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IC/Vestibulitis help!!!!
I was advised that posting a bit about my situation on this forum might lead me to some answers and suggestions. First off, I'm 25 years old and have suffered my entire life from interstitial cystitis (more urinary frequency than pain) and vulvar vestibulitis. My IC symptoms really came to a head in 2003/4 which was my senior year of high schoolFor the majority of my childhood, I had a crazy sugar addiction, which I definitely believe had a hand in creating and exacerbating my illness. I still do have somewhat of an addiction but I make an extreme effort to cut it out of my diet. In the recent months I have also been diagnosed as being gluten and dairy intolerant which probably explained a lot of my long-term stomach issues.
I feel like I've done everything under the sun in regards to healing modalities. From western medicine to reiki to acupuncture with little results. I refuse to continue living as a prisoner of my bladder issues and vaginal pain, esp when I'm finally in a relationship with someone. Right now I am working with an intuitive healer and so far has had me on Sepia 30c which I've finished, I'm on my last day of Cantharis 30c, and I'm about to start on Argentum Nitricum 30C. I would love to fill out one of those questionnaires to better figure out the right remedies I should be taking. Thank you so much!!
Here are some answers so far:
-Always had cold hands and feet
-Caffeine, alcohol, most liquids in general, and some fruit make my bladder flare and increase frequency
-Vaginal pain is only present during intercourse. When I was a child I would suffer from a painful stabbing sensation in the vestibule areas
-I have difficulty sleeping because I have to get up and use the restroom. Recurring dreams I've had had to do with high school and similar situations with old peers I didn't seem to get a long with
-I tend to be a very anxious person and have trouble letting go of the past. I tend to get irritable easily
-When I was 5 I had cataract surgery in my left eye
[message edited by Moonstone8686 on Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:57:19 BST]
Moonstone8686 on 2012-04-20
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
Please take three doses of Lycopodium 200 as follows and see how that affects in next 15 days (only 3 doses in 15 days).
day 1 morning
1st dose
day 1 evening
2nd dose
day 2 morning
3rd dose
One dose means
If the medicine is in pills form 2 pills. Don't touch pills with hand. Use cap of bottle to take pills.
If the medicine is in liquid dilution form, 2 drops in some 20 ml water. Sip up slowly.
Please follow homeo restrictions like no coffee, no raw onion/garlic, no strong perfumes, don't eat or drink anything within 30 minutes before or after taking medicine.
If that doesn't help, please copy the Questionnaire from the following thread
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/188925/
and post all the questions here duly answered. On that basis your remedy may be worked out.
day 1 morning
1st dose
day 1 evening
2nd dose
day 2 morning
3rd dose
One dose means
If the medicine is in pills form 2 pills. Don't touch pills with hand. Use cap of bottle to take pills.
If the medicine is in liquid dilution form, 2 drops in some 20 ml water. Sip up slowly.
Please follow homeo restrictions like no coffee, no raw onion/garlic, no strong perfumes, don't eat or drink anything within 30 minutes before or after taking medicine.
If that doesn't help, please copy the Questionnaire from the following thread
http://www.abchomeopathy.com/forum2.php/188925/
and post all the questions here duly answered. On that basis your remedy may be worked out.
♡ kadwa last decade
1. Mental State of the patient
Anxious, gets jealous easily, more positive and joyful when it's sunny out, takes things personally
2. Physical Ailments
Bladder urgency and frequency- originally diagnosed with Intersticial Cystitis..certain foods and drink flare me up, Vaginal Vestibulitis, bloating/gas, suffered from rectal prolapse for a couple years, food intolerances (mainly gluten and dairy)
3. The likely cause for above problems
I've been told past life stuff, emotional imbalances, auto-immune, etc.
4. The modalities like whether the patient feels well or worse in hot weather, cold weather etc., he is relieved by / worsenened by hot applications, cold applications etc.
I haven't felt a difference in different climates but I do prefer warm and hot over cold
Patient ID: Sex: Age:
Female, age 25
1. Describe your main suffering?
My bladder. I constantly have to use the restroom, and worry about what I eat and drink. Sexual intercourse is also extremely painful because of my vestibulitis
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Digestive issues; Ocassionally I'll get what feels like a charlie horse in my throat- extremely painful to swallow
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Desperation, despair, hopelesness, frustration
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
I feel like a prisoner and powerless by my own body
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
All my symptoms started when I was very young, around 4 or 5. In re:to the vestibulitis I would get this stabbing feeling in my vaginal area out of no where. It mostly happened at night. My bladder got worse over time and really came to a head when I was a senior in high school. I'm 25 now and at my absolutely worse
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
It depends what I eat or drink
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
Caffeine, alcohol, fruit, some vitamins, and often sugar make my symptoms worse. However I'm now at the point where even just drinking water makes me have to use the restroom way too often. The vestibulitis is only affected when the area ia being touched.
8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
PMS flares me up, as does anxiety- I foten worry about if there will be a restroom around wherever I'm going or if I get stuck in traffic.
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
I get irritable when I'm tired or hungry, I'm moody, jealous, anxious, nervous, easily offended - often told when I was younger that I was 'too sensitive.' I am able to agree and compromise easily.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
I don't like the rain or thunderstorms. Bad storms make me nervous.
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
I do like to be consoled and told I'm loved and cared about. I need that assurance. I have a very acute sense of smell and sensitive to noise.
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
I talk to myself when I'm alone- not a full conversation but just talking aloud sometimes. I have a nervous habit of picking my cuticles. I used to bite my nails when I was young.
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
I am overly protective of my family. I have a very loving and supportive family. Growing up I had a tough time with friends. I had trouble finding my place and fitting in. Nowadays I find that I attract those who are more likeminded and easily relate to. I tend to be too trusting, sometimes to a fault. My friends are like my family also.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
I have a fear of the unknown, natural disasters, heights, drowning, bugs.
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
I constantly crave sugar and sweets. Sometimes rich foods like pizza and BBQ. I have an aversion to canned fish like tuna that are odorous. I'm not able to handle spicy foods.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Most of the time normal, but sometimes when my bladder is in a bad flare, my throat and mouth will get dry.
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal. Excessive when I'm on a set fitness regimen and burning more calories.
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
I have a severe allergy to brussel sprouts
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
I sweat but not a crazy amount- nose, forehead, back, underarms. My underarms will sweat even when I'm cold.
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
Often loose in the morning accompanied by abdominal pain. Mucousy.
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
I don't sleep well because I have to get up often to use the restroom. It helps for me to fall asleep on my back.
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
No, but I would like to.
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
Very
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
I have an allergy to sulfa- I believe it gave me hives. I've taken many medications for my bladder such as Elmiron and Neurontin, as well as medications for overactive bladder. I've also taken the homeopathic remedies Staphysagria, Cantharis, Kali Phos, Ferrum Phos, Calc Sulph.
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
Mom had IC for a couple years, Dad has asthma and had prostate issues but is in remission, Paternal grandfather had diabetes.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
I'm tall, always been thin and narrow, long fingers and toes, dark hair, blue eyes, fair skin.
24. (ONLY FOR FEMALES)
Please answer the following questions:
(Please give details of your past menstruation if you have attained menopause.)
- Are the periods early, regular or late in general? How long do they last?
I get my period every 28-30 days and they last for about 5-6 days. when I used to be on BC pills they would last for 4 days.
- Do you suffer from any kind of physical or mental discomfort before, during or after the periods?
The first day I get very painful cramps. The couple days before my period my bladder flares. I'm more irritable and weepy.
- Is the flow scanty, normal or excessive?
Normal. It used to be very heavy my first couple year.
- Is the blood thick bright red or pale watery?
Normal red, sometimes thick and clumpy.
- Do you notice any clots in the flow?
Yes
Anxious, gets jealous easily, more positive and joyful when it's sunny out, takes things personally
2. Physical Ailments
Bladder urgency and frequency- originally diagnosed with Intersticial Cystitis..certain foods and drink flare me up, Vaginal Vestibulitis, bloating/gas, suffered from rectal prolapse for a couple years, food intolerances (mainly gluten and dairy)
3. The likely cause for above problems
I've been told past life stuff, emotional imbalances, auto-immune, etc.
4. The modalities like whether the patient feels well or worse in hot weather, cold weather etc., he is relieved by / worsenened by hot applications, cold applications etc.
I haven't felt a difference in different climates but I do prefer warm and hot over cold
Patient ID: Sex: Age:
Female, age 25
1. Describe your main suffering?
My bladder. I constantly have to use the restroom, and worry about what I eat and drink. Sexual intercourse is also extremely painful because of my vestibulitis
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
Digestive issues; Ocassionally I'll get what feels like a charlie horse in my throat- extremely painful to swallow
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
Desperation, despair, hopelesness, frustration
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
I feel like a prisoner and powerless by my own body
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
All my symptoms started when I was very young, around 4 or 5. In re:to the vestibulitis I would get this stabbing feeling in my vaginal area out of no where. It mostly happened at night. My bladder got worse over time and really came to a head when I was a senior in high school. I'm 25 now and at my absolutely worse
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
It depends what I eat or drink
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
Caffeine, alcohol, fruit, some vitamins, and often sugar make my symptoms worse. However I'm now at the point where even just drinking water makes me have to use the restroom way too often. The vestibulitis is only affected when the area ia being touched.
8. Do your think your sufferings have relation to any external stimuli (like, change of place) or any internal biological changes in the body, like, menses (in females)?
PMS flares me up, as does anxiety- I foten worry about if there will be a restroom around wherever I'm going or if I get stuck in traffic.
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
10. Describe your general mental set up? Are you Moody, Arrogant, Mild, Agreeable Changeable, Nervous, Suspicious, Easily offended, Quiet, Arguing, Irritating, Lazy etc.
I get irritable when I'm tired or hungry, I'm moody, jealous, anxious, nervous, easily offended - often told when I was younger that I was 'too sensitive.' I am able to agree and compromise easily.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
I don't like the rain or thunderstorms. Bad storms make me nervous.
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
I do like to be consoled and told I'm loved and cared about. I need that assurance. I have a very acute sense of smell and sensitive to noise.
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
I talk to myself when I'm alone- not a full conversation but just talking aloud sometimes. I have a nervous habit of picking my cuticles. I used to bite my nails when I was young.
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
I am overly protective of my family. I have a very loving and supportive family. Growing up I had a tough time with friends. I had trouble finding my place and fitting in. Nowadays I find that I attract those who are more likeminded and easily relate to. I tend to be too trusting, sometimes to a fault. My friends are like my family also.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
I have a fear of the unknown, natural disasters, heights, drowning, bugs.
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
I constantly crave sugar and sweets. Sometimes rich foods like pizza and BBQ. I have an aversion to canned fish like tuna that are odorous. I'm not able to handle spicy foods.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Most of the time normal, but sometimes when my bladder is in a bad flare, my throat and mouth will get dry.
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
Normal. Excessive when I'm on a set fitness regimen and burning more calories.
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
I have a severe allergy to brussel sprouts
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
I sweat but not a crazy amount- nose, forehead, back, underarms. My underarms will sweat even when I'm cold.
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
Often loose in the morning accompanied by abdominal pain. Mucousy.
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
I don't sleep well because I have to get up often to use the restroom. It helps for me to fall asleep on my back.
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
No, but I would like to.
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
Very
21. What medications have been taken earlier by you to treat the diseases and do you have any particular symptom surfacing after the medication?
I have an allergy to sulfa- I believe it gave me hives. I've taken many medications for my bladder such as Elmiron and Neurontin, as well as medications for overactive bladder. I've also taken the homeopathic remedies Staphysagria, Cantharis, Kali Phos, Ferrum Phos, Calc Sulph.
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
Mom had IC for a couple years, Dad has asthma and had prostate issues but is in remission, Paternal grandfather had diabetes.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
I'm tall, always been thin and narrow, long fingers and toes, dark hair, blue eyes, fair skin.
24. (ONLY FOR FEMALES)
Please answer the following questions:
(Please give details of your past menstruation if you have attained menopause.)
- Are the periods early, regular or late in general? How long do they last?
I get my period every 28-30 days and they last for about 5-6 days. when I used to be on BC pills they would last for 4 days.
- Do you suffer from any kind of physical or mental discomfort before, during or after the periods?
The first day I get very painful cramps. The couple days before my period my bladder flares. I'm more irritable and weepy.
- Is the flow scanty, normal or excessive?
Normal. It used to be very heavy my first couple year.
- Is the blood thick bright red or pale watery?
Normal red, sometimes thick and clumpy.
- Do you notice any clots in the flow?
Yes
Moonstone8686 last decade
You did not mention your recent dose
of Staphysagria 10M-
so it seems you have been told to
take cantharis 30c, sepia 30 c and now
argentum Nitricum 30 c and just had
the staph recently. You have to stop
all remedies.
And ask Kadwa WHEN you could take
his prescription. bc you A. cannot
take all these things back to back or
at once or whatever you are doing.
B. You should be clear for a certain
amount of days until you start Kadwa's
prescription.
of Staphysagria 10M-
so it seems you have been told to
take cantharis 30c, sepia 30 c and now
argentum Nitricum 30 c and just had
the staph recently. You have to stop
all remedies.
And ask Kadwa WHEN you could take
his prescription. bc you A. cannot
take all these things back to back or
at once or whatever you are doing.
B. You should be clear for a certain
amount of days until you start Kadwa's
prescription.
♡ simone717 last decade
First off, I'm not taking them back to back, and I haven't taken anything in the past couple days. Second, I did mention Staph. Third, I bought the Argentum Nitricum but never took it. I was considering purchasing the Lycopodium that was originally recommended on the forum but wanted to fill out the full questionare first. With all do respect I'm on here looking for help and to get some answers because I am obviously no expert, not to be talked down to. So can Kadwa make some recs for me?
[message edited by Moonstone8686 on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:53:20 BST]
[message edited by Moonstone8686 on Fri, 15 Jun 2012 22:53:20 BST]
Moonstone8686 last decade
I am not talking down to you. You are
not understanding how this works.
When you take a remedy, which most
on here including Kadwa, do one remedy
at a time- then you wait for 2 weeks to
see the effect of it.
so It sounded like you thought that it might be ok to start Argentum while
also taking what Kadwa prescribed. And
as Brisbane has said the 10m he would wait also for 2 weeks to see any effects
to see what it is doing or not doing.
so if you just finished Sepia, and are on Cantharis and took Staph recently
then Kadwa usually tells people to
wait a bit before starting.
That is why I said wait for him to tell
you -Usually there is at least a 3 day gap before taking another thing.
You have a lot going on in your system. I just wanted to make sure
that you knew Not to take anymore things and if he thinks it is ok to
start Lycopodium right away or have
a gap.
He will tell you what to do- good luck.
not understanding how this works.
When you take a remedy, which most
on here including Kadwa, do one remedy
at a time- then you wait for 2 weeks to
see the effect of it.
so It sounded like you thought that it might be ok to start Argentum while
also taking what Kadwa prescribed. And
as Brisbane has said the 10m he would wait also for 2 weeks to see any effects
to see what it is doing or not doing.
so if you just finished Sepia, and are on Cantharis and took Staph recently
then Kadwa usually tells people to
wait a bit before starting.
That is why I said wait for him to tell
you -Usually there is at least a 3 day gap before taking another thing.
You have a lot going on in your system. I just wanted to make sure
that you knew Not to take anymore things and if he thinks it is ok to
start Lycopodium right away or have
a gap.
He will tell you what to do- good luck.
♡ simone717 last decade
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