Chronic ulcerative colitis treated with individualised homoeopathic treatment: A case report

Abstract

Ulcerative colitis is one of the important component of Inflammatory Bowel Disease(IBD) which involves the colonic mucosa starting from rectum spreads proximally to involve the entire length of colon, though some isolated case with proctitis have been reported with patchy inflammations but usually uncommon. Many patients opt for homoeopathic treatment for this idiopathic colonic inflammatory disease condition. This patient came to out patients department (OPD) with frequent passage of bloody stool along with abdominal pain. Patient was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and was taking modern medicine from last 5 years but the unsatisfactory outcome led the patient to opt for homoeopathy. Initially the patient was given Calcarea phosphoricum and further follow ups done by symptomatic, individualised homeopathic treatment. The remission of the acute condition and gradual subsidence of the symptoms led the patient towards cure.