Should gastroscopy be painless or normal? What is the difference between the two? Take the advice of your doctor

The reason why people feel panic about a thing or object is because it is unknown to you and you have heard too many rumors!

　　Take gastroscopy as an example, everyone must have known it more or less in daily life. Many people who have done ordinary gastroscopes will tell the people around them, or post their own experience of gastroscopy on the Internet. They described that during the gastroscopy, they had a strong feeling of nausea, vomiting, and pain , which made many people panic.

　　It must be said that gastroscope is indeed an invasive examination item, which is directly different from ordinary imaging examination!

　　The so-called gastroscope is to transport a fiber tube with a camera into the patient's stomach through the human mouth and esophagus, and conduct a comprehensive and dead-end inspection of the esophageal mucosa and gastric mucosa . You must know that the stomach is originally a hollow organ, and the lesions that occur in the stomach all appear on the gastric mucosa. At first, it may be a small change in the color of the mucosa and erosion.

　　It is difficult to detect subtle changes on the gastric mucosa through imaging examinations such as CT and color Doppler ultrasound . Especially in the early stage of gastric cancer, without targeted gastroscopy, the missed diagnosis rate is almost 100%.

　　The gastroscope can directly observe the state of the gastric mucosa, and feed back the abnormality to the large screen outside through the camera , helping the doctor to better judge the lesion. If the gastric mucosa is found to be abnormal, the doctor will also take the tissue by the way , and perform a pathological biopsy to further clarify the nature of the lesion.

　　But it is because ordinary gastroscopy is an invasive examination method, so ordinary gastroscopy does cause some discomfort. For example, the fiber tube of the gastroscope will cause pressure on the mouth and the root of the tongue, so during the examination, the patient may experience symptoms such as nausea and vomiting , and pain will also occur when the gastroscope is continuously pushed inward.

　　It 's just that each patient's sensitivity and tolerance to pain are different, so the pain sensation is also different . Usually after the endoscopy, some patients will experience a short-term sore throat or discomfort. A small number of people are affected by gastroscopy and will have short-term hoarseness symptoms afterward.

　　So the question is, what is the difference between an ordinary gastroscope and a painless gastroscopy, and which one should I choose?

　　The so-called painless gastroscopy is actually very easy to understand. The only difference between it and ordinary gastroscopy is that during the gastroscopic examination, the patient is anesthetized, so there will be no discomfort during the examination . Moreover, after the patient is anesthetized , the cricopharyngeal muscle is relatively relaxed, so it is more conducive to the examination of gastroscopy, and the cooperation between the patient and the doctor is also higher.

　　However, not everyone is suitable for painless gastroscopy. From a clinical point of view, if there are underlying diseases, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, various infectious diseases, pregnancy, or severe gastrointestinal bleeding, digestive For patients with tract perforation, in order to avoid accidents and harm to the body during painless gastroscopy, painless gastroscopy is not recommended.

　　Finally, it should be emphasized that compared with ordinary gastroscopy, there is indeed no discomfort during painless gastroscopy. However, after the examination, some people also experienced symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, sore throat, and hoarseness.

　　Moreover, painless gastroscopy requires the cooperation of an anesthesiologist, so appointments tend to take longer and cost more. Therefore, everyone should choose which kind of examination to carry out according to their actual situation and according to the doctor's recommendation.