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@article{183639,
        author = {Dr. Mohammed Faruque and Dr. Brahmanand Sharma and Dr. Gajendra Kumar Dubey},
        title = {Ushapan: A Traditional Ayurvedic Practice for Preventing and Managing GIT Disorders},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {3},
        pages = {2902-2905},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=183639},
        abstract = {The population as a whole has a massive health burden due to GIT disorders, ranging from indigestion to constipation and severe inflammatory bowel disease and gastrointestinal cancers. Last, but not least, they can be prevented, which among the methods include Ushapan, or an Ayurvedic therapy, which involves drinking water every morning. Ushapan, which involves consumption of water upon an empty stomach in the morning, is presumed to serve a number of purposes: turning on digestion, detoxification, and systemic hydration. This allows the maintenance of integrity of the mucosal lining alongside dissipation of gastric acids as well as the preparation of the system to absorption. Additionally, Ushapan regulates gut microbiota creating a favorable atmosphere in which beneficial bacteria multiply and ensuring avoidance of the cultivation of harmful microbes. Studies are pointing to the importance of hydration in managing and avoiding GIT disorders, and hence Ushapan. It has demonstrated high effectiveness in the relief of constipation through peristalsis and softening of bowel stool, relieve of hyperacidity and gastritis symptoms due to dilution of Hydrochloric acids and relieve symptoms of IBS such as bowel movement regularization. Further, Ushapan increases the mucosal protective factors, which are effective in the healing of peptic ulcers. Although there are many benefits related to the practice of Ushapan in Ayurveda, additional scrupulous study is imperative whether these benefits are viable in being incorporated in conventional prevention care. By means of embracing the holistic options, including Ushapan, the overall situation of good health would be enhanced and the threat of chronic gastrointestinal disorders would be reduced significantly.},
        keywords = {Ushapan, gastrointestinal disorders, Ayurveda, hydration, gut microbiota, constipation, hyperacidity, IBS, peptic ulcers, preventive healthcare.},
        month = {August},
        }