Comments on: Smartpill: Time Your Dog’s Turd http://dethroner.com/2007/03/27/smartpill-time-your-dogs-turd/ Where every man is king. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:06:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JJ http://dethroner.com/2007/03/27/smartpill-time-your-dogs-turd/comment-page-1/#comment-50092 JJ Tue, 27 Mar 2007 20:55:58 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/03/27/smartpill-time-your-dogs-turd/#comment-50092 As my son is in the hospital right now with GI docs trying to decide between partial bowel obstruction, ileus, crohn's, etc, I'm extremely intrigued. Thanks for the link. As my son is in the hospital right now with GI docs trying to decide between partial bowel obstruction, ileus, crohn’s, etc, I’m extremely intrigued. Thanks for the link.

]]> By: mike http://dethroner.com/2007/03/27/smartpill-time-your-dogs-turd/comment-page-1/#comment-49897 mike Tue, 27 Mar 2007 16:30:10 +0000 http://dethroner.com/2007/03/27/smartpill-time-your-dogs-turd/#comment-49897 actually this is phenomenal for people with GI disorders, especially knowing the small intestine/large intestine times and the pH. before this device, generally the doctor has to guess what's wrong (crons, colitis, etc.) but to know exactly how long it takes the stomach to empty and then each stage of digestion is remarkable. the pH helps, too, to understand the efficacy of digestion, as certain enzymes and bacteria produce more or less efficient results at different levels of acidity. anything that takes the variables out of diagnosing really tricky diseases/conditions, that HMO doctors otherwise treat by playing Let's Make a Deal with medication, is a big win. actually this is phenomenal for people with GI disorders, especially knowing the small intestine/large intestine times and the pH. before this device, generally the doctor has to guess what’s wrong (crons, colitis, etc.) but to know exactly how long it takes the stomach to empty and then each stage of digestion is remarkable.

the pH helps, too, to understand the efficacy of digestion, as certain enzymes and bacteria produce more or less efficient results at different levels of acidity.

anything that takes the variables out of diagnosing really tricky diseases/conditions, that HMO doctors otherwise treat by playing Let’s Make a Deal with medication, is a big win.

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