Prior to the examination of your upper digestive tract, your pharynx will be numbed with a local anaesthetic. In order to protect the endoscope against biting, we will insert a mouthpiece in your mouth. While you are lying on your left side, the doctor will introduce the endoscope. You can breathe normally throughout the procedure, and you will not feel pain.
Most patients undergoing the procedure perceive it as mildly uncomfortable, while others even fall asleep. The procedure lasts 15-45 minutes.
In most cases, no medication is needed for examining the rectum. For this procedure you will be also positioned on your left side, and it will take from 10 to 30 minutes.