I am diabetic for last 19 years. Whenever I try to do Pranayam I catch Cold andThroat infection the very next day.What could be the reason

[srinivasajois]

I am 51 years old and I am largely keeping the diabetes under control with combination of Walking , Diet control and Medication (Glucored Forte 500 mg 2,5 times a day).

[esivaraman]

Some people do Pranayama forcibly thinking that it will be effective. Pl do it slowly. There should not be any strain! What is the cycle followed. Inhale, hold , exhale, hold...repeat.

[everexotic]

Stop doing Pranayam, as simple as that!

[swamyonline]

Hi srinivasajois,

If you are following the right pranayam in the right way, you should not get those infections. As per my personal experience, I also used to have throat infections and catch cold very frequently. But after starting pranayam (kapalbhati, anulom-vilom and bhastrika) I am not getting those infections at all. In fact, if I don't do or skip pranayam for more than a week, I feel the difference in my body and I don't feel active or fully healthy.

So it is very much important to practice it in right way. I followed baba-ramdev's videos for pranayamas and followed some articles on Internet. Hope you find the right way doing pranayam and get benefit from it.

Regards.

swamy.

[TPYESS in reply to swamyonline]

I agree with Mr.Swamy.One must follow the right master.

[scbhageria]

when ever we start yoga ,impurities(dosha) starts coming out of your body.i think its a good sign that yoga is working.however you have to control the quantity, so that impurities coming out of body is within tolerable limits

dr bhageria

[TPYESS]

Dear Srini

Do pranayamam with the proper yoga teacher as it happens due to wrong practice of doing it.However take Thriphala Churan with warm water in the morning & evening before meals.Take a juice in combination of Cucumber+Bittergourd+long gourd daily in the morning until you are fully cured.Revert back to me & Good luck.

[narasimhan2003]

Dear Mr.Srinivas.

Practice the prayanamas mentioned by swamyonline, with the following precautions:

a) Cover your chest either with a baninan, if the environment is not cold or breezy, and with a T shirt or shirt, if it is. During te practice of Pranayam, the body metobolism undergoes some change necessarily, due to heat generation;

b) Learn and do some breathing, loosening exercises, prior to doing Pranayam;

c) Give a few minutes gap after step (b) above, before commencing Pranayam;

d) End the practice with shavasana and meditation.

This should take care of your problem.

Good luck,

N.Narasimhan