1. A toilet-bowl mounted sensor, comprising:
a receptacle adapted to be mounted within a toilet bowl and to receive excrement therein, said receptacle including:
a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side
walls, said first and fourth side walls being generally opposite one another,
said second and third side walls being generally opposite one another, and said
third side wall including a side wall ingress; and
a floor surface attached to said first, second, third, and fourth side
walls, said floor surface comprising a wire frame or a mesh including
openings suitable for removal of excrement from said receptacle;
a pushing mechanism, movable relative to said receptacle and adapted to push content of said receptacle, said pushing mechanism including a movable ingress;
a capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism, adapted to at least one of measure dimensions of an ingestible capsule included in said excrement and uniquely identify said ingestible capsule;
a capsule releasing mechanism for releasing said ingestible capsule from said receptacle; and
a controller for controlling operation of said pushing mechanism, said capsule releasing mechanism, and said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism,
wherein said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism includes a hollow formed between said side wall ingress and said movable ingress when said pushing mechanism is adjacent said third side wall, said hollow being suitable for enclosing said ingestible capsule.
2. The sensor of claim 1, further comprising a seal circumferentially arranged
about said receptacle, wherein said receptacle and said seal are sized to
circumferentially engage and seal against said toilet bowl along an entire cross section
thereof, such that all matter expelled into said toilet bowl is received in said
receptacle.

3. The sensor of claim 1 or claim 2, wherein at least one of said first, second, third, and fourth side walls includes a plurality of water jets, functionally associated with a conduit, said water jets adapted to receive water from said conduit and to spray said water into said receptacle for washing out excrement therefrom.
4. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein said openings in said floor surface are suitably sized so that said ingestible capsule cannot pass through said openings.
5. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein said floor surface is angled from said second side wall toward said third side wall, such that gravity assists in directing said ingestible capsule toward said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism.
6. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein said pushing mechanism is adapted to apply force to said excrement in said receptacle thereby to break-down the excrement to be suitably sized for removal via said openings.
7. The sensor of claim 6, wherein, during said motion, said pushing mechanism is adapted to sense at least one characteristic of said excrement based on an amount of said force applied to said excrement in order to break down said excrement.
8. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein said hollow formed between said movable ingress and said side wall ingress has a cross section, said cross section being suitably sized to match at least one of a cross section and a diameter of a specific type of ingestible capsule expected to be expelled into said receptacle.
9. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism includes at least one first sensor mounted on said third side wall and adapted to sense engagement between a surface of said pushing mechanism and said third side wall.
10. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism includes at least one second sensor mounted onto said side

wall ingress, and adapted to sense engagement between an exterior surface of an ingestible capsule captured in said hollow and a surface of said side wall ingress.
11. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 10, said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism including a weighing mechanism adapted to sense a weight of an ingestible capsule captured in said hollow.
12. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism includes a capsule identification system, adapted to uniquely identify an ingestible capsule captured in said hollow.
13. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein said capsule releasing mechanism includes a hinged portal formed in said floor surface beneath said side wall ingress, such that opening of said portal releases said ingestible capsule from said hollow and from said receptacle.
14. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 13, wherein said controller is adapted to receive input from said capsule measuring and/or identification mechanism relating to said ingestible capsule following capturing thereof in said hollow, and to provide capsule information based on said input to a remote location.
15. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 14, wherein said controller is adapted to receive input from said pushing mechanism relating to at least one characteristic of said excrement, and to provide excrement information based on said input to a remote location.
16. The sensor of claim 14 or claim 15, wherein said capsule information provided to said remote location includes at least one of:
a time at which said ingestible capsule was expelled into said receptacle or captured in said hollow;
dimensions of said ingestible capsule; a weight of said ingestible capsule; and an identification of said ingestible capsule.

17. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 16, wherein said ingestible capsule has a diameter in the range of 5.5mm to 13.5mm.
18. The sensor of any one of claims 1 to 17, wherein said ingestible capsule has a length in the range of 12mm to 28.5mm.
19. A method for measuring and identifying an ingestible capsule expelled into a toilet bowl, the method comprising:
mounting a sensor according to any one of claims 1 to 18 in said toilet bowl, such that matter expelled into said toilet bowl, including the ingestible capsule, is received in said receptacle;
breaking down excrement included in said matter so that said excrement is sized to be removed from said receptacle via said openings in said floor surface;
pushing the ingestible capsule toward said third side wall thereby capturing the ingestible capsule in said hollow; and
measuring whether at least one of a cross section of the ingestible capsule matches an expected cross section and a diameter of the ingestible capsule matches an expected diameter.
20. The method of claim 19, further comprising, following said capturing, uniquely identifying said capsule.
21. The method of claim 19 or claim 20, further comprising reporting at least one of measurements of said ingestible capsule, a weight of said ingestible capsule, and an identity of said ingestible capsule to a remote location.
22. A system for treatment of a disorder in a gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a subject, the system comprising:
at least one input module adapted to receive input from at least one of the subject, a medical practitioner treating the subject, and a care giver of the subject;
a computer readable memory adapted to store a subject profile for the subject, said subject profile including subject data received as initial input by said at least one input module;

a database including data relating to subjects treated for disorders in the gastrointestinal tract and to treatment protocols used for said subjects;
a first vibrating ingestible capsule adapted to be activated to implement a first vibration protocol defined in a first treatment protocol, and adapted, in an operative mode, to deliver vibrations to a wall of the GI tract of the subject in accordance with said first vibration protocol, thereby to treat the subject;
a second programmable vibrating ingestible capsule adapted to be programmed and activated to implement a second vibration protocol defined in a second treatment protocol, and adapted, in an operative mode, to deliver vibrations to a wall of the GI tract of the subject in accordance with said second vibration protocol, thereby to treat the subject;
a processor, functionally associated with said at least one input module, said computer readable memory, and said database; and
at least one sensor adapted to provide to said processor information regarding expelling of said first vibrating ingestible capsule from the body of the subject,
wherein said at least one input module is adapted to receive feedback regarding a response of the subject to treatment in accordance with said first treatment protocol,
wherein said processor is configured, based on at least one of said information regarding expelling and said feedback, to:
automatically obtain an updated recommendation for an updated
recommended treatment protocol based on said data included in said database,
said data relating to at least one other subject of said subjects; and
effect programming of said second programmable vibrating ingestible
capsule to implement said second vibration protocol, said second treatment
protocol including said second vibration protocol being based on said updated
recommended treatment protocol.
23. The system of claim 22, further comprising a capsule control unit functionally associated with said processor and with said at least one second programmable vibrating ingestible capsule, said capsule control unit adapted to receive from said processor said second vibration protocol and to program said second programmable vibrating ingestible capsule to implement said second vibration protocol.

24. The system of claim 22 or claim 23, wherein said feedback comprises at least
one of:
feedback received from the subject indicating times at which the subject experienced bowel movements during or following said treatment in accordance with said first treatment protocol;
feedback received from the subject indicating a physical feeling experienced by the subject during or following said treatment in accordance with said first treatment protocol; and feedback received from the subject indicating at least one characteristic of fecal matter excreted by the subject during or following said treatment in accordance with said first treatment protocol.
25. The system of any one of claims 22 to 24, wherein said information regarding
expelling includes at least one of:
a time at which said first vibrating ingestible capsule was expelled from the body of the subject; and
an identification of said first vibrating ingestible capsule.
26. The system of any one of claims 22 to 25, wherein said processor is further
configured to use said subject data and said received feedback to update said database
to reflect said response of the subject to said treatment in accordance with said first
treatment protocol.