4. During the Gastroscopy, what do I need to cooperate for making procedure go smooth?
Firstly,
doctor will give the anesthetic throat spray for local anesthesia. If
necessary, relaxants or painkillers may be given intravenously to
relieve the patient anxiety or stress. Patients should follow the doctor
advice and gradually swallow the slender endoscope. Meanwhile, patient
is able to breathe as usual. If keeping relax and cooperate, the whole
procedure can be completed in minutes. Doctor can also get biopsy or
specimen from the patient's stomach for laboratory test. Patient will
not feel the pain under this process. Also for some other cases, doctor
can treat the bleeding site in case it is found during the endoscopy.
5. After Gastroscopy, any follow-up or points to note for patients?
The
throat anesthesia will last for about an hour after the endoscopy
examination. Do not do the mouthwash immediately. Allow to drink or eat
after at least 1 hour or doctor assessment. If patient has under the
relaxant injection, he/she will forget some examination memory, so it is
advised they should be accompanied by relatives or friends, to listen
to the preliminary examination report and take care of patient when
going home.
6. What is the adverse effect(s) of Gastroscopy?
Patients
usually feel a sore throat, a small amount of flatulence and dizziness
after gastroscopy, which will be subsided shortly. Gastroscopy may cause
the stomach perforation, inner lining bleeding, but very rare to occur.
Reference information:
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