https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Suudu 2026-08-18T20:19:59Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Suudu&diff=139829&oldid=prev 2020-09-01T22:33:44Z

<p><span class="autocomment">top: </span>AWB cleanup patrol, added <a href="/wiki/CAT:O" class="mw-redirect" title="CAT:O">orphan</a> tag</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Orphan|date=September 2020}}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Suudu&#039;&#039;&#039; (Tamil, pronounced {{IPA-ta|tɕuːdu|}}) is a [[culture-specific syndrome]] of [[dysuria|painful urination]] and pelvic &quot;heat&quot; familiar in [[South India]], especially in the [[Tamil people|Tamil]] culture. It occurs in males and females. It is popularly attributed to an increase in the &quot;inner heat&quot; of the body often due to [[dehydration]]. It is usually treated by the following.<br /> # applying a few drops of [[sesame oil]] or [[castor oil]] in the [[navel]] and the [[pelvis|pelvic region]]<br /> # having an oil massage followed by a warm water bath<br /> # intake of [[fenugreek|fenugreek seeds]] soaked overnight in water<br /> <br /> The problem has also been known to exist in other parts of South India and the methods of treatment are also similar.<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * [http://www.vvsandsons.com/massage.html Site describing the oil massage &quot;cure&quot; for &#039;&#039;Suudu&#039;&#039;]<br /> * [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&amp;db=PubMed&amp;list_uids=12432225&amp;dopt=Citation A paper on &#039;&#039;Differential effects of foods traditionally regarded as &#039;heating&#039; and &#039;cooling&#039; on prostaglandin E(2) production&#039;&#039;]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Culture-bound syndromes]]</div>

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