Gastroscopy does not necessarily need to check for H. pylori, but needs to be considered in the context of the specific condition.
If it is before or after medication and surgical treatment, there is no need to check for H. pylori, but if it is because of stomach discomfort such as upper abdominal pain and loss of appetite, there is a need to check for H. pylori. It is recommended to consult a specialist.
Generally speaking, all esophageal, gastric and duodenal diseases with unknown diagnosis can be examined by gastroscopy.
1. There is no need to check Helicobacter pylori: Commonly, such as before and after drug treatment of esophageal and gastric diseases or follow-up after surgical treatment, as well as gastroscopy to remove foreign objects, sclerotherapy injection and ligation of esophageal varices, gastric polypectomy, etc., there is no obvious correlation with Helicobacter pylori infection and routinely there is no need to check Helicobacter pylori.
2. Need to check H. pylori: the occurrence of epigastric pain, discomfort, fullness, loss of appetite and other symptoms of the upper gastrointestinal tract, suspected of gastric diseases related to H. pylori infection, it is necessary to check H. pylori.
When doing a gastroscopy to see if you need to check for H. pylori, you need to follow the instructions of the gastroscopy doctor.