UTERINE POLYPS – Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Research Papers, Yoga & Pranayama

Uterine polyps are noncancerous growths formed in the uterus’s endometrium (internal lining). It is also known as endometrial polyps. It is one of the causes of heavy menstrual bleeding.

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

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UTERINE POLYPS SYMPTOMS

  • Irregular menstruation
  • Bleeding for more than a week
  • An increased amount of blood loss
  • Night changing of pad disturbs sleep
  • Passing blood clots
  • Postmenopausal bleeding
  • Pain in the abdomen and lower back
  • Unfruchtbarkeit
  • Fatigue due to blood loss

What Causes UTERINE POLYPS

  • The exact cause is not known
  • Hormonal imbalance
  • Genetic factors

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

The pathophysiology is based on the causative factor. Repeated cell division in the internal layer of the uterus occurs. It is the major cause of heavy bleeding. Any process that interferes with the normal endocrine, paracrine, or hemostatic functions of the endometrium as well as possibly any interference with myometrial contractility may also cause heavy bleeding. They grow in response to circulating estrogen.

DIAGNOSIS

  • Diagnosis through clinical features
  • Ultraschalluntersuchung
  • MRI scanning
  • Hysteroscopy
  • Endometrial biopsy
  • Blood tests – to measure the hormonal imbalance. level of haemoglobin (in case of heavy bleeding)

TREATMENTS

  • Surgical removal of the polyp(polyp removal)
  • Oral medications for hormonal imbalance
  • Treatment for underlying pathology

PROGNOSIS

  • Chances of recurrence are rare
  • Surgical removal of a polyp is the best option in case of infertility

COMPLICATIONS

  • Unfruchtbarkeit
  • In some cases, the polyp contains cancerous cells

Ayurvedic Treatment for Uterine Polyps

  • In Ayurveda, It is managed based on the symptoms.
  • Heavy bleeding is the major symptom of polyps. Hence it is treated based on the ‘Asrigdhara chikilsa”.
  • It is of 4 types – vata, pitta, kapha, sannipatha
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES
  • Excess consumption of sour, acrid, unwholesome food
  • Yoniroga
  • Excess dosha vitiation in the uterus
  • Suppression of natural urges

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS

Heavy menstrual bleeding

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS

Due to the causative factors, excess vitiation of doshas occurs along with mamsa and raktadhatu . The vitiation of mamsa dhatu causes growths in the uterus. When the vitiated doshas reside in the uterus further aggravates rakta dhatu, asrigdhara manifested.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

  • Atiartava – heavy bleeding
  • Ksheena – weakness

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS

Krichra Sadya roga – symptoms are manageable with Ayurvedic medicines, the large number of polyps needs surgical treatment.

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT

Uterine polyps treatment in AYURVEDA

Treatment for raktakshaya

Stambhana chikilsa

AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT

NASYA- Ksheerabala

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR UTERINE POLYPS

Interne Verwaltung

HOME REMEDIES

  • Take an appropriate quantity of fluids
  • Intake of iron supplements

DIET for uterine polyps

  • Avoid food items that produce dosha imbalance like extremely sour, acrid, and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
  • Take proper rest.
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  • Menstrual hygiene

YOGA for uterine polyps

Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from the irritations associated with uterine polyps.

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 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.

Savasana – relaxes body and mind

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF UTERINE POLYPS

Ayurvedic management of Uterine Polyp: A case study

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/266819756_Ayurvedic_management_of_Uterine_Polyp_A_case_study