{"id":333,"date":"2026-03-09T17:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/gi\/tests\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T18:06:58","slug":"tests","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/gi\/tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Tests | <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/gi\/treatments\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"334\">Treatment <\/a>| <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/gi\/drug-monitoring\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"341\">Drug Monitoring<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/gi\/disease-monitoring\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"335\">Disease Monitoring<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to assess your disease we may carry out a number of different tests to determine the best treatment for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These include;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Blood sampling \/ Stool testing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Colonoscopy \/ Endoscopy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scans \/ X-rays \/ MRI<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can watch our video on having a colonoscopy which explains the procedure, why we do it and what to expect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second video covers bowel preparation for colonoscopy. Translations of this video are available\u00a0<u><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/12086258?share=copy&amp;fl=sm&amp;fe=fe\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/showcase\/12086258?share=copy&amp;fl=sm&amp;fe=fe\">here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Endoscopy Unit Video - 50MB\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/345862918?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1520\" height=\"855\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/345862918\">Endoscopy Unit Video &#8211; 50MB<\/a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/nhslothian\">NHS Lothian<\/a>&nbsp;on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHS Lothian Colonoscopy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/896489818?h=23ff5e9d23&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1520\" height=\"855\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Preparing for your colonoscopy with Plenvu<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tests | Treatment | Drug Monitoring | Disease Monitoring In order to assess your disease we may carry out a number of different tests to determine the best treatment for you. 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