Gastroscopy is a physical examination item that we often come into contact with. If there is a lesion in the stomach, it will affect our normal digestive system, leading to a series of illnesses. Gastroscopy examination can help us understand the condition of the stomach and find corresponding treatment methods. We can further understand the difference between painless gastroscopy and regular gastroscopy through the following content.
Firstly, whether you are doing a regular electronic gastroscope or a painless electronic gastroscope, you need to drink a gel like liquid called "Dakronin Hydrochloride" about 10 minutes before the gastroscopy. Its function is to locally anesthetize the throat and esophagus, facilitating the passage of gastroscopy tubes from the mouth through the throat and esophagus into the stomach, reducing damage to the throat and esophagus. Therefore, it should be swallowed slowly when drinking. The next step is to wait for 5-10 minutes. Once the medication is effective, the doctor will call you in for an gastroscopy. From then on, it will be the same for normal and painless procedures.
To do painless gastroscopy, the first step is to do an electrocardiogram. If there is no problem with the electrocardiogram, the painless gastroscopy will first suspend you for a while before entering the operating room.
Generally, painless gastroscopy is performed under intravenous anesthesia, and the effect of anesthesia is about 5-10 minutes. The anesthesia is administered by the doctor on the operating table, and the water suspension will not stop during the process. You will wear a nasal cannula and a finger heart rate monitor to ensure the safety of your anesthesia.
Then you will fall asleep unconsciously, feeling no pain during the process of administering anesthesia. You will enter a state of sleep without realizing it, and the whole process will be very comfortable. After the gastroscopy, the nurse will wake you up and you will need to wait for about an hour for glucose and saline to reduce inflammation.
If you do a regular gastroscopy, there are no three processes: electrocardiogram, anesthesia, and hanging water. You are awake during the entire process. The doctor will make you lie on your side on the operating table, open your eyes, relax your whole body, and slowly insert the gastroscopy tube into your mouth. The process is quite disgusting. You can try the feeling of inserting a toothbrush into your throat, which is even more disgusting but not painful. After completing the gastroscopy, you can directly obtain the clinical gastroscopy examination report and go to the front desk to ask the nurse to print it out. This painless gastroscopy is the same as a regular gastroscopy. With the report, you can go to a gastroenterologist to prescribe medication.
In addition to the examination report, we also need to obtain a pathology report 7 days later. The examination report is a preliminary diagnosis, while the pathology report is the result obtained by taking a small amount of tissue from your stomach during gastroscopy and conducting laboratory tests, which can test your Helicobacter pylori count. The difference between regular electronic gastroscopy and painless electronic gastroscopy is anesthesia. The latter is more comfortable, but more expensive. If you can tolerate the feeling of nausea and vomiting, it's okay to have a regular one. Also, after the gastroscopy, you need to rest more because you may be slightly injured.
Through the above content, everyone should have a certain understanding of the differences and similarities between painless gastroscopy and ordinary gastroscopy. You can choose between painless gastroscopy and ordinary gastroscopy based on your own health condition and the doctor's advice. Gastroscopy can help us better understand some of the conditions in our stomach, and we also need to listen to the doctor's explanation of the precautions before and after the examination.
