Kidney, Urinary, Gastro Intestinal, Liver

Shruti Mukundan is a patient of end stage kidney disease. Here, she chronicles her journey from age 7 to now - dealing with kidney stones, kidney transplant and a more permanent, needle-free dialysis. And shares her dream.  I was just 7 years when I was first detected with the kidney problem. I used to get a burning sensation in my urine. Like all children of that age, I just wanted to play with my friends and not be bothered about anything. When an x-ray was done, it showed some stones in…

Chandralekha Das, a teacher and mass communication expert from Silchar, Assam, who is a kidney transplant patient, emphasises that a successful kidney transplant may allow you to live the kind of life you were living before you got kidney disease. Read her triumph over death. Eight years ago, at 28, I was diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease. I was in Bangalore, rushing to office one fine morning, when suddenly I suffered an acute bout of breathlessness. I felt numb and weak, and dizzy. I…

मीनू अग्रवाल सिंगापुर स्थित एक नैदानिक आहार और पोषण विशेषज्ञा हैं. उनका मानना है कि फिट रहने के लिए जंक फूड के सेवन को नियंत्रित करने की सख्त ज़रूरत है. वे मधुमेह, कोलेस्ट्रॉल, अम्लता और उच्च रक्तचाप जैसी बीमारियों और अन्य जटिलताओं से मुक्त होने की सलाह देती हैं और स्वास्थ्यकर स्नैक्स के विकल्प सुझाती हैं. जंक फूड ऐसे खाद्य पदार्थों को कहते हैं जिनमें आवश्यक पोषक तत्व कम हो और कैलोरी और सोडियम की मात्रा ज्यादा हो". जंक फूड में प्रोटीन, विटामिन या खनिज की मात्रा बहुत कम या नहीं के बराबर होती है…

Vasundhara Raghavan is the author of two books on chronic kidney diseases, one of which narrates the life of her son, Aditya, who has lived through dialysis and two transplants. In a detailed interview she talks about the harrowing twists and turns the family battled. You have had a very close brush with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its devastating complications. Could you tell us how and when it started? My life changing experience began in November 1996. A headache kept my son, Aditya, at…

Sejal Jobanputra, 39 from Mumbai has been on dialysis for the last 13 years after her transplant failed. Strong antibiotics also made her deaf. But she has been fighting CKD (Chronic Kidney Disease), pain and depression all these years like a true fighter. Please tell us a bit about your condition I am suffering from kidney failure and I have been on dialysis for the past 13 years. I have also been deaf for last 12 years. When were you diagnosed? I was diagnosed in 2003 What were the early…

A book on Indian Diet for Interstitial Cystitis (IC), the first of its kind, hopes to serve as an easy-to-understand guide for patients and caregivers to help manage IC or Painful Bladder Syndrome. Here is an interview with the co-author Neelanjana Singh who is a Nutrition Therapist & Wellness Consultant. Your book ‘Indian Diet for Interstitial Cystitis (Eat Healthy and Protect Your Bladder)’ was released last month. Could you tell us a little about it? Interstitial Cystitis (IC), now known…

A routine health check led to a diagnosis of fatty liver followed by NASH and eventually a liver transplant. Mahindrasingh Bhardwaj, 56 from Nagpur, India shares his journey , the complications and the strategies that worked for him.  The Diagnoses: During my annual health check-up in 2016, I was told that I have a fatty liver. I was 98 kilos at the time and so was advised to lose weight and start exercising. The recommendation was medications and weight loss of 15 kilos. I immediately…

Bharathi Shiva, 44 suffers from a rare condition called Interstitial Cystitis (IC) or a Painful Bladder Syndrome (PBS) and has lived without knowing about it for two decades. But joining an IC support group has brought her immense relief in terms of both medical and emotional help. I have a condition called Interstitial Cystitis (IC) or Painful Bladder Syndrome(PBS). As the name suggests it is pain inside the bladder. There are other symptoms of IC/PBS. But mine is simply one of pain. Pain that…

Dr. Vipulkumar Goyani, 35, a doctor from Surat shares his personal experience of a how a diagnosis of Hepatitis B rapidly changed to needing a liver transplant. And how he changed his lifestyle after the transplant to keep his liver healthy.  Please tell us a bit about your condition I was diagnosed with Hepatitis B on 13th July 2015 and Hepatitis led to Acute liver failure in September 2015 and my living donor liver transplant was done on 30th September 2015.  What were the early…

Liver Cirrhosis is one of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. Dr. Ameet Mandot (DNB GastroEnterology) addresses commonly asked questions on Liver Cirrhosis.  1.   What is Cirrhosis of Liver? It is a chronic disease characterized by a structurally and functionally impaired liver. This includes loss of liver cells and scarring of the tissue. 2.   What are the causes of Liver Cirrhosis? Though routine understanding shows that alcohol consumption causes the Liver…