Video Capsule Endoscopy

This test requires a colon cleanse as well. When the Docs office tries to give me the same SuPrep I used for the colonoscopy, I refuse. Another lovely prep is called in. I pick it up and it is called NuLytely and this one is citrus flavored again. This time I get smart and add some Crystal Light Lemonade to enhance the flavor. They warn you not to add anything to the medicine but I read online about a lot of people trying it with no problems so I decide to give it a whirl. This makes it much easier to get down. Unfortunately they require you to drink it so many hours before the test so I get to spend from midnight to about 4 am drinking this liquid while everyone else is in la-la land.

I have to drive about 1 hour and 20 minutes to get to the office by 8 am. I check in at Dr. Frech’s alternate office in Salt Lake City. I am taken back and given a giant camera pill to swallow with a limited amount of water. After the pill is swallowed they place EKG-like stickers with chords all over your stomach. Then a belt is strapped around your waist which holds a monitor that all the chords connect to. This records the images that the video capsule is capturing. They use this method of imaging to mainly see what is going on in your small intestine.

Video Capsule Endoscopy; done. Results from small bowel follow through and video capsule will be revealed at next follow up appointment.