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Gut disorders could be diagnosed and prevented by the new ingestible smart pills, reveals study.
Highlights
- Gastrointestinal disorders are undiagnosed in around 30% of the patients.
- Ingestible smart capsules may have the potential of revolutionizing the prevention and diagnosis of gut disorders and diseases.
How Gut Microbes Protect Against Infections
Mice that had been bred at their facility had a greater number of immune cells in the gut than mice purchased from an outside vendor.
Mice that had been bred at their facility had a greater number of immune cells in the gut than mice purchased from an outside vendor.
TOP INSIGHT
The newly designed ingestible smart pills could revolutionize the prevention and diagnosis of gut disorders.
Ingestible Technology
The new technology has been found to demonstrate more sensitivity to gut gases than other alternative techniques.
Kalantar-Zadeh said, "Currently, one of the only methods for diagnosing gut disorders, such as mal-absorption of carbohydrates, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammable bowel disease, is to measure hydrogen concentrations in the breath."
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Dr. Kyle Berean, said, "Ingestible sensors also offer a reliable diagnostic tool for colon cancer, meaning that people won't have to undergo colonoscopies in future."
Inflammatory Bowel Disease - Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment & Prevention
Inflammatory bowel disease involves chronic inflammation of the colon and small intestine. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss.
Inflammatory bowel disease involves chronic inflammation of the colon and small intestine. Symptoms include diarrhea, abdominal pain and weight loss.
The ingestible smart pills are harmless and have no risk of capsule retention. Another added advantage is that the capsules could be synced along with smartphones so that the results are easily accessible to the users and doctors online.
Potential Application
Kalantar-Zadeh, said, "The sensors allow us to measure all the fluids and gases in the gut giving us a multidimensional picture of the human body."
Gut Microbes Could Treat Autoimmune Disorder
The microorganisms found in the gut were found to alleviate symptoms of autoimmune disorder IPEX syndrome, providing a possible cure for the condition.
The microorganisms found in the gut were found to alleviate symptoms of autoimmune disorder IPEX syndrome, providing a possible cure for the condition.
The human trials were conducted along with colleagues from Monash University. Kalantar-Zadeh.
"We have been lucky to have Monash medical academics helping us on this journey," he said. "Without their input we would not be able to proceed."
References
- Kourosh Kalantar-zadeh, Nam Ha, Jian Zhen Ou, Kyle J. Berean. Ingestible Sensors. ACS Sensors, 2017;DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.7b00045
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