Gastroscopy really hurts? Gastroscopy three misunderstandings

Young people do not need to do gastroscopy: young people need to undergo gastroscopy, the key lies in the patient's symptoms, as well as the efficacy of the treatment. If the patient has symptoms such as gastrointestinal bleeding, recurrent vomiting, difficulty in swallowing, and sudden weight loss, he or she needs to have a gastroscopy regardless of age. In addition, some young gastric patients with poor treatment results also need to do gastroscopy, in order to clarify the cause of the disease, early symptomatic treatment.

Gastroscopy is very painful: many gastric patients hear the suggestion of gastroscopy will refuse for one reason: fear of pain! In reality, gastroscopy generally does not feel pain, the main discomfort is nausea and the feeling of not being able to exhale. In order to reduce discomfort, not holding your breath and adjusting your breathing are key, while the most important thing is to relax and avoid high tension.

Gastroscopy can worsen bleeding: In reality, this concern is unnecessary. Gastroscopy is done under direct vision, that is to say, under the premise of directly seeing the esophagus, stomach, duodenal mucosa, so it will not touch the lesions and aggravate the damage. Moreover, gastroscopy plays an important role in the diagnosis of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. First, to clarify the cause of bleeding, in order to treat the symptoms. Bleeding due to erosion and other superficial lesions, early diagnosis can be healed. Second, gastroscopic hemostasis can be performed for active bleeding and lesions that can cause active bleeding.

8 kinds of people need regular gastroscopy:

1, precancerous lesions of gastric cancer.

2, have Helicobacter pylori infection.

3, have bad dietary habits.

4, long-term alcoholism and smoking.

5. Mental stimulation and anger.

6, family history of stomach or esophageal cancer.

7. Unexplained vomiting of blood and weight loss.

8, Those who are over 40 years old.