India, June 30 -- This week, actor Jasmin Bhasin was diagnosed with terminal ileitis, a severe, high-risk infection and inflammation. On June 29, in a video posted on her Instagram story, Jasmin shared a concerning health update revealing that her birthday celebrations in Dubai took a serious turn when she fell severely sick and had to get hospitalised.

To understand what terminal ileitis is, HT Lifestyle spoke with two doctors: Dr Nitin Pai, director of GI endoscopy and gastroenterology at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, and Dr Chetan Kalal, hepatologist and liver transplant physician at Saifee Hospital, Mumbai.

According to Dr Pai, terminal ileitis is inflammation of the terminal ileum, the last part of the small intestine before it joins the...