IBS. need advice from dr. kadwa _{Page 2 of 2}

Hi,

I have another problem. Had aches and pains in the back, fingers, legs last year, got the bone density test done, result was osteoporosis. began taking calcium twice a day, lots of yogurt, some til seeds everyday. This year, am a lot better, back ache random. But there has remained a leg ache, on the right side of the right leg only. not there all the time, only when i sit cross legged for more than 10 minutes. Sit cross legged i must, no escaping that.

In late august,I had a mild attack of malaria vivax. Since then, the calf muscles seem to ache (both legs) and while sleeping there is an ache in the legs, more so if one is on top of the other. the right leg ache remains. Not so while walking normally, but too much strain and the sleeping position and sitting crossed legged makes it worse. I don't know if this is to do with the osteoporosis or an after effect of malaria.

1. What do you think this is due to? can malaria leave such after effects for so long a time?
2. What should I take for this as a cure for this muscle problem?

thanks.

The calf muscle ache is much better. at least i can sleep peacefully now. the knees are better too even though i continue to sit cross-legged. the ache down the right side of the leg continue as it has for the last one year. what should i do now? thanks.

Also, another thing came up. every november, when the season changes and the pollution gets worse, i suffer from an itchy palette only when i lie down. during the day slight sneezing too. had been told in thepast this is allergic rhinitis due to a deviated septum. what do i do for this?

sorry, one more symptom along with the cold. the eyes itch like crazy, worse in air conditioning. i need some relief for both - throat and eyes.
thanks.

okay.question - can biochemic tissue salts be taken on the same day (although apart from) as homeopathic remedies?

thanks. can homeopathic remedies be taken along with tissue salts on the same day (different time of course)? and two remedies or two tissue salts?

Thanks. will do and not do. Happy Diwali to you and your sound advice will be followed.

Took pulse 200 3 doses some 15 days back. I'd say the cold is in control, not gone entirely, and so even the itchy eyes is there to the extent the cold remains. the itchy throat too is almost gone. but of course, the weather has been strange. hot, then a shower...

the pain in the legs is less, but not gone entirely. but manageable.

had stopped nat sulph for a week. But,the stomach got out of order (may be due to a few meals taken outside) and then i restarted nat sulph 6x a week back. Today the stools were back to normal.

So, should i continue the nat sulph for a few days more, then stop for a week as you had suggested?

And should about the itchy eyes and pain? nothing or something to take? what do you suggest? If you suggest i live with it, that's fine. the stomach is the one i am more concerned about.

thanks.

Took 3 doses of puls 200. The throat/eyes got a bit worse and then better. then it was okay for the last week or so. may come off and on since again the weather has changed but no problem really.

1) so should i forget about it unless it come on again?

2) Am taking nat sulph 6x only when needed.

Have another question.sometimes, the bowels are not completely clear. so need to go three times or so over morning/afternoon. although not much of an issue, is there anything in homeopathy or some natural product recommended by homeopathy/ayurvedathat one could take for this? Mild problem. i'd hesitate to call it constipation, yet incomplete movement which infrequently leads to discomfort.

thanks.

for a massive cold what do i take? symptoms being sneezing 5 to 6 times several times a day, runny nose, watery discharge, some itchiness in eyes and throat.

thanks.

Reporting back...
1) partial constipation: soft stools sometimes, small when soft, incomplete, slight urge to go, sometimes turns out to be gas, but usually have 1 half way decent stool mornings so overall not too bad: tried kali mur. The trouble is, the next day i got a loose stool. But, don't know whether that was due to Kali Mur or the fact that i ate chicken (after many many months). So will have to experiment again next time. Meanwhile, restarted nat sulph.

Or, do you think i can take kali mur and nat sulph simultaneously?

2) Cold with sneezing, itchy eyes and throat, medium white discharge from nose. before i could go out and buy Cal Carb, i was so desperate i took an anti-allergic. it didn't help rright away but over the course of the next few days, the cold naturally seemed to subside except for this white medium-thick sputum which keeps emerging from the throat. So after it had more or less subsided i took 3 doses of cal carb but no difference really. Other general symptoms- can't stand too much of a draft or ac, feel better in warm conditions, drinking warm water etc.

So will have to try this again when it happens the next timea round since i have it now.

3) Since two days (the day after i ate chicken/took kali mur) got a headache (sometimes all over head more to the front, sometimes more on the right, once in a while pulsating, otherwise dull and uniform, can bear it for many days, won't go with a crocin). This may be due to the period during which i either get snappy or have a headache, or neither. Rarely a stomach ache. What does one take for it or is it an offshoot of kali mur or the cold?

I haven't taken nux vomica as yet since i just managed to purchase it yesterday.

meanwhile, this morning, got loose motions, 3 to 4 till afternoon after a long time. Verylittle pain, but some gas and fairly loose stools.

By the way, i haven't been going to my old homeopath so I am not on any homeo medicines except the ones you suggest.

What should i take for this attack, continue nat sulph or add add something?

Okay, will do so. What i don't understand is this distinction between remedies and tissue salts. Are they alternatives? Can the tissue salt, if it helps, help overall like a remedy or not? When does one try a tissue salt and when a remedy? What are the circumstances?

Got it. Yes, understand that no remedy can be permanent. Have started Nux vomica although better already. As for lifestyle changes for long lasting benefits, are there any do's and don't's with regard to diet and exercise for my IBS symptoms? some say keep off wheat etc.? Or is it just a trial and error procedure?

The cold had almost vanished, the loose stools went to semi (after a few days of nat sulph) when I took nux vomica. After 2 doses day 1, the stools were the same, semi. Took the third dose on day 2. Meanwhile the gas problem, fullness, partial constipation continued.
That evening, had intense pain for some 10 minutes in the pelvic region. Don’t know if this was due to trapped gases, but it has been many years since I felt this. The following morning was a loose stool again. After these 3 doses, have taken nothing else since. Then today, again the stools seem to have begun to normalize on their own, although the gases continue. Still going 2 to 3 times a day but don’t feel so constipated afternoons since the semi solid stools seem to give a clear motion after going a few times.

Question:
1) Is nux vomica for me? Do these symptoms prove it or disprove it? Are the symptoms supposed to get worse before they get better?

2) If it is for me, and if this happens again, am I to take nux vomica or nat sulph? Does the extreme symptoms warrant a classical remedy as opposed to mild local symptoms which require nat sulph? Or is it the confluence of many symptoms which warrant a classical remedy?

3) Once I take a remedy, are the symptoms supposed to clear up in a few days or does it happen over 15 days, so does that mean that the result of the ‘test’ can only be read after 15 days and not before?