Does gastroscopy affect children's health?

Chronic stomach diseases in children have increased significantly. Chronic abdominal pain or frequent vomiting is a common symptom of digestive tract diseases in pediatric outpatient department. If not treated in time, frequent abdominal pain or frequent vomiting will affect children's daily study and life. Diseases related to recurrent abdominal pain and vomiting in children mainly include chronic antritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal bulb inflammation, duodenal ulcer, esophagitis and so on. Chronic gastropathy refers to chronic gastric mucosal lesions that continuously act on gastric mucosa caused by various reasons. The most common symptom of chronic gastropathy in children is recurrent abdominal pain, accompanied by vomiting and indigestion. In the past, people always thought that chronic stomach disease was an adult disease and had nothing to do with children. However, in recent years, many children with chronic stomach diseases have been found in pediatric clinics. With the modernization and miniaturization of detection methods, especially the development of painless gastroscopy for children, the detection rate of chronic gastric diseases in children with abdominal pain has increased significantly. Significance of gastroscopy Chronic stomach diseases often have no special manifestations, and it is difficult to diagnose them only by clinical symptoms. Through gastroscopy, we can find the focus directly with our eyes and observe whether there is erosion, ulcer, inflammation and specific lesion site in the stomach. Gastroscopy can not only find the lesions in time, but also help to find out the cause of chronic stomach diseases. In addition, various treatments can be performed under gastroscope. If polyps are found, they can be taken out directly under gastroscope. If you find stomach bleeding, you can stop bleeding directly under the gastroscope. Therefore, for children with recurrent abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting or indigestion, gastroscopy should be performed, and the focus should be directly found with eyes to observe whether there is erosion, ulcer, inflammation and specific lesion sites in the stomach. Gastroscopy can not only find the lesions in time, but also help to find out the cause of chronic stomach diseases. Gastroscope is the first choice for chronic gastropathy examination, so parents should not worry too much about it.