Dysentery is a serious condition affecting the large intestine. It is characterised by inflammation & ulceration of the bowel, a colic pain in the region of the abdomen & passing of liquid or semi formed stools with mucus & blood. Children are more prone to this diease than adults.

The pathological condition of dysentery is caused by two organisms, protozoa & bacilli. The dysentery caused by former is generally known as amoebic dysentery & by latter as bacillary dysentery. An allack of amoebic dysentery is milder in comparision with bacillary dysentery. But while bacillary dysentery can respond quickly to treatment, amoebic dysentery does not, unless the patient is very careful. Dysentery is pervalent all over the world, except in very cold countries. Places, where poor sanitary conditionn prevails are particularly affected. This disease is most common in late summer & in hot, tropical climates.

Symptoms of Amebic Dysentery - Information on Amebic Dysentery Symptom.

Dysentery in children may be acute or chronic. This acute form is characterised by pain in the abdomen, diarrhoea & dysenteric motions. Yellowish white mucus & sometimes onle blood from the intestinal ulcers is passed with stools. The evacuations are preceded by pain & tenesmus. The child feels a constant desire to evacuate his bowels, although there may be nothing to throw off except a little mucus & blood. There is a feeling of pain in the rectum & along the large intestine. With the advance of disease, the quantity of mucus & blood increases.

What are the cause of Dysentery - Information on Amebic Dysentery causes.

Dysentery is caused by either protozoa bacilli. However, the germs develop in the colon as aresult of putrefaction of excessive quantities of animal protein food, fried substance, too spicy foods & hard to digest fatty substance. Thus dietary indiscretion & eating of excessive amounts of flesh food in hot weather or tropical climate results in indigestion of such foods.

The incidence of amoebic dysentary is very high in areas devoid of proper sanitary facilities. The infection may occur due to contamination of water with human sewage containing ameobic cysts. Various foods may be contaminated by being fertilized with human sewage or by files exposed to infection or by careless food handlers who have the disease. Children may infect themselves by playing in muck cotra minated with amoebic cysts.

Treatment For Dysentery.

The treatment of dysentery should aim at removing the offending & toxic matter from the intestines & for alleviating painful symptoms, stopping the virulence of the bacteria & promoting healing of the ulcer. The child patient should be kept on liquid diet for the first 24 hours. The use of butter milk will be especially beneficial as it combats offending bacteria & helps establishment of helpful micro organsims in the intestines.

Home Remedies For Amebic Dysentery - Dysentery treatment.

At the start of the problem, if a herbal decoction is made with two tablespoons of dried coriander seeds, & taken with plain water or buttermilk, the intestinal linning is soothed & the quantity of mucus in the stools decreases.
Fresh lemon juice: Have the juice of two lemon added to glass of water, with rock salt & sugar to taste, 3-4 times a day.
Take a tablespoon of fenugreek seeds. Grind & keep aside. One fourth of a teaspoon of this powder with a cup of fresh yoghurt had 2-3 times a day, clears the mucus in the stool. Alternatively, a tablespoon of the juicd of fenugreek leaves, taken with1-2 black raisins will also relieve dysentery.
The use of pemegranate (anar) rind is another effective remedy for dysentery. About 60 grams of the rind should be boiled in the 250ml of milk. It should be removed from the fire when one third of milk has evaporated. It should be administered to the patient in three equal doses at suitable intervals. It will relieve the disease very soon.
Apple is also considered beneficial in the treatment of acute & chronic dysentery in the children. Ripe & sweet apples should be turned into soft pulp by steaming & given to the child several times a day, from one to four tablespoons. According to age of the patient. The American Medical Association has also advocated the use of apples as therapeutic agent in dysentery.
Take a tablespoon of dried orange peel, crushed & ground to a powder. Add a tablespoon of large black raisin seeds. The fruit part of the raisin is laxative in nature, whereas the seeds & add it to the crushed, powdered, dried orange peel. Take a teaspoon of this mixture once a day. The combination heals the uclers in the intestines & stops the passage of mucus in stools. This helps to cure the amebic dysentery.

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