Study finds smart toilet may soon analyse stool for health problems aninews.in - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from aninews.in Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Researchers are developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can be added to the standard toilet to help analyse patients stool and give gastroenterologists the information they need to provide appropriate treatment.The new .
Digestive Disease Week
Bethesda, MD (May 22, 2021) An artificial intelligence tool under development at Duke University can be added to the standard toilet to help analyze patients’ stool and give gastroenterologists the information they need to provide appropriate treatment, according to research that was selected for presentation at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) 2021. The new technology could assist in managing chronic gastrointestinal issues such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
“Typically, gastroenterologists have to rely on patient self-reported information about their stool to help determine the cause of their gastrointestinal health issues, which can be very unreliable,” said Deborah Fisher, MD, one of the lead authors on the study and associate professor of medicine at Duke University Durham, North Carolina. “Patients often can’t remember what their stool looks like or how often they have a bowel movement, which is part of
Groundbreaking Smart Toilet takes photos of your poo to send to doctors for analysis dailystar.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailystar.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
What stool can tell you about your health
Friday February 19 2021
Almost one in every two patients I see will present with constipation problems.
How much attention do you give to your stool passing patterns daily? Do you stop to check on the colour and whether it is loose soft or hard? It may sound gross (unacceptable) but truth is, most people hardly stop to think about all these factors yet they are a great indicator of your digestive system health.
Here are many concerns many patients visiting my clinic have regarding their bowel movements.
How many times should I go for a long call?