Dr. Hemachandran

India has over 12 lakh cases of ‘inflammatory bowel disease’ or IBD annually but very few people are even aware of the seriousness and symptoms of the disease.

The exact cause of IBD is not known. While it is a chronic relapsing condition and symptoms can be cured  with combination of care, homoeopathy medication without  surgical intervention. Unfortunately, a majority is not aware of the disease.

IBD is a common term used for two diseases,

1. Ulcerative Colitis (UC)
2. Crohn’s disease.

About 50 lakh people have IBD across the world. In India, the incidence of UC is very high compared to Crohn’s disease that can affect any part of the digestive system from mouth to anus. UC affects only rectum and the colon.

There appears to be a North-South divide with more ulcerative colitis (UC) in north and Crohn’s disease (CD) in south India.

Cause:-

1. CD are more likely to be in smokers and smoking has been exacerbate CD
2. UC in non- or ex-smokers and nicotine has been shown to be an effective treatment in one small clinical trial.
3. High sugar and fat intake are define risk
4. Breast-feeding may provide protection against inflammatory bowel disease developing in offspring.
5. chronic stress and depression seem to increase relapses in patients especially person working in IT field.

Dietary management:-

Eat smaller portions regularly. Divide the daily intake into 5-6 smaller portions and eat every 2-3 hours. This is better than eating less frequently but larger portions. Smaller portions will help to reduce the load on the digestive tract, helping it to digest the food better

• Reduce intake of fat. Fats can increase instestinal peristalsis and so crampy pains.
• Reducing oils, butters, hardened fats and margarines, cream but also desserts and filled biscuits can help to reduce fat intake
• Reduce intake of simple sugars. (honey, desserts, cakes and concentrated fruit juices).
• Reduce or avoid intake of milk and dairy products. Milk and dairy products
• Cook high fibre foods before eating
• Avoid foods that can cause gas such as beans, cabbage, broccoli, caffeine, and carbonated drinks

“Inflammatory bowel disease can lead to serious complications like fistula intestinal obstruction, bowel dysfunction and even colon cancer,”

The treatment needs to be targeted at the level of the immunity. Homeopathy precisely does this. With the constitutional homeopathic approach, we have observed very good results There is a definite improvement in the symptoms of the disease as well as control of the further progress of the condition. Homeopathic treatment is strongly recommended for the treatment of IBD.