A 30-years-old male, Mr. D.P. (PIN 31161) consulted for ulcerative colitis on 30th January 2017 at Life Force. He was suffering from this complaint since three to four years. He was suffering from grade 3 ulcerative colitis. He had severe mucus and blood in his stool. He was also suffering from pain in the abdomen. He felt severe weakness. The frequency of his stool was 8-9 times in a day. Oily, spicy, fatty food, and irregular meal pattern had aggravated his complaints. He had taken allopathic treatments in the past, but those medications did not give him a significant relief. 

The patient was non-vegetarian by diet. He liked eating chicken & spicy food a lot. He disliked eggplant and sweets. His thirst was frequent. His perspiration was less than average. His sleep was normal. 

He was a CA. His father was retired as a labour class worker, and his mother was a homemaker. He had two brothers. One of his brothers had a dairy farm & the other was a cab driver. 

He was reserved in nature. He had faced financial problem so he worked hard to cope up with it. He never shared his thoughts with others. He was very calm & cool person. He was confident. He was helping in nature. 

He had suffered from malaria in his past. In his family, his father was suffering from hypertension, diabetes, and heart complaint. 

Dr. Shah studied his case in detail and prescribed him phosphorus 30 and his research-based molecules for ulcerative colitis.

After a few months, when he came for the first follow-up on 4th April 2017, his condition had improved by more than 50%. Blood and mucus in his stool had reduced. The frequency of his stool had reduced a lot. At the time of the first consultation his stool frequency was 8-9 times in a day, and now it was 2-3 times in a day. Pain in the abdomen was also reduced by more than 70%. But, some new symptoms appeared like the pain in the chest. So, Dr. Shah revised his case and prescribed the required medicine.

On his second follow-up on 11th August 2017, his complaints had improved. His frequency of stool had reduced significantly in numbers. There was the reduction in the amount of mucus and blood in his stool. His new complaint of chest pain had also reduced a lot.

When he gave his next follow-up on 29th December 2017, his relief from the complaints had improved by more than 90%. There was no blood and mucus in his stool. Pain in the abdomen was also reduced by 98%. His weakness had reduced a lot. His general well-being had improved. His chest pain had reduced by more than 75%. The patient was very happy with his improvement. 

He is still continuing the treatment for further recovery.

Conclusion:

In this case of grade 3 ulcerative colitis, all disease symptoms were cured significantly and patient’s general well-being also improved with the deep acting homoeopathic medicines. 

- Written by Dr. Priyanka A, Associate doctor to Dr. Rajesh Shah