Volume : V, Issue : IX, September - 2016

Ayurvedic approach to Chronic pancreatitis – A Case Report

Jithesh M, Uma Venugopal

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 Chronic pancreatitis is one of the most distressing conditions faced by a gastroenterologist and many of the available management protocols are aiming only a symptomatic relief. The pain along with the other dyspeptic symptoms is really distressing for the patient and it definitely affects the quality of his life, due to the relapsing nature. Due to various contributory factors, the organ becomes inflamed affecting its functions, leading to symptoms such as epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting etc. From the Ayurvedic perspective, the condition is to be discussed under the concept of Soola, gulma and of course vidradhi, at its acute stage, as per the clinical scenario. The initial stage is having an association of aama which has to be managed without fail. Fixing the associative dosha in the pathogenesis, along with the main dosha, which is Vatha, helps to fix the protocol, to be framed. The selected Ayurvedic protocol including the internal medication and procedures such as Virechana, Takradhara, Nasya followed by Pippali rasayana has been found effective, in the case of chronic Pancreatitis. Here the case of a 35 year old man is discussed, who was regularly undergoing conditional allopathic management for his abdominal episodes of pain, resulting from pancreatitis and positively responded to Ayurvedic management.

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Jithesh M, Uma Venugopal Ayurvedic approach to Chronic pancreatitis – A Case Report International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 9 |September 2016

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