Most of the people who are recommended endoscopy have one question in mind.
Is it safe? What will happen after an endoscopy?
And such confusions are enough to make them think of the alternatives to endoscopy. So we will be trying to pacify their minds and clear their mind about endoscopy.
Overall endoscopy is a safe process. You won’t even feel what’s happening during the process. An insertion tube for endoscope will be inserted through your mouth or rectum. The tip of the insertion tube contains a camera. The tiny camera will capture the inside view. In that way, the doctor will be able to diagnose the exact issue and locate the part where the actual problem is residing.
What else, what if there wasn’t an endoscopy option? You would have to go for surgery. Doctors would have put a cut on your body to check out the problem inside or to remove that. So endoscopy is saving you from the painful surgery.
As far as what happens next is concerned. That’s actually nothing, in the majority of the cases, there are no side effects at all. They will discharge you right after the process. You may have to rest for a couple of hours in a hospital to get back into senses from sedation. Once you are back to your senses, you are good to go.
Compared to surgery where you are prescribed a heavy dose from days, you will need just a pain killer after endoscopy. You can drive the next day, but it would be better to ask someone else or a taxi to take you home after the endoscopy. You can rest overnight and that’s enough to get back to your actual self.
In rare cases, you may have bleeding due to the perforation of some organs. Infection can be the other side effect. But that can be treated easily. Overall it’s a pretty safe and easy process. You can surely go for it with a relaxed mind.
