Constipation is when one has difficult bowel movements & happens less often than normal. It usually refers to persistent, difficult, infrequent or seemingly incomplete defecation. It is a symptom & not a disease. It can be seen as a symptom associated with some other diseases. Even though it is a symptom, if neglected can cause health discomfort & can lead to other complications gradually such as gaseous distention of abdomen, fissure-in-Ano, hemorrhoids etc.

Vibandha, vishtabdha, badha varcha, malavasthambha are the terms used in Ayurveda Classics to describe constipation. While defining a swastha (healthy)person in Ayurveda classics sama mala kriya term ie normal bowel evacuation is also used ( sama dosha sama agnishcha sama dhathu malakriya/prasanna athmendriya mana: swastha ithyabhidheeyathe//).

Ayurveda gives great importance to ingestion, digestion & excretion for a healthy living. The trimalas in our body are sweda (perspiration), moothra(urine) & pureesha (stool). The function of pureesha is avashtambha (bearing of the body). Vibandha occurs when there is vata vikrithi (de-ranged vata dosha), pureesha vaha srotho dushti (obstructions in the channels of excretion) & prathiloma gathi of apana vata (upward movement). Ayurveda while giving description on prakruthi (body constituition) says that people with vata constituition will have krura koshta(constipated bowel).

Paru Ayush Hospital has pioneered evidence based, award winning Precision Ayurveda based protocols for treatment of GIT issues. Following the fundamental principles of Ayurveda, our physicians perform an in-depth assessment of the key symptoms and health factors of each patient to diagnose the root causes around your diet, individual constitution, lifestyle and work pattern.

Based on the assessment, we arrive at the optimal ayurveda treatment protocol for Samprapti Vikhatan or breaking the etiopathogenesis, considering the severity of disease progression and your individual constitution). Paru Ayush Hospital also advices healthy ahara vihara (diet & regimens) to correct the condition & avoid recurrence in the future.