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1. Review the discharge checklist with the patient.  Instruct the patient to wait 3 

minutes in the bathroom before flushing the toilet after each bowel movement.  
Explain that to confirm body exit, the patient must let the capsule communicate 

with the data receiver after bowel movements.  

2. Review these warnings: 

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) must not be performed on a patient who has ingested the capsule until 

capsule passage is confirmed by physician review of the MotiliGI graph or abdominal x-ray. An MRI test 

performed with an ingested capsule may result in damage to the GI tract. 

Instruct the patient to contact your office if he or she experiences acute pain, sudden nausea, or vomiting 

beyond his or her typical pattern within 5 days of ingesting the capsule as these symptoms could indicate 

bowel obstruction. 

If you suspect bowel obstruction, treat consistent with your management of a foreign object causing 

obstruction. Consider an abdominal x-ray to determine if the capsule is retained and its location within the 

GI tract.  

3. Schedule an appointment for the patient to return the data receiver. 

The capsule typically passes naturally within 2–5 days after ingestion depending 
upon the patient’s condition.