Ulcerative colitis
- Overview
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Causes
- Complications
- Homoeopathic Treatment
- Do's and Don'ts
- Diet and Nutrition
WHAT IS ULCERATIVE COLITIS?
Ulcerative Colitis is a form of inflammatory bowel disease. The cause of Ulcerative colitis is unknown, but it appears to be a result of disturbance in normal functioning of immune system.
Ulcerative Colitis involves rectum and colon and never other part of gastro-intestinal tract.
As a result of disturbance in normal functioning, rectum and colon become chronically inflamed. This ongoing process can lead to variety of symptoms, including abdominal discomfort, diarrhoea, rectal bleeding, fever and weight loss.
WHAT HAPPENS IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS?
- Abdominal Pain
- Diarrhea with blood
- Weight Loss
- Rectum Spasm (tenesmus)
- Urgency for stool
- Anaemia
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WHAT CAN ULCERATIVE COLITIS LEAD TO?
Major complications associated with Ulcerative Colitis are
- Obstruction
- Perforation - Hole in the colon
- Inflammation in skin, eyes and joints.
- Hemorrhage
- Sepsis – Severe infection which spreads through the bloodstream.
- Fistula
- Abscess
- Toxic Megacolon
HOW WELL HOMEOPATHY WORKS IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS?
Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disorder, the cause of which points to the disturbances in the immune system.
- Homeopathy is the only system of medicine which treats the immune disorders in the most scientific and comprehensive manner.
- Homeopathy will not only treat ulcerative colitis from its roots, but make sure that the underlying cause is well taken care of.
- Homeopathic Treatment In Ulcerative Colitis will give relief in:
- Symptoms of disease
- Prevent complications of disease
- Preventing relapse
Homeopathic Treatment For Ulcerative Colitis has more than 50 remedies for treatment of this condition.
Few of our amazing remedies include:
- Belladonna- Abdomen distended. Transverse colon protrudes like a pad. Colicky pain comes and goes quickly. Better by lying on abdomen and bending backward.
- Colocynthis- Violent cutting pain in abdomen. Pain compels the patient to cry out for the relief. Press something hard against the abdomen.
- Podophyllum- Stools offensive and dark colored. The characteristics of the remedy is that there is no pain at all in the abdomen, painlessness is the key factor of podophyllum; followed by passage of small quantity of mucus and blood in stools.
Ulcerative colitis is chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Ulcerative colitis is limited to the large intestine and the rectum. It usually starts in the rectum and lower colon, but may also spread to involve the entire colon.
Although exact causative factors are unknown, it seems that a disturbed immune system is responsible.
Ulcerative colitis predominantly presents with abdominal complains like loose stools and pain. This results in to weight loss in short span of time. There is loss of appetite and tired feeling.
The attacks of ulcerative colitis can be absent for certain period of time known as remission period.
This period can lasts up to about few months or years but it does not mean it has gone. Eventually symptoms return.
When ulcerative colitis occurs in young children there are chances of delay in growth and development.
Homeopathic treatment for ulcerative colitis has good success rate because it is the best system of medicine which sets the immune system right and helps fight the disease safely as well as naturally.
In Ulcerative Colitis, symptoms may vary according to severity of inflammation and the part of colon involved.
Commonly found symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis are -
- Diarrhea- When disease extends beyond the rectum, blood mixed stool or grossly bloody diarrhea is noted. Diarrhea is often in night and/or after meals which makes the sufferer rush to the bathroom.
- Bleeding from rectum- person usually passes fresh blood or blood-stained mucus, either mixed with stool or streaked onto the surface of a normal or hard stool.
- Abdominal Pain- severe pain is not prominently felt unless person has severe disease. Person may experience vague lower abdominal discomfort or mild central abdominal cramping.
- Passage of mucus
- Pain and spasm in rectum
Other symptoms -
- Urgency to have bowel movement with feeling of incomplete evacuation
- Weight loss
- Loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting
- Fever
- Anaemia
Ulcerative colitis also has various extra-colonic manifestations mainly in skin, eyes and joints —
- Skin —Erythema Nodosum, pyoderma gangrenosum, Psoriasis
- Eyes —Conjunctivitis, episcleritis, Uveitis
- Joints —Ankylosing spondylitis, spondyloarthropathies
- Pleuritis
Exact cause of Ulcerative Colitis is not known.
Some of the causes noted are--
Genetic Factors
Genetically susceptible individuals have abnormalities in immunity, which causes enhanced reactivity against intestinal bacteria. This disturbed immune response predisposes individuals to colonic inflammation.
Immune reactions
Abnormal immune response causes the immune system to attack the normal cells in the digestive tract.
Immune reactions that disrupt the integrity of the intestinal epithelium may contribute to ulcerative colitis. Auto-antibodies against intestinal cells may be involved.
Stress and Strain of life:
It is a known factor that stress may cause or increase ulcerative colitis that is the reason when a person goes through relaxation exercises meditation and yoga and the frequency of attacks definitely becomes better and the recovery chances of the patient is very high.
Massive haemorrhage- it is seen in around 1% of patients with severe form of disease.
Toxic Megacolon- It is rapid swelling of the large bowel and presents itself with fever, tachycardia, leucocytosis, anaemia and X-ray finding of dilatation of colon. It is potentially lethal condition. 50% of acute episodes respond to medical therapy alone. Perforation is the most dangerous local complication of toxic megacolon.
Toxic Colitis and Ulceration- in such cases bowel may perforate without first dilating.
Obstructions- Formation of stricture causing obstruction, around 1/3rd of the strictures occurring in the rectum.
Other complications- Cancer, anal fissures, perianal abscesses and haemorrhoids
Homeopathic treatment for Ulcerative colitis has good scope in managing symptoms and complications of Ulcerative Colitis.
Homeopathy also helps in preventing the relapse of the condition. Homeopathic treatment for Ulcerative Colitis is safe and without any side-effects.
Since, ulcerative Colitis is as a result of dysfunctional immune system, Homeopathic treatment aims at correcting this dysfunction. This gives an individual long term relief from Ulcerative Colitis.
Few of our amazing remedies include:
- Belladonna- Abdomen distended. Transverse colon protrudes like a pad. Colicky pain comes and goes quickly. Better by lying on abdomen and bending backward.
- Colocynthis- Violent cutting pain in abdomen. Pain compels the patient to cry out for the relief. Press something hard against the abdomen.
- Podophyllum- Stools offensive and dark colored. The characteristics of the remedy is that there is no pain at all in the abdomen, painlessness is the key factor of podophyllum; followed by passage of small quantity of mucus and blood in stools.
We have more than 50 remedies in Homeopathic treatment for Crohn’s disease, thus indicating that Homeopathic treatment is highly individualized and very characteristic.
[STOOL]DIARRHOEA:
2 Acon, 1 Agar, 2 Aloe, 1 Alum, 2 Am-m, 1 Ang, 3 Ant-c , 2 Ant-t, 1 Apis, 1 Arg-n, 1 Arn, 4 ARS, 2 Asaf, 1 Asar, 1 Aur, 1 Bapt, 1 Bar-c, 2 Bell, 2 Bor, 2 Bry, 2 Calad, 2 Calc, 1 Calc-p, 1 Canth, 1 Caps, 2 Carb-v, 1 Caust, 4 CHAM, 1 Chel, 3 Chin, 1 Cocc, 1 Coff, 2 Coloc, 2 Con, 1 Crot-h, 1 Cupr, 2 Dig, 1 Dros, 2 Dulc, 1 Euph, 2 Ferr, 4 GRAPH, 1 Hell, 1 Hep, 2 Hyos, 1 Ign, 1 Iod, 3 Ip, 3 Irisin, 1 Kali-n, 2 Lach, 1 Laur, 4 LYC, 1 Mag-c, 1 Mag-m, 4 MERC, 1 Mez, 1 Mur-ac, 2 Nat-m, 2 Nit-ac, 2 Nux-m, 4 NUX-V, 1 Olnd, 1 Op, 1 Par, 2 Petr, 4 PH-AC, 4 PHOS, 4 PODO, 2 Psor, 4 PULS, 1 Ran-s, 3 Rheum, 1 Rhod, 4 RHUS-T, 1 Ruta, 1 Sabad, 1 Sabin, 3 Sec, 2 Sep, 2 Sil, 2 Spig, 2 Squil, 2 Stann, 4 STAPH, 1 Stram, 1 Stront, 1 Sul-ac, 4 SULPH, 1 Tab, 1 Tarax, 1 Thuj, 1 Valer, 4 VERAT, 1 Viol-t, 2 Zinc,
[STOOL]COVERED WITH BLOOD:
2 Alum, 1 Ambr, 3 Bry,3 Con, 1 Ferr, 1 Ip, 1 Led, 3 Mag-m, 2 Merc, 1 Nat-c, 1 Nat-m, 1 Nat-s, 2 Nux-v, 1 Puls, 3 Rhus-t, 1 Ruta, 1 Sabin, 1 Sel, 1 Squil, 1 Sul-ac, 1 Sulph, 1 Thuj, 1 Zinc,
The remedy abbreviations with
- 3 marks- quite effective,
- 2 marks- less effective,
- 1 mark- least effective.
Do’s
- Prescribed medicines should be taken regularly
- Well balanced diet which includes daily requirement of calories, proteins and carbohydrates should be included
- Take fluids at regular interval
- Small intake of food at regular intervals throughout the day should be taken
DON’TS
- Avoid intake of food which you are intolerant of or which make your symptoms worse. In general avoid vegetable salad, spices, nuts, dried fruits.
- Don’t take NSAIDs, oral contraceptive drugs and antibiotics on your own. Consult qualified physician.
- Do not smoke or drink alcohol.
- Stress and stressful environment should be avoided. Take professional counsellors help to deal with stress effectively.
- No specific diet has been shown to make Ulcerative colitis better or worse
- Healthy diet which will meet with daily requirement of calories
- During acute flare ups foods which are known to make bloating and diarrhoea worse should be avoided. Some of these foods items are-
- Dairy products and spicy food items
- Vegetables causing bloating - Broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beans, and brussel sprouts.
- Deep fried foods, butter cheese, margarine, meat
- You may need extra vitamins and minerals supplements, such as:
- Iron and Vitamins - For Anemia.
- Calcium and Vitamin D - To keep bones healthy and strong
- Take plenty of fluids at regular intervals to prevent dehydration.