Abstract

A CASE STUDY ON MANAGEMENT OF PARIKARTIKA W.S.R. TO FISSURE IN ANO

Dr. Pranita S. Sutar* and Dr. Babasaheb N. Gadve

ABSTRACT

Parikartika is one of the ano-rectal disease. Its references available in Bruhatrayees. The word Parikartika means Parikartanavat vedana around guda pradesh. It is also having the symptoms like burning sensation, sometime swelling, bleeding from anus. In modern science it can be correlated to fissure in ano. Here a case Report of a 34 Years-Male Patient having history of Parikartika(fissure in ano) from last 5 years. He was suffering from Gudapradeshi kartanvat vedana (Excruciating pain), Gudapradeshi alpa shoth (swelling at anal region), Gudapradeshi daha (burning sensation at anal region), Malavashtmbha (Constipation), Sarakta malapravrutti (Stools streaked with blood) since last 10 days. Generally, he got relief from Modern medicines, but this time medicines do not give relief. He was treated with Ayurvedic medicine, which give effective result within 3 days with Ayurvedic treatment. Now a days, patients suffering from constipation with ano-rectal diseases are quite high in number. The causes vary from unhealthy diet regimen to hectic lifestyles. It is common in working individuals as well as homemakers. Longitudinal tear in the lower end of anal canal results in fissure-in-ano. It is most the painful condition affecting the anal region. Various factors which contribute to development of fissure are hard faeces, surgical procedures, diseases like Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, and enthusiastic usage of ointments and abuse of laxatives, sphincter hypertonia, improper diet etc.

Keywords: Parikartika; Fissure in ano; Ayurved.