colon cleansing

[Guest guest]

dear dr phadke

 

thank you for posting your article

i would however like to discuss your comment that fecal material

necessarily accumulates in the colon

from what i have read, surgeons that conduct bowel surgery on a

fasting patient have not reported seeing these fecal accumulations so

often alluded to, especially in the colonics community

 

certainly some people suffer from diverticulosis, and in this case

fecal material can be come compressed and trapped in these pockets

and can become infected

 

other people may suffer from fecal obstruction, but this typically

presents as an acute condition which is clearly recognizable

 

however, if people evacuate regularly, there is no fecal accumulation

in the colon other than what naturally accumulates and then is

eliminated - certainly not the "40 pounds" of undigested fecal

material so often alluded too by people trying to sell colon

cleansing kits

 

have you ever conducted vasti on patient that has fasted, with no

solid food, for three days? have you seen fecal material eliminated?

 

if not, the question is then, what is the physiological benefit of

vasti?

 

i think that one benefit of vasti is not to eliminate the supposed

"encrusted" fecal material, but to draw wastes into the bowel and out

of the body that lie in the lymphatic tissues and capillaries below

the mucosa of the bowel - these accumulations, which incite various

immunological responses, have a dramatic effects upon health as well

as proper absorption/assimilation

 

of course none of these explanations addresses the ayurvedic concept

which relates to the elimination of vata, which is not feces at all

 

best wishes... todd caldecott

 

 

 

 

On 3-Jul-06, at 8:50 AM, ayurveda wrote:

 

> HOW IT WORKS? Intestines have number of flexures and folds within

> the abdominal cavity. Hence the faecal material sticks, gets

> obstructed and dries up over a period of time. In spite of cleaning

> the house and mopping the floor daily, the dust and dirt

> accumulates at various places like corners of the room, behind the

> doors and furniture. Similarly, even a person having regular bowel

> movement, the faecal material accumulates at certain parts like

> flexures and folds in the intestine. Due to this, the intestines

> get distended causing pressure on the mesenteric blood flow. This

> pressure naturally diminishes the oxygenated blood to the organs

> and also affects the return of de-oxygenated blood towards the

> heart. The medicated oils lubricate intestines and allow the faecal

> material to get eliminated and ensure excellent blood circulation

> to all the visceral organs. Hence the chances of ischemia to

> visceral organs are minimised. This ensures the physiological

> functioning of most

> of the visceral organs.

Caldecott

todd (AT) toddcaldecott (DOT) com

www.toddcaldecott.com

[Guest guest]

Dear Teji Rahiji,

Namaskar ! Thanks for your kind words ! In my article on Basti, the emphasis was more specifically on basti as one of the Panchakarma in Ayurveda & NOT as one of the Shatkriyas as in Yogic Sciences.

Thanking you,

With warm regards,

Prof.Dr.Aashish Phadke,Mumbai,India

M.D.(Ayurved)(Mumbai),M.I.I.M.(Gold Medal)

Dip.in Yogic Education (Yoga Vidya Niketan,Mumbai)

Dip.in Yoga (Yoga Centre, Dept.of Philosophy,University of Mumbai)

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