First of all, it shows that gastroscopy is harmless to the body.
Gastroenteroscope is one of the most outstanding inventions in the twentieth century. It is precisely because of the invention of ultra-clear gastroscope that people can see the internal situation of their digestive tract for the first time. As shown in the figure below, the gastroscope is a tube with a ring finger about the same size. A high-definition camera is installed in front of it, extending from the throat to the stomach, and various lesions in the stomach can be observed 360 degrees without dead ends.
In the process of gastroscopy (including electronic gastroscope, electronic colonoscope, electronic duodenoscope and electronic fiberoptic bronchoscope, etc.). ), it is necessary to collect mucosal samples according to the endoscope for pathological examination. Mucosal samples were taken from pathological examination and upgraded every 70-90 hours. Even if you don't take it, it will fall off on its own, so the harm to physical and mental health is not great.
In fact, the development of gastroscope has been great, and now the gastroscope itself is very thin and soft. Moreover, doctors' practical skills are also perfect, so most of them are painless. Whether the general pain of gastroscopy is related to the skill and heroic proficiency of doctors is also related to the degree of mutual cooperation and tolerance of patients and the difficulty coefficient of actual operation of their own diseases.
Although there will be pain and discomfort when doing gastroscopy, this kind of examination can detect actual diseases such as esophageal degeneration including stomach, duodenum and esophagus, make clear whether malignant tumor is malignant or benign, and remove some dirty things, which is helpful for the diagnosis of diseases and the purposeful treatment and recuperation.
How often to have a necessary gastroscope must be decided by the doctor according to the patient's condition. And some people should do gastroscopy on time: over 40 years old (once every 2- 3 years); Have a large family history of gastric cancer; Daily life in areas prone to rectal cancer; Suffering from stomach diseases such as non-atrophic gastritis. As the most direct, simple and accurate way, gastroscopy can visually see the changes in the stomach. Timely gastroscopy can find early gastric cancer and improve the therapeutic effect.
If you have to have a gastroscope, don't be afraid. Gastroscope is not as terrible as you think. Trust the doctor and cooperate well. The importance of human health.
Although there are some methods to replace gastroscope, the actual effect of his examination is not as good as doing gastroscope immediately. Therefore, under such circumstances, although it is very painful to do gastroscopy, everyone still has to endure the pain to do it. Because gastroscopy can rule out many diseases, it also has a diagnostic effect on many diseases.