STRESS AS A FACTOR IN ORGANIC ILLNESS: ULCERATIVE COLITIS
“I must know that I am within reach of a toilet. This governs my life. Determines what I can do and what I can’t. Occupies my mind so that I can’t get on with other things. Ulcerative colitis. Ruining my life. All when I had so much going for me. Pills and diets, pills and diets. Nothing has helped. One surgeon wants to remove most of my colon and leave me with a colostomy! Oh God. Cuddling in bed with a colostomy bag!”
Ulcerative colitis is an infective condition of the large bowel with patches of ulceration. This produces irritability of the bowel causing pain, and diarrhea tinged with blood and mucus in the faeces. A vicious circle becomes established with the ulceration increasing movements, and the movements increasing the ulceration.
The movement of our bowel is under the control of the autonomic nervous system. Stress through its effect on the autonomic system may further increase motility and hinder healing. I have seen a number of patients who have dramatically improved their ulcerative colitis by the effective practice of intensive meditation.
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