| Abstrakt: |
Crohn's disease (CD) is segmental, noncontinuous, subacute, or chronic inflammation that can affect any part of the digestive tract from the mouth to the anus, with a predilection for the distal ileum and colon. The incidence of CD is increasing and is now 5--10 per 100,000, with a prevalence of 50--100 per 100,000. A 47-year-old patient presented to the outpatient department of the Department of Kayachikitsa, Ch. Brahm Prakash Ayurved Charak Sansthan, New Delhi, with complaints of spasmodic abdominal pain and passage of mucoid stool with increased frequency of defecation from last 2 months. This case was diagnosed as CD in the colonoscopy report. The patient was treated with Panchkarma procedures and Ayurvedic oral drugs and found satisfactory results with no side effects. Colonoscopy, contrast-enhanced computed tomography enterography, and liver function test were considered objective parameters of assessment. Improvement was assessed on the basis of relief in subjective and objective parameters. After the course of treatment, significant improvement was seen in the grading of subjective parameters and laboratory investigation. This case study illustrates that Ayurvedic medicament can be the choice for treating ailments of the gastrointestinal tract. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
