Abstract

AN AYURVEDIC REVIEW ON ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Dr. Pooja Hui*

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Abstract

Ulcerative Colitis is a disease of the rectum and colon which involve ulcers in the lining of rectum and colon. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is an idiopathic form of acute and chronic ulcero-inflammatory colitis affecting chiefly the mucosa and submucosa of the rectum and descending colon, sometimes it may involve the entire length of the large bowel. The major symptoms of UC are diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, tenesmus, passage of mucus and crampy abdominal pain. The patients may possess symptoms like diarrhoea along with blood and mucus, weight loss, discharge on rectal region. The disease is also associated with different degrees of pain along with severe cramps. In Ayurveda Ulcerative Colitis has a high resemble with Raktaja Atisara, Pittaja Atisara, Raktaja Pravahika. Many studies have been conducted for the role of Ahara, Vihara and Manasa and their association with pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis, which is a subtype of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) which pursue a protracted relapsing and remitting course, usually extending over years. Consumption of hot, spicy and fried food along with stress, anxiety etc leads to Raktatisara. Management is focused in healing the ulcers and restoring the normal function of colon.

Keywords: Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Raktaja Atisara, Pittaja Atisara, Raktaja Pravahika.