SMARTPILL TO MEASURE GUT ACIDITY
A C I D I T Y I N T H E stomach is related to numerous health conditions, such as ulcers and gastric
reflux. In treating gastrointestinal problems, the gastric acid secretion test is frequently used
to test the effectiveness of antacid medications or to determine whether reflux from the small
intestine into the stomach is occurring.
However, this test is somewhat invasive, involving a tube inserted in the stomach to collect
gastric fluids. A new option by Medtronic's Given Imaging may make such testing a thing of
the past.
The SmartPill, already in use to monitor stomach emptying in patients with gastroparesis,
has now been upgraded to monitor and transmit pH levels at different points in the digestive
tract. University of Chicago researchers determined it was possible to track gut pH by using two
SmartPills swallowed two days in a row and monitoring them for about 24 hours.
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