r/Endoscopy

I have a history of a hiatal hernia and gastritis that I was diagnosed with about three years ago. For the most part, I haven't had constant problems with it, but I've had a few flare-ups this year.
Recently, my symptoms seem to happen right after my period. I start having nausea, acid reflux, stomach discomfort, and pressure in my chest, especially at night when I'm lying down. I feel like I can breathe, but there is a pressure or uncomfortable sensation in my chest. I've noticed that lying on my right side seems to make it feel better.
I've also started noticing a strange sensation in my esophagus or throat. When I cough, it feels like something is being irritated or itchy inside, and sometimes coughing makes me hiccup..
I'm concerned that something may be irritating my esophagus, possibly from acid reflux or my hiatal hernia. I don't feel like food is actually stuck because I can swallow normally, but it feels like there is something there or like the area is irritated.
I've also been constipated recently.
I would like to know if my hiatal hernia or acid reflux could be causing these symptoms, whether my esophagus is irritated or inflamed, and whether there is anything else that could explain the chest pressure, coughing, hiccups, and nausea. I also want to know what I can do to prevent these flare-ups from continuing, especially since they seem to happen after my period.
I have an endoscopy scheduled, so I would like to know someone has been going thru something similar or the same?
sn- I had ct scans done and everything seems normal still waiting for the 2nd endocopy to see.
Period→ GI flare → nausea → reflux → esophageal/throat irritation → chest pressure/tickle → coughing → hiccups.

hi everyone i’m getting an endoscopy done in two weeks with twilight sedation and i’m very nervous about it🫠 can anyone who’s got one done on this anesthesia tell me ur experience?

I have had several endoscopies before and i assumed this one was going to be basically the same, I've always been fine the day after. But for the past 4 days I've had pretty persistent abdominal pain and trouble eating enough because of that and on/off nausea.

I'm assuming this is due to the biopsies. The other weird thing is since the procedure I've had a huge increase in daily fatigue, plus dizzy spells every time i eat. Also I'm more prone to car sickness for the past few days for some reason.

This strikes me as really strange, has anyone else had something like this happen to them?

Hey all, I had an endoscopy yesterday around 9 am to check if I still had gastritis. They took quite a few biopsies. After a few hours of coming home, while laying down, I started feeling pain in my upper-mid back. It hurts when I drink water, swallow food, or breathe deeply. It’s day 2, 6 pm and it feels like it may have improved but I am not sure. The doctors office I got it done at isn’t open today (since it’s Saturday). Is this normal?

Hi, am male 30 years old. I had an endscopy and this is the report :

Findings

Esophagus

• Upper esophageal sphincter unremarkable; contour normal.

• Gastro-esophageal junction (GEJ) at 41 cm from the incisors.

• 3 small pink surrounded areas within the upper esophagus in the sense of inlet patches.

Stomach

• Fundus: normal, no ulcers or mass.

• Body: normal, no ulcers or mass.

• Antrum: patchy inflamed mucosa, no ulcers or mass.

• Pylorus: patent (open), allowing passage of the scope into the duodenum.

Duodenum

• Normal through the third portion.

• Bulb: normal, no ulcers or mass.

• Descending duodenum: normal.

Patient tolerated the procedure well.

Histopathology / Tests

• Biopsy taken from the esophagus (G1).

• CLO test (for H. pylori): negative after 1 hour.

Conclusion

• 3 small pink surrounded areas within upper esophagus in the sense of inlet patches.

• Mild patchy antral gastritis.

Recommendations

• PPI (proton pump inhibitor) twice daily for 2 weeks, then once daily for a further 2 weeks.

• H. pylori eradication with quadruple therapy (bismuth-based) for 10 days if HP colonization (note: the rapid CLO test was negative, but the recommendation includes this contingency—likely awaiting formal histology results).

My questions are:

What does (G1) it mean in the histophathology section? (note this is the endoscopy report only not the pathology)

What are those 3 patches? Is it an indicator of something more serious?

Thanks