Dealing with issues in your gastrointestinal system can lead to complications and pain during your daily life. Unlike external issues, issues in your gastrointestinal system can be difficult to diagnose without being able to see inside your gastrointestinal tract. Capsule endoscopy is an easy way for your doctor to examine your gastrointestinal tract without having to worry about a traditional invasive procedure that can affect your day. Dr. Glenn Madokoro in Newport Beach, CA, can explain what a capsule endoscopy is and how it can help diagnose your gastrointestinal issues.
What Is a Capsule Endoscopy?
With a traditional endoscopy, you’ll need to be put under sedation so that your doctor can see inside your gastrointestinal tract and determine what might be happening inside. With a capsule endoscopy, our gastroenterologist in Newport Beach, CA, can easily see inside your body without disrupting your day.
Our doctor will give you a pill-sized video camera that you will need to swallow. As this passes through your system, it will transmit pictures to a recording device that you’ll wear on your body. When you return to your doctor, they’ll be able to see images of your intestines to determine what might be affecting you. Capsule endoscopy helps your doctor view images of the small intestine that can’t usually be reached with a normal endoscopy or colonoscopy. The entire procedure takes about eight hours and you’ll be able to go about your day mostly as normal.
Once the procedure is done, your doctor will examine the images and should be able to tell you about your results within a week. Treatment can then be started so that you can start feeling comfortable and pain-free in no time.
Contact Our Gastroenterologist Today
Find out what could be causing your gastrointestinal pain. Contact Dr. Glenn Madokoro in Newport Beach, CA, to learn about capsule endoscopy and how it can help you. Call for more information and to schedule your appointment today at (949) 548-8800.