affects the Test

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Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include the following:

You just had another test that uses barium contrast material. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should not be done less than 2 days after you have an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series so your doctor can see your stomach and small intestine.
You have moderate to severe bleeding in the gastrointestinal tract.

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Last updated:	April 11, 2008
Author:	Monica Rhodes
Reviewed By:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Peter J. Kahrilas, MD - Gastroenterology
Editors:	Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Tracy Landauer

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