CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY (INPATIENTS)

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Capsule endoscopy is used to see the area inside your small intestine, which is not easily
reachable with the help of traditional endoscopy procedures. Traditional endoscopy such as
colonoscopy or esophagogastroduodenoscopy involves passing a long, flexible tube equipped
with a video camera down your throat or through your rectum.
Capsule endoscopy procedure uses a wireless camera, which is same as the size and
shape of a pill. After you swallow the capsule, it takes thousands of pictures on the
inside of the gastrointestinal tract that are transmitted to a recorder you wear on a belt
around your waist.
Your doctor will direct you about the capsule endoscopy preparations. You have to stop
eating and drinking at least 12 hours before the procedure. Your doctor might ask you
to start or stop certain medications. You may be asked to take a laxative before your
capsule endoscopy to flush out your small intestine.
Your doctor will watch the video made by special software that strings the images together
with the help of a computer and share the results of capsule endoscopy. Capsule endoscopy is
a very safe diagnostic method. However, there are very few chances of capsule endoscopy
side effects such as abdominal pain, distension, and nausea.