Ulcerative colitis, UC or hemorrhagic colitis, is an intestinal disease in the same way as Crohn's disease, although less serious than Crohn's disease. UC is autoimmune in origin and causes an inflammatory lesion in the intestinal mucosa. Generally, the disease starts in the rectum and can spread to the large intestine, but always spares the small intestines. This disease most often affects young people aged 15 to 25 and people aged 45 to 60, regardless of gender. This pathology is explained by an excessive immune reaction to a foreign element or antigen, leading to the destruction of the body's cells. It can be viral antigen, bacterial antigen or a food substance.
Symptoms of UC
The main symptom is diarrhea accompanied by blood, with or without mucus, and can even be afecal. These symptoms, of varying degree, can be associated with abdominal pain, especially during bowel movements, rectal bleeding outside of defecation, anal pain leading to false needs, if not faecal incontinence, fever and significant weight loss.
These symptoms can lead to complications or the development of other more serious diseases. In children, frequent diarrhoea leads to a growth disorder, manifested by a failure to thrive. UC can also promote the development of anorectal cancer.
When abdominal pain is not severe, at the beginning of a flare-up, Ipeca 5H can be prescribed. Taken 3 times a day, this drug quickly relieves pain, especially if the tongue is not yet saburral, a sign that the flare-up has only just begun.
If the pain is very significant and is mainly in the anal area, Cantharis is recommended for 4 to 5 hours. The sensations of false needs diminish with 3 daily doses.
Treatment against bleeding
For bleeding, Ipeca at 5 hours is also recommended 3 times a day, as well as Arnica Montana 5 hours in 3 daily doses. But the homeopathic remedy China remains the most recommended.
Treating diarrhoea
Here too, China Rubra 9 at 3 p.m. is known to be effective, provided you take it 3 times a day. If you are taking Phosphorus 9 to 15 hours, the treatment must be prolonged and the doses are spaced out. It is also possible to take it in a low dilution and in 2 daily doses.
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a more general action, Arsenicum Album as well as Phosphorus are highly recommended. They strengthen the immune defenses of the subject to prepare him for other viral or bacterial attacks.
When to see a doctor?
Faced with the alarming nature of the signs, the subject is led to consult a doctor as soon as the first hemorrhagic diarrhea appears. Medical follow-up is necessary throughout the treatment, even in the absence of flare-ups. This makes it possible to check the general, nutritional and biological condition of the patient. In addition, regular colonoscopic examinations must be carried out to detect the beginning of anorectal cancer.
