The journal
The questions people search at 2am, answered the way I answer them in hospital.
No hedging, no fear-selling. Written for patients and their families in Bengaluru and anywhere else the same worry keeps someone awake.
Symptoms
18 August 2026 · 6 min read
Blood in the stool: how to tell piles from something that needs a scope
Almost everyone decides it is piles. Most of the time they are right. Here is exactly when that assumption stops being safe.
Risk
4 August 2026 · 5 min read
Colorectal cancer under 50 is rising — and young patients are the most dismissed
Age is a statistic, not a shield. Why early-onset disease keeps getting labelled as piles, IBS or stress, and how to push back politely.
Procedures
21 July 2026 · 7 min read
Your first colonoscopy: an honest walkthrough, including the part nobody warns you about
The procedure is not the hard part. The preparation is. Here is the whole day, start to finish, with no euphemisms.
Treatment
7 July 2026 · 6 min read
Rectal cancer and the stoma question: what actually decides whether you keep your bag
The first thing most patients ask is not about survival. It is about the bag. Here is what genuinely determines the answer.
Screening
23 June 2026 · 5 min read
When should you start screening — and which test is right for you?
Average risk, family history, or symptoms: three different answers. A short decision guide.
Not sure if your symptom counts?
Eight questions, two minutes, nothing stored. It will not diagnose you — it will tell you whether to stop waiting.