r/mildlyinfuriating • u/AJTSin • 2d ago
Capsule camera has been stuck in my intestines for 65 days so far.
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u/john_jdm 2d ago
Since you're probably an expert at these things now... so do these things work wirelessly and provide images to some equipment while they're inside you or does the doctor have to wait until it has passed through you and then download them?
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u/Significant-Toe2648 2d ago edited 2d ago
In another post about these things, the OP (different OP than this post) said the doctor’s instructions were to flush them, so it must be wireless.
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u/panthereal 2d ago
Or they just know a guy at the sewage facility who scoops them out
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u/Holiday-Diver4348 2d ago
Side note: I worked at a wastewater plant once and cleaning the intake filters absolutely sucked. For the sake of the wastewater workers, DON'T FLUSH WIPES, CONDOMS, OR OTHER OBJECTS. There were always so many condoms 😂
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u/Calladit 2d ago
I get wipes cause the manufacturers say flushable on the box despite knowing full well they are not, but condoms?!?! Indoor plumbing is a privilege and some of us clearly don't deserve it.
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u/ahornyboto 2d ago
I’m surprised state/city/county’s hasn’t sued these companies for damages and to stop them from putting “flushable” on packaging when they’re not,
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u/comingin5ide 2d ago
The things is such companies are playing with words. Technically the wipes are "flushable" as they can be flushed down, the wipes just does not break apart easily unlike normal toilet paper. The wipes will then clump together, and by the time they reach treatment facilities (assuming it even travels that far without clogging up the pipes) it is a huge ball of shit soaked wipes. 😬
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u/Maleficent_Cookie956 2d ago
“Flushable” meaning it will not damage the wipe to flush it? /s
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u/Slumunistmanifisto 2d ago
Plumber here, listen to this person or you will be buying me a boat.....and I don't even want a boat
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u/FlubromazoFucked 2d ago
You got gold rings and diamond earring and stuff though so it pays off on the back end so to speak
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u/Yankelyenkel 2d ago
No one to know; OP’s been sifting his shit for two months
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u/SignificantStore3798 2d ago
Or using a turd knife!
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u/illmarryyourmom 2d ago
I believe poop knife is its proper title
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u/SyrupUsed8821 2d ago
Waiting for someone to inevitably not understand this reference
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u/rogertrabbit 2d ago
The patient wears a belt or a sash with leads connected to the patient, kinda like an ECG, which picks up the images from the pillcam and transfers it to a small computer about the size as a small novel. Battery of the pillcam only lasts 12 hours. We recommended flushing the pull away at the end, but I have heard a story that someone fished it out, washed it, and swallowed it again, obviously all caught on camera
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u/wipeyfade 2d ago
Lol I think this may be one of those urban legends because I, too, have heard this story
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u/Steelcod114 2d ago
I wonder what the local water and waste agency thinks of that.
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u/Raven2300 2d ago
I was told by my gastro that this is a risk, especially if there is a suspected blockage. If that is a possibility, they said they send a dummy capsule in first. If it comes out in a BM, all good and they will have the patient ingest the real capsule. If the dummy doesn’t ever come out, it will eventually disintegrate. Otherwise, the capsule needs to be surgically removed. This is just what I was told and to be honest, I haven’t researched it further. When I heard that the capsule could get stuck I decided that method would be a last resort for Dx purposes. Hopefully Ops capsule comes out on its own…
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u/TwoBionicknees 2d ago
If it gets stuck due to a blockage, wouldn't they already need to do a surgery to remove the blockage and the camera would be right there anyway so, surely it doesn't really make a difference. If the blockage unblocked itself, then the camera would be flushed out as well.
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u/Derek420HighBisCis 2d ago
No, they mean if the camera gets stuck, which can happen because it happened to me. That creates the blockage. The dummy begins to disintegrate after a short period, and is no longer a blockage. I have a couple tight turns that held up the cameras. Splenic flexure was the term used.
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u/MGB157 2d ago
Splenic Flexure is the name of my zydeco Nine Inch Nails cover band.
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u/bikeyparent 2d ago
This isn’t a full blockage. No one could live through two months of a full blockage without a surgical intervention. And with partials, not all blockages have to be surgically cleared. Keep in mind, your colon has folds and wrinkles, and it’s possible for a camera to get caught without a full or even partial blockage happening.
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u/StrainAcceptable 2d ago
I’ve had multiple blockages. One was mechanical meaning there is something besides dried poo causing it. In my case scar tissue had formed around the small intestine like a rubber band and I had post operative kinks. I was in excruciating pain and vomiting black ooze. Your body produces 1 liter of waste even without eating. It was the most disgusting thing I’ve ever experienced. For a partial blockage, fasting typically works otherwise you end up needing the ng tube.
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u/1Pac2Pac3Pac5 2d ago
The patency capsule (dummy capsule) isn't looked for in the stool, you x ray 24h later and make sure it's not still stuck anywhere. If it is, the external shell which is made of sugar dissolves and the tiny metal radioopaque center moves on past the obstruction
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u/DSTVL 2d ago
Gastroenterologist here. Patient typically wears a receiver for about 12 hours after the capsule is ingested. Capsule has about an 8hr battery life. We receive the receiver after 12hrs then upload the data to our reading software. Patient can then poop out the capsule. We don’t need it.
That being said, a retained capsule can be an issue. Looks like OP is already getting worked up for this. Wishing them a speedy recovery.
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u/Redbonius_Max 2d ago
I bet that thing has seen some shit…
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u/dirtydirtynoodle 2d ago
Only for the first 12 hours. Otherwise, dead battery. So it's stopped seeing shit
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u/chemhobby 2d ago
There are multiple different kinds, but most of them involve wearing a recorder device and special antenna coils or electrodes on the body.
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u/FatFaceFaster 2d ago
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u/megaman311 2d ago
lol anybody could have a magic school bus in their ass right now and not know it
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u/SuitableExercise7096 2d ago
Cruisin' on down Main Street You're relaxed and feelin' good
Next thing that you know you're seein' An octopus in the neighborhood?!
Surfin' on a sound wave Swingin' through the stars
Take a left at your intestine Take your second right past Mars.
On The Magic School Bus Navigate a nostril Climb on The Magic School Bus
Spank a plankton, too (Take that!) On our Magic School Bus Raft a river of lava
On The Magic School Bus Such a fine thing to do!
So strap your bones right to the seat Come on in and don't be shy —
Just to make your day complete You might get baked into a pie On The Magic School Bus...
Step inside — it's a wilder ride! Come on — ride on The Magic School Bus!
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u/jonosvision 2d ago
It's times like this we all realize we only know like 40% of the lyrics to a song that has been intermittently stuck in our heads for 30 years. (fun fact: 30 years and 6 days)
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u/FatFaceFaster 2d ago
Well I definitely did not know that you were “spanking” a plankton.
I think I’m about 95% on the rest of the lyrics tho. Helps that my kids watch it.
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u/Fit-Establishment219 2d ago
Eat like 10 pounds of celery. Wait a day. Eat the hottest angriest wings possible. You'll pile drive that thing out in a tidal wave of celery fiber and violent spicy shits. You'll be like a human potato gun.
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u/Ok_Snow_5320 2d ago
I have . . . Questions.
Very specific remedy to the situation.
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u/Fit-Establishment219 2d ago
It's actually my fix for most gastrointestinal issues lol.
Got the kind of food poisoning that has you pissing out your ass? Pile drive it out.
Feeling bloated? Pile drive it out.
Feeling off and depressed? Well I don't know about YOU but I feel like a million dollars after the kind of dump that leaves you feeling like a rolled up tube of toothpaste.
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u/JimBob-Joe 2d ago
This guy shits
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u/Half_an_orange 2d ago
I thought my boyfriend shits, this guy shits
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u/bobvilastuff 2d ago edited 2d ago
SHUT UP AND PILE DRIVE IT
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u/Half_an_orange 2d ago
The celery telling the camera where to go and how to get there
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u/Cyb3rTruk 2d ago
“Hang a right, then your second left, then another right and you’re home free amigo”
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u/SarpedonWasFramed 2d ago
Little kid says to mom “mommy I have a tummy ache” You just hear feet bounding down the stairs. ITS PILE DRIVING TIME!!!
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u/ModernCaveWuffs 2d ago
I dont think they mean the results but the discovery of the method
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u/GrandDukeOfBoobs 2d ago
Fiber and spicy foods. Their effects on the body are widely known.
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u/Fit-Establishment219 2d ago
From personal experience. Yes
And large amounts of fiber, like enough to plug a horse, followed by spicy food, your insides will shine like those old mop n glow commercials. Runs off to sock skate this guy's Colon
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u/SereneSiren78 2d ago
Omg…I am cackling…sock skate this guy’s colon…..thank you for that 😆😆😆
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u/xMrPaint86x 2d ago
On a real note... I haven't shit right in about a month, going to give the pile drive technique a shot as I'm getting desperate
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u/Kayakingtheredriver 2d ago edited 2d ago
Celery is mostly water, you'd get a lot more fiber from something like full asparagus stalks. And from personal large asparagus portion experience... your BM's will be very green. You don't even need the spice. You eat enough fiber fast enough, your intestines will nope the entire contents rapidly on its own.
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u/pettypeniswrinkle 2d ago
That might actually be part of the genius of this method, though. People often don’t drink enough water when they’re taking in a bunch of fiber, and end up even more constipated than when they started…. The water content in the celery might actually be helping with that
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u/sidewaizsocks 2d ago
This sounds like a good way to paint the underside of the toilet seat with a decent spackle on the mudflap.
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u/theycmeroll 2d ago
That’s one way. A good bidet is also a great enema as well. So that’s another way.
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u/Fit-Establishment219 2d ago
I've been yelled at by the gf for this actually
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u/Grey_Eye5 2d ago edited 2d ago
As well you should be- don’t leave your literal shit coating on things for others to see/deal with. Be an adult and half decent human. Takes seconds to be courteous.
TLDR: Don’t be a grubby scuzzbucket! 😆
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u/whatarethuhodds 2d ago
I'm fucking dying.
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u/ImNotImCheesecake 2d ago
well, you know the solution to that now don't you
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u/ADHDK 2d ago
Another tip: you know those massage guns that just kinda punch you that have become popular? Put it on low and just work your stomach with it. Great poop.
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u/Ponchodelic 2d ago
Man, first the squatting stool, then the bidet, now a vibrator? Man who knew there were so many ways to accessorize your poops
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u/Tickle_Me_Flynn 2d ago
Also, i hope he gives us the blutooth to connect to, i wanna watch him shit. From the inside.
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u/Fit-Establishment219 2d ago
I'd watch it with my arms in the air and screaming like I'm on a rollercoaster
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u/gtrenorg 2d ago
I pledge myself to subsidise the publication of your wisdom on the art of purging. An Evacuation Bible. The Defecating Manifesto.
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u/Z0FF 2d ago
What a wild ride
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u/Fit-Establishment219 2d ago
It'll be wilder for the camera
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u/costco_floor_pizza 2d ago
Holy fucking Jesus this comment thread nearly killed me with laughter, bless reddit.
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u/ashleyorelse 2d ago
I have a question.
How do people get these images? No one offers any to me if I have imaging done.
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u/later-g8r 2d ago
5 sugar-free hasbro gummybears does the same thing. 😈
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u/LadyHavoc97 2d ago
Haribo. Hasbro makes toys and games.
Although the image was hysterical!
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u/later-g8r 2d ago
BWAH HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA usually I hate autocorrect but this time that was a good one. I'm not even gonna edit it. That's funny
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u/Perceptions-pk 2d ago
Reading that infamous amazon review of sugar free hasbro gummy bears has to be in my all time top 10 internet posts
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u/Vast-Combination4046 2d ago
My math teacher was quitting cigarettes when this was an issue, and he was 70 and smoked his whole life... He ate like half the bag and shit so hard he possibly created enough thrust to launch himself off the toilet.
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u/3_14_napple 2d ago
Why do you know this much about your teacher’s shit??
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u/Vast-Combination4046 2d ago
Launched straight through the ceiling into the science lab. It made national news. The candy was in a jar, so Google "one man one jar"
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u/Ok_Garlic 2d ago
Some poor Gen Alpha is going to be scarred for life because of this...
Good job. The horrors of the internet shall be a burden for all future generations and forever tie us together in a shared trauma bond 🤝
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u/gardengirl99 2d ago
Not everyone has that reaction. Some have even tried to use them as a tastier option to digestive care pharmaceuticals. Without success.
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u/ExpeditingPermits 2d ago
I’m pretty sure this is how you force a human to lay and egg
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u/Grand_Raccoon0923 2d ago
In order to be a potato gun, they will have to insert a potato at some point.
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u/backwardbuttplug 2d ago
sshhhhh
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u/Enticing_Venom 2d ago
I hear what you're saying but if he's having gastro problems, spicy food is probably not a good idea. It could increase the inflammation in his gut too.
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u/Fit-Establishment219 2d ago
Listen. I may have gotten my medical degree out of a gumball machine in Tijuana in the 90s, BUT IM STILL A DOCTOR DAMMIT.
The gastrointestinal distress is what DRIVES the pile.
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u/Critical_Situation84 2d ago
1/2 kg bag of gummy bears and 2 coffees. That thing’s launching like a drone and coming out with remnants of 10 meals you haven’t even eaten yet.
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u/aaaggggrrrrimapirare 2d ago
Reminds me of the time I was working at heights, one of the inspectors noted how bad the port o john was and decided he was just going to wait and absorb the poop. My mouth dropped. I didn’t even know that was an option. Same with PILE DRIVING
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u/molecularmadness 2d ago
this is very much not a thing normal human anatomy accounts for.
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u/Comprehensive_Dog139 2d ago
Bro wants the camera out of his ass, he doesn't want his ass to get flushed out with it.
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u/Spike205 2d ago edited 2d ago
Make sure you have early follow up. Just had to do emergency surgery for somebody who’s had been stuck for 5yr and started to erode his small bowel. Had Crohns stricture near the end of the ileum and got stuck, similar to where yours is.
Edit: photo for comparison
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u/Yumeverse 2d ago
Thanks for this info, was wondering wont these things erode when it’s been weeks for OP. Interesting your example even lasted 5 years
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u/Other-Cantaloupe4765 2d ago
This is a good comment, it should be higher up. I awarded ya, so hopefully that’ll bump you up a little bit.
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u/Lydian66 2d ago
Why ?
And is it still working
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u/AJTSin 2d ago
No it’s off. The battery died after 8-10 hours. It got stuck on something likely a narrowing or stricture.
Likely found the problem it was looking for though.
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u/Evening-Cat-7546 2d ago
I have a few questions.
Can they just get a powerful magnet and drag it over to bigger spot in your intestines?
Did they charge you for not returning the camera?
Are they going to have to open you up to retrieve it?
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u/AJTSin 2d ago
Not sure about the magnet. Right now it’s not blocking anything and I am still eating normally so I don’t think they want to move it until I get a ctscan result to find out where exactly it is.
The camera is meant to be disposable. The data records to a belt that you return to doctor and the camera is flushed away.
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u/Evening-Cat-7546 2d ago
Glad to hear they don’t just throw them in a dishwasher and pass them off to the next person lol
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u/EditEd2x 2d ago
If a camera ever goes through me I think I’d want to keep it as a souvenir. Although I would not want to retrieve it at all.
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u/MrPuddinJones 2d ago
I'm thinking I'd recover it for sheer curiosity
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u/Funny-Advantage2646 2d ago
They have medical grade .... sh*t strainers ... 🫣🫢😬
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u/degjo 2d ago
A colander is a couple bucks. Shit in that bad boy and pretend you're panning for gold.
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u/Queen_of_Catlandia 2d ago
That might rip it through his intestine. Not a wise idea.
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u/LimitedWard 2d ago
Need more fiber in your diet, Better yet, send down another camera to see what's wrong!
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u/john_jdm 2d ago
It's cameras all the way down. Or in this case, all the way up.
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u/DJ_Nx32 2d ago
And if that other camera doesn’t make it. You know the drill. Another camera.
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u/Unevenviolet 2d ago
Diverticulosis anyone?
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u/Typical_Belt_270 2d ago
New response just dropped
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u/Unevenviolet 2d ago
You know those jiggly plates you stand on for‘exercise’? Bet that would jiggle it out. Works on kidney stones! Totally anecdotal evidence for this, a huge contingent of 2 people.
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u/TBHICouldComplain 2d ago
Or you could just ride on a roller coaster.
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u/baethan 2d ago
At the awards ceremony, held at Harvard University in Cambridge, US, each winner has 60 seconds to deliver an acceptance speech. The time limit is strictly enforced by an eight-year-girl who says "please stop I'm bored" several times until the speaker finishes.
I knew about the Ig Nobel awards but I didn't know that! Absolutely perfect
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u/later-g8r 2d ago edited 2d ago
Go buy some of those sugar-free haribo gummy bears. That will fix ya right up in a jiffy! Only eat 5 max or you might die. 😁 read the user reviews for entertainment while you're trying to retrieve that fancy camera from your butthole. You're welcome.
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u/krustyjugglrs 2d ago
You are the person on my MRI checklists that fits "have you recently swallowed a pill cam" that no one ever says yes too.
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u/SkywardSpork 2d ago
I feel you, I've had one lodged in my intestines for just shy of 5 months now.
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u/alfredhelix 2d ago
I have a small bowel issue similar to yours and have taken this same pillcam. Did they give you a test dummy to swallow before you took the actual camera? I got one that was supposed to dissolve if not excreted in a few days. The dummy is usually taken first to avoid this exact situation.
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u/Maleficent-Salad3197 2d ago
PRUNE Juice Sunsweet with pulp never fails. Wait a few hours for blast-off
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u/cashmere_plum 2d ago
64oz of Gatorade and 1 bottle of Miralax. It'll come out, don't ask me how I know.
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u/CaptainSchistocyte 2d ago
GI doc. I read these studies. Probably stuck at the ileocecal valve. I've only had to go fish 1 out in the last two years.
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u/CautiousEmergency367 2d ago
They are just getting some behind the spleens footage for the credits
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u/shyam32 2d ago
My mom had one in her for over a decade. Just got it removed 4 months ago with surgery.