Excerpt from The Garuda Puranam 'cakes, and excessive indulgence in cups may be Llikewise set down as the exciting causes of the disease. The bodily Vayu (nerve force), disturbed on account of either day-sleep, keeping of late hours, presence of worms in the intestines, and voluntary repression of any natural urging of the body, etc., takes lodgm'ent in the intestines and impairs the digestive function, causing a rush of blood to the nether regions of the body. The Vayu by continuing in the intestines with the feces and ingested food, serves to liquify the stool and give rise to the disease which is called Atisara. A breaking pain in the rectum, abdomen and cardiac region, together with a.