ISCHEMIC COLITIS – Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

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Ischemic colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease that occurs due to the reduction of blood flow to a part of the colon.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • CAUSES OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • DIAGNOSIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • TREATMENTS FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • PROGNOSIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • COMPLICATIONS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • ISCHEMIC COLITIS  AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS
  • YOGA FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Diarrhoea
  • Bloody stools
  • Sometimes the passage of blood without stools
  • Nausea
  • Fatigue
  • Weight loss
  • Abdominal pain
  • Bloating
  • Urgent need to defecate

CAUSES OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Bowel obstructions due to tumour etc.
  • Chronic constipation
  • Hernia
  • Hypotension
  • Certain medications
  • Vasculitis (inflammation of blood vessels)

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

Ischemic colitis occurs when the blood supply to the part of the colon is temporarily reduced due to the above-mentioned causes. The pathophysiology of ischemic colitis is more often an acute, self-limited decrease in blood supply rather than a specific vascular lesion or embolic event. Finally, the symptoms are manifested.

DIAGNOSIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Faecal occult blood testing
  • Colonoscopy is the ‘gold standard’ method of detecting intra-luminal colonic lesions. 
  • Sigmoidoscopy
  • Angiogram

·       CT scan

·       MRI

·       Laboratory tests

TREATMENTS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

·       Anti-inflammatory drugs

·       Antibiotics

·       Treatment for diarrhoea

·       Surgical interventions

 

PROGNOSIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Symptoms are manageable in the early stage. Undiagnosed and untreated ischemic colitis leads to complications. 

COMPLICATIONS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Gangrene formation (tissue death)
  • Perforation of the colon
  • Ischemic stricture

ISCHEMIC COLITIS AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda,ischemic colitis can be managed based on the principle of grahani and pravahika.
  • Symptomatic treatments are more effective with ayurvedic medicines

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Excess consumption of acrid, dry,  ununctuous food
  • Vata and pitta dosha vitiation
  • Suppression of natural urges 
  • Defect in digestion – Agni mandyam

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Sula – abdominal pain

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

Due to the causative factors, doshas become vitiated with the predominance of vata and pitta dosha, reside in the dhamanis (blood vessels) of the colon and finally symptoms of ischemic colitis is manifested.

LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Anaha – abdominal discomfort
  • Adhmana
  • Atisara – diarrhoea
  • Sula – abdominal colic
  • Bloody stools – raktasrava

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Symptoms are manageable with proper ayurvedic management

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Kutajarishtam
  • Dadimashtaka churna – mixed with buttermilk
  • Kapithashtaka churna
  • Varanadi kashayam
  • Triphala guggulu
  • Gandhaka rasayana
  • Ashtakshari gulika

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS

Ayurvedic medicines for internal administration for ischemic colitis

HOME REMEDIES FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • Intake of water frequently to avoid dehydration due to diarrhoea
  • Intake of water boiled with coriander and cumin seeds

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • 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

YOGA FOR ISCHEMIC COLITIS

  • 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, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his 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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