Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) awareness meet held

Ludhiana, May 26, 2022: Department of Gastroenterology, DMCH organized IBD awareness patient meet to motivate and support patient suffering from  IBD.
Around 70 patients and their attendant were participated and they were made aware about various aspect of IBD during this meet.
IBD is a chronic disease where patients complain of diarrhea, blood in stools, pain abdomen, fever, weight loss and loss of appetite.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Ajit Sood Professor & Head Department of Gastroenterology said that IBD is increasing day by day, around 1.5 million patients are affected by IBD and require constant  monitoring and lifelong therapy it increase.
Giving information on the occasion, Dr Ajit Sood and Dr Varun Mehta gave answers to various queries asked by the patients and their attendants and various dietary tips were also shared by experts with the audience.
Other faculty members from Department of Gastroenterology including  Dr Omesh Goyal , Dr Ramit  Mahajan and Dr Arshdeep Singh  were also  present on the occasion.
This programme concluded with the circulation of  educational booklet to the patients  and cake cutting ceremony.