Case Of Ayurveda For IBS Treatment

By Jiva Ayurveda

Patient called doctor to seek help in numerous health problems but mainly she wanted doctor to focus on her old issue of weak digestion. For many years, she had a tendency to pass stools 45 times a day with mucous, stickiness and pain. In general, she got the tendency to pass stool immediately after eating meals.She had a good appetite, but despite eating several times a day, she was very thin. Her body weight was just 40kgs. Patient also experienced heaviness and a burning sensation in her stomach. She did not give much attention to chewing food properly. Patient was prone to getting cold-cough-fever every now and then. Patient explained that her body was unable to absorb the food, irrespective of what she ate.Specific History (H/0 Present Illness)With above mentioned features, patient had been suffering almost for fifteen years.Physical/ Systemic FindingsBM – 4/5 times daily, irregular consistency, hard/loose, sticky, Appetite – Excess, Urine -Normal, Gas – Present, Acidity – Present, Sleep – Normal, Mind – Irritated, Thirst – High, Menstruation – Delayed, Memory – NormalH/0 Past illness/ Family HistoryShe was suffering from delayed menstruation, which occurred on a 40-45 day cycle. She also had a problem of recurrent viscous-thick white discharge. After delivering a normal baby, her Patient called doctor to seek help in numerous health problems but mainly she wanted doctor to focus on her old issue of weak digestion. Her hemoglobin was remarkably so low that it was managed by three units of blood transfusion. Medical HistoryPatient had no history of HTN, DM or Thyroid. Since menarche, patient had delayed menstruation problem while her digestive troubles began since childhood. Can IBS be cured by Ayurveda was the looming question on the patient mind when she contacted us.

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Samprapti Ghataka-
Dosha: Pitta-vata dosha

Dushya: Rasa, Rakta,
Mansa Srotas: Anna vaha, rasa vaha, mano vaha srotas Adhishthan: Grahani

Nidana: Improper diet
and lifestyle, disturbed sleep, improper timing of meals, weak nervous system,
over thinking, stress, etc factors.

Chikitsa Sutra

· Nidana parivarjan
– Avoidance of things in diet and routine that caused manifestation of disease

· Shaman Chikitsa –
Pitta-vata shaman, pachan, vatanuloman, rasayan

·Shodhan Chikitsa –
Some effective and easy to implement methods were discussed to be done at home

· Sattvavjay Chikitsa
– Patient education, expectation management and approach of treatment is shared
with patient.

Churna Zeharmohra pishti	Tablets Kutaj ghan vati	Products Digestall churna
Dadimashtak churna	Chandraprakash rasayan vati	Praval pachamrit rasa
Bilwadi churna	Kamdudha vishesh rasa
Bhudhatri rasayan
Amrita sattva

Specific Advice for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Ayurvedic Treatment:

Pathya: Advised to
concentrate on chewing food, maintain a gap of an hour before drinking water
both before and after meals, proper healthy gap between meals, eating
light-fresh diets, regular practice of gentle exercise, yoga-pranayam to relax
nervous system, chewing saunf after meals, practice of Vajrasana after meals
was adviced. In foods, moong dal, gheeya, tinda, torai, lauki, parval, fresh
buttermilk, bael fruit were adviced.

Apathya: Avoid
biscuits, white flour products, creamy milk, water intake just after food, tea,
citrus, oily, fried, heavy diet, potato, urad dal, chana, rajma, tomato,
non-veg etc.

Modifications/Changes made in prescription during
course. Below

changed medicines for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Ayurvedic Treatment were given as per patient’s feedback:

Since completion of
first month of medication, patient gradually responded positively in her
digestive issues. Her bowel movement was reduced to normal, 1-2 times a day,
with comparatively less mucous. She also felt fewer urges to pass stool after
meals. In another month, her disturbed bowel pattern became absolutely normal,
once daily, without any mucous or stickiness. Such changes helped her to feel
more energetic and active. As treatment progressed, in November, patient
reported significant recovery in all major issues. Based on improvement, she
started taking all sorts of food that didn’t cause any discomfort. Her physique
also improved and she was looking healthier. Patient was advised to take
medicines in reduced dosage.

Patient’s health
improved significantly, so even with tapered doses of medicines, her health
continued to improve. In January 2018, she reported noticeable recovery in her
indigestion, underweight and other chronic complications.

Parameters before, during & after Irritable Bowel Syndrome Ayurvedic
Treatment