Mr. B______, a 50 year old patient from Saudi Arabia came to me with bleeding while passing stools (also read this interesting case ) since childhood. He was often treated for piles in his country but there was no relief. Ultimately being frustrated with his disease, he came to India. He was skinny and pale. I examined his anal canal but did not see any plies. There appeared some mass in rectum. I posted him for colonoscopy. Almost whole of his colon from rectum to cecum was involved with multiple small grape like growths called polyps. I biopsied few of them and they came benign. The diagnosis of Multiple colonic polyposis was established.
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PAIN AND NAMASMARAN: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: Sir, I find NAMASMARAN quite ineffective in pain. How to reconcile this inefficacy with the so called omnipotence?
Teacher: This is because;
Firstly; when we practice NAMASMARAN, we are hardly involved in NAMA. We are still involved in body consciousness and hence we are miserable.
Secondly; NAMASMARAN is not a pain killer. It does not kill pain. It kills �I�! Hence expecting it to work as a pain killer is erroneous and illusory.
Thirdly; it is omnipotent in an indirect sense as an ultimate controller and not as an actual doer.
Lastly; NAMASMARAN relieves us from entrapment of �I�, which is a source of all miseries. But this does not happen at once or with any specific rule, pattern or a time table.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not a single disease. The term IBD is used mainly to describe two diseases:

Crohn�s disease
ulcerative colitis

Both Crohn�s disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic (long-term) diseases that involve inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract (gut). However, there are important differences between the two.

Read more: http://drbcshah.com/inflammatory-bowel-disease/

RAW AND RIPE: DR. SHRINIWAS KASHALIKAR

Student: How to reconcile the restlessness for completeness; with the fulfillment?

Teacher: This is akin to a mango. It is sour when raw. In the course of ripening by virtue of warmth; it becomes sweet.

Similarly, in the beginning, we are full of immature passions, feelings, thoughts, ambitions and aspirations. But deep inside there is a longing for completeness. Hence in spite of gratification our immature passions, feelings, thoughts, ambitions and aspirations, we still remain "sour" i.e. restless.

Just as warmth causes ripening of the mango, the NAMASMARAN, causes our "ripening" i.e. maturation. This leads to enrichment of our life with "sweetness" or fulfillment of innate aspiration of completeness and manifests in every activity of our life.

How to Do Oral Massage: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar

Introduction:
The oral cavity has huge representation in brain. Oral massage involves rubbing of palate, under parts of tongue and gums. This can be done conveniently after brushing teeth. It leads to beneficial stimulation of the corresponding areas in brain, decongestion of the base of maxillary sinus, activation of salivary secretion and thereby improves the overall and oral health. Oral massage is a simple technique that does not require any gadgets and is totally inexpensive.

Steps :
1. Gargle your mouth.
2. Brush your teeth.
3. Wash your hands properly.
4. Make sure your nails are cut properly.
5. Rub your palate with thumb from left to right in a gentle manner.
6. Rub upper left gums with thumb.
7. Rub upper right gums with thumb.
8. Rub lower left gums with thumb.
9. Rub lower right gum with index finger.
10. Rub under-surface of tongue with and index finger.
11. Gargle again.

Tips
� In case of removable dentures please remove your dentures before massage. This would give better results.
� Oral massage is found to improve alertness, reduces sinus infection by reducing congestion and improvement of blood supply to the base of maxillary sinus, reduce bad smell (halitosis), reduce incidence and severity of oral infections by improving salivary secretion and improve the health of gums and teeth; to the best of physiological potentials.
� It is a harmless activity and probably helps in secretion of endorphins and gives calmness and composure of mind.
� To add value; recite the name of God you believe or revere; silently; while massaging. This further relieves anxiety and restlessness.

Warnings : Make sure you cut your nails properly and be gentle while massaging.

Things You'll Need:
You don't need anything except your own clean hands.

Sources and Citations
� Conceptual Stress: Dr. Shriniwas Kashalikar