“Good vibrations,” as a popular song goes, can bring relief to many patients with chronic idiopathic constipation, according to research presented at the 2022 Digestive Disease Week. Patients obtained relief from constipation by regular ingestion of a disposable capsule that vibrates in the gut, augmenting the body’s natural colonic biorhythm and peristalsis.
This biomechanical approach differs from traditional treatments for constipation, which generally increase motility or