Ulcerative Colitis

• Ulcerative colitis is a chronic, inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation in the digestive tract. 
• It is usually only in the innermost lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum.
• Forms range from mild to severe.
• It is a lifelong condition that one has to manage, rather than a life-threatening illness.
• Intake of too many painkillers and improper medications can result in some dangerous complications.

Diet that Triggers Ulcerative Colitis

• Tea and Coffee
• Alcohol
• Carbonated drinks
• Dairy products, if you’re lactose intolerant
• Dried beans, peas, and legumes
• Dried fruits
• Foods that have sulphur or sulphate
• Foods high in fibber
• Meat
• Nuts and crunchy nut butters
• Popcorn
• Products that have sorbitol (sugar-free gum and candies)
• Raw fruits and vegetables
• Refined sugar
• Seeds
• Spicy foods

Diagnosis

• Blood tests.
• Stool sample.
• Colonoscopy.
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy.
• X-ray.
• CT scan.
• Computerized tomography (CT) enterography and
• Magnetic resonance (MR) enterography

Symptoms

• Pain in the abdomen, joints, or rectum area
• Pain can be intermittent in the abdomen
• Gastrointestinal: bloating,
• blood in stool,
• diarrhoea,
• inability to empty bowels,
• leaking of stool, or urgent need to defecate
• anaemia,
•  fatigue,
•  fever, or loss of appetite
•  cramping or weight loss

Causes

• Genes: The person inherits a gene from a parent that increases the risk.
• Environmental factors: Bacteria, viruses, and antigens may trigger the immune system.
• Acid reflux
• Virus or bacteria
• Low Immunity
• Stress

Complications

• Severe bleeding
• A hole in the colon (perforated colon)
• Severe dehydration
• Liver disease (rare)
• Bone loss (osteoporosis)
• Inflammation of your skin, joints and eyes
• An increased risk of colon cancer
• A rapidly swelling colon (toxic megacolon)
• Increased risk of blood clots in veins and arteries.

Naturopathy Treatment

• Mud pack of stomach
• Full body mud pack
• Enema – Hot and Cold Water
• Alternate fomentation of liver, kidney and upper back.
• Full body massage
• Dry friction bath
• Wet friction bath

Yoga

1. Mudras
   • Gyana Mudra
   • Vayu Mudra
   • Apana Mudra
   • Prana Mudra
   • Mukul Mudra ( keeping fingers on the liver region).
2. Pranayama
   • Nadishodhan
   • Anulom vilom
   • Bhastrika
   • Kapalbhati
   • Ujyayi
   • Bhramari
3. Sukshma vyayam of legs, hands griva chalan and eye movement.
4. Vajrasana samooh
   • Thunderpose(vajrasana)
   • Cat pose (marjari asana)
   • Tiger pose (vyaghra asana)
   • Frog pose (Mandookasana)
   • Camel pose (Ushtrasana)
   • Rabbit pose(shashank asana)
5. Yogasanas laying down on back
   • Suptaudrakarshanasan
   • Setubandha asana
   • Suptatadasana
6. Asanas laying down to stomach
   • Makrasana
   • Bhujangasana
   • Tiryakbhujangasana
   • Dhanurasana
7. Sitting pose
   • Nauka chalan
   • Chakki chalan
   •  Pashchimottanasan
   • Meru vakrasana
   • Padmasana
8. Standing pose
   • Tadasana
   •  Triyaktadasana
   • Katichakrasana
   • Vrikshasana
9. Suryanamskar completing with Shithalikaran

Diet

First three weeks

Since it is a digestive 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:

1. Wake up before sunrise.
2. Take proper rest.
3. Pray and have positive and generous thoughts.
4. Take pure natural satwik food.
5. Milk, butter milk, sprouts, fox nuts dates, raisins, fig, honey, jaggery, and sweet pulpy fruits.
6. Fruit juice and vegetable’s soup

Say NO to:

1. Laziness, stress, selfishness.
2. Maida, pickles, papad, Mathias, bhujiya, nimki, biscuits.
3. All kind of packed food and juice.
4. Tea, coffee, white sugar and red chilly.
5. Avoid to eat without hunger and over eating.
6. 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.