We studied the factors that ease pain during an endoscopic examination. The results are as follows : 1) no restriction of eating on the previous day or drinking water on the day of examination, 2) flavored local anesthetics (anestheflavor) and music anesthesia, 3) kind treatment of patients by endoscopists, 4) kind words and care of trained nurses, and 5) intravenous administration of 5mg of diazepam. It is important to do these things properly to ensure painless endoscopic examination.
