The difference between painless gastroscopy and ordinary gastroscopy lies in the different examination methods, different feelings, different prices and different adverse reactions.
1. Difference in examination methods: painless gastroscopy will inject anesthetics intravenously before gastroscopy, so that the patient will be in a state of sedation and sleep, and then carry out gastroscopy; ordinary gastroscopy does not use anesthetics.
2. Difference in feeling: During painless gastroscopy, the patient is in a sleeping state, so there is no discomfort. In ordinary gastroscopy, the patient may have gag reflex, and the injection of air into the stomach during gastroscopy may cause nausea, abdominal distension and other discomforts.
3. Price difference: the price of painless gastroscopy will be higher than the price of ordinary gastroscopy, about 800~1000 yuan; the price of ordinary gastroscopy is lower, about 200~500 yuan.
4. Difference in adverse reactions: painless gastroscopy is performed under general anesthesia, which has corresponding anesthesia risks; part of the population may experience shortness of breath, increased heart rate and other reactions when performing ordinary gastroscopy; at the same time, the insertion of ordinary gastroscope may cause irritation to the throat or stomach, resulting in vomiting and discomfort such as a feeling of a foreign body in the throat.
The difference between painless gastroscopy and ordinary gastroscopy mainly lies in whether anesthesia is used or not. If the patient is not allergic to anesthesia, he/she can choose painless gastroscopy; if the patient is allergic to anesthesia, he/she needs to choose ordinary gastroscopy. Consult your physician for specific tests.