Sensing is a manipulation in medicine. It can be performed both in the hospital and at home with the patient. The process itself consists in the fact that a probe is inserted into the stomach area through the oral cavity or nasal cavity. The procedure itself is not very pleasant. Although it is carried out without the occurrence of pain. It may be accompanied by such symptoms:
- nausea;
- cramping
- gag reflexes.
Probing is a procedure that is done using a special tube called a probe. It can be of different thickness and length. At the end of the probe is a small camera and a lighting fixture. Such a tube is connected to a pump or screen.
Indications for the procedure
This manipulation can be carried out for three reasons:
- When it is necessary to diagnose diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
- When it is necessary to rinse the stomach when poisoning occurs or when obstruction in the intestine is observed. Also before diagnosing.
- Sensing can still be done when the patient is in a lumpy state and with the help of this apparatus a meal is taken.
What does the examination show?
Thanks to this manipulation, many diseases of the gastrointestinal tract can be detected. Including such as:
- gastritis;
- ulcer;
- polyps;
- oncological tumors.
Contraindications
It is worth noting that sounding is a procedure that has its contraindications. It is impossible to carry out in such cases:
- during the bearing of the child;
- with diseases of a hypertonic nature;
- with bleeding stomach;
- when there is an expansion of the veins in the esophagus;
- if the presence of a cough reflex is not observed;
- when there are burns in the gastrointestinal tract;
- in the presence of epilepsy;
- when there is the slightest curvature of the spine in the cervicothoracic region.
Preparation
Before starting the procedure, preparation for sounding is necessary. Its main goal is the complete emptying of the stomach. This is necessary so that a specialist without obstacles can consider the presence of the smallest pathologies in the gastrointestinal tract. To do this:
- the last time to eat only until six in the evening before the morning manipulation;
- it is strictly forbidden to eat food that provokes gas formation;
- for self-washing of the stomach, you need to use only water throughout the evening;
- smoking in the morning is also impossible.
What is done before the procedure?
Before probing, a specialist must necessarily check with the patient about possible diseases, as well as about the presence of allergic reactions to drugs.
After clarification of all the necessary information, a rotary expander is inserted into the oral cavity. Since during the procedure, this part of the face should be in an open position.
They also test for the presence of an allergic reaction to Lidocaine. If it is not observed, then the back of the pharynx is irrigated with them to make anesthesia.
The patient is placed on a couch, in a side pose, legs bent at the knees, one arm bent in the chest area. They put a roller under his head.
Only then do they begin to insert a probe into the duodenum or into the stomach. Using a camera, a specialist observes all the changes that are viewed on the screen.
Other sounding objectives
Probing is a medical procedure in which you can take juice from the stomach for a more thorough analysis. For this purpose, either a syringe or a pump intended for this process is attached to the tube.
Using sounding, the stomach is washed. A special tube is used here, at the end of which a funnel is attached. It is intended for infusion and pouring of purified water.
While doing a sounding of this nature, the patient is in a sitting position. The exception is the patient is unconscious. Then a thin tube is inserted through his nose and a rinse is performed.
Features of the procedure for the child
When it is necessary to conduct sounding for a child, then this happens in the same way as in an adult. The only difference is that there is another person who holds the small patient on his knees, and in the process holds both his head and himself, so as not to break out.
If the child is too small, then his body is fixed with a sheet, wrapping well.
Sounding at home
Sensing for the purpose of washing is mostly done in the hospital during poisoning, but in some cases people do it on their own while at home. This procedure is quite simple:
- it is necessary to get drunk with warm boiled water;
- after a minute, artificially provoke vomiting.
This manipulation should be done several times, using at least one and a half liters of water with each approach.
Such washing should be done carefully for the child. At the same time, make sure that the drunk liquid completely leaves the body.
To induce vomiting, two fingers should be inserted into the oral cavity so that vomiting appears. They should be maintained for some time.
If food poisoning has occurred, a little potassium permanganate is added to the water. Strain through cheesecloth before use. Since insoluble crystals of the drug can provoke a burn in the gastrointestinal tract.
Such manipulations are aimed at removing harmful substances from the body from food that haven’t got into the bloodstream and negatively affected other internal organs.
It is worth noting that if a sick person is not sure what kind of poisoning he has, then flushing the stomach at home is undesirable. Why? When petrochemical products became the cause of the disease, together with water they can not only provoke an even more poisonous process, but also form burns of the mucous membrane in the gastrointestinal tract.
Conclusion
If earlier the sounding procedure was a little scary, since a tube with a diameter of thirteen millimeters was introduced, causing not only discomfort, but also pain, then today it is much easier. A probe with a diameter of five millimeters is used for the procedure. The maximum that the patient feels is a slight vomiting reflex.