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♡ nawazkhan last decade
♡ nawazkhan last decade
Then, please take Arnica 200c, 4 drops mixed in 2 sips of mineral water, 1 time a day, for 4 days.
Good luck P.
Good luck P.
♡ nawazkhan last decade
i am suffering from anal fistula from last 3 yrs. Previously i hav not taken it seriously but now its causing a lot of problems such as pain and lot of puss. Pls suggest me the remedies
vikashsadani last decade
Hi vikashsadani,
The following additional information is required to help you. Therefore, please do the best you can in providing a detailed and accurate data.
1. ID or Your Name:
2. Age
3. Sex
4. Single/Married
5. weight
6. Height .
7. country
8. climate
9. List of your complaints
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt
13. Thirst
14. Tongue and Taste
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine)
16. What exactly is happening?
17. How do you feel?
18. How does this affect you?
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
For Females Only
37. When is the period during the month approx date?
Any monthly cycle issues? Regular, early, late, before problems, after problems,
pain, any other discharges?
38. Are you pregnant? If yes, please give pregnancy start date? Any current issues?
Regards
Nawaz
The following additional information is required to help you. Therefore, please do the best you can in providing a detailed and accurate data.
1. ID or Your Name:
2. Age
3. Sex
4. Single/Married
5. weight
6. Height .
7. country
8. climate
9. List of your complaints
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt
13. Thirst
14. Tongue and Taste
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine)
16. What exactly is happening?
17. How do you feel?
18. How does this affect you?
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
For Females Only
37. When is the period during the month approx date?
Any monthly cycle issues? Regular, early, late, before problems, after problems,
pain, any other discharges?
38. Are you pregnant? If yes, please give pregnancy start date? Any current issues?
Regards
Nawaz
♡ nawazkhan last decade
My details are as follows.
1. ID :Vikash Sadani
2. Age : 29
3. Sex : M
4. Marital Status : Married
5. weight : 87
6. Height . 5.8 Feet
7. country India
8. climate : Tropical
9. List of your complaints
Fistula
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint?
Fistula 3 yars
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic No
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt Sweets
13. Thirst Good
14. Tongue and Taste Spicy
15. Current BP (without medicine and with medicine)
140/90
16. What exactly is happening?
Fistula not healing .. Oozing most of the times.
17. How do you feel?
Painful
18. How does this affect you?
Cant concentrate on my daily works. Afer the morning acivity its very painful for the first 4-5 hrs until he puss gets discharged
19. How does it feel like?
Disturbing & painful
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Current medicines you are taking?
I am taking some medicine from Naturoveda. They have given me some medicine.
26. Family Background
Parents,Spouse and 1 child
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
Post Graduation
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
Service in a bank
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
Like spicy food.
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
Spicy food
31. Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry, impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not , you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
:;: Impatient.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)& Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
left side of anus
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
left side of ANUS
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
havent noticed
In order to find out that what miasm are you currently in, please answer the following Q's?
1. Please tell us about your pain, if any? How much is the pain and where?
When Pus or Water accumulates in Fistula it irritates and pains a lot and its unbearable pain.Once tht puss dicharged than its ok.
2. Is there any pus coming from anywhere in your body and it's color, quantity and thickness? The color may be yellow, light yellow, brown, dark brown, greenish, white and watery.
watery discharge with light yellow and some times us with blood from fistula
3. What is the color of your discharges, if any?
Water wih slight yellow somrtimes but sticky.
Pus pale yellow.
4. How about the blood discharges, if any? Please describe the color of blood and its thickness?
Ans : As the Blood , Pus , Water discharges. the color is conbination of all but not brown atleast
5. Please tell me about your constipation?
I don feel lie any pain or problem in my morning activity
6. How about the itching and burning in detail, if any?
Itching yes and now from somedays its buring a lot for the first 4-5 hours after the morning activity.
7. How is your energy level and state of mind other than the one you already described?
GOOD
8. Any other issues right now and in the past other than the one you have already described?
9. What are you taking at the moment on daily basis?
Taking some natural medicines from naturoveda for blood cleaning and healing
10. Any other additional information that you would like to mention that might be helpful?
THanks
Vikash
1. ID :Vikash Sadani
2. Age : 29
3. Sex : M
4. Marital Status : Married
5. weight : 87
6. Height . 5.8 Feet
7. country India
8. climate : Tropical
9. List of your complaints
Fistula
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint?
Fistula 3 yars
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic No
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt Sweets
13. Thirst Good
14. Tongue and Taste Spicy
15. Current BP (without medicine and with medicine)
140/90
16. What exactly is happening?
Fistula not healing .. Oozing most of the times.
17. How do you feel?
Painful
18. How does this affect you?
Cant concentrate on my daily works. Afer the morning acivity its very painful for the first 4-5 hrs until he puss gets discharged
19. How does it feel like?
Disturbing & painful
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Current medicines you are taking?
I am taking some medicine from Naturoveda. They have given me some medicine.
26. Family Background
Parents,Spouse and 1 child
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
Post Graduation
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
Service in a bank
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
Like spicy food.
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
Spicy food
31. Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry, impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not , you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
:;: Impatient.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)& Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
left side of anus
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
left side of ANUS
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
havent noticed
In order to find out that what miasm are you currently in, please answer the following Q's?
1. Please tell us about your pain, if any? How much is the pain and where?
When Pus or Water accumulates in Fistula it irritates and pains a lot and its unbearable pain.Once tht puss dicharged than its ok.
2. Is there any pus coming from anywhere in your body and it's color, quantity and thickness? The color may be yellow, light yellow, brown, dark brown, greenish, white and watery.
watery discharge with light yellow and some times us with blood from fistula
3. What is the color of your discharges, if any?
Water wih slight yellow somrtimes but sticky.
Pus pale yellow.
4. How about the blood discharges, if any? Please describe the color of blood and its thickness?
Ans : As the Blood , Pus , Water discharges. the color is conbination of all but not brown atleast
5. Please tell me about your constipation?
I don feel lie any pain or problem in my morning activity
6. How about the itching and burning in detail, if any?
Itching yes and now from somedays its buring a lot for the first 4-5 hours after the morning activity.
7. How is your energy level and state of mind other than the one you already described?
GOOD
8. Any other issues right now and in the past other than the one you have already described?
9. What are you taking at the moment on daily basis?
Taking some natural medicines from naturoveda for blood cleaning and healing
10. Any other additional information that you would like to mention that might be helpful?
THanks
Vikash
vikashsadani last decade
its bleeding sometimes. the real problem is the pain which starts after i go to toilet in the morning. after that it starts paining a lot as the puss gets accumulated. but after 5-6 hrs when the puss gets discharged then its ok.
vikashsadani last decade
Hello Patty
How are you doing after the Surgery ? Any good news ? I hope you are doing good.
Thanks
Raj
How are you doing after the Surgery ? Any good news ? I hope you are doing good.
Thanks
Raj
rajhomeo75 last decade
Hi Vikash,
Please take Ruta 200C and Hypericum 200C, one dose daily, for 5 days.
Also, Calendula 200c, one dose daily, for 5 days.
Please take Ruta 200C and Hypericum 200C, one dose daily, for 5 days.
Also, Calendula 200c, one dose daily, for 5 days.
♡ nawazkhan last decade
Hi Nawaz
I took the arnica for only two days and then my period started. I stopped it. Or should I continue? I have some pain on te outside and slight draining little bloody
Raj
Thank u! I am doing pretty well. Te first two weeks were tough. Still limiting all activity and according to the surgeon have some inflammation therefore little draining because the plug is a foreign body adapting. Draining is less and less so I am hopeful. Also gas doesn't pass thru the 'opening' so I think it must be PLUGGED! Keep your fingers crossed. I need this to work since I also had the flap done on the inside there is a greater chance of full recovery :)
P
I took the arnica for only two days and then my period started. I stopped it. Or should I continue? I have some pain on te outside and slight draining little bloody
Raj
Thank u! I am doing pretty well. Te first two weeks were tough. Still limiting all activity and according to the surgeon have some inflammation therefore little draining because the plug is a foreign body adapting. Draining is less and less so I am hopeful. Also gas doesn't pass thru the 'opening' so I think it must be PLUGGED! Keep your fingers crossed. I need this to work since I also had the flap done on the inside there is a greater chance of full recovery :)
P
patty1207 last decade
Hello, not sure if I'm posting correctly..... I'm 37 male. I think I eat pretty healthy. I've had a fisure for over a year now, more than a few times I've almost healed it only to have to stick around. I've taken, wheat grass, gods kula , zinc, fiber. Probly more things. I would love any help you can give me. Please and thank you so much.
Steve
Steve
Steveh20 last decade
♡ nawazkhan last decade
Hi Steve,
The following additional information is required to help you. Therefore, please do the best you can in providing a detailed and accurate data.
1. ID or Your Name:
2. Age
3. Sex
4. Single/Married
5. weight
6. Height .
7. country
8. climate
9. List of your complaints
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt
13. Thirst
14. Tongue and Taste
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine)
16. What exactly is happening?
17. How do you feel?
18. How does this affect you?
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
Regards
Nawaz
The following additional information is required to help you. Therefore, please do the best you can in providing a detailed and accurate data.
1. ID or Your Name:
2. Age
3. Sex
4. Single/Married
5. weight
6. Height .
7. country
8. climate
9. List of your complaints
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt
13. Thirst
14. Tongue and Taste
15. Current Blood Pressure (without medicine and with medicine)
16. What exactly is happening?
17. How do you feel?
18. How does this affect you?
19. How does it feel like?
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Important Question.
Current and previous remedies/medicines you are taking or took in the past?
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living?
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food
30. Name of foods which increase your problem
31. Important Question.
Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry,
impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not, you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)&
Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body)
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g
urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc.
Regards
Nawaz
♡ nawazkhan last decade
patty1207 last decade
Hell nawaz thank you so much for taking the time for me.
1. steve
2.37
3.male
4.married
5.150lb
6.5-10
7.usa
8.rainy
9 fisure
10. for 1 year plus a month or two
11. non dia.
12.i cant say im desiring any of those. I tend to lean toward sweets
13.hardly ever. trying to force myself to drink water
14. good
15no meds. bp was good last week. I forgot the numbers
16 I had a fissure about 6 years ago. it healed. but for the last 14 months it has come back. ive tried fiber, magneesum, wheat grass
zinc. I can get it close to healing only to have it fester up. it hurts almost all day now.
17. i feel great cept for the pain in my butt.
18.I cant anything spicy, hurts to sit somtimes, just plain hurts
19. it burns and stings
20.how can i heal this
21?
22?23?
24?
25wheat grass for loose stool,and magneesum.
26no inllness
27?
28.purchase manager
29.I love food. cant eat spicy now
30.spicy food. red meat.
impatient, no public speaking, easy going, type a person. no road rage.
32.no
33.
34. my butt, cant place a side
pee is normal color yellow, no secretions from fisure that i see.
Thank you so much for being available to us. I am ready to heal. Thank you
1. steve
2.37
3.male
4.married
5.150lb
6.5-10
7.usa
8.rainy
9 fisure
10. for 1 year plus a month or two
11. non dia.
12.i cant say im desiring any of those. I tend to lean toward sweets
13.hardly ever. trying to force myself to drink water
14. good
15no meds. bp was good last week. I forgot the numbers
16 I had a fissure about 6 years ago. it healed. but for the last 14 months it has come back. ive tried fiber, magneesum, wheat grass
zinc. I can get it close to healing only to have it fester up. it hurts almost all day now.
17. i feel great cept for the pain in my butt.
18.I cant anything spicy, hurts to sit somtimes, just plain hurts
19. it burns and stings
20.how can i heal this
21?
22?23?
24?
25wheat grass for loose stool,and magneesum.
26no inllness
27?
28.purchase manager
29.I love food. cant eat spicy now
30.spicy food. red meat.
impatient, no public speaking, easy going, type a person. no road rage.
32.no
33.
34. my butt, cant place a side
pee is normal color yellow, no secretions from fisure that i see.
Thank you so much for being available to us. I am ready to heal. Thank you
Steveh20 last decade
Hello, My name is Andre and I'm a 54 year old male. I have suffered from Diverticulitis for a few years, and a side effect from that, a Fistula formed. I most recently had a flare up of Diverticulitis and had to have surgery. The diverticulitis was so severe, I had to have a colostomy, which should be able to be reversed in a few months. I do not want to have the colostomy reversed until my Fistula clears up, as that may cause more problems for the fistula in the long run. I have read this forum and have tried a remedy posted by another poster. They suggested using Silicea 6x and Arnica 30c pellets. I have been using this for a few months now, and there is no change in the fistula. It starts to feel better, then flares up again every couple of weeks. I have alot of swelling, severe pain where I can barely sit, discharge of pus and sometimes alot of bleeding. Please help. If I can't get this cleared up, I worry my colostomy will become permanent. Thank you, Andre
1. ID: AJ0821
2. Age 54
3. Sex M
4. Marital Status Single
5. weight 150
6. Height 5'10'
7. country US
8. climate Cold winters/Warm Summers
9. List of your complaints: Swelling, oozing of pus, bleeding, pain
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint? 1 year
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic non
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt sweets
13. Thirst no
14. Tongue and Taste normal
15. Current BP (without medicine and with medicine) normal
16. What exactly is happening? Flaring up periodically, pain, pus, swelling, bleeding
17. How do you feel? Stressed
18. How does this affect you? Causing stressful headaches and depression
19. How does it feel like? Swollen and hard
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Current medicines you are taking? Silicea 6x and Arnica 30C Pellets in spring water
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living? Musician
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food Sweet and salty foods
30. Name of foods which increase your problem: Not sure
31. Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry, impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not , you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections. Irritability, depression, not wanting interraction with others
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)& Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease: Butt
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body) Right
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc. Clear to yellowish
In order to find out that what miasm are you currently in, please answer the following Q's?
1. Please tell us about your pain, if any? How much is the pain and where? Very painful when swollen. Hard to sit
2. Is there any pus coming from anywhere in your body and it's color, quantity and thickness? The color may be yellow, light yellow, brown, dark brown, greenish, white and watery. Yes
3. What is the color of your discharges, if any? yellow
4. How about the blood discharges, if any? Please describe the color of blood and its thickness? Brownish red
5. Please tell me about your constipation? None
6. How about the itching and burning in detail, if any? Itching
7. How is your energy level and state of mind other than the one you already described? Sleep alot, very moody
8. Any other issues right now and in the past other than the one you have already described?
9. What are you taking at the moment (homoeopathic and allopathic) on daily basis? Silicea 6x(2 tabs 3 times daily) and Arnica 30C Pellets (3 pellets disolved in 500 ML Spring Water - 1 teaspoon taken 3 times daily)
10. Any other additional information that you would like to mention that might be helpful?
1. ID: AJ0821
2. Age 54
3. Sex M
4. Marital Status Single
5. weight 150
6. Height 5'10'
7. country US
8. climate Cold winters/Warm Summers
9. List of your complaints: Swelling, oozing of pus, bleeding, pain
10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint? 1 year
11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic non
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt sweets
13. Thirst no
14. Tongue and Taste normal
15. Current BP (without medicine and with medicine) normal
16. What exactly is happening? Flaring up periodically, pain, pus, swelling, bleeding
17. How do you feel? Stressed
18. How does this affect you? Causing stressful headaches and depression
19. How does it feel like? Swollen and hard
20. What comes to your mind?
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you?
22. How did that feel like?
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation?
24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)?
25. Current medicines you are taking? Silicea 6x and Arnica 30C Pellets in spring water
26. Family Background
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient
28. Nature of work, what do you do for living? Musician
29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food Sweet and salty foods
30. Name of foods which increase your problem: Not sure
31. Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry, impatient and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not , you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections. Irritability, depression, not wanting interraction with others
32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)& Amelioration (Decreases)
33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)
34. Location of the disease: Butt
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body) Right
36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc. Clear to yellowish
In order to find out that what miasm are you currently in, please answer the following Q's?
1. Please tell us about your pain, if any? How much is the pain and where? Very painful when swollen. Hard to sit
2. Is there any pus coming from anywhere in your body and it's color, quantity and thickness? The color may be yellow, light yellow, brown, dark brown, greenish, white and watery. Yes
3. What is the color of your discharges, if any? yellow
4. How about the blood discharges, if any? Please describe the color of blood and its thickness? Brownish red
5. Please tell me about your constipation? None
6. How about the itching and burning in detail, if any? Itching
7. How is your energy level and state of mind other than the one you already described? Sleep alot, very moody
8. Any other issues right now and in the past other than the one you have already described?
9. What are you taking at the moment (homoeopathic and allopathic) on daily basis? Silicea 6x(2 tabs 3 times daily) and Arnica 30C Pellets (3 pellets disolved in 500 ML Spring Water - 1 teaspoon taken 3 times daily)
10. Any other additional information that you would like to mention that might be helpful?
AJ0821 last decade
♡ nawazkhan last decade
patty1207 last decade
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