Ill-effects of Viruddha Aahara on the Body and Mind

So now that we have explained the concept of Viruddha Aahara, the types of Viruddha Aahara as well as the wrong food combinations that one should avoid, let's discuss more in detail about what happens when one consumes Viruddha Aahara, or foods that clash with one another.

Taking food combinations that are wrong once in a while will not immediately make you sick. But consuming incompatible foods or unwholesome foods regularly can lead to a host of health issues over time. Here are some of them as described by Ayurveda:

• Sterility or Shandya
• Blindness or Andhya
• Skin ailments that spread or Visarpa
• Skin disease like Kilasa
• Skin rashes or Kushta
• Lesions and eruptions or Visphota
• Fistula or Bhagandara
• Dizziness and fainting or Murcha
• Intoxication or Mada
• Bloating or Adhmana
• Obstruction in the throat or Galagraha
• Anemia or Pandu
• Poisoning due to toxins or Amavisha
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome or Grahani
• Oedema or Shotha
• Dyspepsia or Amlapitta
• Fever or Jwara
• Rhinitis or Peenasa
• Death or Mrithyu

These are the ill-effects of eating wrongly combined foods, which could happen to us when they're consumed for a long time. These usually happen due to the diminishing of Agni or metabolic fire as well the aggravation of Doshas.