A case of ulcerative colitis cured successfully with homoeopathy: A case report Prafull Kumar and

Prajakta Rahul Mane Abstract Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease which causes
inflammation and ulcers in the lining of colon and rectum which leads to the symptoms such as
abdominal pain, diarrhea and rectal bleeding. The exact cause behind ulcerative colitis is unknown
however the causes are thought to be combination of genetic, environmental and immune factors. This
disease causes a significant distress upon health related quality of life. The treatment of ulcerative colitis
is basically focuses on anti inflammatory medications and surgical removal of a part or whole of colon if
medication don’t work. In Homoeopathy the basic aim to treat a patient is to provide individualized
Homoeopathic treatment by considering all genetic, emotional, environmental and immunological
factors by complete case taking .Thus Homoeopathy provides holistic treatment which cures the patient.
Keywords: Ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, homoeopathic treatment, holistic medicine,
quality of life Introduction Case profile: A female patient aged 27 years came with the complaints of
increased frequency of stools that is 6-7 stools per day. She reported to have severe pain in lower
abdomen before going to stool .She told to have blood in stool .After going to stool she used to feel
severe pain in the rectal part which used to last for 4-5 hours. She had severe weakness due to her
complaints .Her case was taken in detail and Homoeopathic similimum was chosen on the basis of
totality of symptoms .Her symptoms kept on improving with the Homoeopathic similimum. She took
treatment for 1 year and now she got significant improvement in all symptoms with no remission of
symptoms since 2 months. This case report signifies the superiority of Homoeopathic similimum over
managing and curing the ulcerative colitis in gentle rapid and permanent manner. Present complaints 1.
Urging to stool immediately after eating and drinking 2. Bloody stool 3. Pain in lower abdomen before
urging to stool 4. Severe burning pain after stool 5. Weakness all over the body 6. Offensive flatulence
and distention of abdomen eating after All these complaints are present since 1 year History of Present
complaints: All these complaints started after she felt severe examination stress one year before. At that
time she had sleepless nights with severe examination anxiety. She also told to eat junk food at that
time. • Past history: Typhoid at the age of 17 years. • Family history: Father -Hypertensive since at the
age of 40 years. • Mother: Hypertensive Physical Generals • Thermal:-Chilly • Thirst:-Moderate • Desire:-
sweets E-ISSN: 2616-4493 P-ISSN: 2616-4485 IJHS 2025; 9(2): 62-64 Received: 19-01-2025 International
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Perspiration: Face, no odour, no staining • Sleep: Disturbed due to pain in rectum • Stool: frequent
urging, stool black and loose. • Urine: Clear, no odour, no staining Mental Generals Patient is
extroverted, talkative and likes company. She craves appreciation. She is very helpful .She has anxiety
especially in crowd where she feels suffocated. Physical examination: Nothing abnormal found Systemic
examination Respiratory system • AEBE, No abnormal respiratory sound • CVS: S1S2 + (No murmur
found) • GIT: Nothing abnormal found on palpation, percussion and ausculatation • CNS: Conscious and
well oriented • Provisional Diagnosis: Ulcerative colitis • ICD 11 Code: DD71 Self-prepared Ulcerative
colitis clinical score at the time of first visit Table 1: Ulcerative colitis clinical score Sr. No. 1 2 3 4 5 Stool
Frequency (0 = normal, 1 = 1-2 more than normal, 2 = 3-4 more than normal, 3 = 5+ more than normal)
Rectal Bleeding (0 = none, 1 = small amount most of the time, 2 = obvious most of the time, 3 = only
blood) Patient’s Assessment (0 = generally well, 1 = fairly well, 2 = poor, 3 = severely unwell) Physician’s
Assessment (0 = no activity, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, 3 = severe) Total Score (0=normal) (1-4=mild) (5
8=moderate) (8 12=severe) Ulcerative colitis clinical score interpretation: The score was found 10 which
indicates severe level of ulcerative colitis. Therapeutic intervention: After complete case taking
Repertorization was done on Hompath ECOTEAK Software. Table 2: Remedies ranked by symptom
relevance Remedy Sulph Phos Lyc Nux-v Puls Carb-v Nat-m Lach Sep Ars Kali-c Bell Rhus-t Ign Sil Totality
35 31 30 27 26 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 21 20 20 Symptoms Covered 15 14 14 12 12 11 13 9 11 10 11 10 9
11 10 [Murphy] [Mind]Extroverted 2 3 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 [Murphy] [Mind]APPRECIATION, longing
for 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [Kent] [Generalities]Room full of people agg (see fear of a crowd) 2 2 2 0 2
0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 [Murphy] [Rectum]Bleeding, from anus and rectum 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 1 2 1
[Complete] [Back]Eruptions: Acne 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [Murphy] [Rectum]Inflammation, (see
Proctitis): 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 [Complete] [Generalities] Stool: During 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
[Murphy] [Rectum]Bleeding, from anus and rectum: Black 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [Murphy]
[Rectum]Bleeding, from anus and rectum: Stool, during 0 3 1 1 2 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 [Murphy] [Rectum]
Bleeding, from anus and rectum: Stool, during: After 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 [Complete] [Abdomen]
Flatulence: Hypogastrium 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 1 [Complete] [Rectum] Flatus: Offensive 4 3 1 3 4 4 4
4 3 4 1 1 3 3 4 [Murphy] [Intestine]Distention, from flatus, (see Flatus), (see Abdomen, chapter): Eating,
while: After 3 1 4 3 2 3 2 0 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 [Complete] [Mind] Loquacity 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 0 3 1 4 4 3 1
[Complete] [Sleep] Disturbed: Pain, from 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 3 [Murphy] [Food] Sweets, general,
(see Sugar): Desires 3 2 3 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 1 [Murphy] [Food]Sour, foods, (see Acid, foods): Aversion,
to 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 [Murphy] [Mind]Anticipation, general, (see Anxiety, Worry): Examination,
before 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 [Boenning] [Aggravation and Amelioration]Food and drink, acid, see
sour: Condiments: Agg. 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Remedy selection: The Homoeopathic remedy
Phosphorus was selected on the basis of totality of symptoms. The patient is chilly, extroverted, desires
company and has hemorrhagic diathesis which all leads to ‘Phosphorus’. Prescription & Date •
Phosphorus 200 X 4 doses x od x night (20 Feb 2024) • Sachharam lactis x tds x 1 month Table 3: Follow
ups with date Sr No Date Symptom Prescription 1. 23 March 2024 Flatulence reduced 20 percent
Frequency to stools became 3 times a day Rectal bleeding was reduced 30 percent Weakness and fatigue
reduced to 30 percent Overall the patient felt 30 percent better Phosphorus 200 x 2 doses x weekly dose
Sachharam lactis x tds x 1 month 2. 30 April 2024 All symptoms better by 40 percent Sachharam lactis x
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3. 16 June 2024 Overall the patient felt better 50 percent but patient reported to have severe cutting
pain before and after urging to stool along with occasional seeing of blood in stool Merc cor 30 x tds x 15
days Sachharam lactis x tds x 1 month 4. 20 July 2024 All symptoms better 60 percent Merc cor 30 x bd x
15 days Sachharam lactis x tds x 1 month 5. 25 August 2024 All symptoms better 80 percent 6. 2
November 2024 The patient reported to have replase of all the symptoms with severe rectal bleeding
and having 20 stools after consuming junk food “momos” and fried food 7. 15 January 2025 Patient
reported to have no symptoms since 20 days and she didn’t Sachharam lactis x tds x 1 month Merc cor
200 x 5 doses x od x night Atista indica Q x TDS(20 drops)x 15 days Atista indica was given to control the
bleeding and was told to take only when needed need to take atista Q after 7 days 8. 20 February 2025
No symptoms were present so patient stopped taking medicines Sachharam lactis x tds x 1 month
Patient was told to contact if she suffers from any relapse 9. 20 march 2025 No symptoms were present
Patient didn’t reported any symptom relapse Table 4: Self-prepared ulcerative colitis clinical score after
treatment on 20th march 2025 1 0 0 0 Sr. No Stool frequency (0=Normal no., 1=1-2 stools more than
normal, 2=3-4 stools more than normal, 3=5 or more stools than normal) Rectal bleeding (0=no bleeding,
1=small amount of blood most of the times, 2=obvious amount of blood most of the time, 3=only blood
is present Patient’s assessment (0=generally well, 1=fairly well, 2=poor, 3=severely unwell) 0 0 Physician’s
assessment (0=no disease activity, 1=mild disease activity, 2=moderate disease activity, 3=severe disease
activity) Scores interpretation: The score after treatment came to zero which indicates normal I Nikita
Sharma, taking treatment from Dr. Prafull Kumar and Kumar and DJ Prajakta Rahul Mane. Since last one
year. Now I am fully cured from the ulcerative colitis. I am very grateful to Dr. Prafull and his team. I was
grateful express my heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering dedicationl and compassionate care. Thank
you for everything. How to Cite This Article Total score (0=Normal) (1-4=Mild) (5-8=Moderate) (8-
12=Severe) Kumar P, Mane PR. A case of ulcerative colitis cured successfully with homoeopathy: A case
report. International Journal of Homoeopathic Sciences. 2025;9(2):62-64. Creative Commons (CC)
License Patient’s perspective for treatment Discussion and Conclusion This case report indicates the
effectiveness of Homoeopathic similimum in curing ulcerative colitis. The patient took treatment for 1
year and now she got significant improvement in all symptoms with no remission of symptoms since 2
months. This case report signifies the superiority of Homoeopathic similimum over managing and curing
the ulcerative colitis in gentle rapid and permanent manner. Informed consent Written consent was
taken from the patient. Conflict of Interest Not available Financial Support Not available References 1.
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and practice of medicine. 4. World Health Organization. ICD. Available from: icd.who.int. 5. Allen's
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