There are more means of examining the stomach and intestines, such as the common colonoscopy, gastroscopy, abdominal plain film, abdominal ultrasound, barium meal fluoroscopy, routine blood, routine stool, and stool culture. The choice is made by the doctor according to the individual’s symptoms and medical history.
1. Enteroscopy and gastroscopy: can clarify whether there are lesions in the gastrointestinal tract, and is the gold standard for diagnosing gastrointestinal inflammation, ulcers, and masses.
2. Abdominal plain film: it can be used to exclude intussusception, intestinal obstruction, intestinal torsion and other conditions.
3. Abdominal ultrasound: it can be used to screen for appendicitis, intra-abdominal masses and other diseases.
4. Barium meal fluoroscopy: it can be used for the screening of peptic ulcer and stomach tumor.
5. Routine blood test, routine stool test, stool culture: can be used to clarify whether infectious factors and specific types of infection.
Other tests include carbon 14 breath test and abdominal ct.
For gastrointestinal diseases, it is recommended that the doctor selects the appropriate tests according to the situation.