 I am Dr. Shikant, pediatric gastroenterology consultant at Manipura Hospital in Bangalore. So I come to this quick learning session. So today I will be talking about pediatric inflammatory disease. So we will be learning exactly what it is, why it happens and how to diagnose and how to treat it. So pediatric inflammatory bowel disease is an inflammatory condition where as you all know inflammation is when our immune system goes wrong, they try to attack our own body. So if it happens in the intestine, then it is called a pediatric inflammatory bowel disease. So this is a common condition that can happen in children. It can be very light-lightening at times and also very much problematic. When immune system attacks our own body, so here specifically the intestinal problem, so then this very condition inflammatory bowel disease happens. It can happen to any children, any child from in their newborn period till 18 years of age. And they typically presents with symptoms of pain abdomen and increased frequency of bowel movements and at times blood in the students. And in the last time in cases that can be growth failure, they may not eat well, they may not participate in their daily activities and many more symptoms. So based on these symptoms, we try to figure out if it is pediatric inflammatory bowel disease or it is something else. And in suspected cases, we send them for investigations. So in this condition, the investigations include a certain routine blood test which will give us a clue about the information in the body and a scan which is either MRI scan or a CT scan which will show the impersonal problem. And subsequently endoscopy. So endoscopy is a tube which has a camera at its one end and with which we see the intestinal tract and take samples as well during the procedure and that will give a confirmatory answer for this very confusion. So when the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease is made, so various options are there for treatment and it is very treatable condition not to be fooled if it is diagnosed at a proper stage and appropriate therapy is initiated. Definitely the children will have a normal life and they can be like in another chain. But if it is delayed, then there can be problems. Chain may require some sort of treatment in form of surgery. So briefly treatment includes modification of a diet. We all know that diet is very essential and it has an immense bearing on our intestine as well as oral health. So chain will be put on a different type of diet initially and various other medications. Unfortunately this requires medication for a slightly longer period as compared to any other illness but definitely it can be controlled and cured to a certain extent. And here at Manipal we have all the facilities to diagnose. We do certain special investigations in this very condition like endoscopy or special protocols, diet management. We have a very good diet routine. All these things will add to the final excellent outcome in your chain. So I assume that you understood all these things and the benefit you can get when you visit our center for this condition.