Dysphagia

   

Dysphagia

Difficulty in swallowing the food and liquid is called as dysphagia

Causes -
1 Esophageal Dysphagia --

- Diseases of esophagus such as achalasia , diffuse spasm , cleroderma , tumor s , Ca , Radiation therapy , SLE etc...

2 Oropharyngeal Dysphagia - Neurological disorders , pharyngeal diverticula
Rx
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Principal of treatment --

.1 Vatanulomana
2 Chardhihara.
3 Udavartahara .

Treatment
Classical Formulation ..

1 Kankayana Vati 250 mg TID after meals
2 Sukumara kwath 20 ml BD before meals
3 Sooktyn 2 vati BD after meals

Pathya ( indications)

1 Head end of bed should be elevated .

2 eating smaller meals

3 losing weight if needed

4 wearing loose - fitting  clothes

Apthya (contraindications)

1 Avoid alcohol and spicy , fatty or acidic food that trigger heartburn

2 Not eating close to bedtime .

3 avoid drinking of water just before a meal

4 Avoid day sleeping after meals

5 Avoid heavy meals at night time .

6 Don't take anything in between meals except liquid

7 Suppression of the natural urges

8 Avoid anxiety, worry , anger

9 Avoid Aspirin , NSAID ...