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Capsule Endoscopy?

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whitelacegal Contributor
whitelacegal
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Can someone please explain how this procedure is different from the regular endoscopy or colonscopy? my doc wants to do this procedure to look futher then the regular test i had done last time.

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KaitiUSA
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An endoscopy is where they put a tube down your throat and then go to the small intestine to get samples of the intestines to see if there is damage.

A colonoscopy well they go up the other end...they can't diagnose celiac. Celiac is found in the small intestine and colonoscopies usually only cover the large intestine(colons)

The capsule endo. is where you swallow something small with a camera.

Have you had blood tests?

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jcgirl Apprentice
jcgirl
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I had the capsule endscopy back in January. My doctor said that he didn't find anything wrong and that he only saw inflammation in the small intestine. So he said I had IBS. This is the same doctor that 5 years ago told me I had colitis. After the fact I find out that he has a grant to study IBS so I think he is stuck on that dx. I did the enterolab testing and I do have gluten sensitivity. I don't know if celiac disease can be diagnosed with the capsule alone. The capsule takes hundreds of pictures as it travels through your intestines and records them on a computer that is strapped to you. Don't be alarmed when you pass it, it will be flashing as it comes out, made me jump right off the camode. My advise would be to ask your doctor to test you for celiac disease and don't take no for an answer. I now travel several hours to see a GI that I feel comfortable with and trust.

jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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That's insane that the camera is flashing as it comes out! Seriously?! Hard to imagine :huh:

jcgirl Apprentice
jcgirl
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Sometimes I feel insane but not that time. It really was flashing! It stops once it hits water

judy05 Apprentice
judy05
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Can someone please explain how this procedure is different from the regular endoscopy or colonscopy? my doc wants to do this procedure to look futher then the regular test i had done last time.

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judy05 Apprentice
judy05
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Can someone please explain how this procedure is different from the regular endoscopy or colonscopy? my doc wants to do this procedure to look futher then the regular test i had done last time.

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The capsule can't do a biopsy, not much good as a diagnostic tool.

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jenvan Collaborator
jenvan
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jcgirl- Wow, I'd kind-of like to see it :P

I was thinking the capsule was often used to diagnose Crohns or IBD. I'm not for positive on that. But I would agree, if you don't get a biopsy out of it, it is probably not a beneficial for a Celiac diagnosis as a regular endoscopy/biopsy.

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Wandering Hermit
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Check this out:

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They show images, including one labelled "Celiac Sprue."

They would seem to be implying that the villi damage can be seen without microscopic imaging, which I don't quite buy.

Probably another example of medical professionals who do not understand celiac disease.

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