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==== ''Kaphaja gulma'' ====

==== ''Kaphaja gulma'' ====

These are fixed, solid abdominal lumps associated with heaviness, vomiting, mild pain and poor appetite. Further, if the exposure to etiological factors is continued, the patient may develop cough, breathing difficulty and rajayakshma (tuberculosis) etc. Such swellings can be compared with solid tumours of the abdomen which may or may not be associated with obstructive features of the gastrointestinal tract.

These are fixed, solid abdominal lumps associated with heaviness, vomiting, mild pain and poor appetite. Further, if the exposure to etiological factors is continued, the patient may develop cough, breathing difficulty and ''rajayakshma'' (tuberculosis) etc. Such swellings can be compared with solid tumors of the abdomen which may or may not be associated with obstructive features of the gastrointestinal tract.

Sannipataja gulma –

 

      These swellings are progressively increasing in size, fixed, deep rooted, covered with prominent veins, bulged out, and associated with weakness, nausea, vomiting, fever and thirst. Such features can be seen in malignant abdominal tumours.

==== ''Sannipataja gulma'' ====

Raktaja gulma- 

 

        These exhibit symptoms similar to those of pregnancy, so it is essential to differentiate them from the point of view of treatment:

These swellings are progressively increasing in size, fixed, deep rooted, covered with prominent veins, bulged out, and associated with weakness, nausea, vomiting, fever and thirst. Such features can be seen in malignant abdominal tumors.

 

==== ''Raktaja gulma'' ====

 

These exhibit symptoms similar to those of pregnancy, so it is essential to differentiate them from the point of view of treatment:

 

Raktaja gulma Garbha (Pregnancy)

Raktaja gulma Garbha (Pregnancy)

Slight movement may be present in later stage  

Slight movement may be present in later stage