The Methodist hospitals of Cleveland, Boston and Houston, in the United States, are testing a vibratory pill that increases the natural movements of the intestine and allows people with diabetes to be helped especially, who tend to present long -term constipation.
The pill contains a tiny battery and a biodegradable motor, and as the device is sealed, there is no risk of poisoning.
Dr.Eamonn Quigley, chief of gastroenterology at the Houston Methodist Hospital, explained that before ingesting the pill - which is released when evacuating and has no contraindications - its engine must be chilled so that it is activated when it reaches the colon (after about three hours), Where "it begins to generate a series of imperceptible vibrations, whose purpose is to stimulate the large intestine and facilitate evacuation."