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IBS mainly affects the large intestine part of the body and main symptoms are changes in appearance of bowel movement, abdominal pain, cramping, diarrhea and gastric problems. Grahani roga is correlated with irritable bowel disease. In ayurveda a particular term for ulcerative colitis is Rakta Atisara. The main symptoms of khashataja Grahani are frequent passing of liquid stools, Mucoid liquid stool and Melena (blood mixed stool) and the symptoms are well connected with ulcerative colitis. As such there is no proper correlation between Grahani roga and ulcerative colitis but, it can be co related with khashataja Grahani according to Sidhant nidan. In modern concepts, no disease or condition is exactly similar to Grahani dosha, but signs and symptoms like, chronic abdominal pain, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and intestinal tuberculosis. In this article we will discuss Grahani roga and its correlation with ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel diseaseand other modern anomalies. Nowadays Grahani is the most common disease in most of the country but people don’t know about it.
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In Ayurveda there are various techniques to treat Grahani roga like ayurvedic remedies, yogaand change in lifestyle. Grahani roga is mainly due to three Agni (vishama Agni, tikshna Agni and manda Agni). Main role of Grahani is to digest food. Grahani roga associated with Agni dosha and unbalanced dosha leads impaired digestive system. WhenthisAgni is in a calm state or in ayurvedic term known as Manda Agni then body is unable to digest food and leads to Ama dosha (undigested food) condition termed as Grahani roga. Acharya Sushruta describes it, it is located between pakvasya and amasya and also known as Shashti pitta Dhara kala. Grahani & is anayurvedic name of digestive fire that means Agni which help to digest our food.