Are you undergoing excessive weight loss or any abnormal bleeding?

Colon cancer is one of the leading cause of deaths worldwide especially in UK, it’s treatable when diagnosed at an early stage, capsule endoscopy is one of the advanced & highly beneficial procedures used for detection of various gastro-intestinal diseases

Capsule endoscopy also helps us to diagnose gastrointestinal bleeding, Crohns disease in children which is not been diagnosed since long time.

What is capsule endoscopy?

Capsule endoscopy: One of the best methods of early screening of cancerous growths in gastrointestinal tract.

Patient swallows a wireless endoscope which is nothing but a capsule similar as size of multivitamin capsule. Camera is attached to it which easily clicks the pictures of the digestive tract as it moves through the GIT

 Benefits of capsule endoscopy:

Used to confirm the diagnosis, Gastro esophageal reflux disease, crohns disease and gastrointestinal bleeding. Various intestinal cancers can be screened at an early stage.

Capsule endoscopy is designed with:

•      Light (optical fibre system)
•       Lens for transmission of an image
•       Flexible tube.

Measures taken before capsule endoscopy

• Patient should be on liquids 24 hrs before the procedure for clear photo clips
• No medications should be taken

Precautions should be taken

• After ingestion of capsule patients must not expose themselves to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Complications of capsule endoscopy:

• Infection
•  Pain
• Fever