Abdominal pain and bloody stool.

When we talk about endoscopy, many people ask each other, for example: Is it a safe procedure? Are there any side effects after endoscopy? What are the symptoms that require endoscopy? If no symptoms appear, should endoscopy be done or not, etc. The gastroenterologist and liver specialist comes to answer questions on this topic

If you have these symptoms, you should have a gastroscopy or colonoscopy
Bloody stool and frequent bloody vomiting
Anemia of unknown cause
Weight loss of unknown cause
Treatment with dose is useless
Family history of gastrointestinal cancer
Constipation and diarrhea do not go away

Can gastroscopy and colonoscopy detect abnormalities?
Gastroscopy is used to detect ulcers or masses in the stomach, as well as to detect stomach cancer. As for colonoscopy, it helps to detect ulcers or masses and abnormalities in the blood vessels or symptoms of bleeding and bloody stool, including colon cancer

If gastroscopy and colonoscopy are neglected, what are their risks?
Some diseases may be found when symptoms appear, such as colon cancer, so that the patient comes to the doctor because of bloody stool or abdominal pain, and when diagnosed ... it is often a terminal cancer and may not be cured in time

If there are no abnormal symptoms, is it necessary to perform a gastroscopy or colonoscopy or not?
It is necessary because it is a risk screening, before it occurs. When the result is known quickly, it can be treated in time and recover from the disease quickly. Therefore, for the group of people who should undergo an endoscopy

Although there are no obvious abnormal symptoms as follows

People over the age of 50

People with a family history of cancer should be screened before the age of 50

Or people with such symptoms, even if they are not yet 50 years old. Gastrointestinal endoscopy is recommended to detect abnormalities and reduce the risk of disease or prevent the spread of cancer, which increases the chances of recovery