Clostridioides difficile infection is an inflammatory bowel disease that affects the large intestine. It is also known as pseudomembranous colitis or antibiotic-associated colitis. It occurs due to the overgrowth of bacterium clostridioides difficile.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- CAUSES OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- DIAGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- TREATMENTS FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- PROGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- COMPLICATIONS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- HOME REMEDIES FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- YOGA FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Diarrhoea
- Pus or mucous in stools
- Nausea
- Fever
- Abdominal pain
- Bloating
- Dehydration
CAUSES OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Overgrowth of bacterium clostridioides difficile
- Overuse of antibiotics
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
Naturally many bacteriae are resides in our colon. These are beneficial to the health of the digestive system. Due to the overuse of antibiotics, the growth of these bacteria gets reduced. This causes overgrowth of other unhealthy bacteriae like clostridioides difficile. Its overgrowth cause damage to the colon and finally, the symptoms are manifested.
DIAGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Stool examination
- Colonoscopy is the ‘gold standard’ method of detecting intra-luminal colonic lesions.
- Sigmoidoscopy
· CT scan
· MRI
· Laboratory tests
TREATMENTS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
· Antibiotics for C.difficile
· Probiotics
· Treatment for diarrhoea
· Nutrition therapy
· Faecal microbial transplantation
PROGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
Symptoms are manageable with proper treatments. Undiagnosed and untreated clostridioides difficile infection leads to complications.
COMPLICATIONS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Intestinal perforation
- Toxic megacolon
- Dehydration
CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTIONAND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda,clostridioides difficile infection can be managed based on the principle of grahani and pravahika.
- Symptomatic treatments are more effective with ayurvedic medicines
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Excess consumption of acrid, dry, ununctuous food
- Vata and pitta dosha vitiation
- Suppression of natural urges
- Defect in digestion – Agni mandyam
- Aganthu factors – a bacterial infection
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- SULA – abdominal pain
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
Due to the causative factors, doshas become vitiated with the predominance of vata and pitta dosha, which resides in the intestines along with other aganthu (external) factors like bacterial infections and finally symptoms are manifested.
LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Anaha and adhmana – abdominal discomfort
- Atisara – diarrhoea
- Sula – abdominal colic
- Jwara – fever
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Symptoms are manageable with proper ayurvedic management
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Kutajarishtam
- Dadimashtaka churna – mixed with buttermilk
- Kapithashtaka churna
- Varanadi kashayam
- Triphala guggulu
- Gandhaka rasayana
- Ashtakshari gulika
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
Ayurvedic medicines for internal administration of clostridioides difficile infection
- Gandharva hasthadi kashaya
- Chiraviwadi kashaya
- Chitrakadi Gulika
- Kaidaryadi kashayam
- Triphala guggulu
- Gandhaka rasayana
- Kutajarishtam
- Dadimashtaka churna
- Kapithashtaka churna
- Varanadi kashaya
- Ashtakshari gulika
HOME REMEDIES FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Intake of water frequently to avoid dehydration due to diarrhoea
- Intake of water boiled with coriander and cumin seeds
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items
- Intake of more water and dietary fibres, goat’s milk
- Include butter milk in meals
YOGA FOR CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and is effective in abdominal discomfort
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, and the body relaxed. The patient has to close one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
- The practices of shatkriya or yogic cleansing techniques purify the body and prevent digestive problems.
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