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Symptoms of forcibly controlling or holding back the impending urge to drink water or Thirst:
All of us feel thirst…and that is a normal phenomenon. But attending the thirst is very important for health and maintenance of normal body functions.
Loss of water or want of water is reflected in the form of thirst. We regularly have loss of body water in the form of urine, sweat and stools. Thirst is an indication for us to fulfil the loss and compensate the water body. All we need to do when we have a thirst reflex is to drink water…just water and not beverages or anything. Eating is also contra-indicated by Ayurveda in the presence of thirst.
Holding on to the urge for drinking water or withholding thirst may lead to symptoms of dehydration and many other complications.
The list of symptoms which can manifest when we control the impending thirst (according to Ayurveda) are enumerated below:
कण्ठास्यशोषो बाधिर्यं श्रमः सादो हृदि व्यथा।
पिपासानिग्रहात्तत्र शीतं तर्पणमिष्यते॥{चरकसंहिता सूत्रस्थानम् ७/२१}
शोषाङ्गसादबाधिर्यं संमोहहृद्गदाः।
तृष्णाया निग्रहात्तत्र शीतः सर्वो विधिर्हितः॥(अष्टाङ्गहृदयं सूत्रस्थानं ४}
कण्ठास्यशोषः श्रवणावरोधस्तृष्णाभिघाताद्धृदये व्यथा च। तृष्णाघाते पिबेन्मन्थं यवागूं वापि शीतलाम्।{सुश्रुतसंहिता उत्तर.५५}
- कण्ठशोषः – Dryness of the throat
- आस्यशोष – Dryness of the oral cavity
- श्रवणावरोध / बाधिर्य – Deafness
- संमोह – Loss of consciousness / Giddiness
- हृदये व्यथा / हृद्गदाः – Pain in the chest or Heart Pain / Heart disorders
- श्रमः – Tiredness
- अङ्गसाद – Reduced body activities (reflects dehydration)
- शोष – Depletion of tissues
Treatment principles in Trishna avarodhajanya vikara / Trishnaja Udavarta (Diseases caused due to forcible control thirst):
- शीतं तर्पणं – Cold Nourishing drinks
- शीतः सर्वो विधिर्हितः – Cold –Foods / Drinks / Activities / Medicines / Treatments etc
- शीत मन्थ – Cold churned drinks
- शीत यवागू – Cold gruels
Many of us are so occupied in the mechanics and dynamics of life that we do not find time to attend simple nature calls from the body like thirst, hunger, urination and defecation. We do not prioritize these urges or reflexes and focus on our works. When this goes on to become a habit, the held back reflexes damage tissues and organs and cause various diseases.
Water is a basic need and when your body demands water…just drink it…It just takes less than a minute to do this…..
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