Dysentery is the intestinal inflammation accompanied by bloody diarrhoea. It is most commonly occur due to bacterial infection. Dysentery is also known as infectious diarrhoea.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DYSENTERY
- CAUSES OF DYSENTERY
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DYSENTERY
- DIAGNOSIS OF DYSENTERY
- TREATMENTS FOR DYSENTERY
- PROGNOSIS OF DYSENTERY
- COMPLICATIONS OF DYSENTERY
- DYSENTERY AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DYSENTERY
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DYSENTERY
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DYSENTERY
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DYSENTERY
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DYSENTERY
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DYSENTERY
- HOME REMEDIES FOR DYSENTERY
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DYSENTERY
- YOGA FOR DYSENTERY
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF DYSENTERY

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DYSENTERY

Diarrhoea
Stool mixed with blood and mucous
Nausea
Vomiting
Dehydration
Thirst
Weakness
Abdominal cramps
Fever

CAUSES OF DYSENTERY

Bacillary dysentery is results from bacteria called Shigella. The disease is called shigellosis
Amoebic dysentery caused by a parasite called Entamoeba histolytica
The infection spreads through contaminated food and water

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF DYSENTERY

The bacterium enters into the gut through contaminated food and water, followed by colonization of the epithelial layer of the small intestine by penetrating the mucous. Proceed to spread from cell to cell, causing death and sloughing of contiguously invaded epithelial cells and inducing a potent inflammatory response resulting in the characteristic dysentery syndrome.

DIAGNOSIS OF DYSENTERY

Diagnosis through signs and symptoms
Stool culture
Direct microscopic examination of stool

TREATMENTS FOR DYSENTERY

Antibiotic therapy
Nutrient supplementation
Intake of fluids
Analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs

PROGNOSIS OF DYSENTERY

Prognosis is based on the condition of the patient

COMPLICATIONS OF DYSENTERY

Dehydration
Electrolyte imbalance
Liver abscess due to invasion of amoebae

DYSENTERY AND AYURVEDA

In Ayurveda,treatment of dysentery based on atisara and pravahika chikilsa.
Dysentery can be correlated with the disease ‘pravahika’ in Ayurveda.

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF DYSENTERY

Intake of unhygienic food and water
Excessive vitiation of doshas
Defect in the normal functioning of agni (digestive power)

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF DYSENTERY

Abdominal cramps followed by diarrhoea

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF DYSENTERY

Vata, pitta and kapha dosha move through all channels of circulation. Due to the subtle nature of vata it impels the remaining two doshas.
The aggravated vata having provoked these two doshas, exacerbated and fills up the empty channels and moves greatly inside them or by getting enveloped by the other doshas.
In the case of pravahika aggravated doshas vitiates the raktadhatu also.
The aggravated doshas and dhatus resides in the intestine (site of agni) and produces abdominal pain followed by diarrhoea

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF DYSENTERY

Atisara – watery stools
Sula – abdominal cramps
Trishna – thirst
Chardi – vomiting
Rakta yukta purisha – bloody stool
Pichila and phenila – slimy and froathy
Ksheena – weakness
Strain during defecation
Incomplete voiding of stool

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF DYSENTERY

Ayurvedic treatments are effective in the management of dysentery

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY

Deepana – carminative medicines
Pachana – medicines promotes digestion
Kutajaghana vati
Vatsakadi churna
Kutajarishtam
Dadimashtaka churna
Kapithashtaka churna
Vilwadi gulika
Mustakarishta
Mustadi pramadhya
Vidanga lauha
Gangadhara churna

AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY

Pichavasti – special type medicated enema

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR DYSENTERY

Internal administration

Kutajaghana vati
Vatsakadi churna
Kutajarishtam
Dadimashtaka churna
Kapithashtaka churna
Vilwadi gulika
Mustakarishta
Mustadi pramadhya
Vidanga lauha
Gangadhara churna

HOME REMEDIES FOR DYSENTERY

Fluid intake
Avoid chances of dehydration and electrolyte imbalance

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR DYSENTERY

Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
Consume easily digestible food items, gruels , goat’s milk
Avoid taking food and water from the disease prevalent areas
Take proper rest.

YOGA FOR DYSENTERY

Nadi shuddi pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from irritations associated with dysentery

The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF DYSENTERY