Impurities may stay lodged on the walls of the large intestine and not be discharged for days.
Basti detoxifies the large intestine by removing toxins and cleaning the colon.
It helps to prevent gas from forming in the big intestine.
Basti is also a wonderful technique for experienced pranayama practitioners. Intense pranayama generates a lot of heat in the body.
Practitioners may sit (up to the navel) in a running river and do Basti to relieve the heat. The heat is removed from the body by drawing cool water in via the anus and then exhaling it.
Basti is a typical detoxifying technique used in Ayurveda and Naturopathy.
Basti is beneficial to folks who fast for lengthy periods of time.
Regular stool motions are essentially non-existent during protracted water fasts. Despite this, a substantial number of toxins are excreted from the body and pushed into the small and large intestines. These poisons must be removed from the body.
To eliminate these contaminants attached to the intestinal walls, an enema is usually administered. Those who are familiar with Basti may use it to get the enema effect.