Ascites a Water Belly

Ascites liver is the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity, is also called water belly. The amount of fluid can be so small that only discovered by abdominal ultrasound or reach more than 2.5 liters and cause a massive increase in the abdomen.

What are the causes of ascites?
There are multiple causes of ascites. Cirrhosis by hepatitis C virus and alcohol are the most common causes of ascites, but other liver disease cirrhosis, heart disease, kidney, peritoneum and pancreas can cause ascites.

Ascites treatment:
In alcoholic cirrhosis alcohol abstinence is of utmost importance.
A low-salt diet is essential in the initial phases. Ascites can decrease rapidly in some patients, only with rest and salt restriction.

Natural Remedies for the treatment of ascites:

• Remedies for ascites using Garlic: Add Half tsp. of garlic juice in 125 ml. of water Ascites cures and take it regularly for some days.
• Bitter gourd Remedy: Take 25 gms of bitter gourd juice mixed with water thrice daily provides relief from ascites.
• Radish for ascites : 1/2 cup of the juice of radish leaves mixed with a little water daily is beneficial for ascites cure.
• Fenugreek seeds: Very beneficial in ascites, take cooked fenugreek seeds or soak them overnight in water, strain and drink it.
• Gram: Take 25 gm gram and boil it in one fourth liter of water. Let the water reduce to half. Strain the liquid. You will have to drink this for at least 3 weeks.
• Onion a good medicine for ascites, eating it frequently proves to be diuretic.
• Eating mangoes is also beneficial in Ascites.
• Carrot juice, butter milk and melon are useful for ascites cure.
• Eat melon daily in an abundant portion to stay healthy and fight ascities. It also helps in digestion and restoring the fluid balance and homeostasis.
• Stay away from alcohol and it is the only cause behind the 80% of the total patients suffering from ascites disease.
• Exercise helps your abdominal muscles in building process and active healthy life and also protects the fluid accumulation.
• Do not sleep during the day; this plays an important role in maintaining the homeostasis of the body. Maintain a time schedule to go to bed at night and wake up early in the morning.
• Includes buttermilk, camel milk, soup of horse gram, old rice, salads with dry radish, garlic and honey in a diet plan.
• Avoid taking too much starch like rice and wheat. Avoid Salt a very harmful for the patient of ascites.
• Herbs like Arjuna, Tamra Bhasm and Punarnava have diuretic properties. Heenga or asafoetida dissolved in hot water is used to foment the abdomen. Himsra or caper brush should be taken as directed. Kakamachi or black nightshade is used in the ayurvedic treatment of Ascites. Kateli or kantakari is used to treat dropsy along with ascites.
• Milk can be given to the patient Avoid drinking excess water, when thirsty. In take of more water during the case of ascities adds to swelling and weight gain.