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Homeopathy to boost childs immune system: 7 year old girl
This past month has been a terrible one health wise for my 3 kids.My 6 year old daughter started out with a fever and cough and despite trying to get over it with homeopathy,she ended up with bronchopneumonia and was given antibiotics for 10 days. After the course was over she had a urinary tract infection. Homeopathy was given, but unfortunetely it didn't improve her symptoms and the dr insisted on antibiotics. The thought of another week or so of antibiotics made me ill, but I wasn't willing on risking it. With both rounds of antibiotics she complained of nausea, body pain, and overall was moody and complained a lot.
1. Your appearance (age, weight, height)
Tall, slim, 7 years old, 32 kg, 134 cm
2. What are the symptoms of the problem
Runny nose, blows very often, cough, complains of feeling nauseus, sore legs
3. In your view, what caused this problem
Cold-bronchopneumonia, antibiotics
4. What makes the problem better
Resting
5. What makes the problem worse
Eating foods that might not agree with her
6. How are you feeling mentally & emotionally during the problem (restless, calm, stubborn, weepy, want to be alone, fear of death etc)
Weepy, complains, scared of feeling ill, always thinks she has something
7. Are you feeling cold or warm
Cold, and complains of being cold
8. How is your level of energy
Average
9. How is your thirst
Average-low
10. Are your lips or mouth dry
Yes, and lips usually are craked
11. Your likes in food regarding taste (salty, sweet, sour etc)
Sweet
12. Your likes in food regarding temperature (cold, hot etc)
Warm
13. Your dislikes in food regarding taste (salty, sweet, sour etc)
Sour
14. Your dislikes in food regarding temperature (cold, hot etc)
Cold
15. Any other health issues that you have
no
16. What allopathic medicines are you taking
None now, 10 days antibiotics for bronchopneumonia and 8 days antibiotics for UTI. Last day of antibiotics was 5 days ago
17. What homeopathic medicines have you taken in last 6 months (dates, dose, potency)
Pulsatilla 200 months ago, belladona 30c and puls 30c this month
FEVER
If you have fever during this illness, please answer these questions also:
- she doesn't have a fever any more, but did with her illnessess.
1. Are you feeling cold or hot
2. Any shivering
3. Are you sweating or not
4. What makes you feel better
5. Are your hands/feet cold
COUGH
1. If you have cough its details (dry, loose, phlegm, its color)
Loose
2. What makes the cough better (drink, eat, lying down, night, sleep, talking, running etc)
Sleep
3. What makes the cough worse (drink, eat, lying down, night, sleep, talking, running etc)
Nasal discharge is clear/sometimes yellow and feels stuck in nose
rania1403 on 2014-01-23
This is just a forum. Assume posts are not from medical professionals.
These symptoms are right now.
She has complained about being cold and right now asked to cover up. She has a low grade fever 37,6 degrees celcius.
She has complained about being cold and right now asked to cover up. She has a low grade fever 37,6 degrees celcius.
rania1403 last decade
She also complained of her right ear aching, I looked at it (I have an otoscope) and it is a little red, not the ear drum though.
rania1403 last decade
Give her a dose of Sulfur 200c, just one dose and report back.
fitness last decade
After the sulfur she seemed better. Today, 4 days later she woke up early with a fever ( 38.5 C). She has a cough and phlegm, but not too serious.
rania1403 last decade
I gave her syrup for her fever. it went down but in a few hours went up to 39.5 degrees! She has chills, has covered up with 3 blankets and constantly feels cold. When the fever goes down she uncovers. She is cheerful and also ate a bit. She says her head hurts from the heat.
rania1403 last decade
Please use a reference when giving symptoms e.g. After Sulf her cough was 50% better, sore throat 40% better and so on.
If all the symptoms you posted above are the same, reply to the below.
FEVER
If you have fever during this illness, please answer these questions also:
1. Are you feeling cold or hot
2. Any shivering
3. Are you sweating or not
4. What makes you feel better (cover up in blanket, remove clothes etc)
5. Are your hands/feet cold
6. How is your thirst
How are her tonsils.
If all the symptoms you posted above are the same, reply to the below.
FEVER
If you have fever during this illness, please answer these questions also:
1. Are you feeling cold or hot
2. Any shivering
3. Are you sweating or not
4. What makes you feel better (cover up in blanket, remove clothes etc)
5. Are your hands/feet cold
6. How is your thirst
How are her tonsils.
fitness last decade
After sulfur she didn't complain about ear at all. I checked and it's 100% better.
Nasal discharge is 50% better and cough is 40% better. She has a lot of phlegm when she coughs, but doesn't cough it up.
FEVER
If you have fever during this illness, please answer these questions also:
1. Are you feeling cold or hot
-Very cold when fever starts to go up. Wants to cover up, even head.
2. Any shivering
-Yes
3. Are you sweating or not
-Yes,when fever goes down, but not too much.
4. What makes you feel better (cover up in blanket, remove clothes etc)
- Cover up in blanket, lie down, she asked for a cold cloth for her head, because it was burning.
5. Are your hands/feet cold
-Yes
6. How is your thirst
-Normal
How are her tonsils.
- Tonsil are not red. They seem ok. She doesn't complain of a sore throat. When fever is down she is cheerful and hungry.
Nasal discharge is 50% better and cough is 40% better. She has a lot of phlegm when she coughs, but doesn't cough it up.
FEVER
If you have fever during this illness, please answer these questions also:
1. Are you feeling cold or hot
-Very cold when fever starts to go up. Wants to cover up, even head.
2. Any shivering
-Yes
3. Are you sweating or not
-Yes,when fever goes down, but not too much.
4. What makes you feel better (cover up in blanket, remove clothes etc)
- Cover up in blanket, lie down, she asked for a cold cloth for her head, because it was burning.
5. Are your hands/feet cold
-Yes
6. How is your thirst
-Normal
How are her tonsils.
- Tonsil are not red. They seem ok. She doesn't complain of a sore throat. When fever is down she is cheerful and hungry.
rania1403 last decade
Please give another dose of Sulf, just one dose.
fitness last decade
Ok, thanks again. Should I give it in the morning or can I give it to her before bed?
[message edited by rania1403 on Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:40:22 GMT]
[message edited by rania1403 on Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:40:22 GMT]
rania1403 last decade
Nothing has really changed since yesterday. Her fever continues to go up high. I let her be for 4 hrs and it didn't go down- it was around 39-40 degrees, so I gave her some syrup. I don't know if it contradicts the Sulphur, but she was burning up for so long.
Today, when she woke up her chest was wheezing. Later on it stopped when she started coughing. She is also coughing up more phlegm than usual, slightly yellow.
Today, when she woke up her chest was wheezing. Later on it stopped when she started coughing. She is also coughing up more phlegm than usual, slightly yellow.
rania1403 last decade
Did you give her Sulf?
fitness last decade
Fever continues, every 6-8 hrs. She still has a cough with phlegm and a runny nose. Her left eye is very red today and sore. This is a new symptom that appeared yesterday evening. She also complains now and then of feeling nauseous.
rania1403 last decade
Please confirm the following symptoms:
How is she emotionally during fever
How is her throat, any pain, if yes, what makes it better or worse
Tonsils swollen or normal
Any rattling in chest
How is the tongue, any coating
Fever with same symptoms or some change
Nose block or runny, color of discharge
Cough expectoration, color & consistency
How is she emotionally during fever
How is her throat, any pain, if yes, what makes it better or worse
Tonsils swollen or normal
Any rattling in chest
How is the tongue, any coating
Fever with same symptoms or some change
Nose block or runny, color of discharge
Cough expectoration, color & consistency
fitness last decade
I waited a few days to update, because she was better. Her fever went down and she is feeling ok. She still complains of nausea in the morning, but it may be psychological.
I had some blood tests done and will probably get them back tomorrow. She got tested for ASTO (strep antibodies) and it was positive but low.
The dr advised us to try a Dairy Free diet for a week or so, to see if the nausea subsides. She believes that the antibiotics may be responsible for this, but the irony is that if all the tests come back she may prescribe antibiotics again for strep (which I naturally do NOT want to give her again).
She doesn't complain of being cold (90% better).
She still has some clear nasal discharge and phlegm, that is usually present when she coughs and she can't spit it up (70% better). She occassionally coughs when she goes to sleep.
She has become very fussy over food. She is old enough to know that she should avoid dairy, but I'm sure she still craves chocolate.
She also often wants to add salt to her food.
She drinks a normal amount of water, not really thirsty.
I will update the others too on their posts. The little one was tested positive for Strep, and had a swab taken too. I will know more when the tests come back, even though I assume that they do not really make a difference in homeopathic treatment.
Fitness, thank you so much for your help!
[message edited by rania1403 on Tue, 04 Feb 2014 08:35:27 GMT]
I had some blood tests done and will probably get them back tomorrow. She got tested for ASTO (strep antibodies) and it was positive but low.
The dr advised us to try a Dairy Free diet for a week or so, to see if the nausea subsides. She believes that the antibiotics may be responsible for this, but the irony is that if all the tests come back she may prescribe antibiotics again for strep (which I naturally do NOT want to give her again).
She doesn't complain of being cold (90% better).
She still has some clear nasal discharge and phlegm, that is usually present when she coughs and she can't spit it up (70% better). She occassionally coughs when she goes to sleep.
She has become very fussy over food. She is old enough to know that she should avoid dairy, but I'm sure she still craves chocolate.
She also often wants to add salt to her food.
She drinks a normal amount of water, not really thirsty.
I will update the others too on their posts. The little one was tested positive for Strep, and had a swab taken too. I will know more when the tests come back, even though I assume that they do not really make a difference in homeopathic treatment.
Fitness, thank you so much for your help!
[message edited by rania1403 on Tue, 04 Feb 2014 08:35:27 GMT]
rania1403 last decade
For her nausea my advise is totally opposite to the Dr. Give her yogurt with live culture, 3 table spoons at least, first thing in the morning and report back. Dannon or Stonyfield.
I am hopeful we can cure it with remedies alone.
I am hopeful we can cure it with remedies alone.
fitness last decade
She is much better and cheerful. Only sometimes complains of nausea in the morning. She too has some nasal discharge. She says that she is cold at school, even though I make sure she is dressed well. Not so fussy over food now. A general improvement of at least 70%.
rania1403 last decade
rania1403 last decade
Avoid other dairy. If I am right about yogurt, the nausea will be gone within 24-48 hrs. Then you can stop yogurt.
fitness last decade
Give her another dose of Sulf, just one dose.
fitness last decade
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