AN AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF MUTRAKRICHHA (RECURRENT URI-NARY TRACT INFECTIONS): A CASE STUDY

The most frequent bacterial illness encountered in daily practice is a urinary tract infection. Because of their shorter urethras, which provide the germs easier access to the bladder, females are more likely than males to have it. In Ayurveda, the symptoms of UTI closely resemble those of Mutrakruchha. The main feature is Krichchhrata (difficulty in voiding/painful voiding). Poor hygiene and environmental conditions, poverty and illiteracy also contribute to the increasing percentage of urinary tract infections. These infections are common complications in people with diabetes, polycystic renal disease, pregnancy, and other weakened immune systems. In Mutrakrichha, the vitiated Pitta Dosha along with Vata (mainly Apana Vayu) on reaching Vasti (bladder) afflicts the Mutravaha Srotas, due to which the patient feels difficulty in micturition. Based on symptomatology, cystitis can be assumed to be one of the Mutraroga. Chronic cystitis may result in bladder atony in which there is a declination in the normal bladder tone, which may cause an increased frequency of micturition or abnormal sensation of micturition.