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Before ultrasound, one has to drink at least one to two liters or more water within half an hour.
Can one water at a time support the stomach but why is it necessary to do so?
A better way to get an ultrasound done is to clean your stomach an hour before it.
Before going for ultrasound, doctors always advise that the stomach should be kept empty for at least 10 to 06 hours and one should drink enough water. Drinking so much water causes bloating and high pressure to urinate. Know why one should drink more water before ultrasound.
bladder distention
Drinking water causes the bladder to expand, which can help you see your kidneys, bladder, and surrounding structures more clearly.
clear amniotic fluid
Drinking more water can help clear the amniotic fluid, allowing for sharper and more defined images.
better image quality
A full bladder can help move the uterus up and the intestines into a position that allows for better images.
sound waves
Drinking water can help the sound waves reach the parts of the body that need to be imaged.
Prevents dehydration
Dehydration can cause your urine to become thick, which can lead to false results. This causes the liver to produce less bile and may make it more difficult to see the gall bladder on ultrasound.
how much water should one drink
Its quantity may vary but there may be a need to drink at least two liters of water before the ultrasound. A better way to get an ultrasound done is to clean your stomach one hour before it. Do urine and stool. After this, start drinking more water so that during that time the stomach, intestines and other things get clean.
what is ultrasound
Ultrasound is a common diagnostic imaging test used to look inside the human body. Now it has started being used to examine the stomach for various diseases, but mainly it is often used in pregnant women to see the child.
How does ultrasound work?
Ultrasound uses sound waves to create images of the inside of the body. It is a painless and safe test that can be used to look at different parts of the body.
In this, sound waves captured by the transducer pass through an object and return after colliding. Due to which the scanned image remains on the screen. The transducer looks like a microphone that sends sound waves to the organ during testing. Captures echoes for the display image.
Which parts of the stomach can be seen with ultrasound
It includes these parts
– Heart
– blood vessels
– Organ
– muscles
– Joint
– Ultrasound can also be used to check the health of the baby during pregnancy. These are often used to watch the baby
– intestines
– All the organs inside the stomach
– size of womb
– position in the uterus (womb)
In which diseases ultrasound is being used extensively these days?
– Apart from testing in pregnancy related conditions, the doctor advises to undergo ultrasound of the upper or lower part of the stomach in case of kidney disease or any stomach related problem.
How is ultrasound done?
– The patient is made to lie down on the table. After this the radiologist starts the examination by applying gel on the skin. The gel is applied to eliminate air between the skin and the transducer. Proper contact can be made between them.
Is gel harmful?
The gel is used only to improve contact between the skin and the transducer for better images of organs. It is non-toxic and safe for the skin. Therefore it is not harmful.
Scientist Tom Brown with an early ultrasound machine.
Is there pain during ultrasound?
There is no pain during ultrasound. In many cases it may be uncomfortable for patients but it does not cause pain.
How long does an ultrasound procedure take
– This test takes about half an hour.
Can drinking too much water during ultrasound be harmful?
– No. This does not happen, because you drink more water only once for the ultrasound and after the ultrasound, it comes out of the body through urine in two to three times.
But if we habitually drink too much water, then due to excess water in the body, sodium deficiency occurs, which leads to the problem of hyponatremia. Sodium is an important element in our body which works to create balance between liquids. When its level decreases, swelling occurs in the cells due to which the person can go into coma and may even die.
Do you have to drink water during every type of ultrasound?
– No, there is no need to drink much water in every type of ultrasound. Especially if ultrasound of things related to the upper part of the stomach is to be done.
who invented ultrasound
– Ian Donald, John McVicar and Tom Brown are credited with inventing the ultrasound scanner in Glasgow in 1956. Donald was an obstetrician and Regius Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Glasgow in the 1950s. McVicar was an obstetrician at the city’s Western Infirmary, and Brown was an industrial engineer.
In 1958, Donald, McVicar and Brown published a paper in the Lancet titled “Investigation of abdominal masses by pulsed ultrasound.” Before ultrasound technology became popular in medicine, scientists used old military equipment such as radar baths and discarded naval radar transducers.
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first published : February 20, 2024, 09:40 IST
