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gerd - for 7 years now
Dear Doctor,I am suffering from GERD for alomost 7 years. All this is on right side of the throat. Left side of throat is very much healthy. Initially ( when started 7 years ago)I used to feel burning on the right side of throat. Later on it went to recurring cough and voice change. Because of this my tonsils got affected and I am operated upon for tonsils removal.
Luckily I saw similar postings on this web site and got advice to take ARNICA MONT 30 in water and took it. Iwth in 3 days I can see the change. Cough stopped and burning of right side of throat stopped as well. Used it for 6 months everyday in the morning and stopped it. I think this provided immediate and temporary solution.
Problem is, again when acid flushes back to throat all the good done by ARNICA is gone. Again I need to start this.
Now the problem I am facing is I feel like something got struck in throat because of GERD and very recently since 2 weeks its more or less affecting my breathing. I mean to say when I cough, then I feel like that stuff (something in throat) expands and chokes my breath for couple of seconds.
Please suggest me medicine that can treat this issue for good.
Best Regards
kumargovind_123 on 2011-01-28
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1. What exactly happens?
2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.
3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?
4. What creates some relief for the problem?
5. What triggers the problem into occuring?
6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?
7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?
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Discuss the way that you manage or deal with your problems, or any problems that occur in your life.
Discuss any patterns you have noticed in your behavior.
Discuss any part of your life where you feel stuck or unable to change and grow.
Describe your childhood and the kind of environment you grew up in, with reference to your relationships with your family, your school experiences, and any serious childhood diseases.
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2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate
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♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
Dear Doctor,
Here goes the details
1. What exactly happens?
Ans) Most of the times I feel Pain/Burning in the right side of throat. Also feel like something struck in the throat. Sometimes I feel this sometimes wont. All this happens in the day.Night hours it wont hurt.I mean to say , it wont hurt me in sleep.
2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.
Ans) Pain: Right side of the throat. This is more or less like burning.Light burning sensation.Left side of throat has no issues. When this worsens it turns to cough. Then if I take ARNICA MONT 30, with in few hours cough stops and feel very relaxed and good relief.If I keep taking ARNICA, I see no issues. Pain/burning stops and no cough. But if acid reflux starts again, then it washes away all the good done by ARNICA and I need to take it immediately, otherwise it again goes back to burning and slowly results into cough.IN recent past I observed that when I cough, I feel like choking and breathlessness(this is because I feel 'something struck in throat',expands) .And when I try speaking , taking air it's tough for sometime(2-4 seconds). Slowly I go normal.
3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?
Ans)Repetitive acid reflux back in throat.This is because of stress and personal issues.
4. What creates some relief for the problem?
Ans)Medically, ARNICA MONT 30. In general, busy with some activity.
5. What triggers the problem into occuring?
Ans)Thinking and stress
6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?
Ans)This mostly occurs in the day.Night I wont feel the pain/burning. Except that when I cough, I feel choking and breathlessness for few seconds(3-4 seconds)
7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?
Ans)The problem started 7 years ago . The cause for this is extreme stress in work environment.Over working and not regular at food.No treatment before this problem. All this started because of stress and mental exhaust.And this continues even now.
1. The specific foods that you crave (not just like) or hate
Ans)Potato deep fry.Like deep fries.However I stopped in the recent past.
2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate
Ans)Like coffee/cool drinks. Not taking regularly because of this issue. I wont smoke/drink-FYI.
3. What your sleep is like
Ans)Disturbing.
4. How the weather and the temperature affects you
Ans)Feel depressed in cold. Like hot/mild hot climate.
5. What kinds of things in the environment you are particularly sensitive to
Ans)Nothing of that sort which I can think of.
6. What your general level of energy is like
Ans)Very High
7. What your level of sexual energy or desire is like
Ans)High.By the way I am not married yet. And I am not into any relation.I do have desire but I control it. I see this too internally driving me/imbalance my mind and one of the causes.
Here goes the details
1. What exactly happens?
Ans) Most of the times I feel Pain/Burning in the right side of throat. Also feel like something struck in the throat. Sometimes I feel this sometimes wont. All this happens in the day.Night hours it wont hurt.I mean to say , it wont hurt me in sleep.
2. Describe all sensations and pains. Each pain or sensation should be described in such a way that allows us to imagine having the same pain.
Ans) Pain: Right side of the throat. This is more or less like burning.Light burning sensation.Left side of throat has no issues. When this worsens it turns to cough. Then if I take ARNICA MONT 30, with in few hours cough stops and feel very relaxed and good relief.If I keep taking ARNICA, I see no issues. Pain/burning stops and no cough. But if acid reflux starts again, then it washes away all the good done by ARNICA and I need to take it immediately, otherwise it again goes back to burning and slowly results into cough.IN recent past I observed that when I cough, I feel like choking and breathlessness(this is because I feel 'something struck in throat',expands) .And when I try speaking , taking air it's tough for sometime(2-4 seconds). Slowly I go normal.
3. What causes the problem to get worse after it has started occurring?
Ans)Repetitive acid reflux back in throat.This is because of stress and personal issues.
4. What creates some relief for the problem?
Ans)Medically, ARNICA MONT 30. In general, busy with some activity.
5. What triggers the problem into occuring?
Ans)Thinking and stress
6. What time of the day or night does the problem occur?
Ans)This mostly occurs in the day.Night I wont feel the pain/burning. Except that when I cough, I feel choking and breathlessness for few seconds(3-4 seconds)
7. When did the problem start? What was happening in your life at that time? Did some specific event or treatment take place just before the problem started?
Ans)The problem started 7 years ago . The cause for this is extreme stress in work environment.Over working and not regular at food.No treatment before this problem. All this started because of stress and mental exhaust.And this continues even now.
1. The specific foods that you crave (not just like) or hate
Ans)Potato deep fry.Like deep fries.However I stopped in the recent past.
2. The specific drinks that you crave or hate
Ans)Like coffee/cool drinks. Not taking regularly because of this issue. I wont smoke/drink-FYI.
3. What your sleep is like
Ans)Disturbing.
4. How the weather and the temperature affects you
Ans)Feel depressed in cold. Like hot/mild hot climate.
5. What kinds of things in the environment you are particularly sensitive to
Ans)Nothing of that sort which I can think of.
6. What your general level of energy is like
Ans)Very High
7. What your level of sexual energy or desire is like
Ans)High.By the way I am not married yet. And I am not into any relation.I do have desire but I control it. I see this too internally driving me/imbalance my mind and one of the causes.
kumargovind_123 last decade
To Kumar
Your case is interesting as you have recorded in detail how your gastric juices react in your throat which you have controlled with Arnica 30c presumably by sucking some pellets. The reason why you have not progressed towards a cure is because you have not taken the remedy to neutralize the acid which in your case refluxes up to your throat. Nat Phos 6x is the remedy of choice and you will notice that it will provide relief within a few minutes after you take the tablets.
It is very likely that you are suffering from GERD (Gastro Esophagal Reflux disease) and I shall copy the therapy I have prescribed to hundreds of patients who presented GERD, the large majority of whom have been cured.
Your remedies are as follows:
Nat Phos 6x dose 3-4 tablets taken immediately after each of 2 meals
Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken twice daily.
You can expect relief from your ailment hopefully within 24 hours.
Do not eat large meals. Eat small meals but more often if you feel hungry.
It is important that you do not go to bed for at least 2 hours after dinner as food will take about this time to digest and it is best to stay awake and upright to enable your food to digest before going to bed.
No fatty food, alcohol, coffee, preserved meats like sausages, ham, bacon as they contain Saltpeter which will antidote the remedies listed immediately.
It is very likely that you are suffering from GERD (Gastro Esophagal Reflux disease) and I shall copy the therapy I have prescribed to hundreds of patients who presented GERD, the large majority of whom have been cured.
Your remedies are as follows:
Nat Phos 6x dose 3-4 tablets taken immediately after each of 2 meals
Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken twice daily.
You can expect relief from your ailment hopefully within 24 hours.
Do not eat large meals. Eat small meals but more often if you feel hungry.
It is important that you do not go to bed for at least 2 hours after dinner as food will take about this time to digest and it is best to stay awake and upright to enable your food to digest before going to bed.
No fatty food, alcohol, coffee, preserved meats like sausages, ham, bacon as they contain Saltpeter which will antidote the remedies listed immediately.
If you suffer from a stomach ache or you feel your stomach puffing up before a meal during the day between meals this is usually due to hunger pains, caused by your gastric juices attacking the inner wall of your stomach. The simple remedy is to eat some food like a biscuit or a banana to keep the gastric juice away from digesting the stomach wall when you will experience a stomach ache which in some cases can be very acute.
In your case you will have to ensure that you keep some snack like a biscuit always at hand even though you may not be able to have a meal, to ensure that you do not get hunger pains.
You mentioned stress caused by your working environment. If the 2 remedies prescribed above do not cure you, I shall prescribe another which hopefully should do so.
The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:
Order the remedy in a 5ml Ethanol pack also referred to as Liquid Dilution in a bottle preferably with a dropper arrangement.
Get a 500ml bottle of Spring Water from the nearest supermarket.
Pour out about 3cm of water from the bottle to leave some airspace.
Insert 3 drops of the remedy into the bottle and shake the bottle hard before you sip a capfull of the bottle or a large teaspoonful which is the dose.
Shaking the bottle hard is homeopathic succussion and this shaking must be done every time before sipping a capful of the bottle twice daily.
Please visit the links below which record the cases of other patients whom I have treated for GERD.
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/66811/
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/25315/
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/209144/
STOP using all other drugs and report progress in a week.
Your case is interesting as you have recorded in detail how your gastric juices react in your throat which you have controlled with Arnica 30c presumably by sucking some pellets. The reason why you have not progressed towards a cure is because you have not taken the remedy to neutralize the acid which in your case refluxes up to your throat. Nat Phos 6x is the remedy of choice and you will notice that it will provide relief within a few minutes after you take the tablets.
It is very likely that you are suffering from GERD (Gastro Esophagal Reflux disease) and I shall copy the therapy I have prescribed to hundreds of patients who presented GERD, the large majority of whom have been cured.
Your remedies are as follows:
Nat Phos 6x dose 3-4 tablets taken immediately after each of 2 meals
Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken twice daily.
You can expect relief from your ailment hopefully within 24 hours.
Do not eat large meals. Eat small meals but more often if you feel hungry.
It is important that you do not go to bed for at least 2 hours after dinner as food will take about this time to digest and it is best to stay awake and upright to enable your food to digest before going to bed.
No fatty food, alcohol, coffee, preserved meats like sausages, ham, bacon as they contain Saltpeter which will antidote the remedies listed immediately.
It is very likely that you are suffering from GERD (Gastro Esophagal Reflux disease) and I shall copy the therapy I have prescribed to hundreds of patients who presented GERD, the large majority of whom have been cured.
Your remedies are as follows:
Nat Phos 6x dose 3-4 tablets taken immediately after each of 2 meals
Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken twice daily.
You can expect relief from your ailment hopefully within 24 hours.
Do not eat large meals. Eat small meals but more often if you feel hungry.
It is important that you do not go to bed for at least 2 hours after dinner as food will take about this time to digest and it is best to stay awake and upright to enable your food to digest before going to bed.
No fatty food, alcohol, coffee, preserved meats like sausages, ham, bacon as they contain Saltpeter which will antidote the remedies listed immediately.
If you suffer from a stomach ache or you feel your stomach puffing up before a meal during the day between meals this is usually due to hunger pains, caused by your gastric juices attacking the inner wall of your stomach. The simple remedy is to eat some food like a biscuit or a banana to keep the gastric juice away from digesting the stomach wall when you will experience a stomach ache which in some cases can be very acute.
In your case you will have to ensure that you keep some snack like a biscuit always at hand even though you may not be able to have a meal, to ensure that you do not get hunger pains.
You mentioned stress caused by your working environment. If the 2 remedies prescribed above do not cure you, I shall prescribe another which hopefully should do so.
The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:
Order the remedy in a 5ml Ethanol pack also referred to as Liquid Dilution in a bottle preferably with a dropper arrangement.
Get a 500ml bottle of Spring Water from the nearest supermarket.
Pour out about 3cm of water from the bottle to leave some airspace.
Insert 3 drops of the remedy into the bottle and shake the bottle hard before you sip a capfull of the bottle or a large teaspoonful which is the dose.
Shaking the bottle hard is homeopathic succussion and this shaking must be done every time before sipping a capful of the bottle twice daily.
Please visit the links below which record the cases of other patients whom I have treated for GERD.
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/66811/
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/25315/
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/209144/
STOP using all other drugs and report progress in a week.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
kumargovind_123 last decade
Dr Joe,
As I am away for a while on office duty, I couldn't report to you as promised( in a week).However, here goes the update.
I tried Nat Phos 6x and Arnica 30c the same way as you mentioned. No coffee/tea.
I can feel Arnica 30c very well and progress towards normalizing the throat. Coming to Nat Phos 6x, I can still feel acidity even after using this.
Please let me know your comments.
Best Regards,
Govind
As I am away for a while on office duty, I couldn't report to you as promised( in a week).However, here goes the update.
I tried Nat Phos 6x and Arnica 30c the same way as you mentioned. No coffee/tea.
I can feel Arnica 30c very well and progress towards normalizing the throat. Coming to Nat Phos 6x, I can still feel acidity even after using this.
Please let me know your comments.
Best Regards,
Govind
kumargovind_123 last decade
Govind if you stop the Arnica do your symptoms come back exactly as before?
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
How many tablets of Nat Phos 6x do you take after a meal ?
Confirm that you also take the Arnica 30 in the Wet dose and how often you take it.
Confirm that you also take the Arnica 30 in the Wet dose and how often you take it.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Dr Joe,
Here goes:
Q)Govind if you stop the Arnica do your symptoms come back exactly as before?
Ans)Yes, the symptoms comes back slowly and it depends on the acidity levels. Lets say if I feel acidity on high levels every day, slowly that erodes the good done by arnica previously. This is what I feel. And over a period of time all the good done by arnica is gone and it gets into cough to start with and further deterioration starts.
Q)How many tablets of Nat Phos 6x do you take after a meal ?
Ans)Used to take 4 tablets after meals. Even after taking I used to feel acidic in stomach.And coming to Arnica, this is the wet dose I used. I used to take this early in the morning after I woke up and in the evening.
Here goes:
Q)Govind if you stop the Arnica do your symptoms come back exactly as before?
Ans)Yes, the symptoms comes back slowly and it depends on the acidity levels. Lets say if I feel acidity on high levels every day, slowly that erodes the good done by arnica previously. This is what I feel. And over a period of time all the good done by arnica is gone and it gets into cough to start with and further deterioration starts.
Q)How many tablets of Nat Phos 6x do you take after a meal ?
Ans)Used to take 4 tablets after meals. Even after taking I used to feel acidic in stomach.And coming to Arnica, this is the wet dose I used. I used to take this early in the morning after I woke up and in the evening.
kumargovind_123 last decade
To Govind
Please add Nux Vomica 30c in the wet dose taken thrice daily to your present therapy which must be continued. Leave about half hour between remedies.
Report progress in 24 hours.
Please add Nux Vomica 30c in the wet dose taken thrice daily to your present therapy which must be continued. Leave about half hour between remedies.
Report progress in 24 hours.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
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