Gastroscopy is not the most pleasant procedure, but the correct preparation decides everything.

The appearance of stomach diseases is most often to blame ourselves. Yes, everyone knows about proper nutrition, and everyone is planning to start it on Monday. And people who monitor their diet, as a rule, are already patients of a gastroenterologist.



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The first visit to such a doctor is always remembered, since in most cases the patient is sent for gastroscopy. Those who have ever had this procedure, remember it without pleasure. But now patients have a choice.



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Gastroscopy (from the Greek “stomach” and “observe, look”), FGD, or esophagogastroduodenoscopy, is one of the varieties of endoscopic examination. It includes examination of the esophagus, stomach cavity and duodenum with the help of a special tool - a gastroscope inserted into the stomach through the mouth and esophagus.

It is believed that proper preparation helps to conduct research without discomfort. The patient should follow the advice of specialists.

1. You will be told this, but just in case we remind you that the procedure is performed on an empty stomach, and it is not better to eat at about 9 p.m. so that the stomach has time to digest everything. You can drink water, but only in the evening!
2. They’ll probably tell you that too, but just in case, bring a towel. Better two at once. One large and one smaller, but dense. Put the big one under you, the small one under your head from the side of your face.
   
   
   
3. To do the test once without having to re-diagnose, do not smoke four hours before the procedure. The effect of tobacco can change the mucosa.
4. On the eve of the study, do not drink alcohol. From alcohol, the gag reflex is intensified many times.
5. There is usually fear before the procedure. Therefore, so that the patient does not worry, even before the diagnosis, sedatives are prescribed. If you don't, ask.
6. Proper breathing during gastroscopy is very important, the doctor must familiarize you with the technique. Breathe slowly, smoothly, deeply and try to do it simultaneously with your mouth and nose, but more with your nose.
7. Allow the saliva and everything to flow! You'll have to get used to it. Don’t try to wipe anything at once, let alone swallow it. The more swallowing movements, the more difficult it is for you and the doctor.
8. When going for a diagnosis, wear the most comfortable clothes.

Thanks to modern technologies, painless gastroscopy has become a reality. So, the patient can choose one of three options to more easily transfer the procedure.

1. Inexpensive, traditional, but with improvements
   Forcing yourself to swallow a flexible hose of even the thinnest video endoscope is not easy, but the doctor will help suppress the gag reflex. For example, before the procedure, he will give drugs that calm the nervous system, make local anesthesia of the pharyngeal ring, introduce drugs that relax the smooth muscles of the esophagus.
   
   
   
   The advantages of this option of gastroscopy include a detailed study of the problem areas of the gastrointestinal tract, the ability to perform a biopsy. A tiny piece of tissue is needed to make sure there are no alarming signs that indicate a malignant process.
   
   If the degeneration of cells is detected at the very beginning of development, the same device will perform an operation - remove the diseased area. Analysis of the mucous membrane fragment is also needed for another purpose - to determine the degree of damage to the internal organ by bacteria.
   
   
   
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   For example, with gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer, it helps the doctor choose an antibacterial drug. By the way, the biopsy itself is a painless procedure for the patient.
   
   And endosonography is the newest direction of endoscopy, which added to the classical procedure the possibility of ultrasound. The study is carried out by a special apparatus - an endoscope with an attached ultrasound sensor.
   
   Endoscopic Ultrasound allows you to see small formations up to 1 mm. Such accuracy is not available to conventional ultrasound, CT and MRI. So, a tumor disease can be detected at an early stage and save the patient's life.
   
   
2. A little more expensive, more modern, in a dream
   If you cannot think without shuddering about the upcoming procedure (or you have already had a sad experience), ask for an endoscopy in your sleep. For her, not anesthesia and not local painkillers are used, but modern short-acting sleeping pills.
   
   
   
   A person falls asleep for an hour, and when he wakes up, it turns out that during this time he had a gastroscopy. Short sedation is completely safe, not in vain with some complications of peptic ulcer disease, this procedure is carried out every day, or even several times a day.
   
   If you chose gastroscopy in your dream, keep in mind that after it you can not do difficult work and drive until the next morning. The reaction rate after the procedure may slow down.
   
   
3. Dearest, most technological, completely painless
   Capsule endoscopy is a new painless alternative to traditional methods of endoscopic diagnosis.
   
   
   
   DepositPhotos Capsule endoscopy allows the doctor to examine three parts of the small intestine (dwelve, skinny and iliac). There are modifications of capsules for a detailed study of the esophagus and large intestine.
   
   As an endoscope, a video capsule the size of a regular vitamin is used, which is easily swallowed and transmits an image about the state of the gastrointestinal tract during movement through it due to natural peristalsis.
   
   
   
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   Despite its small size (only 11 x 26 mm) and weight not exceeding 4 grams, the capsule contains a color high-speed camera, 4 light sources, a radio transmitter and a power supply. The video capsule is made of biologically inactive materials and is safe to use inside.
   
   Preparation for capsule gastroscopy is longer - for two days the patient is allowed to take only liquid food and puree, while alcohol, cabbage and legumes are completely excluded. In the morning on the day of the study, the patient swallows the capsule on an empty stomach, washing it down with water.
   
   Next, the patient can go home or to work and do ordinary things, he will not feel any discomfort. After 8 hours, the patient returns to the hospital, and the doctor takes the readings from the video capsule.
   
   Of course, the video capsule has a great advantage - with its help, the study has become completely painless and comfortable for the patient. But it also has a significant disadvantage - it is not able to do a biopsy or eliminate, for example, detected bleeding on the spot.
   
   

Congratulations! You have passed this ordeal of life, we just have to wait for the results, and we wholeheartedly wish that the only problem in your stomach was the fluttering butterflies there.

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