Abstract:To explore the effects of combination of senna, polyethylene glycol and simethicone on the visibility and detection rate for capsules endoscopy (CE). Methods From June 2016 to September 2018, 126 patients were selected for CE examination and divided into control group (62 cases) and observation group (64 cases) with random number table method, the two groups were all fasting for 3 d before examination, the control group was treated with polyethylene glycol and simethicone for intestinal preparation, the observation group was treated with senna on the basis of control group. The gastric emptying time, small bowel transit time, lengths of captured tissue color bar segments, greenish luminal content lengths, the degree of intestinal cleansing, the detection of lesions and the adverse reactions were compared between the two groups. Results There were no significant difference in gastric emptying time, small bowel transit time, lengths of captured tissue color bar segments between the two groups (P > 0.05), greenish luminal content lengths (5.53 ± 2.93) cm vs (6.74 ± 2.76) cm and (3.37 ± 2.04) vs (5.56 ± 2.13) cm of small intestine and distal small intestine in observation group were significantly shorter than that in control group (t = 2.30, 5.90; P = 0.019, 0.000). There was no significant difference in the degree of proximal intestinal cleansing between the two groups (P > 0.05). The cleansing of distal small intestine (89.06% vs 59.68%, χ2 = 14.35, P = 0.000) and whole small intestine (87.50% vs 48.39%, χ2 = 22.23, P = 0.000) in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group, the total detection rate was significantly higher in the observation group than in the control group (92.18% vs 72.58%, χ2 = 8.40, P = 0.004). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (17.74% vs 18.75%, P > 0.05). Conclusion Add senna can effectively improve the visibility and detection rate for polyethylene glycol and simethicone in capsules endoscopy.