If you periodically experience severe abdominal pain, bitterness in the mouth, excessive gas formation in the intestines, and a feeling of heaviness appears in the right hypochondrium, then you urgently need to consult a doctor, or rather a gastroenterologist. It will direct you to an abdominal ultrasound scan . And an ultrasound examination is recommended to be done annually during a routine medical examination.
It is especially important to undergo ultrasound diagnostics before pregnancy. The doctor can not always at first glance determine the disease or predisposition to it, and the diagnosis will necessarily reveal everything and warn about the danger. There are 2 main reasons for such an urgent need for examination:
During pregnancy, the immune system is weakened, so diseases can worsen;
Treatment with medications during pregnancy is very limited, because there is a high likelihood of their adverse effects on the fetus.
During an ultrasound examination, all abdominal organs are examined, in particular: the spleen, stomach, gallbladder, liver, as well as the duodenum and pancreas. When diagnosing organs, the doctor assesses their location and size, internal structure and the presence of formations. Having comprehensively assessed the condition of the organs, the specialist issues an opinion on their condition. In other words, having received an internal picture, the doctor sees the patient's condition.
How to prepare
The study is carried out in the morning on an empty stomach. 2 days before the diagnosis, it is necessary to exclude from the menu products that contribute to gas formation: dairy products, raw vegetables, legumes, black bread.
If the patient has diabetes mellitus, then a light breakfast is acceptable. If the person undergoing the study has a tendency to gas formation or is overweight, then 3 days before the study, it is recommended to take activated charcoal or espumisan 2 tablets 4 times a day.