CONSTIPATION .....ROLE OF PRITHVI ELEMENT

Prithvi element is characterised by heaviness, sluggish behaviour, hardness .When it accumulates in the digestive system, especially, in intestines, it produces heaviness,hardness and sluggishness in the intestines.The digestive enzymes (can be corelated as digestive Fire...Agni) acquire these Prithvi element characters. They are not secreted upto their mark(Agnimaandya {sluggish}).The digestive Fire i.e. Tej element is lowered down.This again adds to indigetion and the undigested food starts depositing in the gut(Aama) , which, whenever gets digested , removed as feaces.This is termed as constipation. Thus the Aether element is also diminished and Air element gets trapped.

Prthvi element attracts Water element by nature ! Water element is absorbed to high extent in Earth element.The liquid part from the food which is to be separated and then filtered by the kidneys , gets absorbed in the excessive Prithvi element in the intestine.This may result in  more sluggish bowel movement ,abdominal discomfort,pain in abdomen, low back pain ,mucus in the stool ,worms infestation,low urine output, urine infection,etc.Moreover, the fluid part i.e. Water element, carry away with it, traces of Prithvi element to the kidneys .This may further result in improper filtration procedure in the kidneys, and the toxins start accumulating in the blood .Thus the process of becoming unhealthy sets on! 

Early Symptoms include:

Dyspepsia (Aruchi), Lowering of appetite(Agnimaandya), Heaviness in stomach(Gaurav),Gas accumulation.i.e. abdominal bloating,Nausea(Hrullaas),Lethargy,Heaviness in Body etc.