Various treatments for Fistula / Bhagandhara
Ayurveda offers several treatments for fistula, also known as Bhagandhara. Fistula is an abnormal tunnel-like passage that develops between the skin and the anus or rectum. Ayurvedic treatment aims to heal the fistula, prevent its recurrence, and promote overall well-being. Here are some common Ayurvedic approaches for treating fistula
What are Fistula?
It can be defined as an abnormal communication between the anal canal and skin around the anal region means a track-like thing with an internal opening in the anal canal and an external opening on the skin
In other words, FISTULA-IN-ANO is a tube-like thing with two openings at both the ends external as well as internal
In Ayurveda it is called BHAGANDHARA means a disease that damages the area around the genitalia, bladder, and anus.
What Causes Fistula?
Commonest Non-Specific Fistula caused by Infection of Anal Crypts and Anal glands due to
a) Anal fissure
b) Driving for longer duration
c) Undue straining during defecation
d) Rough under clothing causing friction on peri anal skin
e) Trauma to anal canal
f) Injury to anal canal and rectum following ingestion of fish bone, chicken bone etc.,
Specific Fistula is the one caused by some other illness like
a) Tuberculosis
b) Inflammatory Bowel Disease
c) Crohn’s disease
d) Malignancy (rectal cancer)
e) Lymphogranuloma venereum
Can Fistula be cured with Medicine?
In fact, a true fistula is a surgical disease and cannot be cured with medicines alone. If fistula occur due to TUBERCULOSIS, CROHN’S, INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE or CANCER surgery alone is not the answer and many a times ends up in failure
1. FISTULOTOMY -means laying open the track
2. FITULECTOMY means removal of complete track along with internal opening and external opening
Since in these two procedures results in some sort of sphincter damage lot of new techniques were invented to save the sphincters
What we do at Hitam
We specialize in treating complex fistula. DR MDP RAJA our chief proctologist is a pioneer of Ksharasutra treatment in both the telugu states. He introduced many new techniques in Ksharasutra to make treatment less painful and more result oriented.
We are the experts of IFTAK technique (interception of fistulous track along with application of Ksharasutra) which is also called as BHU technique. Our proctology team under guidance of DR MDP RAJA taught new techniques in Ksharasutra to many ayurvedic surgeons and allopathic surgeons from all over the country We can proudly say that till now we have treated more than 3000 fistulae with highest success rate
- Ksharasutra is made up of natural ingredients
- Ksharasutra helps in draining out the infection
- Ksharasutra by mechanical friction is useful in destruction of the infected anal crypt which is the main reason of the fistula
- Kshara sutra helps in chemical fistulotomy and gives reactive fibrosis
- This is the only method which is having more than 98 % success even in complex fistula
- No hospitalization
- No bedrest
- No antibiotics
- No damage to sphincters and no incontinence
- No recurrence