Indigestion is not a disease but it is a symptom of many diseases. It is also manifested without underlying pathology.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INDIGESTION
- CAUSES OF INDIGESTION
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INDIGESTION
- DIAGNOSIS OF INDIGESTION
- TREATMENTS FOR INDIGESTION
- PROGNOSIS OF INDIGESTION
- COMPLICATIONS OF INDIGESTION
- INDIGESTION AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF INDIGESTION
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF INDIGESTION
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF INDIGESTION
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INDIGESTION
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF INDIGESTION
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR INDIGESTION
- HOME REMEDIES FOR INDIGESTION
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR INDIGESTION
- YOGA FOR INDIGESTION
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF INDIGESTION
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INDIGESTION
- A feeling of abdominal fullness
- Belching
- Bloating
- Discomfort in the upper abdomen
- Burning in the upper abdomen
- Nausea
- Vomiting
CAUSES OF INDIGESTION
- Overeating
- Eating more oily food
- Smoking
- Caffeine
- Anxiety
- Certain medications
- Gallstones
- Constipation
- Gastritis
- Peptic ulcers
- Celiac disease
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF INDIGESTION
Physical and psychosomatic factors like depression, anxiety are involved in the manifestation of indigestion. Delayed gastric emptying, gastric distension, H. pylori infection, altered response to duodenal lipids or acid, abnormal duodenojejunal motility are the triggering factors of indigestion or dyspepsia.
DIAGNOSIS OF INDIGESTION
- Physical examinations
- Proper history taking
TREATMENTS OF INDIGESTION
- Treatment for underlying pathology
- Antacids
PROGNOSIS OF INDIGESTION
- Prognosis is based on the cause of indigestion.
COMPLICATIONS OF INDIGESTION
- Oesophageal stricture
- Pyloric stenosis
- Peritonitis
INDIGESTION AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, Indigestion management is based on the agnimandya chikilsa.
- Normal functioning of agni is an indicator of good health.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF INDIGESTION
- Excess consumption of heavy, uncooked foods
- Eating during indigestion
- Drinking of more water just after food
- Improper administration of purification therapies
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF INDIGESTION
- Abdominal fullness
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF INDIGESTION
Due to the causative factors aggravated doshas enter the digestive system and combine with agni, accompanying the rasa, blocks the channels. Agni expels out from the site of digestion leads to agnimandya.
LAKSHANA – AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF INDIGESTION
- Arochaka – anorexia
- Anaha – abdominal fullness
- Jwara – mild fever
- Aruchi
- Nausea
- Amlapitta acid regurgitation
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF INDIGESTION
- Prognosis in the early stage is Sadhya – curable
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION
- Amritottaram kashayam
- Amrutharishta
- Ashtachurna
- Vaiswanara churna
- Chiravilwadi kashaya
- Gandharvahasthadi kashaya
- Sudarsana churna
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES TREATMENT FOR INDIGESTION
Ayurvedic medicines for Internal administration for INDIGESTION
- Amritottaram kashayam
- Amrutharishta
- Ashtachurna
- Vaiswanara churna
- Chiravilwadi kashaya
- Sudarsana churna
- Gandharvahasthadi kashaya
HOME REMEDIES FOR INDIGESTION
- Intake of warm water frequently
- Proper rest
- Intake of water boiled with coriander and dried ginger
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR INDIGESTION
- Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items
- Avoid heavy meals at bedtime
- Avoid intake of more water just after food.
YOGA FOR INDIGESTION
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – calms the mind, clears the channels and gets relief from the complications associated with indigestion
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
- Bhujangasana – immune booster asana
- Shashankasana
- Kapal Bhati
- Ujjayi
- Bhastrika
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF INDIGESTION
- Clinical efficacy of Baladi Manduramin the management of Amlapitta