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Continuous diarrhea
My husband is suffering from diarrhea from the past 8 days. I gave nux vomica 200, with only little relief.Then one night he got dizzy as he rose abruptly from the bed to the bathroom and this made him feel dizzy. About an year ago he started getting anxiety attacks, which started after our son got a major injury in the eye, once the eye was healed it left him filled with sudden happiness which preceded sudden fear and worry. During the attack profuse perspiration, numbness of sides, dizzy, extreme fear....to which I gave him aconite 200 then 1m and his condition greatly improved. From then he would get relapses in very less severity whenever he gets dizzy, since it reminds him of the past situation and he fears it will all happen again. ( I must also say here that many times he got anxiety without dizziness too for no reason apparent to me )
Coming back to the diarrhea, once he felt dizzy, he got the anxiety attack but not severe, he had fear, fear of death, cold feet and hands, numbness on left side, pressing/ sticking feeling around the heart area, perspiration starting on chest area. I gave him aconite 200, this was two nights ago. Got better but not rid of the anxiety. I feel he is very vulnerable to getting the anxiety. He always says he feels he has two personalities, one which every one sees, where he is brave and strong and the other one which is inside him which actually is scared and weak. ( I mean scared and weak in on the mental/ emotional side).
After aconite, the anxiety got better but the diarrhea continues, today he is 7th day into diarrhea, started as watery and burning hot, severe cramps. Now it is not hot, feels relived after diarrhea, more at night, last night after 12 till 5 am went to the bathroom 4 times, the first two times it was profuse gushing waterey, with a yellow brown colour, next it was little waterey with little solid too. His diet is roasted bread, dry biscuit, gave him broth of veggie and chicken soup too.
I don't know how to proceed next as with the anxiety that might surface anytime, I am afraid to try a medicine.
One more thing, he feels generally weak.
My deep prayers to whoever takes the time to read this and help me out in this situation.
simple on 2014-01-06
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If you think his diarrhoea started because of intense emotions, look at GELSEMIUM and give him repeatedly in low potencies.
Else, ARS ALB if you think the direct cause of diarrhoea was some stale food.
Else, ARS ALB if you think the direct cause of diarrhoea was some stale food.
♡ rishimba last decade
Gave him Arsenic Album 30 two hours back. Still having diarrhea, starting waterey then little solid. Not gushing.
Just updating. Please let me know if I should repeat, wait or change the remedy.
Thank you.
Just updating. Please let me know if I should repeat, wait or change the remedy.
Thank you.
simple last decade
In diarrhoea, one needs to give low potencies repeatedly. I meant 6c or 12c.
If you have already started with 30C, give it every 4 hours for a day minimum. Once the response is seen, you can give it twice a day for another day.
If you have already started with 30C, give it every 4 hours for a day minimum. Once the response is seen, you can give it twice a day for another day.
♡ rishimba last decade
Podophyllum 30C
Dissolve 2 drops/5 pills in 3 tablespoons water, stir a few times and drink. Do this every 2 hours for a total of 5 times in a day (5 doses). For only one day.
Once the diarrhea stops, we need to follow it up with another remedy. So please update me tomorrow.
Dissolve 2 drops/5 pills in 3 tablespoons water, stir a few times and drink. Do this every 2 hours for a total of 5 times in a day (5 doses). For only one day.
Once the diarrhea stops, we need to follow it up with another remedy. So please update me tomorrow.
♡ Zady101 last decade
Mentals and modalities of the patient doesn't match that of podophyllum.
If the diarrhoea is associated with anxiety, ARS or GELS should work better.
If the diarrhoea is associated with anxiety, ARS or GELS should work better.
♡ rishimba last decade
Thank you for your quick response. As I started with Arsenic 30 I will continue it every 4 hours and keep you updated.
As for suggesting Podophyllum 30, I am so grateful that you took the time to read my long post and prescribe, since I started with Arsenic I will just continue it for a day before switching remedies.
Thank you all so much.
As for suggesting Podophyllum 30, I am so grateful that you took the time to read my long post and prescribe, since I started with Arsenic I will just continue it for a day before switching remedies.
Thank you all so much.
simple last decade
I have two questions, do I continue with Arsenic Album even if it's getting better? As now there is no diarrhea.
Is there a time frame for Arsenic Album, I mean can I give it any time, night or day?
Is there a time frame for Arsenic Album, I mean can I give it any time, night or day?
simple last decade
Ferrum Phosphoricum 1M is my default remedy which always works. a single dose of five drops in a glass of water is enough.
♡ Dr Zaair Husain last decade
If there is no diarrhoea now, you can stop rest of the doses. The patient's vital forces have taken over and he will be fine gradually.
In case he relapses, you can give ars alb again as it seemed to work.
In case he relapses, you can give ars alb again as it seemed to work.
♡ rishimba last decade
In cases of diarrhoea, there's no best time for the doses. You can give it any time repeatedly as long as the symptoms are seen. However, if there is no response even after 5 or 6 doses of the remedy, it will call for a change of remedy based on closer observation of patient's symptoms and modalities.
♡ rishimba last decade
Thanks so much !
I just gave him a third dose before I saw your reply. I hope it's not going to cause any trouble .... No diarrhea since 2nd dose.
As to who suggested Ferrum 1 m, I will look into it and try it in the future. Thanks for highlighting the remedy.
Thanks everyone for being here. I truly appreciate it.
I just gave him a third dose before I saw your reply. I hope it's not going to cause any trouble .... No diarrhea since 2nd dose.
As to who suggested Ferrum 1 m, I will look into it and try it in the future. Thanks for highlighting the remedy.
Thanks everyone for being here. I truly appreciate it.
simple last decade
After the third dose he had a bowel movement last night which was watered in the beginning then more like a loose stool. Again at 2 pm he had another stool same as before. But there is great improvement in the number, since before it was 4-5 times per night, while last night just once. He also mentioned that the gushing had stopped. I gave another dose in the morning, after which he had another bowel movement which was loose, not waterey, very little in quantity. Now it's 5 hours since the last dose.
What do you suggest?
Arsenic album definitely helped a lot, should I continue or change the remedy?
Thank you for your time and concern. May health and happiness accompany you in every walk of life.
What do you suggest?
Arsenic album definitely helped a lot, should I continue or change the remedy?
Thank you for your time and concern. May health and happiness accompany you in every walk of life.
simple last decade
Don't change remedy now. Just reduce the frequency.
Is he still anxious? Does he have any new symptom? Mental or physical?
Is he still anxious? Does he have any new symptom? Mental or physical?
♡ rishimba last decade
As for the physical he hadn't any bowel movement till now. He went out today for a walk, met some friends, after a week. Which for me is a good sign. He says he gets very full with little food. He isn't eating as he used to before getting sick. Sometimes he feels a bit weak. Emotional: all was ok till his parents
( both are allopathy doctors) started insisting that he should have some medicine. Right now he's talking to them and that alone stresses him enough. His mom had called him up saying she want to speak to him and from then on he started getting nervous/ anxious, because he knew that she wanted him to get some allopathy meds. He doesn't want to make them upset or sad but still don't want to take the meds. He is still in his moms home. I am just praying that he won't be drained emotionally and as a consequence devolop a relapse or other complications.
( both are allopathy doctors) started insisting that he should have some medicine. Right now he's talking to them and that alone stresses him enough. His mom had called him up saying she want to speak to him and from then on he started getting nervous/ anxious, because he knew that she wanted him to get some allopathy meds. He doesn't want to make them upset or sad but still don't want to take the meds. He is still in his moms home. I am just praying that he won't be drained emotionally and as a consequence devolop a relapse or other complications.
simple last decade
Update:
All ended fine though it started like a war...
He says, perspiration started in chest area as the discussion was hot, and he felt pain in chest, he describes the pain as if it was in th bones. Got slight headache shooting on alternating sides of head ( it was around 12:30, he usually sleeps early, so was it because of keeping up till late...?)
Later in the night chest pain gradually left, as well as headache......around 3 had a bowel movement, same as yesterday night, which started waterey and then got loose, was a small quantity.
Again at 7 am very little waterey stool.
Gave 5th dose of Arsenic album.
All ended fine though it started like a war...
He says, perspiration started in chest area as the discussion was hot, and he felt pain in chest, he describes the pain as if it was in th bones. Got slight headache shooting on alternating sides of head ( it was around 12:30, he usually sleeps early, so was it because of keeping up till late...?)
Later in the night chest pain gradually left, as well as headache......around 3 had a bowel movement, same as yesterday night, which started waterey and then got loose, was a small quantity.
Again at 7 am very little waterey stool.
Gave 5th dose of Arsenic album.
simple last decade
♡ rishimba last decade
Sorry, I got to see your second update just now.
If he doesn't get well fully in the next two days, we need to change the remedy.
Seems, he is not responding to Ars Alb as I had expected.
If he doesn't get well fully in the next two days, we need to change the remedy.
Seems, he is not responding to Ars Alb as I had expected.
♡ rishimba last decade
I am sorry, I am writing sooo much, thank you for bearing with me...
The headache which I mentioned about has returned in the sense that:
When he puts his head down he feels great pressure on the middle of the fore head and the left side, the pain extends all on the left side above the eye and towards the inner side of the throat, there is a filling feeling. Sometimes feels like something got opened up in the left nostril and feels he can breathe better, something like a sinus. All the above symptoms are experienced also when the head is straight but with much lesser discomfort and pain.
One thing, usually when he gets upset emotionally, feels guilty, ( like yesterday when in the beginning the argument was hot with his parents, he feels guilty about upsetting them, raising his voice...etc, though at the end they all made up and resolved in peace) usually he catches a flu/ cold / cough. Wondering if this sinus/ headache/ flu like symptoms are surfacing because of yesterday's turmoil...
Any suggestions....?
The headache which I mentioned about has returned in the sense that:
When he puts his head down he feels great pressure on the middle of the fore head and the left side, the pain extends all on the left side above the eye and towards the inner side of the throat, there is a filling feeling. Sometimes feels like something got opened up in the left nostril and feels he can breathe better, something like a sinus. All the above symptoms are experienced also when the head is straight but with much lesser discomfort and pain.
One thing, usually when he gets upset emotionally, feels guilty, ( like yesterday when in the beginning the argument was hot with his parents, he feels guilty about upsetting them, raising his voice...etc, though at the end they all made up and resolved in peace) usually he catches a flu/ cold / cough. Wondering if this sinus/ headache/ flu like symptoms are surfacing because of yesterday's turmoil...
Any suggestions....?
simple last decade
It is not correct to suggest something just based on these symptoms if we don't know about the condition of his diarrhoea. Tell me how is the diarrhoea now?
If you would like to fill up the case sheet to provide all information regarding his mental and physical symptoms, I can paste the questionnaire.
I feel, if his sinus is a chronic thing, its better to go for treatment based on totality of symptoms.
If you would like to fill up the case sheet to provide all information regarding his mental and physical symptoms, I can paste the questionnaire.
I feel, if his sinus is a chronic thing, its better to go for treatment based on totality of symptoms.
♡ rishimba last decade
Just now he had a bowel movement and NO diarrhea. The quantity is little.
As for the sinus he rarely gets it as well as headaches. Getting flu / cough after an emotional stress is a pattern that happens mostly, but no sinus.
How shall I proceed now? Please let me know.
Thank you sooo much.
Regarding the questionnaire, if you think its nessecary I will fill it though I don't know where it is, will search for it.
As for the sinus he rarely gets it as well as headaches. Getting flu / cough after an emotional stress is a pattern that happens mostly, but no sinus.
How shall I proceed now? Please let me know.
Thank you sooo much.
Regarding the questionnaire, if you think its nessecary I will fill it though I don't know where it is, will search for it.
simple last decade
Sorry about this but had to write, again tonight around 2:30 and them again 6 am, had a bowel movement, beginning waterey then loose. Little in quantity. Giving 6th dose of Arsenic Album.
Sinus there but not as severe as yesterday except when bending the head downwards have a sharp pain concentrated in one spot behind the eye.
Sinus there but not as severe as yesterday except when bending the head downwards have a sharp pain concentrated in one spot behind the eye.
simple last decade
If this dose of ARS ALB doesn't give relief, you should go for GELSEMIUM 30C every 4 hours for a day.
I feel Gelsemium is the only remedy that covers all his reported symptoms with modalities.
I feel Gelsemium is the only remedy that covers all his reported symptoms with modalities.
♡ rishimba last decade
I gave him gelsemium 30 last night and today at 7 in the morning.
I want to mention a few things though..
The bowel movement:
Not waterey but still loose. Twice there was a normal stool though. It's not fixed...
The sinus:
Better but still not relived, have slight headache, pains come and go, yesterday had pulsating pains.
The emotional:
Yesterday a relative had a health emergency and was admitted to the ICU, this kind of intensed the sinus, headache and also caused stress and inadequate rest.
Since last night he said that he feels his heart beat normal then all of a sudden it skips a beat then follows with two or three strong, hard heartbeats. He mentioned this once during the last few days too but yesterday and today it's happening quite often.
Today, around 1 pm he was out and got this feeling in the heart then he started getting anxious, perspiring, cold feet and hands, fear accompanying it all.
The more he thinks about it the more worse it gets
Any suggestions..?
I want to mention a few things though..
The bowel movement:
Not waterey but still loose. Twice there was a normal stool though. It's not fixed...
The sinus:
Better but still not relived, have slight headache, pains come and go, yesterday had pulsating pains.
The emotional:
Yesterday a relative had a health emergency and was admitted to the ICU, this kind of intensed the sinus, headache and also caused stress and inadequate rest.
Since last night he said that he feels his heart beat normal then all of a sudden it skips a beat then follows with two or three strong, hard heartbeats. He mentioned this once during the last few days too but yesterday and today it's happening quite often.
Today, around 1 pm he was out and got this feeling in the heart then he started getting anxious, perspiring, cold feet and hands, fear accompanying it all.
The more he thinks about it the more worse it gets
Any suggestions..?
simple last decade
Go back to ARS ALB 30C
Give him doses every 6 hours around two to three times atleast.
Keep a watch on his heart palpitations...if it increases or worsens, rush to the nearby clinic.
Give him doses every 6 hours around two to three times atleast.
Keep a watch on his heart palpitations...if it increases or worsens, rush to the nearby clinic.
♡ rishimba last decade
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