Ayurvedic Treatment for Cystitis

Ayurvedic Treatment for Cystitis and other Genito-urinary diseases stabilizes the body’s immune system and prevents recurrent infections. Cystitis is a disease affecting the urinary system. It is the infection and inflammation of the urinary bladder. Cystitis is associated with urinary tract infection. Urinary tract infection is more common in females.

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

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CYSTITIS

  • Burning sensation when urinating
  • Cloudy urine
  • Pain in the lower abdomen
  • General weakness
  • Traces of blood in the urine
  • Low-grade fever
  • Urinare frequentemente o sentire la necessità di urinare frequentemente

CAUSES OF CYSTITIS

  • Urinary tract infection (UTI)
  • Irritanti chimici
  • Certain medications
  • Exposure to radiation
  • Use of catheter

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CYSTITIS

Pathophysiology of cystitis is based on the cause of the disease. In the case of urinary tract infections, the bacterial infection spreads to the bladder then finally inflammation manifested. The inflammatory changes in the bladder may also be caused by chemical irritants and mechanical irritants.

DIAGNOSIS OF CYSTITIS

  • Analisi delle urine e coltura batterica
  • Cystoscopy
  • Tecniche di imaging

TREATMENTS FOR CYSTITIS

  • Analgesici
  • Farmaci antinfiammatori
  • Antibiotici

PROGNOSIS OF CYSTITIS

  • La prognosi si basa sulla causa della malattia, sulla durata e sulle condizioni del paziente.
  • Cystitis due to bacterial infection is easily cured by antibiotic therapy.

COMPLICATIONS OF CYSTITIS

  • Untreated cystitis may lead to kidney infection

CYSTITIS AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda, cystitis on the basis of symptoms can be co-related to mootra krichra.
  • Mootra krichra is a disease affecting mootravaha srothas( Genito Urinary System).

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF CYSTITIS

  • Eccesso di consumo di cibi untuosi e freddi
  • Soppressione dello stimolo a urinare

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF CYSTITIS

  • Difficoltà di minzione.

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF CYSTITIS

In Mootra krichra, the vitiated Pitta Dosha along with Vata (mainly Apana Vayu) on reaching Vasti (bladder) afflicts the Mootravaha Srothas due to which the patient feels difficulty in micturition. The above-mentioned symptomatology has close resemblance with urinary tract infections, as described in modern texts specifically lower urinary tract infections (urethritis and cystitis).

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF CYSTITIS

  • Difficoltà di minzione
  • Burning sensation during micturition

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF CYSTITIS

  • Prognosis of mootra krichra is sadhya – curable

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR CYSTITIS

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR CYSTITIS

  • Punarnavadi Kashaya
  • Musaleekhadiradi Kashaya
  • Gokshuradi Guggulu
  • Gorochanadi Gulika
  • Kanmada Bhasma
  • Rasasindooram
  • Nalikeralavanam
  • Assunzione di gokshura churna con yavakshara
  • Chandanasava
  • Brihatyadi kashaya
  • Punarnava mandura
  • Chandra prabha vati
  • Gomutra hareetaki
  • Yoni pichu - con jatyadi taila (nelle donne)

COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR CYSTITIS

Amministrazione interna

  • Punarnavadi Kashaya
  • Musaleekhadiradi Kashaya
  • Gokshuradi Guggulu
  • Gorochanadi Gulika
  • Kanmada Bhasma
  • Rasasindooram
  • Nalikeralavanam
  • Assunzione di gokshura churna con yavakshara
  • Chandanasava
  • Brihatyadi kashaya
  • Punarnava mandura
  • Chandra prabha vati
  • Gomutra hareetaki
  • Yoni pichu - con jatyadi taila (nelle donne)

HOME REMEDIES FOR CYSTITIS

  • Heat application on the lower abdomen by a towel dipped with hot water to relieve pain.
  • Intake of the appropriate quantity of water.
  • Drink water boiled with Vetivera/ Sandal wood/ Coriander.

DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR CYSTITIS

  • Evitare gli alimenti che producono uno squilibrio dosha, come i cibi freddi e secchi, difficili da digerire. Perché lo squilibrio dosha aggrava i sintomi.
  • Bere acqua bollita con gokshura.

YOGA FOR CYSTITIS

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind and gets relief from lower abdominal pain

 Il paziente deve essere seduto in posizione meditativa con la testa e la colonna vertebrale erette e il corpo rilassato. Il paziente deve chiudere una narice (ad esempio la sinistra se si usa la mano destra e viceversa) con il pollice ed espirare completamente attraverso l'altra narice. Di nuovo, dovrà inspirare profondamente attraverso l'altra narice mentre la narice opposta è ancora chiusa con il pollice.

  • Padmasana
  • Makarasana
  • Mandukasana

RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CYSTITIS

  1. Management of Mutrakrichcha (Chronic cystitis) through Ayurveda protocol- A single case study

http://www.ijacare.in/index.php/ijacare/article/download/16/15

  1. Ayurveda and Urinary Tract Infections

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2964762/

3.     A Case Report on Mutrakricchra with Special Reference to the Chronic Cystitis with Bladder Atony

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328264141_A_Case_Report_on_Mutrakricchra_with_Special_Reference_to_the_Chronic_Cystitis_with_Bladder_Atony