What else is there besides gastroscopy for checking stomach diseases

Release time : 07/26/2025 09:30:01

In China, the incidence of gastric diseases has always been high. It is often seen that people around us suffer from gastric diseases. In terms of examination for gastric diseases, "gastroscopy" has become the most familiar method for everyone.

Endoscopic gastric biopsy is relatively painful, which is why many patients often fear it and even refuse the procedure.

Are there any alternative methods to replace gastroscopy? Apart from gastroscopy, what else can be used for examining the stomach? In fact, undergoing gastroscopy is not as painful as rumors suggest. When the scope enters the throat, feeling nauseous and wanting to vomit is quite normal, which is a human body's natural response. Once it gets deeper into the esophagus, there will no longer be such discomfort. Even if it's uncomfortable, it only lasts for about 5 minutes.

If there is a disease in the stomach, the most clear and direct method is to perform an endoscopy. During this procedure, some tissue from the stomach can be taken for biopsy, which can then be examined under a microscope to see if any harmful bacteria have infected the area. This is crucial for subsequent treatment.

Certainly, examinations for gastric diseases can also include the following: 1. Barium meal radiography of the stomach and intestines. This test is less clear than an endoscopy, and if a lesion is found during this examination, the doctor will recommend an endoscopy.

2. Capsule gastroscopy involves swallowing a capsule-like film, which is painless. However, the procedure is expensive.

It has a relatively high value in the examination of small intestinal diseases.

Due to the larger gastric cavity and the numerous turns in the gastric angle, it may not be possible to clearly examine the stomach area with capsule endoscopy.

3. Gastrointestinal ultrasound, a recent development in gastrointestinal imaging, has also touted itself as painless but it is only slightly useful for exploring gastric motility disorders and has little value for the examination of other gastric pathologies.

Before undergoing a gastric disease examination, what preparations should be made? Some people have already suffered from gastric diseases, but they actually have some understanding of the condition themselves. However, due to work pressure or the fact that their pain is not significant, they often neglect to undergo examination and treatment.

When my stomach pain suddenly became severe, I went to the hospital for examination without making any preparations. In fact, if I rushed to the hospital like this before checking for my stomach trouble, I might not be able to perform a detailed examination of my stomach. So, what preparations should be made before checking for stomach problems? 1. Smoking should be prohibited on the first day of examination for gastric diseases to avoid affecting the intubation due to coughing during the examination.

In addition, not smoking the first day can also reduce the secretion of gastric acid, making it easier for doctors to check.

2. Patients should go on an empty stomach before having a gastric examination, preferably for more than 6 hours.

If you go for the inspection in the morning, don't eat anything else until the inspection after dinner the day before.

If the examination is scheduled in the afternoon, you can have light and easily digestible liquid foods for breakfast. After having breakfast, you should not consume any other food until the end of the examination.

If the body is weak, or if you have other serious illnesses, you may need to be given a hypertonic glucose solution through an intravenous injection before your examination.

To stabilize the patient's mood and reduce gastric fluid secretion, prevent excessive gastric motility, eliminate gastric foam, and enhance image clarity during certain examinations, doctors may prescribe sedatives, antispasmodics, and foam-dissolving agents to their patients before these procedures.

The patient should cooperate with the doctor.

What foods are good for stomach diseases? Those with stomach diseases must be particularly careful when it comes to what they eat. Many of the foods we usually consume can easily irritate the stomach if consumed by a person with stomach disease, potentially exacerbating their condition.

So what food is good for stomach problems? 1. Congee.

For example, millet porridge, yam porridge, soft and rotten meat porridge, etc., you can drink it appropriately during breakfast and dinner. Drinking porridge can nourish the stomach.

2. Vegetables with mild attributes: such as broccoli, mushrooms, potatoes, carrots, taro, etc. These vegetables can be eaten more warm, but they must be cooked to make them ripe before eating, so that there is no burden on the stomach to absorb them.

3. Soft and mushy food.

The food eaten by people with stomach problems must be cooked well. It is best to cook certain foods until soft and eaten, such as noodles, rice, etc.

You should eat less soy products and develop the habit of chewing carefully and slowly when eating.

Avoid raw and cold food.

4. Fish.

Catfish, crucian carp and platyfish are all good options for stomach patients.

5. Fruits.

Fruit can be eaten by most patients with stomach problems, but you should be careful not to eat fruits that are sour and cold. When eating fruits in winter, you should put them in hot water to warm them before eating them.

How to Prevent Gastric Disease? The incidence of gastric disease is high, and stomach pain seems to be very common in today's life. The most important reason is that people neglect the protection of the stomach in their life, ignoring a small problem without attention, which becomes a big problem, suffering themselves.

Therefore, we should start from the little things in life and take good care of our stomachs.

1. Drinking warm water in the morning is essential. Regularly drinking warm water each morning can replenish the lost fluids throughout the night, aid in the expulsion of toxins and waste from the body, and importantly, nourish the stomach.

Any drink you get up in the morning cannot replace the effect of boiled water.

2. Breakfast is essential; some people lack the habit of eating breakfast. If they skip it for a long time, their stomachs may get upset. With an empty stomach, the gastric acid has little to digest and can harm the mucosa of the stomach.

Therefore, breakfast is crucial; it's not just about eating, but rather consuming nutritious food.

3. Don't overeat; only eat until you are eighty percent full, which is best for your stomach.

Eating until you are full can only cause excess burden to your stomach, and also affect the function of other digestive organs.

4. It is imperative to avoid strenuous exercise before and after meals. Exercise immediately after a meal can result in decreased blood supply to the stomach, hindering normal digestion processes and potentially causing stomach pain and other issues.

The time interval between exercising and eating should be at least half an hour.

5. Avoid cold foods. Cold foods can severely damage your stomach.

Consumption of an excessive amount of cold food over a prolonged period can lead to stomach pain, gastritis, and gastric ulcers among many other gastrointestinal diseases.

It is acceptable to indulge occasionally, but it should not be done over the long term or in large quantities.

6. Avoid eating too much before bedtime. Eating a lot before going to sleep can cause your stomach to not digest the food you've eaten, and you might be in bed already.

The food that stays in the stomach can put an enormous burden on the already tired stomach, and it must certainly be unhappy about it.

7. Try to minimize overtime and late nights; individuals who frequently work late or overtime tend to experience greater mental stress, which can lead to a feeling of emptiness and tension in the stomach. This is also related to certain psychological factors.

8. Take care of minor issues promptly; don't ignore the small ailments that arise in your stomach. This is the stomach telling you to pay attention to it! Even if you have minor symptoms, seek medical treatment and avoid waiting until they become serious illnesses before regretting not taking action sooner.

Precautions for gastric diseases, which constantly bring many inconveniences and pain to people, sometimes hurting them.

If you have gastric diseases, it is necessary to seek treatment timely. While the treatment is in progress, there are many things that need attention in daily life.

1. Maintain a regular diet and sleep schedule.

Patients with gastric diseases should start by taking care of their daily routine. The three meals a day should be eaten on time and in the correct amount.

2. Try to eat smaller, more frequent meals.

People with stomach diseases usually have poor digestive function. Sometimes they feel full after eating a small amount of meals. If they eat a little too much, their stomach will feel swollen and uncomfortable, especially at night, when the stomach stagflation is difficult to fall asleep.

Individuals with stomach issues can opt for multiple smaller meals rather than one large meal. Before the main meal, they can take in a small amount of food as a supplement, but this should not be excessive to avoid affecting the main meal.

3. Soft, hard, and fibrous foods should be consumed in moderation as they are difficult to digest.

Drinking soup before meals is recommended, but drinking it after can dilute stomach acid and affect digestion.

4. Avoid smoking, alcohol, strong tea, carbonated beverages, cold drinks, and some spicy and acidic foods, as these can harm the stomach.

Milk and hot water are the best beverages for patients with stomach diseases.

5. Patients with gastric diseases should avoid exercising after meals and should not engage in work until at least half an hour has elapsed after eating.

6. If gastric diseases are not acute, it is generally not advisable to take medication. Most gastric diseases are chronic, and the side effects of long-term medication may be even greater than the therapeutic effect of the medication itself.

7. Let me remind you again that gastric diseases are chronic conditions, and it is virtually impossible to cure them in the short term.

Therefore, the fundamental approach to treating gastric diseases lies in "nurturing" oneself, optimizing one's lifestyle habits and holistically caring for one's stomach to achieve optimal health.

The medical content discussed in this text is for reference only and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice.

If any discomfort is experienced, it is advised to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be based on the clinical examination conducted by a professional doctor.