Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Remedies for IBS:

• Take 1 tsp of psyllium husk with ½ cup of fresh yogurt 1 hour after dinner.
• At bedtime, drink tea made by boiling 1 tsp of flaxseed in a cup of water.
• Take ½ tsp of the following mixture with a little warm water twice a day right after eating - shatavari, kama dudha, shanka bhasma, arrowroot in ratio of 8:1:1:16

In extreme cases of IBS:

Take enema with ½ to 1 cup of slightly warm sesame oil once or twice a week as needed.

Ayurvedic explanation of the cause of IBS:

Irritable Bowel Syndrome occurs when Vata pushes Pitta into the colon.

References:

Primary Source: The Complete Book of Ayurvedic Home Remedies - Vasant Lad - Part 3 - Pg 230-231