A Social Survey on Dhauti Awareness and Experience Among Holistic Lifestyle Enthusiasts

Dhauti, or Kunjal Kriya /Vaman Dhauti/ViV (Voluntarily Induced Vomiting) is one of the yogic techniques for stomach cleansing described in 'Gherand Samhita and Hathyogpradipika.Dhauti involves drinking a stomach full of water in the morning with an empty stomach soon after leaving the bed, followed by voluntarily inducing vomiting to puke out the water.Dhauti is usually adopted in Ayurveda for healthy weight loss, reducing kapha dosha.The present study aims to understand the popularity of 'Dhauti Kriya among people who are aware of and are practicing holistic approaches such as yoga for health benefits.A survey has been made using a questionnaire using Google Forms.Of the 1200 communications sent, 202 people responded, of which 109 (54%) have Dhauti experience.55 persons felt fresh after Dhauti, 42 felt a light stomach after Dhauti and 52 persons performed Dhauti successfully on their first attempt; almost a dozen people expressed affirmatively that they would recommend 'Dhauti' to others directly, and none opposed.Both males and females with equal proportions could perform Dhauti at ease.This observational survey indicated that 'Dhauti' is being adopted by people for their health benefit.