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A 33-year-old male patient, an Ayurveda graduate from Bengaluru, was suffering with frequent watery stools with mucus and blood. He was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. The biomedical diagnosis was confirmed with Ileocolonoscopy and biopsy. He had tried conventional medicines prescribed by different doctors over a period of two years but did not get significant relief. So, he decided to try Ayurveda and consulted Dr S N Gupta. The presenting complaints were frequent bowels, defecation with mucus and blood, burning sensation in the chest, pain in the epigastric region, along with disturbed sleep and weight loss since the last three years. He had also developed side effects like back pain due to osteoporosis because of the steroid therapy that he had been taking. This condition was diagnosed as Pittatisara- advanced stage and the treatment targeted pacifying rakta and pitta, along with vrana ropana and dipana karma. At the time of hospitalization, the patient was taking medicines like Tab. Mesacol (1.2 gram) twice a day, Cap. Pentoprazole one tablet per day, Tab. Clonotril plus (Clonazepam + Escitalopram) once a day. All these medicines were stopped after one week of Ayurvedic treatment and the patient got complete relief from his symptoms after the treatment. The Harvey Bradshaw scoring done by the patient in January 2022, indicated that he is in remission. Patient is still continuing Ayurvedic medicines, strictly adhering to the diet and lifestyle as prescribed.  

This case report portrays the successful management of a chronic condition like ulcerative colitis with Ayurvedic treatments.