Do you want to do gastrointestinal endoscopy for the health examination of the elderly?

If physical conditions permit, do it. Gastrointestinal diseases are one of the "four killers" that endanger the health of the elderly. It's hooliganism not to do gastrointestinal endoscopy in physical examination. Speaking of physical examination for the elderly, I don't know what everyone is like. Anyway, my parents are very resistant to physical examination. They always say that they are in good health and there is nothing wrong with them. They also said why they should spend the money. In fact, this excuse is only on the one hand, and on the other hand, they dare not face it. They really want to know what a serious illness is, and they are afraid of implicating our children.

However, the more such ideas, the more disadvantages. Physical examination is necessary for the elderly. Not only will it not bring a burden to your children, in many cases, you can also find the disease as soon as possible and treat it as soon as possible. Therefore, every time I made an appointment with the hospital directly, I said that the money had been spent and the appointment was made. The old couple could not refuse.

One of the physical examinations that many elderly people are very afraid of is gastrointestinal endoscopy, that is, gastroscope and colonoscopy. In fact, people over the age of 40 need to do gastrointestinal endoscopy for physical examination. Some data show that the detection rate of polyps increases with age in people over 40 who have a physical examination for colonoscopy. An article in China Journal of Digestive Endoscopy mentioned this kind of data. In this paper, the physical examination colonoscopy is divided into stages according to age 10, and then the detection rate of polyps is counted, and then the correlation between polyp growth and age is analyzed. The final result is that the detection rate of polyps is 65,438+09.77% in 40-50 years old, and 48.65,438+05% in 70 years old or older.

40 years old is not an elderly person, so should the elderly over 60 years old do gastrointestinal examination?

The above data not only proves that the elderly should have a gastrointestinal mirror for physical examination, but also shows that people have to eat every day. Gastrointestinal diseases are very common diseases, such as ulcers, inflammatory polyps and even malignant tumors, while gastric cancer and intestinal cancer are common malignant tumor diseases.

You can read more professional articles, and experts all suggest that at a certain age, as long as you go for a physical examination, it is best to do gastroscopy and colonoscopy together. Gastrointestinal tumors can only be treated early if they are found early, so that they can be eliminated before the disease develops.

It takes about 5 years for colorectal polyps to turn into colorectal cancer-10 years. It takes a long time to find polyps and prevent them from becoming cancerous. Why drag it to the point where it is hopeless?

Everyone always associates gastroscope and colonoscopy with "pain" and "fear". The elderly in China have a low acceptance of colonoscopy and will not do it unless they have to. But you know what? The early pathological changes in our digestive tract are "asymptomatic". You provide space for the growth of gastrointestinal cancer.

Old people don't have to worry at all This is really a small examination, and now gastrointestinal endoscopy is becoming more and more comfortable and painless.

Here are some essential physical examination items for the elderly.

1, blood pressure measurement

We must pay attention to the blood pressure of the elderly. Hypertension is one of the causes of coronary heart disease in the elderly, and may also cause cerebrovascular diseases.

2. ECG

Once a person reaches the age of 60, the blood function of the heart will get worse and worse. Electrocardiogram (ECG) examination is an essential item for physical examination of the elderly. Through ECG, we can know the myocardial blood supply and arrhythmia of the elderly well.

3. Tumor screening

Every old man must be fidgeting when he hears about the tumor. He is usually in good health, and there are many cases of sudden detection of tumors. Once the problem is found, it will be very serious. Tumor has become one of the common and frequently-occurring diseases of the elderly.

4. Digestive endoscopy

The elderly should put gastrointestinal endoscopy in the first place. This examination can find many precancerous lesions, and early detection can be treated early.

5, gynecological or prostate examination

Due to physiological reasons, many elderly women think that they will not have gynecological diseases, but in fact, they are at risk of gynecological diseases at any age. Elderly men should pay attention to prostate examination.

Physical examination is for our health, we have to find "trouble" and gastrointestinal endoscopy should also be done. In particular, patients who have a family history of gastrointestinal tumors and have various symptoms of gastrointestinal discomfort for unknown reasons should undergo gastrointestinal endoscopy as soon as possible.

I suggest taking the elderly for a physical examination every six months. I only take my parents to a physical examination once every six months or so, so that I can determine the health status of the elderly. Being afraid of hospitals and inspections is irresponsible for yourself. Physical examination is important, but what is more important is the life, routine and eating habits of the elderly.