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India has an estimated 1.5 million patients affected by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) : Expert

Kolkata, May 22 (UNI) India has an estimated 1.5 million patients affected by the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), putting the country second only to the USA with 1.6 million patients.
These numbers are rising at a high single-digit rate, as Indians have a greater than average risk of getting the IBD revealed noted by Epidemiologist Dr Naresh Purohit.
Speaking to UNl here after addressing a webinar on IBD Menace organised by the Kolkata (Sonpur) based Institute of Liver and Digestive Sciences, on the occasion of World Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Day- Principal Investigator for National Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme - Dr Purohit said that though not life-threatening, the uncomfortable feeling and embarrassing situations accompanying IBS have a huge impact on the social and work life of individuals.
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