@thestomachdoc: Swallowing this tiny camera could actually save your life. It’s called capsule endoscopy, and it’s one of the coolest technologies we use in gastroenterology. You swallow a small pill containing a camera that takes thousands of pictures as it travels through your digestive tract, allowing us to see areas that are difficult to reach with a traditional upper endoscopy or colonoscopy. While the camera passes through your esophagus and stomach, its main purpose is to examine the small intestine, an area that’s otherwise difficult to see with standard endoscopy. We can use capsule endoscopy to look for intestinal bleeding, ulcers, inflammation, Crohn’s disease, abnormal blood vessels, polyps, and even small intestinal cancers that might otherwise go undetected. The best part is that I can review the images on a computer and examine parts of the digestive tract that previously required much more invasive testing. It’s a pretty incredible piece of medical technology that can help us find the cause of unexplained anemia, gastrointestinal bleeding, and other digestive problems. And sometimes, finding something that would otherwise be missed can make all the difference.

Dr. Joseph Salhab

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Monday 12 October 2026 17:54:41 GMT