Constipation is one of the common complaints and is normally not taken seriously by individuals unless the condition becomes chronic. A number of natural and medical remedies are available to treat the same. But there are many who suffer from severe constipation and Israel-based pharmaceutical company Vibrant has developed a vibrating capsule to help people solve this problem.

The medical research team says the vibrating capsule would not cause any side-effect. It works by vibrating in the colon and the medical team believes that it would help in pushing the waste through bowel movement.

The capsule made from safe biocompatible material would also encourage the system to work normally. The capsule has been tested on a group of 26 patients having bowel movement only twice a week.

Lead researcher Yishai Ron from Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center found the early test results to be highly promising. Two weeks before the initiation of the trial, researchers asked participants to stop taking any laxative. They were given two vibrating capsules a week.

Volunteers reported bowel movement to have increased from two per week to four times per week. They also found reduction in constipation symptoms. The capsule, which is of the size of multi-vitamin capsule, may act as a promising treatment for constipation sufferers.

"The results of this study point to the potential for an alternative treatment that avoids the typical drug side effects, such as bloating and electrolyte imbalance, by imitating the body's natural physiology", said Dr. Ron.

Research team will carry out another double blind study to confirm the efficacy of vibrating capsule in chronic constipation patients. Chronic constipation affects around 15% of the US population.