- Wilson’s disease is a disorder that is caused by copper accumulation in the liver, brain and other vital organs. Copper plays a key role in the development of healthy nerves, bones, collagen and the skin pigment melanin.
- Wilson disease often gets misdiagnosed as paralysis.
How is Wilson’s disease diagnosed?
- With a Physical Examination.
- Lab Test
- Urine Test
- MRI
- CT scan
- Liver Biospy
Symptoms
- Fatigue, lack of appetite or abdominal pain
- A yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eye (jaundice)
- Golden-brown eye discoloration (Kayser-Fleischer rings)
- Fluid build-up in the legs or abdomen
- Problems with speech, swallowing or physical coordination
- Uncontrolled movements or muscle stiffness.
Causes
- Wilson’s disease is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait, which means that to develop the disease you must inherit one copy of the defective gene from each parent.
- If a person receives only one abnormal gene, the person doesn’t becomes ill himself, but he/she is a carrier and can pass the gene to their children.
- This disease is also caused by the kind of lifestyle one is living and by their capacity of digestive system.
Naturopathy Treatment
- Mud pack of stomach
- Full body mud pack
- Enema
- Alternate fomentation of liver , kidney and spine.
- Full body massage
- Dry friction bath
- Wet friction bath
Yoga
- Mudras
- Gyana Mudra
- Vayu Mudra
- Apana Mudra
- Prana Mudra
- Mukul Mudra ( keeping fingers on the liver region)
- Pranayam
- Nadishodhan
- Anulom vilom
- Bhastrika
- Kapalbhati
- Ujyayi
- Bhramari
- Sukshma vyayam of legs, hands griva chalan and eye movement.
- Vajrasana samooh
- Thunderpose(vajrasana)
- Cat pose (marjari asana)
- Tiger pose (vyaghra asana)
- Frog pose (Mandookasana)
- Camel pose (Ushtrasana)
- Rabbit pose(shashank asana)
- Yogasanas laying down on back
- Suptaudrakarshanasan
- Setubandha asana
- Suptatadasana
- Asanas laying down to stomach
- Makrasana
- Bhujangasana
- Tiryakbhujangasana
- Dhanurasana
- Sitting pose
- Nauka chalan
- Chakki chalan
- Pashchimottanasan
- Meru vakrasana
- Padmasana
- Standing pose
- Tadasana
- Triyaktadasana
- Katichakrasana
- Vrikshasana
- Suryanamskar completing with Shithalikaran
Yoga for Wilson’s Disease in severe condition
- (Pranav ka dhyan) that is consciousness on inhale and exhale.
- Chanting of Om Mantra internally.
- Yogic mudras – Make the mudra and fix it with paper tape. Do each mudra for 5 minutes
- Gyana mudra
- Vayu mudra
- Apana mudra and
- Prana mudra
- Follow the yoga practices only under the guidance of a trained Yoga and Naturopathy practitioner.
Diet
First three weeks
Since it is a liver disease, the patient should take food which is easily digestible. The patient should be on liquids for atleast 3 weeks if the condition is very serious.
After three weeks
- In morning 6am to7am
- 10 pieces- Raisins, 2 pieces- Dates, Anjeer (soaked in water and grinded to make a solution).
- At 9am
- One bowl of Daliya ( liquid)
- One bowl of mix vegetables soup.
- One Pulpy fruit
- 12 pm
- One tablespoon of curd mixed with a glass of water
- 1.30 pm to 2 pm
- Boiled Vegetable, soupy brown rice and one bowl of minutely chopped salad.
- 4pm
- A glass of citrus juice. Sweet lime juice is always the best .
- 7pm to 8pm
- One Pulpy fruit ( mango is best in other season, chikoo or papaya or other pulpy fruit can be taken).
- Before bed, take a cup of warm water and a one inch piece of jaggery.
Do’s and Don’ts
Say YES to:
- Wake up before sunrise.
- Take proper rest.
- Pray and have positive and generous thoughts.
- Take pure natural satwik food.
- Milk, butter milk, sprouts, fox nuts dates, raisins, fig, honey, jaggery, and sweet pulpy fruits.
- Fruit juice and vegetable’s soup.
Say NO to:
- Laziness, stress, selfishness.
- Maida, pickles, papad, Mathias, bhujiya, nimki, biscuits.
- All kind of packed food and juice.
- Tea, coffee, white sugar and red chilly.
- Avoid to eat without hunger and over eating.
- Avoid all sour food including lemon and tamarind.
All the information available on this website is for education and awareness purposes only. Follow these practices only under the guidance of a trained Yoga and Naturopathy practitioner. Punam Agarwal and her Yoga and Naturopathy initiatives are not liable for any injuries caused during the process.