Alternating diarrhea and constipation is often simply constipation that eventually irritates the colon. Diarrhea dries out the colon, causing constipation. Constipation irritates the colon, causing diarrhea. This is symptomatic of 'low agni' (digestive fire).

Simple Remedies

• Easy to digest foods
• A diet high in soluble fiber
• Mild spices help to restore strong digestion
• Cool, soothing herbs like marshmallow, licorice, amalaki, and guduchi.

  Disclaimer: Conditions such as 'Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation' that cause tissue changes could be serious and should be checked by a medical doctor.

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  AYURVEDIC REMEDIES

  FOR 'ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION'

  FAVOR HERBS WITH THESE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

  Ingredient and herbs each have unique effects on the various organs of your body. Herbalists study these effects and categorize them, so it is easy to identify which foods and herbs are most helpful for your unique body type. Click on the medicinal properties below to learn more about them, and to figure out which recipes, ingredients and products will be a good match for you. Individual results will vary depending upon the root cause of your imbalance. The following medicinal properties are useful for a general case of 'Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation'. You must independently verify whether these medicinal properties address the root causes of your case of Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation.

  Immune System:

  Anthelminthic

  ANTHELMINTHIC

  Kills worms

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  ,

  Anti Inflammatory

  ANTI-INFLAMMATORY

  Reduces inflammation in the body. Different herbs and carriers target different body systems.

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  ,

  Antimicrobial

  ANTIMICROBIAL

  An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.

  LEARN MORE ABOUT ANTIMICROBIAL

  Bowel-Poop-Elimination:

  General Laxative

  GENERAL-LAXATIVE

  Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives...

  LEARN MORE ABOUT GENERAL-LAXATIVE
  Click here for general Poop Tips

  DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body. The best way to do this is with a one on one consultation.

  DIET TO BALANCE 'ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION'

  GET A DIET WHICH BALANCES ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION

  Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation'. Individual results vary depending the cause of your imbalance and by constitution. Please research the ingredients below to find which are most helpful for you, and check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.

  Vegetables

  Aloe Vera Gel

  Fruits

  Apple (cooked)

  Roots

  Beets, Carrot

  Nuts-Seeds

  Chia Seeds

  Oils

  Ghee

  Greens

  Kale

  Beans-Legumes

  Mung Bean

  Grains

  Oats / Oatmeal

  Spices

  Salt (Mineral Salt)
  

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  EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION

  Browse these educational resources for 'Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation'.
  POOP LIKE A ROCK STAR: HEAL CONSTIPATION WITH AYURVEDA

  $15.95

  A 45 minute recording full of tips and Ayurvedic perspectives on constipation.

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  HEAL MALABSORPTION WITH AYURVEDA

  

  

  

  $15.95

  Discover how Ayurveda can improve your digestive health and wellness.

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  DON'T FLUSH THE EVIDENCE: LEARN HOW TO EXAMINE YOUR POOP

  $15.95

  Your bowel movements reveal important information that can help you stay healthy. Learn how to be a health detective through this humorous but informative lecture.

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  CLEANING THE COLON: SAFE ENEMA AT HOME

  

  

  

  $15.95

  Discover how to self-heal using enemas

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  SPECIALITY FORMULAS, AYURVEDIC HERBS, & NATURAL PRODUCTS FOR ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION

  We've specially chosen these products because of their potential for healing imbalances associated with 'Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation'. Choose a product from this list that also matches your imbalanced doshas and qualities, to ensure a good fit. Please review these products to determine which are right for you. Before making any changes to your health and wellness routine, please check with your medical doctor.
  SOOTHE INFLAMED INTESTINES TEA

  

  

  

  $17.63

  Reduces burning sensations in the gut and promotes healthy digestion.

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  GENTLE LAXATIVE TEA

  

  

  

  $15.95

  A gentle laxative tea that promotes smooth & regular elimination where constipation leaves stool dry and hard.

  ADD TO CARTSAVE FOR LATER

  ANTI-DIARRHEA TEA

  

  

  

  $27.50

  Gentle astringents and anti-inflammatory herbs blended to ease chronic diarrhea

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  SATISFYING MOVEMENT: EASY ELIMINATIONTEA

  

  

  

  $27.50

  Bulkens up stools for easy, satisfying elimination.

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  Other Related Herbs & Products

  Triphala,   Parasite Flush Drops,   Shatavari Tincture
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  DIGESTION PRODUCTSCLEANSE AND DETOX PRODUCTS

  REMOVE THE CAUSES OF YOUR IMBALANCE

  With Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation, one or more of the following doshas and qualities may be aggravated. If you have an imbalance of one of these doshas or qualities, Ayurveda recommends avoiding foods and lifestyle habits that aggravate that quality and/or dosha. These imbalanced doshas and qualities will need to be brought back into balance before this condition can be healed. Click on the quality to learn what foods and lifestyle habits should be avoided. If you have a systemic imbalance of one of these doshas or qualities, Ayurveda would generally recommend avoiding foods and lifestyle habits with that quality.

  ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION USUALLY MEANS THESE
  DOSHAS & QUALITIES ARE AGGRAVATED

  

  Symptoms Tell A Story

  The first step to healing is learning patterns from your symptoms. Symptoms are clues that reveal underlying imbalances, showing you where your body is weak. Specifically, they reveal the doshas & qualities that may have become aggravated. If you notice a quality or dosha appears next to many of your symptoms, it helps you establish a pattern that may be systemic.

  V = VATA, P = PITTA, K = KAPHA

  

  

  GUNA	FOODS TO AVOID	DO YOU HAVE THIS IMBALANCE?
  LIGHT ABOUT LIGHT GUNA Lightness is identified by reduced weight. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIGHT	AVOID THESE LIGHT FOODS THAT MAY AGGRAVATE ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION	Status Unknown Take these quizzes to find out if you have an imbalance of 'Light' guna
  DRY ABOUT DRY GUNA Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis. LEARN MORE ABOUT DRY	AVOID THESE DRY FOODS THAT MAY AGGRAVATE ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION	Status Unknown Take these quizzes to find out if you have an imbalance of 'Dry' guna
  DIFFICULT ABOUT DIFFICULT GUNA Difficult refers to anything that is difficult to digest, or takes a long time to digest. LEARN MORE ABOUT DIFFICULT	AVOID THESE DIFFICULT FOODS THAT MAY AGGRAVATE ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION	Status Unknown Take these quizzes to find out if you need to decrease Difficult to digest foods
  ASTRINGENT ABOUT ASTRINGENT GUNA Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying. LEARN MORE ABOUT ASTRINGENT	AVOID THESE ASTRINGENT FOODS THAT MAY AGGRAVATE ALTERNATING DIARRHEA / CONSTIPATION	Status Unknown Take these quizzes to find out if you have an imbalance of 'Astringent' taste

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  SEE A DIET WHICH REMOVES THESE CAUSES

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  STAGE OF DISEASE: 3 - ATTACKING TISSUE

  If you have symptoms in this category it means that your imbalances are becoming stronger and weakening your body's resistance. Most people have a weakness in one or more organs. These areas of weakness are the 'weak link in the chain.' They are first to succumb when an imbalance reaches a tipping point. Repairing imbalances in this category often represent your last opportunity to prevent disease. At any moment, these imbalances could overwhelm weakened tissue and develop into a disease. You may feel pain or discomfort in the weakened area. At this stage you will need to support the weakened tissue with specialized foods and herbs for the weakened tissue.

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  WHY IS AYURVEDA THE RIGHT SOLUTION?

  Ayurveda strengthens the body, in addition to addressing the disorder. It take a holistic, systemic approach, instead of myopically focusing on the disorder in question. Ayurveda shows a person how to interpret signs and symptoms of imbalance, and how to address them using materials from home, so they can optimize their health on a continual basis. You can't take the doctor home with you, but you can take Ayurveda home with you. Ayurveda is the most advanced and easy to use home system for self healing with an exceptional focus on digestion.

  HOW DOES AYURVEDA WORK?

  Ayurveda works by first discerning your body type, which identifies certain tendencies in your body to get sick (as well as identifying your strengths). It uses body type to determine the likely root causes of your disorders. Next, Ayurveda works by analyzing the nature of your disorder. It fits all your signs and symptoms into a pattern, expressed as a combination of gunas / quali- ties. For example, you may have a heat disorder, a cold disorder, or an oily disorder, etc. This simple categorical approach shows you how to correct systemic imbalances and strengthen your body as a whole.

  On Joyful Belly, we've created an extensive categorization of food in relation to qualities (gunas). By eating an optimal diet that balances your gunas, your whole body is strengthened and the conditions that created the disorder are removed. Once the root causes of the disease are removed, the disease lessens in strength or disappears altogether. Additional remedies - such as herbs and lifestyle practices - focused on the specific disorder, can greatly enhance your healing.

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  RELATED SYMPTOMS & HABITS

  The following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Alternating Diarrhea / Constipation'. See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them.

  Small Intestine

  Worm / Parasite, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

  Elimination

  Diarrhea, Constipation

  Colon

  Colic / spasm / cramping, Gas, irregular digestion
  

  About the Author

  John Immel, the founder of Joyful Belly, teaches people how to have a healthy diet and lifestyle with Ayurveda. His approach to Ayurveda exudes a certain ease, which many find enjoyable and insightful. His online course Balance Your Ayurvedic Diet in a Week provides tools for gracefully healing with Ayurveda to thousands. John also directs Joyful Belly's School of Ayurveda , which specializes in digestive tract pathology & Ayurvedic nutrition. John and his wife Natalie recently published Explore Your Hunger: A Guide to Hunger, Appetite & Food.

  John's interest in Ayurveda and digestive tract pathology was inspired by a complex digestive disorder acquired from years of international travel, including his public service work in South Asia. John's commitment to the detailed study of digestive disorders reflects his zeal to get down to the roots of the problem. His hope and belief in the capacity of each & every client to improve their quality of life is nothing short of a personal passion. John's creativity in the kitchen and delight in cooking for others comes from his family oriented upbringing. In addition to his certification in Ayurveda, John holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Harvard University.

  John enjoys sharing Ayurveda within the context of his Catholic roots, and finds Ayurveda gives him an opportunity to participate in the healing mission of the Church. Jesus expressed God's love by feeding and healing the sick. That kindness is the fundamental ministry of Ayurveda as well.

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