Abstract

REVIEW ON DIFFERENT CONCEPTS OF CONSTIPATION MENTIONED IN AYURVEDA

Dr. Narinder Singh MS(Ay), PhD*, Dr. Swapnil Khandagale, Dr. Ankush Dapurkar, Dr. Muniraj

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Abstract

Constipation is defined as infrequent bowel movements, excessive straining, a sense of incomplete evacuation, failed or lengthy attempts to defecate, use of digital manoeuvres for evacuation of stool, abdominal bloating, and hard consistency of stools and in ayurved defined as mal-vibandha, Mal-nigraha, Katin mal pravruti. It is a common and challenging complaint for physician as well as Proctologist surgeons, but a systematic approach to evaluate patients with constipation can lead to effective treatments. Different conditions mention in ayurved as symptom of Mal-vibandha cause due to various disease. There are multiple reference mention in ayurved context to the mal vibandha and different treatment approach is mention according to the cause of mal vibandha. According to the cause constipation treatment changes. In this article we collect maximum reference and treatment references mentioned in ayurved. We defined what is constipation. Physiology of stool formation according to ayurved. Which bad food habbits hampers day to day defecation process. What is role of food in constipation. Maximum times bad food habbits causes constipation. Preventive and curative measures is also mentioned. In discussion part there is tabulation format use and also we discuss each and every ayurved pathology and its treatment.

Keywords: Mal-vibandha, Constipation, Bowels, Badhapurisha, Purishavaha Srotas.