{"id":2829,"date":"2026-01-17T13:13:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T08:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2829"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:24:50","slug":"endoscopy-upper-gi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2829","title":{"rendered":"Endoscopy (Upper GI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A procedure using a flexible tube with a camera to examine the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it&#8217;s done:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heartburn, nausea, vomiting<\/li>\n<li>Suspected ulcers, gastritis, or cancer<\/li>\n<li>Biopsy or treatment of bleeding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Preparation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fast 6\u20138 hours<\/li>\n<li>Stop blood thinners if advised<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to expect:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sedation given<\/li>\n<li>Scope passed through mouth<\/li>\n<li>Takes 10\u201320 minutes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sore throat, bloating<\/li>\n<li>Rare bleeding or perforation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow-up:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Results in 3\u20135 days<\/li>\n<li>Resume diet after recovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A procedure using a flexible tube with a camera to examine the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Why it&#8217;s done: Heartburn, nausea, vomiting Suspected ulcers, gastritis, or cancer Biopsy or treatment of bleeding Preparation: Fast 6\u20138 hours Stop blood thinners if advised What to expect: Sedation given Scope passed through mouth Takes 10\u201320 minutes Risks: Sore [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2829","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2829","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2829"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2829\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2830,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2829\/revisions\/2830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2829"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2829"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2829"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}