Ulcerative Colitis (UC)is a form ofchronic inflammatory bowel disease(IBD). Mucosa and submucosa of the colonare primarily affected. Major symptoms are blood & mucous mixed loose stool. Abdominal pain, weight loss, fever etc are often associated symptoms. Ulcerative Colitismay affect any age group, although there are peaks at ages 15-30 and then at ages 50-70. Males and females are equally affected. No satisfactory treatment is available and patient suffers a lot both physically and mentally.According to Ayurveda we can consider this condition under heading Raktatisara. In this Case Study,Ayurvedic treatment was given to patient and highly significant result were obtained.
Key words: Ulcerative Colitis, IBD, Raktatisara
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