title: Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Yoga as Remedial Therapy.
abstract: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a group of symptoms manifesting as a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder in which patients experience abdominal pain, discomfort, and bloating that is often relieved with defecation. IBS is often associated with a host of secondary comorbidities such as anxiety, depression, headaches, and fatigue. In this review, we examined the basic principles of Pancha Kosha (five sheaths of human existence) concept from an Indian scripture Taittiriya Upanishad and the pathophysiology of a disease from the Yoga approach, Yoga Vasistha's Adhi (originated from mind) and Vyadhi (ailment/disease) concept. An analogy between the age old, the most profound concept of Adhi-Vyadhi, and modern scientific stress-induced dysregulation of brain-gut axis, as it relates to IBS that could pave way for impacting IBS, is emphasized. Based on these perspectives, a plausible Yoga module as a remedial therapy is provided to better manage the primary and secondary symptoms of IBS.
authors.affiliation: Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Norwalk, CA 90650, USA ; Swami Vivekananda Yoga University (SVYASA), Bangalore, Karnataka 560019, India.
authors.forename: Vijaya
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kavuri
authors.affiliation: Swami Vivekananda Yoga University (SVYASA), Bangalore, Karnataka 560019, India.
authors.forename: Nagarathna
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Raghuram
authors.affiliation: White Memorial Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malamud
authors.affiliation: Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Norwalk, CA 90650, USA.
authors.forename: Senthamil R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Selvan