Pitta-type diarrhea

Pitta-type of diarrhea refers to the type of diarrhea where the underlying cause is increase of Pitta in the body. This is the most common type of diarrhea experienced and because of the same, diarrhea is often thought of as a Pitta disease.

In the middle part of our life, that is in our youth, Pitta-type of diarrhea is the most likely type of diarrhea can occur.

Another way of referring to Pitta-type of diarrhea can be Pitta aggravated signs and issues seen in stool. 

Symptoms of Pitta-type of diarrhea are:

• Diluted and watery stool
• Yellowish or greenish or reddish stool
• Blood in stool, anal bleeding
• Very strong smell in poop
• Parasites in stool 
• Stool has pus cells
• Temperature of the body will also be high

Recommendations to treat Pitta-type of diarrhea are:

• Pitta reducing diet and lifestyle
• Panchkarma to treat Pitta imbalance (that is Purgation) should be done as soon as practical. The Panchkarma should be done only after proper preparatory procedures for the same.

Without the understanding of the basics of Ayurveda, it might feel counter-intuitive to recommend Purgation to someone suffering from diarrhea already. But these factors need to be understood for the same:

• Firstly, the purgation is not supposed to be done while someone is suffering from diarrhea. Doing so can be extremely dangerous.
• Secondly, the treatments to be done immediately includes taking some herbs or home remedies to stop the diarrhea or at least to help with restoring the hydration of the body.
• Thirdly, treating the root cause of the problem, that is balancing the aggravated Pitta is the only way for a long-term relief from the problem. To balance the aggravated Pitta - lifestyle changes along with purgation is probably the best possible way.
• Lastly, proper preparatory procedures are done before inducing purgation. These procedures ensure that purgation when done is totally safe and beneficial.

References:

Primary Reference: The School of Ayurveda and Panchkarma - Notes and Lectures