Dietary Regimens In Ayurveda- Myths & Facts

The word Pathya refers to the foods and regimens that which are to be followed by a patient when under treatment, where as the word Apathya refers to the foods and regimens to be avoided when under treatment.

Many a patients under Ayurvedic treatment, think that the Pathya and Apathya advised by the doctors are solely for the purpose of avoiding any drug interaction with the ayurvedic medicines.They feel that if they do not follow Pathya , the medicine may cause some or the other side effects in their body.Actually it is not so, but is a myth in the minds of the people.

The very fact is that, say for example if the doctor or Vaidhya insists to avoid spicy and oily food in a person suffering from G.E.R.D; hyper-acidity; Irritable bowel Syndrome; Ulcerative colitis; Peptic ulcer etc.,it is being said considering the nature and intensity of those diseases concerned. When a person suffering from any of the above diseases, if indulges in the spicy or oily food they aggravate the agony of the patient.

When we are under some medication, be it ayurvedic or allopathic or homeopathic for a particular disease,and simultaneously if indulge in foods that which will aggravate the pathology of the disease with which we are suffering, the very purpose of eradicating the disease gets negated.

In the sense primarily when the medicines try to cure the disease, indulging in Apathyas, aggravates the disease process, thereby giving no relief to the patient. But instead if he follows the pathya and apathya as advised by the physician,it is for sure that he will get a quicker rate of relief from his disease entity.



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