A PGI doctor from the Pharmacology department has come up with a simple method to examine inflammatory bowel disease, bringing respite to patients reluctant to undergo a colonoscopy test. Funded by the Biotechnology department, the study was recently conducted by Dr Bikash Medhi and his team. The Inflammatory Bowel disease is of two types – Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative Colitis . The treatment includes long term intake of inflammatory drugs. However, before deciding on the treatment, a patient has to go for colonoscopy.
“In order to check the severity and type of inflammatory bowel disease, a patient is asked to undergo colonoscopy. Most of the times, patient become uncomfortable. So, we are trying to develop a simple mechanism for those patients who do not want to go for colonoscopy,” said Dr Medhi. He added, “We give sucralose solution to a patient and later collect a…
