Sam Thompson has revealed he is in hospital today for tests on his stomach after experiencing "excruciating pain" last year.
Former Made In Chelsea star Sam, 30, posted a photo of himself laying on a hospital gurney with a strap around his stomach as he opened up to fans about the visit.
Sharing his hopes that they will get to the bottom of his mystery illness, Sam wrote on top of the image posted on his Instagram story: "Just swallowed a pill that has a camera on it!! Was super cool and was lighting up hahah
"This contraption round my waist tracks it as it goes through the stomach!
"Hopefully I'll figure our [sic] what's going on with my tummy," followed by a fingers crossed emoji and clapping hands emoji.
In another post, Sam shared a video of himself lying on his side as he explained to his followers: "So I've got to lie on my side so, apparently the stomach empties and the chemical can go all the way through me. And then, what happens," he asks as she turns the camera around to face his girlfriend Zara.
"I poo it out," Sam says as Zara repeats: "You poo it out. Yo've got to make sure that machinery is on you for the next 10 hours."
Sam then tells the camera: "Zara's being one of those annoying people that are like: 'Make sure, blah blah blah'. How about, how about you just – I can't even turn the camera.
"Are you going to look after me? I want service today," he added before Zara could be heard saying: "No, no, no."
In a later video, Sam revealed he is still planning on heading to record his podcast, Staying Relevant, which he presents with his pal Pete Wicks.
He said: "I'm also going to a podcast recording today with Peter.
"I'm going to have to wear this contraption around me and I know he's going to take the p**s out of me. And I'm gonna be like: 'Hey, hey, hey, hey. Feel sorry for me' I'm having an endoscopy to figure out what's going on with my stomach."
Writing on top of the clip, Sam pleaded: "Don't mug me off when you see me please @p_wicks01 @stayingrelevantpodcast", laughing face emoji.
He added: "The prep for this last night was not nice!!," followed by a laughing face emoji.
It comes after Sam was rushed to hospital with a stomach hernia last year.
After the hospital dash, Sam's girlfriend Zara detailed the "excruciating pain" he has to contend with.
In a detailed Instagram Story post, the model and influencer revealed her partner has been experiencing pain around his abdomen for a month - even enduring pain so intense at one point it felt like he was "gonna die".
Captioning a close up image taken in bed, Zara wrote: "Just put Sam back to bed...bless his heart he's so unwell again.
"A few weeks ago he was really poorly with intensely painful stomach cramps. He had a endoscopy & stool sample that both biopsies detected inflammation; but the dr hasn't been overly clear as to what that means/why it's there."
The concerned girlfriend continued: "He said to come back in a few weeks but in the meantime Sam has gone downhill again. He can barely keep his eyes open, concentrate on anything and he's losing weight! And also his appetite is not there!"
