• Dr. Sangamesh Patil
• Dr. Manjunath kanthi
• Dr. Niranjan Rao

Constipation is condition characterized by infrequent bowel movements resulting in the passage of small amount of hard and dry stool. The prevalence of constipation is more common in a geriatric age group where symptoms occur in up to 50% among adults and 40% of seniors living in community those who mainly dependent on the medication1. Primary constipation is also referred to as a functional constipation and secondary constipation is associated as a symptom of chronic disease processes medication use and psychological issues. where a laxative may play a role in management but in a long run of use will cause many harmful side effects in the old age group. In Ayurveda through basti line of management in geriatric patients helps in giving additional benefits with improvement in health condition and reliving the constipatory bowel habit.

Constipation, medication use, basti, geriatric.

"A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON ROLE OF BASTI IN FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATORY BOWEL HABITS IN DRUG DEPENDENT GERIATRIC", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.e198-e204, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201428.pdf

"A CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON ROLE OF BASTI IN FUNCTIONAL CONSTIPATORY BOWEL HABITS IN DRUG DEPENDENT GERIATRIC", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppe198-e204, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201428.pdf