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AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON HIATUS HERNIA AND ITS MANAGEMENT THROUGH ALTERNATIVE APPROACH: A CASE REPORT
Vd. Gaurang C. Jivrajani* and Dr. Anand Prakash Verma
ABSTRACT
Hiatus hernia involves an anatomically abnormal condition in which stomach’s part protrudes into the cavity of chest. This take places through the diaphragm's hiatus therefore termed as hiatus hernia. Obesity, spicy and sour foods, anatomical defects, intra-abdominal pressure and intestinal obstruction, etc. are the major causative factors of this condition. Nausea, stomach pain, heartburn, acid reflux and difficulty in defecation, etc. are main symptoms associated with this condition. The medical science provides several approaches for managing this condition, in this context Ayurveda offers different regimen for the prevention and treatment of hiatus hernia. Present article support this fact, here a case study presented in which a female suffered with hiatus hernia underwent Ayurvedic therapy and she acquired appreciable relief in symptoms after the completion of treatment.
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