It's my first time to see the gastroenterology department. Do I need to have an examination?

Try to do a good check-up when you go to see digestive diseases. Diseases in the Department of Gastroenterology mainly include diseases of esophagus, stomach and intestine. Because there are many similarities and many kinds of diseases, we can't judge diseases simply by symptoms. When the disease is diagnosed, it should be combined with examination to help the diagnosis. Gastropathy includes gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric polyp, gastric cancer, and many similar symptoms. Gastropathy patients can do gastroscopy. Gastroscopy can know the specific situation of esophagus and stomach and judge the nature of the disease. Pathological examination can be performed when unknown tumors are found.

Intestinal diseases, such as enteritis, intestinal tuberculosis, intestinal polyps and intestinal tumors, have many similarities in symptoms. Intestinal diseases can be examined by colonoscopy. Colonoscopy can diagnose diseases, carry out case examination, understand the nature and degree of diseases, and carry out examination to diagnose diseases more accurately, and choose sensitive drugs for treatment according to diseases.

There are many kinds of examination items in the department of gastroenterology, and different examination methods are selected according to the causes and symptoms. Commonly used examination items include liver function, gastroscopy, gastrointestinal radiography, stool routine, colonoscopy, barium fluoroscopy, X-ray examination, color Doppler ultrasound of liver and gallbladder, hepatobiliary CT, pancreatic CT and so on. If the main symptom is gastrointestinal discomfort, you can do stool routine, gastroscopy, colonoscopy and other examinations.

After determining the cause, choose reasonable treatment methods, keep a happy mood, eat regularly, take part in outdoor activities, don't overeat, keep the room clean and hygienic, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, and keep the sleeping environment quiet.