Weird science

People who suffer from chronic constipation now have a high-tech treatment option: a vibrating pill that stimulates the colon, CNN reported. The Vibrant capsule, prescribed by a doctor, is taken at bedtime and reaches the large intestine about 14 hours later. Vibrations cause the gut to contract, moving food along. Dr. Eamonn Quigley of Houston Methodist Hospital helped test the new technology. He said a minority could feel it working. “None of them felt it was being uncomfortable.” But we’re uncomfortable just reading this.