Whether painless gastroenteroscopy can be done together varies from person to person and cannot be generalized. If the patient is in good health and has a strong tolerance, they can do it together, but if the patient is in poor health and cannot tolerate both tests, it is not recommended to do them together.
Painless gastroenteroscopy refers to two tests, that is, painless gastroscopy and painless enteroscopy, both of which are performed under anesthesia. Painless gastroscopy is to insert the gastroscope from the mouth and enter the stomach through the esophagus to observe the gastric mucosal lesions; painless enteroscopy is to insert the enteroscope from the anus and reach the ileum through the rectum to observe the mucosal lesions in the rectum and colon.
Both painless gastroscopy and painless colonoscopy require fasting and can be performed at the same time. When both examinations are performed at the same time, it is necessary to increase the dosage of anesthesia, which will also increase the amount of gas entering the gastrointestinal tract. If the patients themselves are in good physical condition, have no underlying diseases, and have strengthened tolerance, the examinations can be performed at the same time, and it will not affect their health.
However, if the patient’s own physical condition is poor, or suffering from diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the elderly and other people, the patient’s tolerance to anesthesia is poorer, the adverse reaction after the examination may be more obvious, then you need to carefully consider whether to carry out the two examinations together.
Before a patient undergoes a painless gastroenteroscopy, the doctor will conduct a comprehensive assessment of the patient’s physical condition to determine whether the two tests can be performed at the same time, and the patient should follow the doctor’s instructions for the examination.