Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF RECTAL PROLAPSE

*Dr. Sunil Kumar Pandey

Abstract

Gudabhransa is a very common disease of anorectal region and its description in ayurveda presence since ancient classic in very practical approach. Today it is correlated with prolapsed of rectum. The main complain in prolapse of rectum is that something is coming out per rectum during defecation. It may come out spontaneously even on standing, walking or coughing. The term gudabhransa is made of two words “the guda” & “bhransa”. Guda denotes ano rectal site of body and bhransa have meaning of displacement of an entity from its normal position. So literally the gudabhransa is a disease in which displacement of guda from its normal position either part of rectal wall or whole rectal wall prolapsed through anal opening. This article covers the causes, pathology, clinical presentation and ayurvedic management of rectal prolapse (gudabhransa).

Keywords: Rectal prolapse, gudabhransa, ksharsutra, thiersch operation, musaka taila, changerighrita.