ICMR launches app for inflammatory bowel disease

This digital health platform is called IBD NutriCare. forTelenutrition could be a tool forImproving patient care in IBD. This smartphone app, which is an Android- and iOS-based digital platform for health, has been developed and validated forReal-time tracking and recording of dietary information on a large scale forPatients with IBD were able to speak out about their experiences. ICMR.

It will allow for a personalized patient response from a database that includes their demographics, medications, daily diet, clinical symptoms, and medications. diseaseIt also provides a list of diet variables that are based on almost 650 Indian recipes.

This pioneering initiative by the ICMR’s Center for Advanced Research & Excellence (CARE) in Intestinal Diseases with Dr Vineet Ahuja, Professor in Gastroenterology, AIIMS, New Delhi as principal investigator to transform India’s intestinal diseaseResearch and clinical practices.

The ICMRIn 2019, a multidisciplinary CARE project in intestinal diseases was ordered by the FDA. It involved a team of researchers representing many fields, including gastroenterologists, dieticians, and other health professionals. appDevelopers can create a digital health platform that is culturally, educationally, and linguistically relevant. The IBD NutriCare app is available in eight Indian languages, including Hindi, English, Marathi and Telugu. It also covers major geographical areas of India.

According to the 2017 Intestinal Disease Burden research report, the estimated disease burden in 2010 forIndia had 1.4 million IBD patients, compared to the 1.6 million in the USA, which is the highest in the country. The data shows that IBD burden has been on an upward trend in recent years. diseaseRates that are comparable to the West

IBD is non-infectious chronic inflammation that occurs in the gastrointestinal tract. This includes Crohn’s Disease. diseaseulcerative colitis, which can affect any segment in the gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and indeterminate colitis.

This smart phone appProvides real-time data that alerts the nutritionist/dietician to adherence issues, erroneous entries and incorrect information. This allows them to timely make dietary adjustments and create individualised diet plans.

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