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Suggest Treatment For Severe Constipation

Posted on Tue, 19 Apr 2016

Question: I have constipation problem since my childhood.
Before I didn't know what was it. And now it's a big problem for me.
Can you suggest me any good fiber?
I read about Fiber Primvital. Does it work as it is mentioned in ads about it?

Answered by Dr. Munish Sood (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
symptomwise approach

Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for contacting Ayurveda with your health concern and do let me know about any associated risk factors:

1. causes:
. excess mental exertion
. irregular food habit/timing.
. excess intake of astringent substances.
. suppression of natural urges.
. history of fever,any nerve weakness,malnutrition,late night awakenings

2. any associated symptoms:
. difficulty in passing stools
. dry stools
. pain in abdomen/headache
. coated tongue
. piles or sciatica problem [on account of longstanding disease]

3. treatment
. avoid exertion during defecation
. use XXXXXXX latrine instead of commode
. take olive oil to clear obstruction [if any] [free of side effects]
. take 10 cashew nuts and 5 raisins in morning [empty stomach]
. avoid drugs containing laxatives/purgatives]

4.
Take: old brown rice, green gram, papaya,radish,bottle gourd,plenty of fluids, walking, musk melon, XXXXXXX dates, SUDATION/ENEMA [Panchkarma Chikitsa]

Avoid: newly harvested rice, black gram,peas,potato,late night awakening.

5. For medicine aspect do let me know about above questionnaire.

Dr. Munish Sood
Consultant & Physician
Naimittika

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Munish Sood (2 days later)

Thanks Doctor,

1. causes:

. excess mental exertion ...........NO

. irregular food habit/timing...........Because of my job timing I have my lunch at about 1 to 2 pm. for one week and next week at 3 pm to 4 pm. It goes alternately.

. excess intake of astringent substances.........NO

. suppression of natural urges..........Before sometimes I used to do like this but not now.

. history of fever,...........NO

any nerve weakness.........About 10 years ago I felt pain in the joint of lady finger of my left hand. Doctor said that it's uric acid problem. He gave me medicine. It cured but not completely. Since then it often came . And whenever it came I took same medicine and feel free. Since last one year I'm free from it.

malnutrition........I think I intake enough food. But since I'm vegetarian so I'm not sure about it.

late night awakenings..........I usually sleep at about 11pm. Sometimes 12. But these days I sleep at between 10 to 10.30pm.

2. any associated symptoms:

I rarely feel easy defecation.

Most of days I need to drink 4 to five glasses of water and do some physical exercise for easy defecation.

. difficulty in passing stools...........NO.

. dry stools..........NO

. pain in abdomen/headache.........NO

. coated tongue...........I suffered from this problem at the age of 20 to 30. But not now.

. piles or sciatica problem [on account of longstanding disease].........NO.

Answered by Dr. Munish Sood (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Ayurveda Management

Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for reverting back and since most of the causes/symptoms are NO thus take:

1. Capsule/Tablet Herbolax [Himalaya]: 2-3 before dinner with warm water.
PS. the dosage is best individualized

2. Sarak Churan [Sandu]: 1 tsf with lukewarm water at bedtime

3. Abhyarishta [Patanjli] : 30 ml with equal amount of water [twice daily]

Dr. Munish
Naimittika

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Munish Sood (2 hours later)

Sorry Doctor,

I forgot one more.

piles.....No.

sciatica problem [on account of longstanding disease].........I have been suffering from leg pain since last six months. It's in my left leg. It's between thigh and waist. Doctor suggested me for MRI test. According to doctor MRI result is normal. There is not any problem. I don't feel pain all the time. It occurs mostly after getting up from bed in the morning and while standing up after sitting a long time. Sometimes I feel numbness in my left foot.I don't know whether it's sciatica.

One Ayurvedic doctor suggested me for Panchkarm.

Answered by Dr. Munish Sood (7 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Please provide MRI report

Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for reverting back.

1. Please provide the scanned copy of MRI for self assessment of the report.

2. Consult an Orthopaedic and/or Neurosurgeon for any pinched nerve.

3. If the examination excludes pinched nerve to be the cause, then we can start treatment on the basis of Gridhrasi (Sciatica)

Dr. Munish
Naimittika

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar

Follow up: Dr. Munish Sood (2 days later)

Thanks Doctor,

Sir,
The doctor who referred me to the Neurosurgeon is an Orthopedic.
That Neurosurgeon advised me for MRI and report is checked by him.
I uploaded my MRI reports.

Thanks again.

Answered by Dr. Munish Sood (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Ayurveda management of Sciatica

Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for reverting back

1. Treat on the line of [GRIDHRASI/SCIATICA] ‘गृध्रसी चिकित्सा’ since radiation is there.

i. Avoid: urad dal, curd, fish, jaggery, milk, incompatible and heavy food, suppression of natural urges, anxiety, grief, outdoor activities when sky is covered with clouds, and cold wind.
ii. Take: maize, horse gram, karela, dried ginger, garlic, ajwain,saunf, XXXXXXX marich, saindhav lavan, hing, jeera, old ghee, lukewarm water, castor oil, light walking, sudation, warm clothes, garlic and ginger mixed butter milk .

iii. Fry 250 ml ginger juice in 250 ml of til tail, when 250 ml remains [make sure oil doesn't get burn], filter it after cooling and massage.
iv. Boil 1 spoon dried ginger in 4 cups of water till 1 cup remains, filter it and add 2 spoon castor oil and drink.

PS. General Instructions
i. Maintain straight back posture while sitting or standing.
ii. Avoid bending forwards and lifting weights.
iii. Sleep on hard mattress.
iv. Gentle massage
v. back exercises: Leg rising in dorsal recumbent position, pushups, swimming.

Spine Management:
i. Relax the spine completely.
ii. Do not lie face down.
iii. Lie on your back with pillow under the knee.
iv. Lie on the side with a pillow between the knees.
v. Distract your mind from the pain, watch television, read light humorous stories, listen to soothing music.

vi. Take 4 spoons of XXXXXXX juice
4 spoons of ginger juice
4 spoons of honey and take for 1 month.
. Boil 100 gm black pepper powder in 300 ml til tail--- filter, cool and massage OR mix dried ginger in castor oil and massage.

Dr. Munish
Naimittika

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vaishalee Punj