DIARRHEA

Frequent movement of liquid bowel that may be a result from eating contaminated food or drinking contaminated water or due to intestinal disorder

TREATMENT OF DIARRHEA

·         Drink plenty of water with salt and sugar added called oral re-hydration solution (ORS) HOW TO MAKE ORS—ADD 1 teaspoon of sugar to one liter of water

·         Milk and fatty food should be avoided

·         Poppy seeds (khaskhas)+ jiggery, make pea size pills & take 2-2-2 daily for loose motion.

·         Have liquids like lemon juice.

·         Have dry ginger water 2-3 times a day

·         Dry ginger powder, khaskhas, jiggery, & cow ghee make pills & take it every 2-3 hrs.

·         Have fresh buttermilk & put roasted jeera powder with water.

·         Hipbath or application of cold water on stomach

In case of stomach pain with diarrheas give ginger water fomentation with napkin on stomach

TREATMENT FOR DIARRHEA IF CAUSED DUE TO ‘LOO’

Make patient rest in shadow immediately, let fresh air come

Cold application on head & stomach

Put salt & sugar in water & give 2tsp. of the solution regularly

Give juices, orange, apple, pomegranate, & coconut water

Keeps on liquid diet. Sometimes onion juice is also helpful.

INTESTINAL PARASITE

Worms that invade the digestive tract usually through food and water that causes stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting.

CAUSES OF INTESTINAL PARASITE

By eating raw or partially cooked meat and fish that are infested with parasitic worms when enter in the digestive tract grow and produce eggs.

TREATMENT OF PARASITE

·         Acupressure pt. ‘W’

·         Wax gourd (kohla) juice 1 cup drink in the morning empty stomach for 4-5 days.

·         Take enema.

·         Daily give wavding/ indrajav ki faki (take a pinch of powder and through it in mouth)

·         Pomegranates peel kadha. Take powder of dry papaya seeds.

·         Eat jiggery empty stomach in morning & after 15-20 minutes the ajwain faki with water. So that all worms will come out with faces.

·         Have roasted sagargota powder

·         Take juices of raw papaya 1tbsp & honey in ¼ glass of warm water.

·         Give greated coconut in the morning & after 3 hrs 1tsp. castor oil.

FLATULENCE or “KABAG”

Bloated stomach caused by buildup of gas in the abdomen when you eat hurriedly or swallow large chunks of food. When one eats refined flour products, facts, fermented food, etc; causes gas because it takes time to digest and rots in the intestine. Lack of fiber and poor intake of water is one of the causes.

Precautions

·        Gas is not disease itself but it’s a symptom which shows weakness of digestive system. But still its intensity is so high that is trouble us more than any disease. It’s better to follow certain things to prevent it.

·        Avoid food that creates gases in stomach 

·        Clear the bowels daily.

·        Have a balanced diet. Drink sufficient water. Include fiber in your diet like unpolished rice, salad, fruits, sprout, etc;

·        Chew the food properly & eat in good state of mind

·        Never it to a full stomach

·        Avoid drinking water after meals & in between meals, drink after 1 ½ hr.

·        Be active & avoid sedentary lifestyle. Avoid stress

·        Do Yogasana, pranayam & walking regularly.

·        Have a healthy & routine lifestyle. Have adequate sleep, & mentally relaxed

Treatment

·        Take enema / colon wash

·        Relax your mind. Before meals have 1 tsp. ginger juice + 1 tsp honey + pinch black salt

·        Avoid eating fried food, stale & fermented food, maida, potato, pulses cold drinks fast food.

·        Include mint leaves, ginger garlic, asafetida (hing), cloves, cinnamon (dalchini) as well as sprouted green moong, green chana, in your diet.

·        Take hot-cold napkin application on stomach & massage with oil.

·        Do Vayu mudra after lunch/ dinner.

·        Castor oil & rui leaves warm it & tie it on the stomach.

INDIGESTION

Refers to the discomfort felt in the upper stomach due to eating too much or too quickly especially eating fatty or spicy food.

Prevention

·        Chew your food as thoroughly as possible & eat with happy and relaxed mind.

·        Never eat to a full stomach. Always leave the table with a feeling that you could eat more.

·        Eat only when you are hungry. Over eating and eating frequently burdens the digestive juices & digestive system, which effects their capacity and they are not able to work properly.

·        After eating take a walk for 2-5 minutes or sit in Vajrasana for 5-10 minutes with Vayu-Mudra.

·        Avoid fatty and spicy food.

Treatment

·        If possible fast for 2-3 days on dry ginger powder boiled water. It helps to digest the undigested food & helps in cleansing the bowel. It also helps to digest row food.

·        Take 1 tbsp. ginger juice + 1tbsp lemon juice + 2tsp.honey + pinch of black salt= have this before meals.

·        Have light meal/food

·        Have orange juice thrice a day. Or citrus fruits. Take sun bath for half hour morning/ evening. Do walking as much as possible.

·        Do all 4 pranayam.

·        Take enema

DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Many problems can affect the GI tract, including: abdominal pain, blood in the stool, bloating, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn, incontinence, nausea and vomiting and difficulty swallowing.

Many diseases and condition of the digestive system – including irritable bowel syndrome, lactose intolerance, diverticulitis, GERD, Crohn’s disease, celiac disease, peptic ulcer and hiatal hernia – can be chronic and are difficult to diagnose and treat. Many of the diseases of the digestive system are tied to the foods we eat, and many sufferers must restrict their diets.

DIGESTIVE DISORDERS

Digestive disorders include the treatment of disease of the liver and digestive tract, including the stomach, duodenum, gallbladder, biliary tract, pancreas, small intestine and colon.

LACTOSE INTOLERANCE?

If you have lactose intolerance, you can’t digest lactose because your small intestine doesn’t make enough lactase, the enzyme that digests lactose. The lactose that isn’t digested makes gas in your colon.

Lactose intolerance is easy to manage. You may do better having a little milk or dairy products with meals, because it’s easier to digest lactose eaten with other foods.

Some dairy products may be easier for you to digest, such as cheese, yogurt, and cottage cheese. Drink lemon juice/ orange before drinking the milk, it will help in digesting the milk.

Soya based milk alternative is good for lactose intolerant people. Soy protein is a complete protein containing all the essential amino acids that your body requires. 

APPENDICITIS

Infection or inflammation of appendix due to worm and feces causing it to become swollen and inflamed. Appendix is a Small sac found where the small intestine joins the large intestine

Symptoms
Pain in the lower right hand side of the abdomen accompanied by fever

Precautions
Maintain healthy lifestyle, avoid constipation.

Treatment
• Take complete rest.
• Drink dry ginger powder water. Take fomentation of warm dry ginger powder water on stomach.
• Abdominal pack. Till pain is there take light food
• Carrot, beet, & cucumber juice daily
• Vegetable Methi kadha.
• Apply aloevera padding on the painful area.
• Don’t eat in acute pain or loose motion
• Rest & take care so it will not burst

CHOLERA
Cholera is an acute infection disease caused due to bacteria called Vibrio cholera. The bacteria has the ability to produce toxins within the human body which leads to painless, watery diarrhea also called ‘rice water stools’ because of its appearance. In some cases patients might also have vomiting associated with the disease.
Other symptoms are closely related to rapid loss of fluids from the body like mild fever, body ache, abdominal pain and cramps, lethargy and fatigue, excessive thirst, headaches, loss of elasticity of the skin etc. The biggest risk in cholera is the possibility of the patient getting dehydrated.
The disease is transmitted through contaminated water and food.

Treatment
• Have coconut water. Even if it stay for just 1 minute because system absorb the salt from it.
• Suck the ice cubes, to stop vomiting.
• Be on liquid diet. Give the patient barley water. Stop soil food completely.
• When loose motion stops then you can give fresh buttermilk and add salt, roasted jeera powder & black salt.
• When patient feel little better you can give fruits & light food soft rice.
• Have lemon juice because it kills cholera germs.
• 2 tsp juice of peach tree leaves / flowers
• The onion juice add in black pepper powder & have it.
• Karela juice is helpful in the first stage.
• Kadha – tulsi, mint leaves, black pepper, boiled together then add lemon, black salt
• Have boiled water. Take drumstick leaves juice 2 tsp. + 2tsp. honey add in the 1 glass of coconut water & have it.

JAW PROBLEMS

Your jaw is a set of bones that holds your teeth. It consists of two main parts. The upper part is the maxilla. It doesn’t move. The moveable lower part is called the mandible. You move it when you talk or chew. The two halves of the mandible meet at your chin. The joint where the mandible meets your skull is the temporomandibular joint.

JAW PROBLEMS INCLUDE
• Fractures
• Dislocations
• Temporomandibular joint dysfunction
• Osteonecrosis,which happens when your bones lose their blood supply
• Cancers,

The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your jaw to the side of your head. When it works well, it enables you to talk, chew, and yawn. For people with TMJ dysfunction, problems with the joint and muscles around it may cause
• Pain that travels through the face, jaw, or neck
• Stiff jaw muscles
• Limited movement or locking of the jaw
• Painful clicking or popping in the jaw
A change in the way the upper and lower teeth fit together

ACUPRESSURE
• Jaw twisting, jaw vibration,
• Oil Massage from outside on the joint
• Udid dal flour paste, cook and apply as a plaster on the jaw joint from outside.

HEEL PAIN
Acupressure treatment:
• Middle finger of the same foot press for 15-20 seconds.
• Hot pot cold.
• Brain meridian, sciatica nerve, sciatica band.

SHOULDER PAIN
Shoulder pain includes any pain that arises in or around your shoulder. Shoulder pain may originate in the joint itself, or from any of the many surrounding muscles, ligaments or tendons. Shoulder pain usually worsens with activities or movement of your arm or shoulder.
Certain disease and condition affecting structure in your chest or abdomen, such as heart disease or gallbladder disease, also may cause shoulder pain. Shoulder pain that arises from some other structure is called “referred pain.” Referred shoulder pain usually doesn’t worsen when you move your shoulder.

SELF – CARE
To relieve minor shoulder pain you might try.
• Rest – Avoid using your shoulder in ways that cause or worsen pain.
• Ice – Apply an ice packs to your painful shoulder for 15 to 20 minutes a few times each day.

ACUPRESSURE TREATMENT
• Towel twist.
• Shoulder reflex pts, local pts.
• Shoulder exercise, bucket 1, 2, 3. Bottle fomentation.