Video Capsule Endoscopy

[jhun]

Been gluten free for 7 months. Positive blood work and negative biopsy but I went gluten free anyway. My problem is that my symptoms still persist although I have been treated for h pylori which i showed positive in the biopsy. also had gastritis and peptic duodenitis and was put on rabeprazole for three months or more i guess.

My gi doctor advises me to undergo a video capsule endoscopy. My insurance doesn't cover it and it's very expensive. What can it help me with in my case? By now I am very much aware of cc's and hidden gluten sources.

[little d]

jhun hi, My GI doc wanted me to do the pillcam, because when I had the coloscope done he did not see anything but he said I could have hidden damage somewhere. I finally had the pillcam done, I even consumed gluten for 7 months before the cam was done kinda hoping that if I could recreate my symptoms that he just might find something but no everything was still negative I never got to see any pictures to see the differance between the scopes and the pillcam. I don't know if this is something that you want to do it is expensive, my hostpital with insurance was $600 plus it cost over $2000. usd. And I don't know if I even passed the darn thing it is huge bigger than your average multi vitamin. If you have a hard time swollowing pills then I would not do this. I don't have a hard time with pills but it took a few swollows to get this one down.

donna