• Tariq Ismail appears on Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies
• Invitation for Stoma patients to lunchtime information session
• Tariq Ismail features in Daily Mail about misdiagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
• Copy of Thank You letter from Bowel Disease Research Foundation
• The Birmingham Bowel Clinic is proud to support the Department of Health’s nine week national campaign starting on 30th January 2012.
• West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit releases bowel cancer figures for the local area
• The Priory Hospital's excellent patient satisfaction feedback results announced
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic coffee morning a great sucess
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic to continue to treat Police Healthcare patients
• Simon Radley wins customer care award for clinical activity
• HALO procedure for haemorrhoids discussed in hospital magazine
• Mr Tariq Ismail features in BMJ following research into erectile dysfunction following treatment for bowel cancer
• Birmingham Bowel Clinic proud to support "Charity Hurts 3- Boxing for bowel cancer" fundraising event
• BBC series "Don't Die Young" demonstrates Capsule Endoscopy investigation
• Bowel Clinic proud to support local youth group

BBC series "Don't Die Young" demonstrates Capsule Endoscopy investigation

Taken from the acclaimed BBC series Don't Die Young, Dr Alice Roberts experiences first hand what it is like to have a Capsule Endoscopy. Guided by Consultant Physician Dr Roy Cockel, Dr Roberts visits an Endoscopy Unit where usually she explained a tube would need to be inserted into her throat or via the rectum in order for the stomach and small intestines or large bowel to be examined.

However, during the Capsule Endoscopy procedure which Dr Roberts explains is on the cutting edge of diagnostics, the small bowel which is harder to reach via other investigative methods can be examined via a capsule which contains a wireless camera which takes two images per second. This transition can take place for a total of 8 hours, taking on average 56,000 images which can be examined to check for abnormalities.

During the video Dr Roberts explains how after the camera is swallowed the capsule passes from the stomach in to the small bowel after 12 minutes, and then 3 hours after swallowing, the camera passes into the colon.

Eventually the capsule is expelled through a bowel movement.

To watch this interesting video in full, click below:

11 August 2011