Gastroscopy can check the problem occurring in stomach, if you have below symptoms or situation, you are recommend to do gastroscopy check-up:

• • Family history with gastrointestinal tract cancer
  • Benign tumors or polyps was found from stomach
  • Affected H. pylori
  • Stomach feeling not well after or before meals
  • Feeling of heart burn
  • Gastrointestinal bleedings
  • Acid Reflux
  • Upper abdominal pain

Gastroscopy can be completed in about 2 hours. Prior to gastroscopy, an anesthetic procedure will be performed to minimize discomfort during the examination. During the gastroscopy, a flexible endoscope with a diameter of about 0.9 cm will be inserted into the body through the mouth, and the inner walls of the esophagus, stomach and part of the duodenum will be thoroughly examined. The entire examination takes about 15-20 minutes and  the patient will be then taken to the recovery room where he/she will be checked with the vital-index device for further monitoring by a team of healthcare professionals.

By using gastroscopy, it can diagnosis disease from esophagus, stomach, or duodenum etc. digestive tract diseases, which included:

• Acid Reflux
• Stomach ulcer
• Duodenal ulcer
• Chronic gastritis
• Esophageal cancer
• Stomach cancer

Patients need to fast for 6 hours before gastroscopy so that the doctor can examine the lining of the stomach more clearly.

The patient should inform the doctor of any medication currently taking (particularly for diabetes or that could affect blood clotting), or the suspect or confirmed pregnancy before the examination so that the doctor is aware of the patient’s condition.

After the gastroscopy, the patient will be taken to the recovery room for a rest to wait for the effects of the anesthesia and sedatives to wear off before you can get up, move around, and eat. Generally speaking, it takes 1 to 2 hours for the effects to wear off.

Patients are advised to avoid operating heavy machinery, signing legal documents or driving for 24 hours after the examination.