The endoscopy department at the hospital plans to show the video to patients with an information booklet they receive.īobby, from Nazeing in Essex, said: “The aim of the video is to relay key information to patients to help them prepare. It includes details of foods patients can eat or should avoid and timings of when to take a laxative to clear the bowel to improve its effectiveness. It is also a common procedure performed as a surveillance test for serious conditions such as cancer.Ĭomplications are rare but the bowel must be clear on the day to allow the endoscopist to examine it thoroughly and avoid missing any abnormalities.īobby Heaney, 21, studies Animation at Nottingham Trent University and worked with Dr Archer to create the three minute video which uses animated sequences.
Doctor Thomas Archer, a gastroenterology registrar at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, approached Nottingham Trent University for a video to explain what a colonoscopy is and the steps patients should take beforehand in order for the procedure to be successful.Ī colonoscopy examines the large bowel using a long, thin, flexible tube with a camera and light on the end, called a colonoscope.
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