A small bowel capsule endoscopy is an endoscopic procedure where a capsule, which has a camera in it, is swallowed by the patient and used to take multiple pictures of the small intestine. Approximately 60,000 pictures are transmitted which when put together essentially make a movie of the small intestine. A small bowel capsule endoscopy is usually performed to diagnose the cause of unexplained bleeding or anemia, or to evaluate patients with inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn’s disease. It may be used to look at the small bowel to further evaluate an abnormal x-ray, abdominal pain or diarrhea.