Ulcerative colitis is a very scary and distressing illness, but you don’t have to live in fear. Learn everything about it and get it treated through ayurvedic treatment.
• Ulcerative colitis is a chronic disease that causes inflammation and ulcers in large intestines.
• It usually affects a small portion of large intestine but in many patients entire large intestine is affected by the disease.
• Symptoms usually develops over time, not suddenly.
Exact cause of Ulcerative Colitis is not known but many experts says that it may develop because of
• Immune System Malfunction
• Heredity
As told earlier that exact cause is not known, it may develop in anyone who is having immunity problems or genetic predispositions. Chances of Ulcerative Colitis are high if anyone is having –
• Family history – If anyone in the family is having this problem.
• Poor diet – Too much of fast food, lack of nutritious food and lack of water.
• Sedentary lifestyle – lack of exercise and physical activity.
• Age – It can occur at any age but usually begins before 30 years of age.
Symptoms may vary from mild to severe as per the severity of inflammation and extent of large intestine involved. Most of the patients presents with following symptoms –
• Pain in abdomen
• Abdominal cramps
• Frequent episodes of diarrhoea, often with blood and pus
• Pain at anus
• Rectal bleeding (blood in stools)
• Weight loss
• Urgency to defecate
• Loss of appetite
• Difficulty in defecation despite urgency
• Regular fever
• Growth retardation in children
• If the immune system is severely disturbed it may cause a few other problems also like eye problems, joint pain and liver disorders.
• Mildest form of ulcerative colitis.
• Inflammation is confined to anus and rectum only (last part of large intestines).
• Rectal bleeding may be the only symptom.
• Inflammation is present in rectum and sigmoid colon.
• Bloody diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and inability to defecate despite of strong urge to defecate are common symptoms.
• Inflammation is extended in descending colon also (left side of large intestines).
• Symptoms are usually worse.
• Affects entire large intestine.
• Severe symptoms are there
• Rare form
• Symptoms are usually extreme.
As per your condition your doctor may recommend you –
Exact cause is not known but heredity and disturbed immune systems are considered to be the main causes.
Both are forms of Inflammatory bowel disease. Crohn’s can affect any area of the gastrointestinal tract (from mouth to anus) but ulcerative colitis affects only the large intestine.
Surgery is recommended only in advanced stage of the illness.
Ayurvedic medicines, dietary restrictions and a healthy life style is all you need to get rid of Ulcerative Colitis
Treatment for ulcerative colitis is planned as per the condition of the patient. One medicine does not work in all patients, so we at Deepak Ayurvedic Centre always give a customised treatment to the patients to get better recovery. As per Dr Deepak Rathi, ayurvedic consultant, treatment of ulcerative colitis is mainly focused on reducing the inflammation of the intestines to subside the symptoms, healing of ulcers to reduce pain and bleeding, dietary modifications to recover faster and improving the immune system so that the disease may be treated from the root itself. Ayurvedic treatment is completely effective and free from any side effects. It comprises of various high-quality herbs that are effective in treating Ulcerative Colitis.
