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Gastrointestinal disorders is the term used to refer to any condition or disease that occurs within the gastrointestinal tract. The organs that make up over GI tract are our mouth, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine and anus. Common gastrointestinal disorders include celiac disease, constipation, chron's disease, diarrhoea, diverticular disease, GERD, haemorrhoids, anal fissure, IBS, Lactose intolerance, malabsorption, colorectal cancer, peptic ulcer disease, ulcerative colitis etc. Basti is a procedure where in medicated oil/kashayam is given through the anal route which gets absorbed in the intestine with the action of medicines. It nourishes the body, pacifies the vata. Major site of vata is colon area. Piccha basti is a type of basti explained by our Acharya's in various samhita. It is said to be useful in Atisara, Guda bhransha, Pravahika, Rakta srava, Jwar, Pitta atisara, Shotha, Gulma, Sarakta Malapravartan, Grahani, Vatarakta, Virechan atiyog etc. Here an attempt is made to gather information about different types of piccha basti mentioned by our acharyas in different samhita of ayurveda