Ulcerative Colitis - Ayurvedic / herbal medicines

What is Ulcerative colitis

Ulcerative colitis is diseases pertaining to large intestine with involvement of digestive system and is explained as chronic inflammation in the inner lining of large intestine causing ulcers and colon is the main part involved in these types of ulcers and called as ulcerative colitis.

There are basically two forms of Chronic inflammatory disease of gastrointestinal tract also called as irritable or inflammatory bowel disease and other form is Crohn’s disease.

Due to inflammation and ulcers in colon, there will be loss of lining of the colon, bleeding , pus formation, diarrhea, or abdominal discomfort with irregular bowels and sometimes with temperature or fever.

Causes for Ulcerative Colitis

Though, the cause of Ulcerative colitis is unknown, it is believed that due to low immune system, and irregular food habits, and due to bacterial infections, or infections due to any pathogens, or recurrent food poisoning there may be chances of Ulcerative colitis. In many cases, individuals those are suffering from stress or anxiety, there may be chances of ulcerative colitis.

Symptoms of Ulcerative colitis

• There are multiple symptoms of Ulcerative colitis are anemia, fatigue, bowel irritability, nausea, fever, loss of appetite, rectal bleedings, skin lesions, etc are the symptoms.
• If these symptoms are recurrent, with bowel irregularities, one should approach doctor and proper diagnosis is made, and depending on mild to moderate symptoms, proper diagnosis is made.
• If there is suspicion, blood test is done if there is high white blood cell count, and signs of inflammatory symptoms, anemia, bleeding in colon or rectum may undergo appropriate treatment.

Treatment for Ulcerative colitis

In modern medical sciences, there are various treatments which are very helpful and medical therapy is done to prevent recurrence, to improve quality of life. Though antibiotics or steroids are given on as needed basis, it is not advisable for long term usage.

Ayurveda do follow the same mode of treatment and ulcerative colitis is also called as Grahani or Samgrahani. The goal of treatment is to improve immunity, and to treat particular gastric irritability.

In ayurveda, it is believed that due to long term irregularity of food intake improper lifestyle, gastric irritability may occur.

Usually, when a patient is not following proper diet, and if suffering from hyperacidity, and if there is poor appetite, there may be indigestion.

Ayurvedic Medicines

In order to correct appetite, and to enhance digestion, to prevent bowel irritability, there are many ayurvedic medicines and herbs, and other alternative therapies which are very helpful to control ulcerative colitis. To prevent recurrent infections, there are many medications which are useful.

Consuming Sooktyn, Kutajavleh, Divya Kutaj Ghan Vati these are the herbal medicines which are helpful to control over bowel system.

If there is weakness and low immunity, one can consume some supplements such as Divya Giloy Vati, Amla Capsules, Love's Triphala, these medicines do act as rejuvenators and maintain stability of your health.

Precautions

• Avoid outside food, tin foods, street vending foods, unctuous foods, spicy or oily foods, unhygienic foods that may trigger irritability of colon. Always prefer home foods and fiber-rich food, and prefer vegetarian food.
• In order to reduce ulcers and inflammatory signs, avoid foods that may aggravate the condition.
• If a patient is having any kind of smoking of alcohol habits, that should be avoided, even tobacco chewing is also not recommended.
• One should be careful to control the illness. Consuming fresh butter milk is helpful in most of the varieties of bowel irritability, and consuming pomegranate juice is also beneficial.