anal fissures

[Guest guest]

Adrienne: Thanks for the Madonna news - that's some major PR for

Ayurveda!

 

Question for all: 2 new moms are experiencing anal fissures - sharp pain

during BM and streams of bright red blood. One has been diagnosed by her

MD and has tried a very potent, toxic cream which made her very sick.

What treatments can I offer before they consider surgery?! I am thinking

about oil bastis with turmeric and pitta-pacifying herbs? Martha, have

you treated this before? Perhaps some internal herbs and pitta-pacifying

diet as well?

 

Also, my baby has been spitting up too much lately. Curdy and obviously

pitta agg. I am eating a pacified diet, but should I also take some

herbs or continue fennel tea for her?

 

Thanks so much!

Peace to you all,

Cora

[Guest guest]

Hi Cora;

Although I have not treated, nor do I have license to treat anything,

many mothers with HIGH VATA have dry, painful and cracked or

hemmoroidal bowels, as we know. Secondary would be considered

possible pitta concerns, in my opinion. Certainly I would be

supporting with major internal oleation/ghee (1 - 2 tablespoons per

meal, and at least 1 tsp per cup of hot milk tonic with turmeric and

cardamom, minimum 2 X daily) and depending upon the actual severity of

torn tissue, possibly ghee soaked cotton ball if possible with

therapeutic grade lavender oil or even better, helichrysum (very

expensive) oil several drops would be my first call.

 

The essential oils (these ) are both analgesic (latter is most

powerful one I know for that) and help heal tissues. The helichrysum

also stops bleeding on contact.

 

I'm sure there are herbals also recommended, amalkaki comes to mind

although Im not sure why except for it's astringent secondary along

with pitta reducing, bowel toning and blood building.

 

I do know that ayurvedically prepared alum (extreme astringent) is

used in Ayurveda for strong hemostatic action, and could be added to

the ghee also in very small amount. It is so vata increasing, it is

probably contraindicated postpartum for internal use, although it

served me in menopause tremendously, along with other herbs in a

formula and administered 2-3X daily in get this - paste of cold butter!

 

I have to leave that disussion more to those who know, and to the time

to research it for my own learning process.

 

How far postpartum are these ladies? Isn't it interesting how things

come in pairs? It has happened to me often with clients.

 

Re your baby, you are extra busy these days, right? Lots of travel,

doing different things, and deadline for your dissertation? I've seen

many times babies with reflux when they need more settled energy. At

least while nursing and just after. Perhaps some herbs would be

also, for these reasons, helpful for her through your milk, yes.

Which ones do you think? Ie, not just digestive support, but

calming/strengthening, steadying? She is almost 6 months now? Some

fennel/chamomile tea is worth a try. Essential oils can also be used

to help here, topical/diffused.

Martha