Introduction: For the vast majority of young people, they have had some unhealthy living and eating habits for a long time, and sometimes they are prone to overeating, starving and overeating. If this is the case for a long time, it will easily have adverse effects on the stomach, and over time it will easily lead to some chronic gastric diseases.
When many people feel uncomfortable in their stomach, they will go to the hospital for relevant examinations. At this time, ordinary doctors will also recommend that everyone undergo gastroscopy. , through gastroscopy, you can clearly understand what is happening inside the stomach.
If something suspicious is found on Weibo , the problem is that a pathological biopsy can be performed on the stomach, which can achieve early detection and early treatment. However, the common gastroscopy nowadays mainly includes ordinary gastroscopy and painless gastroscopy, So what is the difference between these two types of gastroscopy?
First, let’s understand the role of gastroscopy. Gastroscopy can help detect gastric ulcer, gastroesophageal reflux, esophageal cancer, duodenal ulcer, chronic gastritis, gastric cancer and other diseases. Directly observe the relevant actual conditions of the inspected site.
can perform pathological biopsy and cytological examination of suspicious lesions, and further make a corresponding clear diagnosis.
But when it comes to gastroscopy, many people's first reaction is fear and nausea . Some people's experience has made many patients avoid it, so they choose to undergo painless gastroscopy.
What is the difference between ordinary gastroscopy and painless gastroscopy? You might as well listen to what the doctor says
Pain is different
Under normal circumstances, a painless gastroscopy is performed. The patient will not feel any physical pain. The doctor will also inject anesthesia into the patient before the examination. allows the patient to perform the gastroscopy while he is asleep.
After the examination, as long as the anesthesia wears off, they can go home. During the entire examination, the patient will not feel any obvious physical discomfort.
During an ordinary gastroscopy, the doctor will enter a tube with a camera from the patient's throat into the microblog for relevant examinations.
During this process, the patient's body will have obvious physical discomfort, and there will be severe vomiting. Some people are even more sensitive, their tolerance to pain is relatively low, and obvious physical pain will also occur at this time.
Different anesthesia methods
Before performing an ordinary gastroscopy, you usually drink an anesthetic . This anesthetic is generally a local anesthetic, which can provide local anesthesia to the throat area.
This can help reduce the stress response during the operation, and can also facilitate the doctor to perform operations later, while the person is awake at this time.
Painless gastroscopy generally adopts the method of general anesthesia , which uses intravenous injection to put the whole body under anesthesia, and the patient will appear to be asleep during the examination until the patient completes the examination.
The examination costs are different
Ordinary gastroscopy has a very big advantage, that is, the price is very cheap, while the price of painless gastroscopy is relatively expensive, is even many times higher than the price of ordinary gastroscopy.
And some patients cannot undergo painless gastroscopy. After the procedure is completed, they must stay in the hospital for observation for several hours to avoid certain complications.
Preparations before the examination are different
Before ordinary gastroscopy, you need to fast 4 to 6 hours in advance . Make sure there is no food in the stomach before the examination.
When doing a painless gastroscopy, in addition to drinking water and eating, an electrocardiogram is also required.
This is because painless gastroscopy involves anesthesia, which requires very large heart function. If abnormalities are found during electrocardiogram examination, it must first be diagnosed and treated by a cardiology department before painless gastroscopy can be performed.
Precautions before gastroscopy
- Do not smoke the day before gastroscopy to avoid dry throat and cough problems during the examination, which may affect intubation. Smoking is prohibited, which can also help reduce gastric acid secretion, It can better help doctors observe the condition of the stomach;
- You need to fast for 4 to 8 hours. Food in the stomach is likely to affect the doctor's diagnosis, and can easily cause nausea and vomiting;
- For some people with relatively weak constitutions, they may not be able to support their iron strength after eating. In this case, they can follow the doctor's advice to intravenously inject hypertonic glucose solution before the examination;
- In order to reduce throat discomfort, The medical staff will spray an anesthetic into the patient's throat 5 minutes before the examination. The patient needs to understand and cooperate at this time;
- In order to make the gastroscopy go more smoothly , if you usually take certain drugs, you need to inform the doctor as early as possible before taking them.
Under what circumstances is a gastroscopy necessary?
Always have symptoms of acid reflux and heartburn
If you always have symptoms of acid reflux or heartburn, these people must have a gastroscopy as soon as possible to see the extent and scope of the disease, to avoid serious malignant changes.
Gastric ulcer patients
Once the body is diagnosed with gastric ulcer, it is necessary to take certain drugs under the guidance of a doctor. If you want to see the therapeutic effect of the drug, you also need to go to the hospital for a gastroscopy as soon as possible to judge.
Vomiting blood
If some bright red blood is prominent, it means that there is an abnormality in the digestive tract. At this time, you should be alert and go to the hospital for a related gastroscopy to determine the cause of vomiting blood.
People with a family history of gastric cancer
For people with a family history of gastric cancer, regular gastroscopy is required. If you also frequently experience problems such as loss of appetite, stomach pain , unexplained weight loss, etc. , you need to go to the hospital for a gastroscopy as soon as possible to see if there are any lesions in the gastrointestinal tract.
Ordinary gastroscopy or painless gastroscopy, which one is more recommended?
In fact, the actual situation and personal physical fitness of each patient are different, but in general, painless gastroscopy is definitely better than ordinary gastroscopy.Painless gastroscopy is definitely better.
Because before a painless gastroscopy, the patient will usually be injected with anesthetics, which can reduce the pain in the body and ensure that the examination can proceed smoothly.
However, for some patients with severe anemia or patients with cardiopulmonary diseases, if general anesthesia is performed, there may be corresponding physical risks. Therefore, it is not recommended that these patients undergo painless gastroscopy at this time.
For some patients with severe gastrointestinal inflammation, doctors will also give patients some anti-spasmodic drugs before performing painless gastroscopy. This can effectively reduce the pain on the patient's body and better ensure the success of the gastroscopy.
Conclusion: In recent years, the incidence of gastric cancer and gastric diseases has been increasing, and it takes a long time from gastritis to gastric cancer, so everyone can achieve early detection and early treatment, especially for middle-aged and elderly people, regular gastroscopy is very critical.
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