Dyspepsia refers to digestion related issues including a feeling of burning, pain, or discomfort in the digestive tract. Functional dyspepsia on the other hand is a term used to describe a lingering upset stomach that has no obvious cause.
VGM Hospital, a reputed multi-specialty healthcare center in Coimbatore launched VGM Dyspepsia Center in the hospital premises on Wednesday.
Alannah MacTiernan, Former Minister, Govt of West Australia launched the center and the advanced equipment that will be used in it in the presence of Dr. V.G.Mohan Prasad, Founder and Chairman, VGM Hospital.
Dr.V.G.Mohan Prasad said that 20 to 30% of world population suffer from Dyspepsia. While doctors are able to find the cause of this issue in 20% of patients, doctors are unable to find the reason for it in a staggering 80% of patients. To identify the reasons for this issue and treat patients scientifically, VGM has introduced this advanced center bringing international standard neuro gastroenterology care to the region.
“The centre features radiation-free breath tests for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection. It also includes advanced diagnostic facilities to identify hidden causes such as carbohydrate intolerance, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, and gastric motility disorders. In addition, gut microbiome analysis and personalized dietary interventions are used to design targeted treatment plans for patients,” a press release from VGM Hospital mentioned.
Alannah MacTiernan joined Yaz Mubarakai, and Dr.Jagdesh Krishnan – Politicians from West Australia to launch the center along with Dr.Madhura Prasad, Director – Endoscopy; Dr.Suman, Medical Director and Radha Prasad, Managing Director, VGM Hospital.
Dr.VGM is taking that to the next level – Alannah MacTiernan
Addressing the gathering, Former Australian Minister Alannah said that India and Australia have signed an FTA that holds great value to both countries, especially in the field of medicine.
“We indeed have got a very important bilateral trade agreement between Australia and India, and we have agreed that we will have no tariffs between us when it comes to the interchange of medical technology and ideas,” she said.
Speaking further, she said the focus of this center is really to look at not just the symptoms and treating the symptoms but getting that very detailed understanding of what is causing dyspepsia.
She deeply appreciated Dr.VG Mohan Prasad in his pursuit to treat patients with Dyspepsia, and acknowledged that he followed the path of Australia’s Nobel Laureatte Dr. Barry Marshall who discovered that a bacteria (H. pylori) causes most peptic ulcers and chronic dyspepsia.
“Dr.VGM was one of the first to take that finding – the Western Australian Technology forward, and now he is taking that to the next level,” she remarked.
