Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) Day observed at DMCH

Ludhiana, May 16, 2016: Department of Gastroenterology in joint effort with Colitis and Crohn’s Foundation of India observed Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) Day by organizing awareness lectures, quiz programme and role play. The function was inaugurated by Secretary of DMCH Managing Society-Sh Prem Kumar Gupta along with Principal Dr Sandeep Puri.

In his lecture, Dr Ajit Sood (Professor & Head of Gastroenterology) said that worldwide, around five million people live with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, conditions known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In most cases, the illness can be kept under control with proper medication, but despite extensive research there is currently no known cure for IBD. It is an initiative to create more attention on the difficulties that IBD patients have to face and needs of people living with IBD.

Dr Varun Mehta (Associate Professor of Gastroenterology) spoke about pregnancy and IBD.

Giving introduction about Colitis and Crohn’s Foundation of India (CCF),Dr Vandana Midha (Professor of Medicine) said that the organization is a national, academic society by a team of people with special interest in inflammatory bowel disease. Its composition is multidisciplinary ; comprising of physicians, surgeons and other professionals dedicated to assuring high quality patient care by advancing and promoting the science & practice of management of patients with inflammatory bowel disease . Established in 2007, CCF has gone a long way in patient care, IBD Disease Registry and dissemination of knowledge amongst professionals through various conferences and symposia held from time to time.

During the programme, it was also stressed that having a healthy diet can certainly maintain good nutritional status and and can help manage symptoms along with medications which are recommended to effectively treat IBD.