Ayurvedic Fistula Treatment | SIICP Hospital, Bangalore

Posted by SIICP Bangalore on November 30th, 2018

What are Fistulas?

A fistula is a chronic disease which occurs most commonly in the rectal area.  People need to be very conscious when looking to get fistulas treated.

Always, surgery is the primary option to treat fistulas. In other hands, Ayurvedic Fistula treatment which involves various therapeutic procedures is also a well-known technique to cure fistulas.

Complications of Fistulas

Fistulas may result in infection or incontinence of stools and Recurrence.

Ayurvedic Remedy for Fistulas

Following is the list of Fistula Ayurvedic Treatments.

Kshar Sutra

‘Kshara sutra’ is one of the important ayurvedic therapies for curing anal fistulas. This procedure involves seton thread medicated with organic alkalis to cut some tissues. Under general anesthesia, the kshara sutra (seton thread) is inserted into the track and the two ends of the thread are tied forming a loop. This procedure takes time to heal.

Although Kshar sutra is a slow process, it is getting global recognition as an effective treatment for fistula.

Benefits of Kshar Sutra

• Does not require a hospital stay.
• No painful dressings.
• Can resume to normal life within 12 – 24 hours.
• Sphincter muscles are not dissected.
• Low recurrence rate.

Enema

Another ayurvedic remedy for fistula is Enema where the hot bath is given to fistula patients. Lower body parts are involved in Enema procedure. Few other fomentations are also recommended. The patients need to be constantly checked for hypertension, diabetes, TB or any other.

Agni karma

Agnikarma is another ayurvedic remedy for anal fistulas. This involves caustic agent for destroying the affected tissues.

The best part of the Ayurvedic remedy is that one doesn’t have to undergo surgery to remove the fistulas.