See vishama agni - Irregular digestion; one of the three categories of disturbed agni (three clinical agnis); digestion that is affected by vata dosha, which can quickly enkindle agni but also quickly slow (manda) it down. Digestion that is affected by the dry, light, and cold attributes of vata dosha, causing very irregular appetite and irregular metabolism including gas, bloating (bloat and bloated), burping (burp), constipation with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), colitis with infrequent bowel movement.
See three clinical types of agni (vishama agni of vata, tikshna agni of pitta and manda agni of kapha). See also stomach or ama shaya (amashaya). Related to pachaka pitta, samana vayu and kledaka kapha.
See also agni, subtypes of agni, ama (toxins and undigested food). See also gastrointestinal tract.