Do you often encounter this situation in your life: stomach pain, fullness after eating, anorexia, different stools than before, frequent stomach discomfort, etc. I didn’t dare to go to the hospital because I was afraid that the doctor would ask for a gastroenteroscopy. The thought of that black tube inserted into the stomach and into the intestines is unbearable. Is stomach and colonoscopy really so scary? Today, the Provincial Maternal and Child Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Center will show you about painless gastrointestinal endoscopy.
What is gastroenteroscopy? What is painless gastroenteroscopy?
Gastric endoscopy is commonly known as the use of a black tube with a camera to enter the esophagus from the mouth through the throat to observe the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum (bulb, descending) for There is no unusual process. In the same way, colonoscopy is the process of using a black tube with a camera to enter the large intestine from the anus to observe the mucosa of the large intestine. Don’t worry, this black tube with a camera has different thicknesses, and the stomach and intestines are used separately, called gastroscope and colonoscope respectively.
Ordinary gastrointestinal endoscopy, if you are afraid of discomfort, you deserve to have a painless stomach and colonoscopy. Painless stomach and colonoscopy, in simple terms, is when the anesthesiologist gives you an intravenous injection of short-acting anesthetics to make you fall asleep, and perform stomach and colonoscopy operations during this period. When the exam is over, you wake up from your slumber. No pain, acceptable.
Who needs gastric and colonoscopy?
The first is when you have uncomfortable symptoms, go to the hospital, and the doctor recommends a gastroenteroscopy. Don’t hesitate, don’t refuse, follow your doctor’s advice!
Here, we provide you with excerpts from our proven, cogent consensus. If you meet the following screening requirements, please do a stomach and colonoscopy as soon as possible, and give yourself a physical examination for your stomach and intestines!
Esophageal cancer screening target[1]:
Age over 40 years of age and either:
(1) from areas with high incidence of esophageal cancer;
(2) upper gastrointestinal symptoms;
(3) Have a family history of esophageal cancer;
(4) Patients with esophageal precancerous disease or precancerous lesions;
(5) Have other high-risk factors for esophageal cancer (smoking, heavy drinking, squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck or respiratory tract, etc.).
Stomach cancer screening target population[2]:
Age 40 years or older and one of the following:
(1) People in areas with high incidence of gastric cancer;
(2) Helicobacter pylori infection;
(3) Suffering from chronic atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyps, post-operative remnant stomach, hypertrophic gastritis, pernicious anemia and other gastric precancerous diseases;
(4) First-degree relatives of gastric cancer patients;
(5) There are other risk factors for gastric cancer (such as high salt intake, salted diet, smoking, heavy alcohol consumption, etc.).
Recommended subjects for colorectal cancer screening[3]:
(1) Individuals with alarm symptoms such as blood in stool, mucus blood in stool, change in bowel habits, unexplained anemia, weight loss, etc. are not limited by age;
(2) People aged 50-75, with or without alarm symptoms.
Through the above explanation, have you memorized the screening objects for esophageal cancer, gastric cancer, and colorectal cancer? If you meet any of the above conditions, come to Shandong Maternal and Child Health Hospital Digestive Endoscopy Center to make an appointment for stomach and colonoscopy as soon as possible.
References
1. Digestive Endoscopy Branch of Chinese Medical Association, Professional Committee of Oncology Endoscopy of China Anti-Cancer Association. Expert consensus on early esophageal cancer screening and endoscopic diagnosis and treatment in China (2014, Beijing) [J]. Gastroenterology, 2015, (4): 220-240.
2. National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Chinese Medical Association Digestive Endoscopy Branch, Chinese Medical Association Health Management Branch, etc. Expert consensus opinion on screening process for early gastric cancer in China ( Draft 2017, Shanghai)[J].Chinese Journal of Digestive Endoscopy.
3. National Clinical Research Center for Digestive System Diseases (Shanghai), National Alliance of Early Cancer Prevention and Control Centers of Digestive Tract, Chinese Medical Association Digestive Endoscopy Branch, etc. China Early Colorectal Cancer Screening Expert consensus on the investigation process (2019, Shanghai) [J]. Chinese Journal of Medicine, 2019, 99(38): 2961-2970.
Original author: Zheng Wenwen
Editor: Xu Xiao
Review: Jia Li, Liu Zhu, Gao Yu
Correspondent: Xu Xiao