A Rajkot-based nephrologist, Dr Sanjay Pandya has launched a website to create awareness and provide more information about kidneys in Gujarati.
A Rajkot-based nephrologist, Dr Sanjay Pandya has launched a website to create awareness and provide more information about kidneys in Gujarati.
The 11-month-old website - www.kidneyingujarati.com - has received tremendous response and it has got 25 lakh hits within a short span.
Dr Pandya said that it is important to raise awareness regarding how to keep the kidney healthy and prevent kidney-related diseases because, of late, there has been a rise in number of kidney patients.
The website is also available in Hindi (www.kidneyinhindi.com).
It gives information about kidneys, symptoms of kidney-related diseases, its diagnosis, myths associated with kidney-related diseases and medication available for the same.
The website also offers different sections on kidney failures and reasons, kidney complications in children apart from books written by Dr Pandya.
Dr Pandya said, "A patient with kidney complications from Dar-es-Salaam approached me. After medical check-up, it came to my knowledge that the kidney problems arose because of mismanagement in medicine and patient's improper dietary habits."
He further said, "When I asked the patient why he did not take the necessary precautions to avoid complications, he replied that he did not understand English and online guidance in Gujarati - the language they knew - was unavailable.
This was the reason behind designing a website in Gujarati and Hindi," said Dr Pandya.
He believes availability of information in Gujarati and Hindi language will allow people from rural areas to access information about the organ and diseases related to it.
"Creating awareness is important as the number of kidney failure cases and dialysis centres are increasing," he said, emphasizing that it is better to prevent expensive treatment like dialysis and kidney transplant.
Dr Pandya further said that regular kidney check-ups are a must to keep a tab on one's health.
He also stressed that regular exercise and daily physical activity will maintain blood pressure and blood sugar as it reduces risk of diabetes and hypertension and thus risk of chronic kidney disease.
Also, eating fresh fruits and vegetables and less consumption of refined food, sugar, fat and meat in diet will help in keeping a control on the disease.
Reduced consumption of salt after a person turns 40 will help in preventing high blood pressure and kidney stones, he added.
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