“I'm having bleeding?”
I had a colonoscopy and an endoscopy. I began bleeding it- had to do it 2x so why did I bleed. No finding of blood. Now they want a capsule endoscopy for further finding. Why wouldn't the capsule go down my throat?
Male | 83 years old
1 Answer
It sounds like your GI doctor is looking for a source of bleeding. The standard work up is to do colonoscopy and endoscopy, which you already received. If the source of bleeding is not found on those two exams, then the next step is the capsule endoscopy. Go ahead and proceed with the tests that your doctors are recommending and make sure that you ask them all the questions you have so that you understand why the tests are being done.
