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Joe!!! Pl help
Hi Joe,First, thanks for your service. I am Sasidharan and have been in US for 9 yrs. In 2006, i developed occasionally some symptoms that doctors attributed to stress and after a couple of months the doctor diagnosed it as acidity and put me on PPI for 15 days. I felt good while on PPI and felt miserable again once i was off of it. This time doctor prescribed it for 3 months. Owing to my reservation to be on PPI, i started following natural ways to tackle it but with no success. In March 2009, i underwent endoscopy and the doctor felt that it was mild inflammation that warranted 15 days of PPI. But, 15 days regimen was not enough.
So, i continue to be on PPI from June 2009 - June 2010 and was carrying on normal life by eating nuts, chicken, gas producing foods like lentils, legumes etc (i stopped taking spicy foods from 2006 after i developed acidic symptoms)
I stopped PPI from July 2010 and started following natural methods to reduce acidity. In Aug 2010, i started getting weird symptoms which aggravated in Oct 2010 by showing higher heart beat periodically, especially when i took gasy food and hard to digest foods like meat, oily stuff.
The General physician (MD) felt that it was the case of Anxiety attack and prescribed me tablets to subside anxiety. I did not buy that reasoning, but still wanted to take it a try. Despite the tables, i experienced the higher heart beat symptoms a couple of times based on what i was eating. I consulted two cardiologist and they ruled out any heart ailments and could not identify the cause of the symptoms. The Gastro did a series of test like H.Pyroli bacteria,Celic disease, Endoscopy, Ultrasound, CD scan and everthing turned out to be negative.
The General physician felt strongly about anxiety/depression is the root cause of this symptom and wanted to put me on Paxil. I did not buy that reasoning and felt strongly that it was the case of malfunctioning digestive system.
It is certain that as long as i am on PPI, i would be able to eat freely (excepting spicy foods) and feel healthy. But, i am off of it, my digestive problem starts.
One of the Gastros felt that i was having mild GERD, IBS, and Acid peptic disease (APD) etc. A couple of General physicians, that i consulted in India and USA, felt that i was having General Anxiety neurosis, but the cardiologists and Gastro both in India and USA felt it was not the case.
Joe, i have gone through at length on your postings on GERD and would like to pose these questions:
- I feel absolutely good when i am on PPI and get sleep difficulty and other symptoms once i stop it. Though, Gastro does not see anything wrong in my stomach like GERD, Gastritis, Esophagus, Colon etc and mostly prescribe only 15 days or 1 month tablets for my condition. But, in reality i am required to be on continous PPI.The naturopathy doctors and allopathy doctors say that my problem is that of excess heat and gas in the body that impaires the digestive system
- Will your remedy Natrum Phos 6x(Hylands) and Arnica 30c work for my condition as i am not sure about my problem despite the fact that PPI helps me.
I sincerely feel that if i could speak to you over phone, i could explain more about my symptoms and could get right remedy from you.
Many thanks for your service
Best regards,
Sasidharan
sasi100 on 2011-10-11
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Mr. Shashidharan
I suggest you following medicines
1. Nux Vomica-30 6 pills 2 times.
2. Compound no 25 4 pallets just before and after your lunch and dinner.
Take this treatment for 10 days and give a feedback. I think this will solve your problem.
Are you working in IT..?
R.P. Tamhankar
I suggest you following medicines
1. Nux Vomica-30 6 pills 2 times.
2. Compound no 25 4 pallets just before and after your lunch and dinner.
Take this treatment for 10 days and give a feedback. I think this will solve your problem.
Are you working in IT..?
R.P. Tamhankar
shouse_nsk last decade
To Shashidharan
If as you state you have read my default therapy for GERD, why have you not taken the Nat Phos 6x and Arnica 30c that I have prescribed to all patients many of whom have confirmed that they were relieved of their ailment sometimes overnight.
I shall copy my therapy for GERD below:
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. Do not drink more that a few sips of water after your meals. This is to prevent the further dilution of your gastric juice which can then reflux into your Esophagus which results in GERD.
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.
You must drink at least 3 liters of liquids, preferably water daily and you must also exercise for at least half hour daily to sweat it out as this is all part of my therapy to overcome GERD.
The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:
Order the remedy in a 5ml Liquid Alcohol 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.
If as you state you have read my default therapy for GERD, why have you not taken the Nat Phos 6x and Arnica 30c that I have prescribed to all patients many of whom have confirmed that they were relieved of their ailment sometimes overnight.
I shall copy my therapy for GERD below:
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. Do not drink more that a few sips of water after your meals. This is to prevent the further dilution of your gastric juice which can then reflux into your Esophagus which results in GERD.
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.
You must drink at least 3 liters of liquids, preferably water daily and you must also exercise for at least half hour daily to sweat it out as this is all part of my therapy to overcome GERD.
The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:
Order the remedy in a 5ml Liquid Alcohol 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.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Thanks to Joe and Tamhankar for this prompt reply.
Joe:
I understand your question as to why i have not tried your remedy despite having read it extensively.
The doctors are not sure as to the root cause of my problem. They suggest me to try one medicine or the other. As i have narrated in my posting, the doctors diagnosis is not unanimous. It has ranged from Anxiety to Acidity to GERD to IBS to Pancreatitis to barrett esophagus b'cose each test turned out to be negative. The cardialogist said that if the doctors are not able to diagnose clinically then they suspect about mind (functional) which is what the General practitioners do by attributing my condition to Anxiety.
But, i can say with certainty that the symptoms happen based on what i eat and have exprienced it several items which the doctors are not able to relate to.
When i mention about probable yeast infection (Candida) to my Gastro a week ago, he said that conventional medicine does not do that test but the alternative practitioners do.
Here are the symptoms that i got when the problem was at its peak:
1.Disturbance in Sleep.
2.Upper back pain (especially on the left side)
3.Head heaviness (mostly on the left side of the head).
4.Heat in the stomach.
5.Heaviness in the chest region.
6.Nerve pulling on the left-side of the front neck.
7.Increase in heart rate.
8.2-3 bowel movements in a span of 10-15 minutes.
9.Tremor in the body
10.Brief numbness on the left hand little finger.
11.Burping
12.Occasional nose blackage while lying down and it gets clear once I sit up
13.Occasional green color stool. (never had black or grey color stools)
14.There were occasions where I got full-consciousness from deep sleep (in the middle of pleasant dreams) and found difficulty in going back to sleep for at least a couple of hours)
Symptoms numbers 5-11 happened simultaneously. The same symptoms happened in isolation too. These symptoms have reduced substantially these days, but the faint trace of them can still manifest here and there. These symptoms manifested mostly when i lied down in bed (in deep sleep) and felt that it was spreading from my stomach and it affected by heart rate and Blood pressure.
Many times, when i found difficulty to sleep, i got immediate sleep after i took food in the middle of night which the GERD patients are not advised to do. But i am not able to take foods that are fatty, spicy, heat producing (chicken, meat, jaggary (a kind of indian sugar) and gasy. Though PPI does help, i am not certain if PPI is the right medicine for me though the doctors prescribe it when they think that i feel good with it and say that acidity manifests differently to different people.
My heart, kidney, liver, Gall bladder, Pancreas and other organs are normal in function. My Blood sugar, Thyroid and Blood pressure are also normal. We have done multiple times all sort of tests. I had even MRCP scan for adbomen and pelvis including colonscopy recently and have had two times endoscopy.
Given this situation, here is my question:
- Assuming that acidity is not the root cause and if i take Nat Phos 6x and Arnica 30c, will it harm the body.
- Is there any medicine in homeo to alleviate gas problem and heat in the body.
- Can i take the test to see any presence of candida. If candida exists, is there any remedy in homeopathy.
Thanks for your time and service again.
Joe:
I understand your question as to why i have not tried your remedy despite having read it extensively.
The doctors are not sure as to the root cause of my problem. They suggest me to try one medicine or the other. As i have narrated in my posting, the doctors diagnosis is not unanimous. It has ranged from Anxiety to Acidity to GERD to IBS to Pancreatitis to barrett esophagus b'cose each test turned out to be negative. The cardialogist said that if the doctors are not able to diagnose clinically then they suspect about mind (functional) which is what the General practitioners do by attributing my condition to Anxiety.
But, i can say with certainty that the symptoms happen based on what i eat and have exprienced it several items which the doctors are not able to relate to.
When i mention about probable yeast infection (Candida) to my Gastro a week ago, he said that conventional medicine does not do that test but the alternative practitioners do.
Here are the symptoms that i got when the problem was at its peak:
1.Disturbance in Sleep.
2.Upper back pain (especially on the left side)
3.Head heaviness (mostly on the left side of the head).
4.Heat in the stomach.
5.Heaviness in the chest region.
6.Nerve pulling on the left-side of the front neck.
7.Increase in heart rate.
8.2-3 bowel movements in a span of 10-15 minutes.
9.Tremor in the body
10.Brief numbness on the left hand little finger.
11.Burping
12.Occasional nose blackage while lying down and it gets clear once I sit up
13.Occasional green color stool. (never had black or grey color stools)
14.There were occasions where I got full-consciousness from deep sleep (in the middle of pleasant dreams) and found difficulty in going back to sleep for at least a couple of hours)
Symptoms numbers 5-11 happened simultaneously. The same symptoms happened in isolation too. These symptoms have reduced substantially these days, but the faint trace of them can still manifest here and there. These symptoms manifested mostly when i lied down in bed (in deep sleep) and felt that it was spreading from my stomach and it affected by heart rate and Blood pressure.
Many times, when i found difficulty to sleep, i got immediate sleep after i took food in the middle of night which the GERD patients are not advised to do. But i am not able to take foods that are fatty, spicy, heat producing (chicken, meat, jaggary (a kind of indian sugar) and gasy. Though PPI does help, i am not certain if PPI is the right medicine for me though the doctors prescribe it when they think that i feel good with it and say that acidity manifests differently to different people.
My heart, kidney, liver, Gall bladder, Pancreas and other organs are normal in function. My Blood sugar, Thyroid and Blood pressure are also normal. We have done multiple times all sort of tests. I had even MRCP scan for adbomen and pelvis including colonscopy recently and have had two times endoscopy.
Given this situation, here is my question:
- Assuming that acidity is not the root cause and if i take Nat Phos 6x and Arnica 30c, will it harm the body.
- Is there any medicine in homeo to alleviate gas problem and heat in the body.
- Can i take the test to see any presence of candida. If candida exists, is there any remedy in homeopathy.
Thanks for your time and service again.
sasi100 last decade
In homoeopathy, the name of your condition, your medical diagnosis, is irrelevent to making a correct prescription. Our medicines do not work directly on the organs, on the physiology, but only work on the dynamic field of the patient, what we call the Vital Energy (life force).
We take note of the pecuilar symptoms, the mentals, the emotionals, the symptoms and sensations that affect you as a person rather than just looking at the specific (local) symptoms.
The more a prescriber attempts to aim a homoeopathic medicine at your pathological condition without taking into account all these other things, the more likely they are to fail.
All symptoms of a general, peculiar, and 'personal' nature should be combined into a larger picture, and a single medicine given to treat them all. This has been found in homoeopathy to be the more successful path to cure.
Homoeopathy is a medicine that uses individualization to the highest degree, and this means any one of our 5000+ medicines could cure a particular pathological condition, if the peculiar person-specific symptoms match.
David Kempson
Professional Classical Homoeopath
Dip.Hom.Med. 1994
We take note of the pecuilar symptoms, the mentals, the emotionals, the symptoms and sensations that affect you as a person rather than just looking at the specific (local) symptoms.
The more a prescriber attempts to aim a homoeopathic medicine at your pathological condition without taking into account all these other things, the more likely they are to fail.
All symptoms of a general, peculiar, and 'personal' nature should be combined into a larger picture, and a single medicine given to treat them all. This has been found in homoeopathy to be the more successful path to cure.
Homoeopathy is a medicine that uses individualization to the highest degree, and this means any one of our 5000+ medicines could cure a particular pathological condition, if the peculiar person-specific symptoms match.
David Kempson
Professional Classical Homoeopath
Dip.Hom.Med. 1994
♡ brisbanehomoeopath last decade
I emphasize again that the acid test of how a patient will respond to a given remedy or drug can only be evaluated after s/he uses it as prescribed.
It is impossible to theorize on how the patient will respond otherwise.
I see that David Kempson is anxious to be of service to you and you are advised to take him up on his offer.
It is impossible to theorize on how the patient will respond otherwise.
I see that David Kempson is anxious to be of service to you and you are advised to take him up on his offer.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
To Joe,
Hope you have not mistaken what i was trying to convey in my posting. I posted second time giving out more details about my situation with the idea that you may offer more perspective to my condition.
one example: Cucumber does not go down well with me ever since my acidity started. But, practitioners (allopathy, ayurvedic, naturopathy) vouch that it does not impact acidity and that it is alkaline. But, my experience with cucumber is opposite to their views. You have also highlighted in joedelivera website about cucumber being acidic in nature.
I will take your prescription and update the progress.
Here are my questions for more clarity:
(1) 3-4 'Nat Phos 6x' are to be taken after two meals.
- Do i need to take these tablets immediately after the food.
- Can we alternate taking it during breakfast and dinner (or) Lunch and dinner (or) breakfast and lunch
- Is Nat Phos 6x = Natrium Phosphoricum?.
(2)3 drops of Arnica is mixed into 500 ml of spring water and a large teaspoonful of this liquid is consumed two times a day.
- So, 3 drops get me 500ml of liquid by this mixture.
- Is it to be taken after food or before food.
- Again, can i alternate the timing like breakfast and dinner (or) breakfast and lunch etc.
Thanks again for your time.
Many thanks to David and R.P. Tamhankar for offering your inputs.
Hope you have not mistaken what i was trying to convey in my posting. I posted second time giving out more details about my situation with the idea that you may offer more perspective to my condition.
one example: Cucumber does not go down well with me ever since my acidity started. But, practitioners (allopathy, ayurvedic, naturopathy) vouch that it does not impact acidity and that it is alkaline. But, my experience with cucumber is opposite to their views. You have also highlighted in joedelivera website about cucumber being acidic in nature.
I will take your prescription and update the progress.
Here are my questions for more clarity:
(1) 3-4 'Nat Phos 6x' are to be taken after two meals.
- Do i need to take these tablets immediately after the food.
- Can we alternate taking it during breakfast and dinner (or) Lunch and dinner (or) breakfast and lunch
- Is Nat Phos 6x = Natrium Phosphoricum?.
(2)3 drops of Arnica is mixed into 500 ml of spring water and a large teaspoonful of this liquid is consumed two times a day.
- So, 3 drops get me 500ml of liquid by this mixture.
- Is it to be taken after food or before food.
- Again, can i alternate the timing like breakfast and dinner (or) breakfast and lunch etc.
Thanks again for your time.
Many thanks to David and R.P. Tamhankar for offering your inputs.
sasi100 last decade
Since you have again requested my comments on your problem, I would suggest that you take the 2 remedies as prescribed for a week and report your response.
You have mentioned your experience with Cucumber which I too cannot digest if it is raw, even a salad. I can however tolerate it if cooked.
Nat Phos to be taken immediately after food.
Arnica to be taken before food.
You have mentioned your experience with Cucumber which I too cannot digest if it is raw, even a salad. I can however tolerate it if cooked.
Nat Phos to be taken immediately after food.
Arnica to be taken before food.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Joe,
I contacted 'Washington Homeopathics' to order these remedies.
- They have Arnica 30c in 20% alchohol or 80% alocohol package. Which one to go in for.
- They sell 'Natrum (not natrium) Phosphoricium'. Is this the right one.
Pl advice.
I contacted 'Washington Homeopathics' to order these remedies.
- They have Arnica 30c in 20% alchohol or 80% alocohol package. Which one to go in for.
- They sell 'Natrum (not natrium) Phosphoricium'. Is this the right one.
Pl advice.
sasi100 last decade
Order the Arnica in the 87% pack. It is more effective than the 20%.
Nat Phos = Natrium Phosphoricum
You can order the 6x potency to help your GERD. You can take 3-4 tablets immediately after a meal.
Nat Phos = Natrium Phosphoricum
You can order the 6x potency to help your GERD. You can take 3-4 tablets immediately after a meal.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
Perhaps it is spelled differently in US. I am not able to come up anything in Google search using 'Natrium' available in US.
Here is what i could find in one of the links:
Key attributes of Cell Salt Natrum Phosphoricum are Acidity (Hyperacidity), Conjunctivitis, Diabetes, Gout, Infertility, Leucorrhoea, Mouth ulcers, Post-nasal catarrh, Rheumatism, Stomach pain, Thread worms, Urticaria.
100% Natural
No Side Effects
Soft Tablets or Pellets Dissolve Instantly
One of the 12 Cell Salts, also known as Bio-chemic or Tissue Remedy
Indications: Natrum Phosphoricum is a chief remedy for hyperacidity and ulcers in the mouth. There is yellow, creamy coating at the back part of the roof of mouth. Thin and moist coating on the tongue. There are ulcers or blisters on the tip of the tongue. Natrum Phosphoricum is very effective for people who experience stomach pain after eating with great acidity. There are sour risings with sour eructations, taste and sour vomiting. It also helps in colic with symptoms of worms, thread worms and round worms. Ailments caused due to too much sugar. It also helps in diarrhea caused by excess acidity. Stools sour smelling. Sudden urging with difficulty in retaining stool.
Natrum Phosphoricum also helps in gout and rheumatism. There is weariness with aching in wrists and finger joints. Trembling of hands while writing. Pains in fingers, toes, ankles and knee joint. Natrum Phosphoricum is also useful in other conditions like urticaria. There is much itching at ankle joints with eczematous eruptions. It also helps in leucorrhea and infertility. Discharge is creamy or honey coloured. Infertility with acid secretions from vagina. Natrum Phosphoricum is also indicated in conjunctivitis, post-nasal catarrh and diabetes. Nasopharyngeal catarrh with thick yellow offensive mucus.
Ingredients: NATRUM PHOSPHORICUM HPUS
Product Presentation: For detailed product description and product options like size, format and potency please refer the FAQ page or call toll free 1.888.2796642.
Warnings: This product is to be used for self-limiting conditions. If symptoms do not improve in 4 days or worsen, discontinue use and seek assistance of a health professional * As with any drug, if you are pregnant or nursing a baby seek professional advise before taking this product * Keep this and all medicine out of reach of children * Store in a cool dark place * Do not use if cap seal is broken or missing * Close cap tightly after use.
Here is what i could find in one of the links:
Key attributes of Cell Salt Natrum Phosphoricum are Acidity (Hyperacidity), Conjunctivitis, Diabetes, Gout, Infertility, Leucorrhoea, Mouth ulcers, Post-nasal catarrh, Rheumatism, Stomach pain, Thread worms, Urticaria.
100% Natural
No Side Effects
Soft Tablets or Pellets Dissolve Instantly
One of the 12 Cell Salts, also known as Bio-chemic or Tissue Remedy
Indications: Natrum Phosphoricum is a chief remedy for hyperacidity and ulcers in the mouth. There is yellow, creamy coating at the back part of the roof of mouth. Thin and moist coating on the tongue. There are ulcers or blisters on the tip of the tongue. Natrum Phosphoricum is very effective for people who experience stomach pain after eating with great acidity. There are sour risings with sour eructations, taste and sour vomiting. It also helps in colic with symptoms of worms, thread worms and round worms. Ailments caused due to too much sugar. It also helps in diarrhea caused by excess acidity. Stools sour smelling. Sudden urging with difficulty in retaining stool.
Natrum Phosphoricum also helps in gout and rheumatism. There is weariness with aching in wrists and finger joints. Trembling of hands while writing. Pains in fingers, toes, ankles and knee joint. Natrum Phosphoricum is also useful in other conditions like urticaria. There is much itching at ankle joints with eczematous eruptions. It also helps in leucorrhea and infertility. Discharge is creamy or honey coloured. Infertility with acid secretions from vagina. Natrum Phosphoricum is also indicated in conjunctivitis, post-nasal catarrh and diabetes. Nasopharyngeal catarrh with thick yellow offensive mucus.
Ingredients: NATRUM PHOSPHORICUM HPUS
Product Presentation: For detailed product description and product options like size, format and potency please refer the FAQ page or call toll free 1.888.2796642.
Warnings: This product is to be used for self-limiting conditions. If symptoms do not improve in 4 days or worsen, discontinue use and seek assistance of a health professional * As with any drug, if you are pregnant or nursing a baby seek professional advise before taking this product * Keep this and all medicine out of reach of children * Store in a cool dark place * Do not use if cap seal is broken or missing * Close cap tightly after use.
sasi100 last decade
The product that you have given the details is precisely what I have prescribed for hundreds of cases of GERD.
♡ Joe De Livera last decade
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