Gastroenteroscopy is not necessary for every patient, but it is necessary for high-risk groups with gastrointestinal discomforts such as stomach pain, abdominal pain, or a family history of gastric or intestinal cancer, to help detect gastrointestinal diseases.
Gastroenteroscopy is a powerful weapon for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, as it directly enters the gastrointestinal tract to investigate the gastrointestinal tract through electronic gastroscope, fiberoptic colonoscope and other equipments.
Indications for gastroscopy include: upper gastrointestinal symptoms such as heartburn, epigastric pain, vomiting, unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding, past history of gastrointestinal diseases such as peptic ulcer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, family history of gastric and esophageal cancers, and so on. Indications for colonoscopy include: blood in stool, abdominal pain, review after removal of intestinal polyps, family history of intestinal cancer and other conditions.
People with the above indications can undergo gastroenteroscopy as prescribed by the doctor. Non-risk groups who do not have gastrointestinal discomfort may not need to undergo this examination. In addition, before the gastrointestinal examination, need to stop using aspirin and other anticoagulant drugs.
Warm reminder: whether you need to do gastroenteroscopy need to be hospitalized, follow the doctor’s arrangement.