What happens at your first Ayurveda consultation
What the doctor will ask, what to bring, and how a plan is made: the first visit to the clinic, step by step.
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A first Ayurveda consultation is an unhurried conversation and examination. The doctor asks about your concern, your health history, diet, digestion, sleep and routine, examines you, and then explains a personalised plan, which may include medicines, therapies, diet and lifestyle changes.
Ayurveda looks at the person before the complaint. That is why the first visit to AVVVS Ayur Speciality Clinic takes longer than a quick prescription, and why the questions reach well past the reason you came.
Before you come
- A list of every medicine and supplement you take, with doses.
- Recent test results, scans and discharge summaries, on paper or on your phone.
- A few notes on when your concern began, what makes it better or worse, and what you have already tried.
In the consultation room
- Your story. What brings you in, in your own words, and how it affects your days and nights.
- Your history. Past illnesses, surgeries, family health, and for women, menstrual and pregnancy history.
- Your day. Food, appetite, digestion, sleep, work, exercise and stress: the patterns Ayurveda pays closest attention to.
- Examination. A physical examination, which in Ayurveda traditionally includes reading the pulse, and looking at the tongue, skin and eyes.
- Your plan. The doctor explains what they think is going on and proposes a plan. Ask anything; a good plan is one you understand.
What a plan can include
Depending on what you need, a plan may combine Ayurvedic medicines, therapies such as Abhyanga, Shirodhara or Elakizhi, dietary guidance and changes to daily routine. Some plans are a single visit and a follow-up; others are a course of therapies over several days.
Written by AVVVS Ayur Speciality Clinic, Kozhikode, for general information. It is not a substitute for a consultation.
