Saravana .k Gastroenterology and Liver Specialist.ParkCity Medical Centre

Saravana .k Gastroenterology and Liver Specialist.ParkCity Medical Centre Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.Some people have gallstones without symptom...
28/08/2026

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด.

Some people have gallstones without symptoms, while others experience repeated pain or develop complications.
1๏ธโƒฃ Gallstones may be found on scans without causing any symptoms.
2๏ธโƒฃ Mild and infrequent symptoms may sometimes be monitored rather than treated immediately.
3๏ธโƒฃ Repeated or worsening upper abdominal pain can suggest that gallstones are causing a problem.
4๏ธโƒฃ Pain that occurs after meals is another symptom worth discussing with a doctor.
5๏ธโƒฃ Fever, persistent pain, or vomiting may indicate a complication and should be assessed promptly.
6๏ธโƒฃ Surgery may be recommended when symptoms keep returning or complications are found.
7๏ธโƒฃ A proper medical review can help determine whether monitoring or treatment is the right next step.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ & ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป.

28/08/2026

๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜†!
Don't ignore it if symptoms come and go.
Staying informed can help prevent serious complications.
If you're experiencing recurring pain, itโ€™s time to consult a specialist!
๐Ÿ‘‰ Take charge of your health today.

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜?Fear of tests, bad news, or being judged can mak...
21/08/2026

๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜?

Fear of tests, bad news, or being judged can make people delay getting help.
1๏ธโƒฃ Start with care rather than pressure. Let them know you are concerned because you want them to feel better.
2๏ธโƒฃ Remind them that a gastroenterology visit does not automatically mean a procedure or scope.
3๏ธโƒฃ Ask what they are actually afraid of, whether it is pain, cost, or the possibility of bad news.
4๏ธโƒฃ Offer practical support, such as helping with the appointment or going with them.
5๏ธโƒฃ Remind them that getting checked does not mean something serious will be found.
6๏ธโƒฃ Encourage a review if symptoms keep returning, affect daily life, or cause ongoing worry.
7๏ธโƒฃ Sometimes, one supportive conversation is enough to help someone take the first step.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ & ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜.

20/08/2026

It's time to turn fear into care! ๐Ÿ’–
Support your loved ones and take that first step together.

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€.It can affect work, relationships, confid...
14/08/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ด๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—บ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€.

It can affect work, relationships, confidence, and everyday life in ways that others may not always see.
1๏ธโƒฃ Believe their symptoms, even if they are not obvious to others.
2๏ธโƒฃ Avoid giving advice unless they ask for it. Listening is often more helpful.
3๏ธโƒฃ Understand that plans may change when symptoms flare unexpectedly.
4๏ธโƒฃ Encourage regular follow ups and ongoing medical care.
5๏ธโƒฃ Chronic gut conditions often require long term management, not quick fixes.
6๏ธโƒฃ Emotional support can be just as important as medical treatment.
7๏ธโƒฃ A little patience, understanding, and kindness can make a meaningful difference.

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ & ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜.

13/08/2026

Support a friend with gut issues ๐Ÿ’š
Believe them, listen, and be flexible. Your understanding means the world!

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—•๐——.But not everyone realises there are two main types, ulcerative...
07/08/2026

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—•๐——.

But not everyone realises there are two main types, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and they are not the same.
1๏ธโƒฃ Ulcerative colitis affects only the large intestine and starts from the re**um.
2๏ธโƒฃ Crohn's disease can affect any part of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the a**s.
3๏ธโƒฃ Ulcerative colitis causes inflammation on the inner lining of the bowel, while Crohn's disease can affect deeper layers.
4๏ธโƒฃ Both conditions can cause diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and urgency.
5๏ธโƒฃ Crohn's disease may also be associated with weight loss, fistulas, or bowel narrowing.
6๏ธโƒฃ Tests such as blood tests, stool tests, scans, and colonoscopy help confirm the diagnosis.
7๏ธโƒฃ Persistent digestive symptoms should be properly assessed to ensure the right diagnosis and treatment.
๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฑ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ & ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜.

06/08/2026

Did you know there are 2 main types of IBD?
Understanding the difference between Ulcerative Colitis and Crohnโ€™s Disease is key to managing your health.

๐—” ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐ŸŽฅโœจGrateful for the opportunity to continue using this platf...
27/07/2026

๐—” ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—น๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. ๐ŸŽฅโœจ

Grateful for the opportunity to continue using this platform to make conversations around gut health, probiotics and digestive wellbeing a little easier to understand and more relevant to everyday life.

Health education may start with sharing information, but hopefully it also helps someone ask the right questions, understand their body better, and take that first step towards looking after their health.

Thank you to the wonderful Hello Doktor team for the warm welcome, great energy and all the work behind the scenes to bring these conversations to life. ๐Ÿ™

๐—”๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ, ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฒ. ๐Ÿ’™

๐—œ๐—•๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—•๐—— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€.But while they may sound alike, they are very differe...
24/07/2026

๐—œ๐—•๐—ฆ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—œ๐—•๐—— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜†๐—บ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ผ๐—บ๐˜€.

But while they may sound alike, they are very different conditions that require different approaches to diagnosis and treatment.
1๏ธโƒฃ IBS is a functional bowel disorder where the bowel looks normal but becomes more sensitive.
2๏ธโƒฃ IBD is a condition that causes ongoing inflammation and damage in the digestive tract.
3๏ธโƒฃ Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are the two main types of IBD.
4๏ธโƒฃ Both conditions can cause diarrhoea, cramps, and urgency.
5๏ธโƒฃ Blood in the stool, weight loss, fatigue, or symptoms that wake you at night are more concerning for IBD.
6๏ธโƒฃ Blood tests, stool tests, scans, and colonoscopy help confirm whether IBD is present.
7๏ธโƒฃ Persistent digestive symptoms should always be properly evaluated rather than self diagnosed.

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Address

Level1, SOC5, Parkcity Medical Centre, No 2, Jalan Intisari Perdana
Kuala Lumpur
52200KUALALUMPUR

Opening Hours

Monday 08:30 - 15:30
Tuesday 08:30 - 15:30
Wednesday 08:30 - 15:30
Thursday 08:30 - 15:30
Friday 08:30 - 15:30
Saturday 08:30 - 12:30

Telephone

+601137311974

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