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The chapter on [[Atisara Chikitsa]] (management of diarrhoea) traces the hystorical origin of the disorder since the Vedic period and attributes it to eating of heavy and hot foods specially meat products. There are six types of diarrhoea, three of which are caused by single ''dosha'' (''vataja, pittaja'' and ''kaphaja'') while a fourth is caused by the combination of all the three doshas. The fifth and sixth types are caused due to psychological factors such as fear and grief. Some of these variants could be further classified based on their constituents, e.g., ''vataja atisara'' (diarrhea caused due to ''vata dosha'') is further divided into ''amaja'' and ''niramaja atisara'' (with or without mucoid substances diarrhea) and it has been emphasized not to stop the lose motions in initial or ''ama'' stage.
The chapter on [[Atisara Chikitsa]] (management of diarrhea) traces the historical origin of the disorder since the Vedic period and attributes it to eating of heavy and hot foods specially meat products. There are six types of diarrhea, three of which are caused by single ''dosha'' (''vataja, pittaja'' and ''kaphaja'') while a fourth is caused by the combination of all the three ''doshas''. The fifth and sixth types are caused due to psychological factors such as fear and grief. Some of these variants could be further classified based on their constituents, e.g., ''vataja atisara'' (diarrhea caused due to ''vata dosha'') is further divided into ''amaja'' and ''niramaja atisara'' (with or without mucoid substances diarrhea) and it has been emphasized not to stop the lose motions in initial or ''ama'' stage.
The etiology, pathology, signs and symptoms of each of these six types of diarrhea, along with their prognosis have been detailed here.The principles of treatment and complications associated with diarrhea, such as bleeding, suppuration, ulceration and prolapsed anus are also described along with various measures to tackle the problems effectively.
The etiology, pathology, signs and symptoms of each of these six types of diarrhea, along with their prognosis have been detailed here.The principles of treatment and complications associated with diarrhea, such as bleeding, suppuration, ulceration and prolapsed anus are also described along with various measures to tackle the problems effectively.