How to treat an elderly person who is unable to have a gastroscopy

Elderly people who are unable to have a gastroscopy can be examined for gastric lesions by other means, such as barium meal fluoroscopy, capsule gastroscopy, and 13C-breath test. 1. Barium meal fluoroscopy: Barium meal fluoroscopy is mainly used for taking gastroscopy photos, and the main component of barium meal is barium sulfate. The barium meal is mainly composed of barium sulfate. When the patient eats the barium meal before the examination, the barium meal will be adhered to the wall of the stomach, and the X-ray will not be able to penetrate the barium sulfate, thus the barium sulfate adhered to the wall of the stomach will be shown on the negative, which will show the situation inside the stomach. This will help the doctor to make further diagnosis and treatment. 2.Capsule Gastroscopy: Capsule gastroscopy consists of a capsule, a signal receiving system, and a workstation. After the patient takes the capsule gastroscope, the capsule reaches all parts of the digestive tract with the gastrointestinal peristalsis and continuously takes pictures of the inside of the stomach and intestines, and then finally the capsule is discharged and recovered at the anus. 3. 13C-Breath test: 13C-Breath test is a very practical and non-invasive method to measure Helicobacter pylori, with good patient compliance and high accuracy. It can assist in the diagnosis of H. pylori infection in the gastrointestinal tract. Generally speaking, the body function of the older elderly generally decline, can not withstand invasive or invasive examination, at this time you can choose non-invasive or less traumatic examination method, in order to achieve the effect of auxiliary diagnosis and treatment. However, the specific situation should be based on the doctor’s judgment.