Two Cases of Ulcerative Colitis Successfully Treated with Kigi-kenchu-to

VernacularTitle:帰ぎ建中湯が有効であった潰よう性大腸炎の２例
Author: Makoto FUJIMOTO ; Akinori MORI ; Nobuyasu SEKIYA ; Yutaka SHIMADA ; Katsutoshi TERASAWA
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Kigi-kenchu-to; ulcerative colitis; colonoscopy
From:Kampo Medicine 2004;55(5):655-660
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: We report two cases of ulcerative colitis successfully treated with Kigi-kenchu-to. Case One was a 35-year-old male. He had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at another hospital, had been receiving corticosteroid (prednisolone) treatment, but his symptoms (abdominal pain, diarrhea and hematochezia) improved little. He visited our department and was admitted. Treatment with Kigi-kenchu-to for 2 weeks improved his symptoms and colonoscopic findings, and he was discharged.
Case Two was a 28-year-old female. She had been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at another hospital. She had received modern medicinal treatments, including steroid pulse therapy and granulocytapheresis for 10 years. But her symptoms (abdominal pain, diarrhea and hematochezia more than 10 times a day) showed little improvement. She visited our department, and Kampo treatment with Kigi-kenchu-to-ka-gaiyo-akyo was begun. After 4 weeks, her symptoms and colonoscopic results had improved. Based on these experiences, it is suggested that Kigi-kenchu-to might be an effective formulation in the treatment of ulcerative colitis.