 My name is Somnath Karal. I am from Kolkata and I work as a software developer at Goldman Sachs. I was having gastric problems since last five years and symptoms got worse by the time as the time goes. So I was taking gastric tablets since last five years. I was not able to stop it. There was bloating after each meal and this affects my sleep also and eventually it affects my work also. Hi, this is Koel from Kolkata. This is the story of my husband, Somnath. He was facing gastric problems since last five years as he told me. Most of the times his work life and personal life both are affected badly. He could not sleep properly. He was having problems every day after taking milk. Every day he was facing the bigger issue. So after that we searched in Google, in Praktor, we got the contact of Dr. Manjuna Tharita's Manipal Whitefield Hospital. Hi, my name is Dr. Manjuna Tharita. I am a surgical gastroenterologist at Manipal Hospital in Whitefield. It's very common to see people under a lot of stress, especially individuals who are in very stressful jobs. Somnath is one of them. He was working in an IT company and he was under a lot of stress and he was, as routinely he was also diagnosed with what we call as regular gastritis-like symptoms. He had already had undergone endoscopy after taking some medication for which he did not cure. So these are very common and these are the patients who actually require proper evaluation. When he came to us, he was already having some complications associated with a gastritis. He was having what we call as a gastroesophageal re-flux disease. His symptoms were more in the night and with every meal. Now, this can be controlled with medication, but unfortunately the control was lost because he was more dependent on medications and customers. After we consulted Dr. Manjuna Tharita's, Somnath was going through some medical tests and this test took some time to perform because it is a kind of long-term issue which was not diagnosed for last five years. So, after performing the test, he advised us to go for the laparoscopic surgery. And these are the patients who really need surgical evaluation and we evaluated him by doing a 24-hour per year thermometer and an upper endoscope. We wanted to see whether this can be diagnosed properly without any further testing, but unfortunately he also required 24-hour pH metametry. Now, that actually confirmed the diagnosis that he was having gastroesophageal re-flux disease. Despite diagnosing the disease, we wanted to do what we call as a minimally invasive procedure. So, we wanted to evaluate him for what we call as an endoscopic procedure. And this was investigated by Dr. Hanuk and we had a multi-disciplinary team meeting as well trying to discuss what would be the best option for this patient. But in Somnath's case, an endoscopic procedure could not be performed because there were strict criterias that we have that we want to help patients with endoscopic procedure. So, the decision was made that he would benefit from laparoscopic surgery. Now, we all know that laparoscopic surgery is routinely performed in almost major hospitals. But being Manipal, a veterinary centre, we wanted to do what we call the minimally invasive advanced procedure, a reduced-force surgery, where there are less number of institutions compared to a regular laparoscopic miscellaneous application. And this surgery, even though it takes a little bit longer time for the surgeon and more skills, we were able to complete that surgery without any complication. His post-operative recovery was very good and he was most importantly, he was pre-officent. This helped him to get back to his life, concentrate on his work and also get back to his normal social life. And I think this is very important for all the patients to understand. It is really not necessary that you continue to suffer by taking medications. Once in a while, medication is okay. But if you're becoming medication dependent, I think it is very important that you come over, visit some gastroenterologist or if you really want to see us, you can always come to Manipal Hospital and we are more than happy to help you. You will undergo proper evaluation. We have a dedicated medical GI team, headed by Dr. Anup. And also we have other interventions that can be performed endoscopically as well. There are some patients who would require endoscopic procedures for a girl tree. And we have successfully done these procedures on some patients and they have recovered well too. But you will need proper evaluation. In case of Mr. Sonnab, he required a laparoscopic misinfund application. But we wanted to give him something much more better. And we did this by doing what we call as a reduced post-operative recovery. Today, you are actually seeing a very different man. He's walking, he's moving, he's concentrating back into his work and is enjoying his social life. And I'm grateful that he chose us to help him. There are a lot of other patients who would require similar evaluation and treatment. And we are more than happy to help them with these procedures. I tend to lack of concentration. And I was looking for that treatment and search over internet and found Dr. Mandinath Haridas and concentrated here in Manipal Hospital, Manipal Hospital. So my suggestion, please do visit the proper doctor for this problem. And I recommend Dr. Mandinath Haridas in Manipal Hospital.