Suudu
Suudu (Tamil, pronounced ) is a culture-specific syndrome of painful urination and pelvic "heat" familiar in South India, especially in the Tamil culture. It occurs in males and females. It is popularly attributed to an increase in the "inner heat" of the body often due to dehydration. It is usually treated by the following. applying a few drops of sesame oil or castor oil in the navel and the pelvic region
 having an oil massage followed by a warm water bath
 intake of fenugreek seeds soaked overnight in water

The problem has also been known to exist in other parts of South India and the methods of treatment are also similar. External links
 Site describing the oil massage "cure" for Suudu
 A paper on Differential effects of foods traditionally regarded as 'heating' and 'cooling' on prostaglandin E(2) production

Culture-bound syndromes