What are Digestive Disorders? What are the causes? Who is at risk of suffering from digestive disorders?

Digestive disorders are a set of diseases that affect the digestive tract. The diseases that affect the organs of the digestive tract including the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine pancreas, liver, or biliary tract are classified in the broad category of digestive disorders. Gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, indigestion, peptic and duodenal ulcers, bloating, constipation, diarrhoea, piles, IBS, hepatitis, cirrhosis and a host of other diseases including cancers come under this category Most of these digestive disorders are preventable with a healthy lifestyle and food habits

Few digestive disorders are classified as functional digestive disorders where the oesophagus GI tract appears but does not work as required. Examples are constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), nausea, gas, bloating and diarrhoea

Common causes of digestive disorders are

 Eating a low fibre, high sugar, oily spicy, unhealthy meal

 Wrong eating habits, gadget concentrated unfocused eating, untimely mealtimes

 Not drinking enough water

 Skipping meals

 No exercise or sedentary lifestyler

 Overeating or eating too quickly

 Not addressing natural urges of the body properly like defecating, etc.

 Excess intake of caffeine, alcohol, chocolate or carbonated soft drinks

 Smoking

 Anxiety

 Lack of sleep

 Certain medications like antibiotics, pain relievers and iron supplements

Risk of Digestive Disorders

  The common risk factors for Digestive Disorders include age, gender, family history, unhealthy diet, improper lifestyle, and other certain medical conditions. Lifestyle risk factors include: consuming fatty, sugary, spicy food in large quantities, alcohol, smoking, and couch-potato habits

Common Symptoms of Digestive disorders:

  Common symptoms include any of the following depending on the kind of disorder and the organ system affected. Symptoms may include mouth ulcers, loss of appetite, heartburn, belching, hiccups, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, flatulence, constipation, change in bowel habits, weight loss, sensitive stomach, ulcers, jaundice, etc.

What are the treatments for digestive disorders at Ayur Village Retreat?

  Ayurveda refers to AGNI as the agent of digestion. Agni or fire is the sum total of all the enzymes and digestive juices responsible for digestion. Having an optimum Agni is optimum digestion. Any imbalance in Agni is the cause for digestive disorders. Hence at Ayur Village Retreat we focus on optimizing Agni and correcting digestion for treating digestive disorders as well as the first line of management in all disease conditions.

Digestive Disorder Management at Ayur Village Retreat includes

 Diet Analysis with a food Diary System

 Nutritional Status Assessment

 Preparing a Food Guide

 Dietary Counselling and Monitoring

 Ayurveda Medications

 Ayurveda foodicine preparations to improve digestive status

 Psychological and Lifestyle Counselling

 Excess intake of caffeine, alcohol, chocolate or carbonated soft drinks

 Ayurveda Panchakarma therapies wherever required

 Special Diet Plans and Programs

 Motivation to start your road toward wellness with a customized consultation enables you to tailor your life o a healthy digestive status