Objective. To study the effects of modified Lamaze breathing on abdominal pain experienced during colonoscopy. Methods. Eighty-five patients who underwent common colonoscopy at our hospital between March 2021 and May 2021 were selected and randomly divided into the Lamaze group ( n = 40 ) and a control group ( n = 45 ). Their basic clinical information was collected, and the bowel cleanliness, the time for the endoscope to reach the ileocecal junction, and the degree of abdominal pain of the two groups were compared. Results. No significant difference was observed in age, gender, bowel cleanliness, and time of endoscope to reach the ileocecal junction between the two groups. However, the degree of abdominal pain (anal region, descending sigmoid colon junction, splenic flexure, and hepatic flexure) was significantly lower in the Lamaze group compared with the control group. Conclusion. Modified Lamaze breathing demonstrated promising effectiveness in reducing abdominal pain during colonoscopy and improving the quality of the examination.
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