Natural urges.... !!

        There are many situations in our daily life where we try to control the natural urges.but as said in ashtanga hrudayam that we should not supress or control the urge of:
*vata(flatus and belching)
*shakrt(defecation)
*mootra(micturition)
*kshava(sneezing)
*trushna(thirst)
*kshut(hunger)
*Nidra(sleep)
*kasa(cough)
*sramasvasa(gasping for breath)
*jrmbha(yawning)
*asru(lacrimation or tears)
*chardi(vomiting)
*retas(orgasm or ejaculation)

              Although these vegas or urges are spontaneous and involuntary in nature these can be controlled according to a persons will.If its being controlled for few times ;its ok,but continous supression or forcible exertion will produce adverse effects to body's normal mechanism and leads to many diseases.So,these are considered important cause for roga utpadhanam
and diseases caused due to supression or forcible exertion of each vegas is explained seperately in the text.

*The control of adhovata(flatus) leads to abdominal distension,pain,obstruction of normal passage through which urine and faeces passes,indigestion and epigastric diseases.
Control of udgaram(belching) causes epigastric problems,feeling of tasteless of food.

*If the urge for defecation is controlled,it causes cramps in calf muscles,head ache,fissure,colicky pain,and also the above mentioned diseases caused due to supression of flatus.

*suppression of the urge to urinate results in body pain,urinary calculi(stones),pain in the region of bladder,pain the inguinal region and obstruction.

*The urge to sneeze when suppressed causes head ache and weakness of sense organs.

*suppression of thirst causes dehydration,deafness,giddiness and epigastric diseases.

*Hunger when controlled also causes body pain,abdominal pain and giddiness.

*supression of sleep causes heavinesd in head,body pain and many other diseases.

*control of tears leads to running nose,head ache,hrudrogam and feeling of tastelessness.

*supression of vomiting causes many types of skin diseases,diseases of eyes,causes jwara and oedema.

*control of the orgasm or ejaculation results in pain in the lower abdominal region,prostatic calculi,oedema and even impotency.
 
          In the present life style its very difficult to stay without suppressing the natural urges.But doing the same continously leads to above mentioned diseases which further leads to many other diseases.