We all know constipation is a symptom not a disease. Further, we know that menopause creates as many different symptom scenarios as there are women. In Ayurveda, the primary principle is to look at the body type of the person suffering from constipation and menopause, or any other symptoms for that matter.
According to the individual body composition, we can predict reactions that a body type will have under different circumstances. For example, lets take three basic body compositions described in Ayurveda. One, the vata type, is usually a small or thin person. In general, a hallmark characteristic of the vata type is that this person can eat lots of food every day, but never has an issue gaining weight. Basically the vata type has a fast metabolism. Emotionally and mentally, the person with a vata composition can be blesses with an amazing imagination, and has hard time deciding what to pay attention to because everything interests them. This can results in having scattered and erratic behavior and being unable to stick to a healthy daily routine.
The second body composition is Pitta, which is a woman who has a medium build, gets hot easily, has a strong digestive fire, possesses a keen intellect and sharp intelligence and has a strong ability to concentrate.
The third body type is kapha. This body type is characterized by a tendency to easily gain weight, a body which tends to retain water and a proclivity to lethargy.
What do the body types have to do with constipation and menopause?
Those with a Vata body type are more prone to having dryness issues that are at the heart of constipation problems in menopause. Menopause triggers overstimulated hypothalamus behavior, which in turn causes an overdrying effect on the sensitive tissues of the bowel. The overdrying effect is due to changes in estrogen levels in the tissue, which causes constipation.The remedy is to take ghee and triphala.
The pitta type will overheat when estrogen is thrown out of balance. This can cause either constipation or loose bowels. The remedy is to take avipattikar powder or tablets, which are available online, for instance through Amazon.com.
The kapha type has a tendency to have such a slow metabolism that the body accumulates poisons and "clogs" up. Kapha women should take a daily walk, drink plenty of water and take triphala at bedtime.
In each body type, constipation means blocked bowel function, followed by loss of normal secretions in the bowel,Normal bacterial activity in the bowel becomes disrupted. Each body type gets a different acute aspect of the elements of constipation. You must pay attention and carefully observe if you have sluggish bowels, persistent constipation lasting for days, abdominal bloating, headaches, anxiety, and a bad taste in the mouth. All of these symptoms mean that you need to balance the involved dosha.
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