Proctitis is inflammation of the lining of the rectum (lower part of the large intestine).
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PROCTITIS
- CAUSES OF PROCTITIS
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PROCTITIS
- DIAGNOSIS OF PROCTITIS
- TREATMENTS FOR PROCTITIS
- PROGNOSIS OF PROCTITIS
- COMPLICATIONS OF PROCTITIS
- PROCTITIS AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF PROCTITIS
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF PROCTITIS
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF PROCTITIS
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PROCTITIS
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF PROCTITIS
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR PROCTITIS
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR PROCTITIS
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR PROCTITIS
- HOME REMEDIES FOR PROCTITIS
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR PROCTITIS
- YOGA FOR PROCTITIS
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PROCTITIS
- Bloody diarrhoea
- Frequent urge for defecation
- Painful defecation
- Pain in the rectum
- Passing mucous during defecation
CAUSES OF PROCTITIS
- Infections
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Certain medications
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn’s disease
- Overuse of antibiotics
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF PROCTITIS
The infections transmitted through contaminated food and water or sexual intercourse. The changes in the large bowel are inflammatory. Overuse of antibiotics causes the destruction of helpful bacteria in the rectum leads to overgrowth of harmful bacteria. Finally, the symptoms are manifested.
DIAGNOSIS OF PROCTITIS
- Stool culturing
- Colonoscopy is the ‘gold standard’ method of detecting intra-luminal colonic lesions.
· CT scan
· MRI
· Laboratory tests
TREATMENTS OF PROCTITIS
· Anti-inflammatory drugs
· Analgesics
· Antibiotics to control infections
· Stool softeners
· Treatment for diarrhoea
PROGNOSIS OF PROCTITIS
- Prognosis is based on the causative factor and condition of the patient
COMPLICATIONS OF PROCTITIS
- Ulcer formation
- Abscess formation
- Blood loss
PROCTITISAND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, treatment of proctitis is based on raktatisara, pravahika and grahani chikilsa.
- It is considered a communicable disease ( janapadha udwamsana vyadhi)
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF PROCTITIS
- 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 PROCTITIS
- SULA – rectal pain
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF PROCTITIS
Due to the causative factors, doshas become vitiated with the predominance of vata and pitta dosha, resides in the rectum and finally proctitis is manifested.
LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF PROCTITIS
- Raktatisara – bloody diarrhoea
- Sula – rectal pain
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF PROCTITIS
- Symptoms are manageable with proper ayurvedic management
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR PROCTITIS
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR PROCTITIS
- Vilwadi gulika
- Mustakarishta
- Mustadi pramadhya
- Kutajarishtam
- Dadimashtaka churna – mixed with buttermilk
- Kapithashtaka churna
- Varanadi kashayam
- Triphala guggulu
- Gandhaka rasayana
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR PROCTITIS
Ayurvedic medicines for internal administration for proctitis
- Vilwadi gulika
- Mustakarishta
- Mustadi pramadhya
- Gandharva hasthadi kashaya
- Chiraviwadi kashaya
- Triphala guggulu
- Gandhaka rasayana
- Kutajarishtam
- Dadimashtaka churna
- Kapithashtaka churna
- Varanadi kashaya
- Gangadhara churna
HOME REMEDIES FOR PROCTITIS
- Intake of water frequently to avoid dehydration due to diarrhoea
- Intake of water boiled with coriander and cumin seeds
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR PROCTITIS
- 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, gruels, goat’s milk
- Avoid taking food and water from the disease prevalent areas
YOGA FOR PROCTITIS
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and 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.