1.

Under what situation will gastroscopy be recommended?

• Upper abdominal pain

• Acid reflux, heartburn

• Upper abdominal bloating

• Difficulty in swallowing

• Foreign body such as fish bone ingestion

• Dyspepsia

2.

What preparations are needed before undergoing a gastroscopy? What is the procedure?

No eating and drinking within 6 hours before the procedure. During the procedure, the doctors will spray some local anesthesia to the throat of the patient and the gastroscopy will enter the stomach softly through the patient's mouth.

3.

Does the endoscopy procedure take place under general anaesthesia? 

No. General anaesthesia is relatively more risk, as it involves intubation and several kinds of medicine such as Muscle Relaxants. On the other hand, the intravenous sedation agents being injected before the endoscopy procedure will only make patients fall asleep. Patients will breathe normally and can be waken easily after the procedure.

4.

Gastroscopy:    10-15 minutes

5.

Will the endoscopy procedure cause any suffering?

Traditional gastroscopy are taken place when patients are awake. Nowadays, patients can choose to receive intravenous sedation agents injection. Patients will fall asleep after the injection. Endoscopy procedure will take place when the patients are sleeping and no discomfort will be felt.