Ulcerative Colitis (UC) is an inflammatory bowel disease, which causes inflammation and ulceration of inner lining of the colon and rectum. The inflammation usually begins in the rectum and sigmoid colon and spread upward to the entire colon. Ulcerative colitis rarely affects the small intestine. It occurs at the rate of approximately five cases per 100,000 people. The disease pattern is one of the remission and exacerbation. It can occur at any age but its onset is most common among people between ages of 15 - 40. Ulcerative colitis affects male and females equally and appears to run in some families.

What Causes Ulcerative Colitis ?                                               
The exact cause of UC is not known according to western medicine. Autoimmune factors, food allergies, collagen disorders, genetic factors, infection and psychogenesis have all been suggested. One or some combination of these factors thought to trigger the inflammatory process. The theory of the involvement of the immune mechanism has been widely accepted because of concept that therapeutic agents like Corticosteroids and Azothiaprine exert their effect via the immuno suppressive mechanism. The psychological factors of feelings like anger and anxiety of the degree of depression experienced by a sufferer are also important in modifying the course of the disease.

How Ulcerative Colitis Affects the Intestines ?
In UC, inflammation is triggered by some unknown elements. Hyperemia and swelling occur as part of the vascular response. The swollen, engorged bowel is fragile and is therefore inclined to ulcerate, thus creating a break in the mucosal barrier. Digestive enzymes and intestinal bacteria act upon this exposed tissue, causing further irritation, inflammation, ulceration and bleeding.          

Ayurvedic View        
Ayurveda is an oldest holistic healthcare system in the world. According to Ayurvedic theory everything within the universe, including ourselves, is composed of five elements called panchamahabhutas - the five basic eternal substances known as akasha (space), vayu (air), agni (fire), jala (water) and prthvi (earth).

These elements combine together to form three types of bio-energies called as Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Ayurvedic philosophy says that every individual person has a unique constitution that is related to bio-energies within the body. Saint Sushruta mentioned in Sushruta Samhita about 3000 years ago that Pitta type people are more prone to Ulcerative Colitis (Rakata Atisaar).

Pitta type people are usually of medium height and build with soft, fair skin, light brown or reddish hair; small yellowish teeth; a medium-sized mouth; and penetrating pink and gray or yellowish eyes. Pittas speak clearly, but often sharply. They enjoy light but uninterrupted sleep. Pittas are intelligent, but when excess Pitta accumulates, they often become aggressive; have a good clear memory, and when excess fire is there, can be fanatic in their beliefs. Imbalanced Pittas tend to be jealous, aggressive and easily irritated. Pittas tend to be emotionally intense.

Modern science has not done any research in this direction. However lot of research had been carried out in the past in field of UC, on the basis of caste, creed, religion etc. No body tried whether one particular type of people are prone to Ulcerative Colitis or not. Researchers of modern science can take advantage of this observation of ancient Ayurvedic scholars.   

Causes of Ulcerative Colitis according to Ayurveda
All the factors that imbalance ?Pitta? bio-energy are also responsible for developing UC. These include indulgence in too many arguments, eating while watching TV or walking, watching too many violent movies, excessive heat or exposure of the sun, excessive alcohol and smoking, excessive mental activity, skipping meals, spicy, sour or stale and infected foods etc. In Pitta constitution persons, Pitta gets aggravated very quickly with the above factors and patients develop diarrhea followed by bloody diarrhea.

Ayurvedic Therapies:
Our Ayurveda based therapies provided relief to patients with severe disease, and for those patients who never had a remission with mainline allopathic drugs were saved from surgery with the help of this treatment.

Our treatment is composed of Ulcerin Compound I & Ulcerin Compound II

Ulcerin Compound I (Powder of Herbs )

Powder contains following herbs:

Holarrehna antidysentrica???????.. 20 %
Bombax malbaricum??????????.20%
Cyperus rotundus???????????..20%
Woodfordia floribunda?????????..20%
Aegle marmelos??????????...?.20% 

Ulcerin Compound II (Capsules)

Each capsule contains following herbs:

Cryophyllus aromaticus???????? 20mg
Cyperus rotundus???????????20 mg
Withania somnifera??????????.30mg
Azadirachta indica??????????. .30mg
Myristica officinalis????????..75 mg
Bombax malbaricum ..?????? .75mg
Boswellia serrata..????????..150 mg

These UC herbal Compounds stop the bleeding, repair the damage and block the leakage of intestine wall. Reduce inflammation of mucosa of intestines. Protect and rebuilds the intestinal inner lining. Enhances proper immune function through improved digestion.                          

After addition of these compounds along with the mainline treatment to the patients of Ulcerative Colitis one finds the following changes within two weeks:

• Consistency of stool improves, however frequency remains same, which improves later on with time.
• Quantity of blood in stool reduces.
• Quantity of mucus in stool reduces.
• Slowly steadily the urgency to go to toilet reduces.
• Hemoglobin improves and energy level goes up. After 6 to 8 months we advise the patients to go through colonoscopic examination which usually shows improved vascular pattern.

A study on role of Ulcerin Compound I & II in Ulcerative Colitis
Because the condition of many patients is not adequately controlled by 5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA, and mesalazine (Brands-Asacol; Mesasal; Pentasa; Salofalk) and steroid therapy, doctors and researchers worldwide are looking for a breakthrough in the treatment of Ulcerative Colitis.

Ten years back the study was initiated by myself at Sushruta Ayurvedic Therapy Centre New Delhi and Chandigarh in order to find out whether the Ulcerin Compound I & Ulcerin Compound II:

• Encourages remission of symptoms in resistant Ulcerative Colitis and
• Prevents relapse, which is common feature of Ulcerative Colitis

In ten years, I have treated approximately five thousand patients of Ulcerative Colitis with these compounds. All patients of resistant as well as continuous Ulcerative Colitis took Ulcerin Compound I & Ulcerin Compound II in powder and capsule form along with their main medication. Within three to four weeks, their symptoms were controlled after which they underwent a gradual tapering of allopathic drugs they had been using.

The results of my treatment were assessed on the basis on symptomatic relief only. After treatment only a few patients could be subjected to investigations like colonoscopic or Sigmoidoscopic and Histopathological examination due to the lack of facilities in my center.

Approximately 85% patients, who never had a remission with 5-aminosalicylic acid, 5-ASA, and mesalazine (Brands-Asacol; Mesasal; Pentasa; Salofalk) and steroid therapy, became symptoms free with the addition of these compounds. Many patients were thinking of surgery, because they were advised Colectomy (total removal of large intestines) before my treatment. Many (approx. 85%) patients went in remission. This success gave me lot of satisfaction in my life.

However there were relapses of the disease in about 50% of patients in my follow up study of about five to ten years, but the advantage was that in most of relapsed cases the symptoms were not so severe as in the past.

I have complete clinical data of my patients with me. I wish that the results of my treatment should be evaluated by proper scientific methods. I invite the research organizations or pharmaceutical companies, interested to carry on further research on Ulcerin Compound I & Ulcerin Compound II.

Caution
Opiates anti- diarrheals such as Karpoor Ras , Karpoorasav, Codeine or Loperamide are generally contraindicated in treatment of Ulcerative Colitis because such agent can precipitate toxic megacolon.

Risk of Colon Cancer
As per modern scientific research there is strong correlation between Ulcerative Colitis and Colorectal cancer. The risk of colon cancer begins to increase after someone has had Ulcerative Colitis for approximately ten years or whose entire colon is affected. The risk increases by ten percent for each decade it is suffered. However if only the rectum and lower colon is involved, the risk of cancer is not high. Someone who has had a diagnose of Ulcerative Colitis for longer than five to ten years should undergo a complete colonoscopy at least every two years. The key to cancer therapy is early detection and early treatment.

Dr. Verma may be contacted at
Phone: +91-11-22050506
Web site: www.ulcerativecolitiscure.com