gurgling intestinal sounds/borborygmi; excessive pain; abdominal distension; obstruction of flatus.

rise of temperature/agitation; absence of perspiration; generalized body stiffness/pain.

Diarrhoea is defined as the passage of three or more loose or liquid stools per day (or more frequent passage than is normal for the individual). Frequent passage of formed stools or loose "pasty" stools by breastfed babies do not qualify as diarrhoea.

Malabsorption develops in persons who have been treated for diarrhoea but still have poor digestion; as well as in those with poor digestion who indulge in unsuitable foods and activities. Due to provoked dosha, the grahani becomes affected and impairs agni functions. It is characterized by undigested food matter within stools/faeces with ama/unformed stools (vimuncati ama-mala-pravrttil:i/bhuktamamaril vimurilcation); expulsion of digested food; painful defecation; faeces with foul odour; formed stools interspersed with loose stools; faeces mixed with ama; faeces mixed with food; faeces mixed with undigested food; sudden well-formed hard stools; sudden onset of loose stools; longstanding pedal oedema; oedema on hands; emaciated/thin/malnourished person; pain in small joints; greediness; thirst; vomiting; fever; loss of taste; burning sensation; acidic eructation; bitter belchings/ eructations; sour belching/eructation; eructation with metallic smell; eructation with smoky smell; eructation with smell of raw meat; excessive salivation; dysgeusia/tastelessness; black-outs and loss of taste.

difficulty in digestion of food after a long time even though of proper quantity; heaviness of abdomen; heaviness of head; cough; breathlessness/difficulty in breathing; excessive salivation; vomiting; bodily exhaustion or tiredness; abdominal distension; constipation; gurgling intestinal sounds/borborygmi; dryness of mouth; inactivity/inertia of anus.

constipation/abdominal fullness; exhaustion; headache; syncope or swooning; giddiness or dizziness; stiffness of back; stiffness of lower back; yawning; generalized body aches; thirst; fever; vomiting; straining at defecation; loss of taste; indigestion; burning sensation; diseases of the mouth; amlapitta; signs of rajayakshama; cold catarrh; frequent and excessive micturition; constipation; excessive defecation; fatigued mind and body; suppression of intra-abdominal gas movements; heaviness.

a needling type of pain in body; expulsion of ama from upper and lower orifices; i.e. mouth and anus; syncope or swooning; diarrhoea; vomiting; thirst; colicky pain in abdomen; giddiness or dizziness; cramps; yawning; generalized body aches; dryness of mouth; excessive talking/irrelevant speech/incoherent speech; sunken eyes; severe headache; severe pain in cardiac region; contraction movement of head; rigidity of head; loss of thirst; impairment of agni; stiffness of sides of chest; stiffness of back; burning sensation; discoloration; intoxication; tremors; pain in precordial region/angina pectoris; headache; borborygmi with distension; rigidity/stiffness; fever; feeling of heaviness in body; impediment of speech/dysphasia; spitting/excessive expectoration; loss of taste; excessive salivation; bodily exhaustion or tiredness/inability to perform physical activities; indigestion; fever with chills; lethargy.

A disorder characterized by vayu repeatedly and forcefully brought out, accompanied by sound; feeling as if liver, spleen and intestines are being expelled through the mouth; making noise; causing sudden death.

A disorder characterized by difficult and hurried respiration.

General vomiting without specifying cause.

Incoherent speech; excessive speech; fast speech; unstable movements; uncoordinated actions; dry body appearance; blackish body appearance; slightly reddish complexion.

A disorder characterized by pain in abdomen; painful expiration; afflicted with pain; severe pain as if pierced by a nail.

Lack of desire to eat despite availability of food. Distaste for food (food seems unappealing or tasteless). Heaviness in the stomach even without eating. Nausea or aversion towards meals. Bad taste in mouth (often bitter, sour, or metallic). Sluggish digestion and feeling of fullness. Mental aversion or psychological dislike towards food.

Persistent fever (low to moderate grade, continuing for weeks or months). Weakness and fatigue. Loss of appetite (Āruci). Indigestion and poor digestive fire (Agni Mandya). Emaciation (Kṣaya) and weight loss. Dryness of mouth and throat. Body ache and heaviness. Mental debility – sadness, irritability, or lack of enthusiasm. Disturbed sleep. Recurrence of fever episodes even after temporary relief.