Abstract

ROLE OF DIET AND LIFESTYLE IN THE ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF AMLAPITTA

*Jyoti S. Rathod, S. I. Pathan and Ashwini Ghuge

ABSTRACT

Amlapitta is a very common diseasein present era. (1) the disease entity described under the heading of amlapitta, a constellation of symptoms such as Heart burn, abdominal pain, sour belching, reflexes of food taken, nausea, loss of appetite has become a very common cause of hospital visits worldwide.(2) It can be considered as Prajnaparadha janya vyadhi as it occurs because of undisciplined and imbalanced food habits, where the concept of Hitbhuk, Mitbhuk, rhutbhuk is totally ignored.(3) faulty diatary habits like Excess Katu Aahara sevana, Amla Aahara sevana, Guru Aahara, Snigdha Aahara, viruddha, abhishyandi Aahara, Pistanna Aahara etc. and faulty lifestyle habits like Diwaswap, Antarodaka panam, Chinta etc play an important role in the Etiopathogenesis of Amlapitta.(4)

Keywords: .