RE: SmartPill - Motility Testing System
I like the idea behind of digesting something in order to diagnose gastro intestinal problems. However, I believe the concern of anyone digesting anything is - is it safe? I think including that information in the hunt could help readers easily assess if they want to check it out or not.
Putting this concern aside, this does seem to be an advancement in the medical field providing doctors with another tool to help diagnose problems. In order for doctors to properly prescribe correct medications to patients, they need to come up with the correct diagnosis. I may not be a doctor but a programmer, but for me to properly fix a bug, I need to be able to identify the root cause of it. I believe the same principle applies to medical science and to other fields as well.
Hi! Thanks for your comment, there wasn't enough space to add this info in the post but medical studies evaluated safety and efficacy of SmartPill and concuded it's safe non-invassive assessment technology that provides valid info about gastrointestinal complications so they can get the best treatment. Simple, painless and avoids uses of wires attached or X-Rays radiation.
Depending on how slowly intestines moves it can be from just hours to 3-5 days working its way through the patient system.
Contraindications are patients who have heart pacemakers or pacemakers in other organs, FDA advises against giving SmartPill to them and those who has a MRI scheduled just to avoid to go with a pill inside of them.