Also the careful examination of the throat and its structures can also be done Gastroscopy is routinely done for following symptoms: Upper abdominal pain, Acidity not responding to medications, difficulty in swallowing, black colored stools, bleeding in vomiting.The procedure is simple and not very time consuming, usually done on a day care basis without patient getting admitted. The patient need to come on empty stomach and can proceed to one’s work after the procedure.

This procedure is done in patients with complaints related to the lower side of the abdomen like lower abdominal pain, chronic constipation not responding to medications, a recent change in the stool pattern, blood in stools, diarrhoea lasting for more than a month etc. The procedure can be done on a daycare basis. The patient needs to consume a liquid medication before the procedure so that the intestines are clean and visualization becomes possible.