Hello everyone, after a few years of suffering from gastric problems of a minor nature, this year the symptoms came on stronger than normal, so my doctor decided that the time had come to have a gastroscopy to clarify the situation once and for all. However, I have always been terrified of the classic transoral gastroscopy, certainly because of the tube in the throat, the choking feeling, and so on. So, I am thinking of doing the transnasal gastroscopy, which most people I know have told me is equally effective, but much less painful, with the pain in the nose bearable and the absence of the sense of choking and vomiting. I am writing here because I am hoping that someone in the forum has had this endoscopy before me and would like to share their experience with me about this, so that I can make up my mind for good. For those who have done both: do you find the transnasal version more bearable and doable? Thank you very much to anyone who would like to answer and help me.
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