If you are having a normal colonoscopy, there will be more or less pain and discomfort. If you are having a painless colonoscopy, the doctor will administer anesthesia, and you will not normally feel any pain. The time of colonoscopy, mostly ranging from ten minutes to an hour or so, is affected by a variety of factors.
Ordinary colonoscopy does not require anesthesia, but only need laxative, the examiner usually will have anal and abdominal pain and discomfort. Painless colonoscopy is performed under general anesthesia and is usually painless.
The operation time of colonoscopy is usually about 10-20 minutes. In special cases, it usually ranges from ten minutes to an hour. First of all, the anesthesia time will be different according to the patient’s physique and personal situation, resulting in different anesthesia time. However, most patients can be anesthetized in 1-5 minutes.
If the patient is found to have polyps or ulcers or occupancy, tumors and other diseases such as colonoscopy special circumstances, the need to take pathological biopsy time will be appropriately prolonged, usually ranging from 10 minutes to about 30 minutes.
If there is a need to perform microscopic polypectomy or microscopic submucosal elevation of ESD, the examination time of colonoscopy will be even longer, ranging from about 30 minutes to about 1 hour.
If a colonoscopy is needed, it should be performed under the supervision of a doctor.