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Allergic Rhinitis + Eczema
Dear Experts,PLEASE HELP!
I am a 24 year old male living in india.I have allergic rhinitis and eczema. A few weeks back i decided to self diagnose myself.Tried Arsenicum album, then allium cepa30 and now i am taking allium cepa 30 with sulphur 30.I am having an aggravation even after a week of starting allium cepa.Sulphur seems to be working but i still wake up at night to scratch myself raw.The condition is becoming ubearable.
I have had allrgic rhinitis and eczema asince 18.It started when i lived in a hostel next to a paper mill.although i was always succeptoble to cold and laboured breathing(during cold) since childhood.My cold has all the symptoms and stages mentioned in allium cepa.my skin is very dry,scaly and itchy.My mother has xerosis and father has had eczema and mild allergies.
Please help and recommend somethign if you can!
allergy+Eczema on 2011-12-04
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♡ kadwa last decade
Dear Mr. Kadwa,
Thank you so much for taking my case.I would be greatfull if you could put an effort into my case.
Patient ID: Sex:Male Age: 24
1. Describe your main suffering?
Allergic rhinitis(dust and pollen allergy) and very dry itchy skin.rhinitis has stages,it firstattacks the nose(acrid discharge),then throat, thhen lungs with laboured breathing.It lasts 4-5 days.I get it almost every month.
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
I have very low energy levels,masturbation exacerbates my succeptibility to rhinitis and dry skin, incomlete coition,not very good digestive system,dry rectum and difficulty passing stool(sometimes rectum bleeds).
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
I do suffer from low confidence sometimes but otherwise mentally i am fine.Although during rhinitis attacks i feel very dejected with life.
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
Very irritating copious acrid discharge from nose, raw sore throat(feel like i have to swallow),swallowing hurts like hell.Swallowing of cough makes me more succeptible to this whole cycle of cold.During the colds,have absolutely no energy,raw nose and throat,watery acrid discharge and no thirst at all.feel like eating warm stuff.Feel better in the sun in the open.
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
I always had colds which were bad enough, but my eczema started at teh age of 18 when i was living alongside a paper mill.6 yrs and now its spread to the whole of my upper body,front and back.
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
rhinitis attacks can happen anytime.
eczema is worst at night and after bathing
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
ejaculation, dust pollens, drinking somethign very cold and sleeping, not washing my hands regularly all aggravate the suffering of rhinitis.ejaculation has the same effect on eczema.
having warm food/drinks, having clove/ginger/cardomom tea all ameliorate my suffering.Keeping clove in my mouth while sleeping helps a lot.
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)?
My rhinitis and eczema are much better in dry climate places.Whenever i move to humid climate ,the frequency of my attacks increases.
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
i feel better during cold whether.
Feel worse during humid 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 am a little moody, i am not arrogant,i am mild,nervous,easily offended,quiet and lazy.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
i feel normal
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
I prefer being left alone to myself.
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
i am very sensitive to smell.
after ejaculation, i also feel buring sensation in my eyes,and am very sensitive to light at that time.
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
i like picking at the skin at the end of my fingers and tows.
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
i am single.I am only connected to my direct family and set of very close friends.I am out sight out of mind type.i am very loyal to the close ones.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
There are no chronic fears as such and no recurring dream either.
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
i have been eating oily and a high-salt diet since childhood.I crave spicy and sweet food.I do not feel full on eating bland stuff.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
my thirst is normal, but during the rhinitis attacks,i have almost no thirst.
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
i eat quite a lot.
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
My stomach would ache on eating eggs and pineapple juice before taking my homeopathy treatment.I also had a problem of stomach aches due to eating too late in the afternoon(my stomach lining was being eaten up).
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Sweat is normal.i sweat more in the head.
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
bowel movement is irregular.I usually pass stool about 2-3 times a day at intervals of 1/2-1 hour.Stool is dry and dark and hurts rectum on passing.
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
i am a light sleeper, even a small noise wakes me up.but i sleep a lot.i usually sleep on one of my arms holding onto my pillow in a hug.
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
No,i suffer from premature ejaculation.Am not able to get a hard on after i ejaculate once for a long time.feel very tired and exhausted after ejaculation.
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
I believe i am a fighter.I also am a good judge of people and situations.
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 used to take okacet anti allergic every 2-3 days till a year back.
8 months back i started homeopathic treatment.It did make my rhinitis attacks dissapear but eczema still remained.Also,the doctor did not tell me the remedy names he tried on me.
20 days back i started to treat myself using homeopathy.I started with Ars-6c.after 2 weeks, i realised it was causing my skin to itch on different areas and very violentl,my salp was itching a lot too.and i was still getting rhinitis attacks.i was taking 3 pellets thrice a day.
Then i switched to allium cepa-30.It stopped my rhinitis attacks with no side effects,but eczema was still the same.so recently started taking 2 pellets diluted in water of sulphur-30 with it.had a rhinitis attacks(with all stages combined), but subdued, only 2 days after starting sulphur.maybe it happened due to overdose or maybe aggravation due to sulphur i am not sure.
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
My father suffered from eczema in legs.he also had dust allergy(mild).
My mother has xerosis(very dry itchy skin).
besides this they are both healthy.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
i used to be very lean,no matter how much i ate i did not gain weight.So i started gyming, and after putting twice the nomral amount of effort required, now i look healthy,i am 5ft 10.5 inches,wheatish complexion,have black thin hair.my weight is 79kgs.i also find it hard to concentrate on things for long periods
Thank you so much for taking my case.I would be greatfull if you could put an effort into my case.
Patient ID: Sex:Male Age: 24
1. Describe your main suffering?
Allergic rhinitis(dust and pollen allergy) and very dry itchy skin.rhinitis has stages,it firstattacks the nose(acrid discharge),then throat, thhen lungs with laboured breathing.It lasts 4-5 days.I get it almost every month.
2. What other physical sufferings do you have in your body?
I have very low energy levels,masturbation exacerbates my succeptibility to rhinitis and dry skin, incomlete coition,not very good digestive system,dry rectum and difficulty passing stool(sometimes rectum bleeds).
3. What mental sufferings / feelings do you have associated with your physical sufferings?
I do suffer from low confidence sometimes but otherwise mentally i am fine.Although during rhinitis attacks i feel very dejected with life.
4. What exactly do you feel when you are at your worst?
Very irritating copious acrid discharge from nose, raw sore throat(feel like i have to swallow),swallowing hurts like hell.Swallowing of cough makes me more succeptible to this whole cycle of cold.During the colds,have absolutely no energy,raw nose and throat,watery acrid discharge and no thirst at all.feel like eating warm stuff.Feel better in the sun in the open.
5. When did it all start? Can you connect it to any past event or disease?
I always had colds which were bad enough, but my eczema started at teh age of 18 when i was living alongside a paper mill.6 yrs and now its spread to the whole of my upper body,front and back.
6. Which time of the day you are worst?
rhinitis attacks can happen anytime.
eczema is worst at night and after bathing
7. What are the things which aggravate your suffering and which are those which ameliorate the same?
ejaculation, dust pollens, drinking somethign very cold and sleeping, not washing my hands regularly all aggravate the suffering of rhinitis.ejaculation has the same effect on eczema.
having warm food/drinks, having clove/ginger/cardomom tea all ameliorate my suffering.Keeping clove in my mouth while sleeping helps a lot.
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)?
My rhinitis and eczema are much better in dry climate places.Whenever i move to humid climate ,the frequency of my attacks increases.
9. When do you feel better, during hot weather or cold weather, humid or dry weather?
i feel better during cold whether.
Feel worse during humid 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 am a little moody, i am not arrogant,i am mild,nervous,easily offended,quiet and lazy.
- How do you feel before or during a thunderstorm?
i feel normal
- Do you like being consoled during your tough times?
I prefer being left alone to myself.
- Are you sensitive to external stimuli like smell, noise, light etc?
i am very sensitive to smell.
after ejaculation, i also feel buring sensation in my eyes,and am very sensitive to light at that time.
- Do you have any typical habit or gesture like nail biting, causeless
weeping, talking to one self etc?
i like picking at the skin at the end of my fingers and tows.
- How do you feel about your friends, family, your children and especially your husband / wife?
i am single.I am only connected to my direct family and set of very close friends.I am out sight out of mind type.i am very loyal to the close ones.
11. What are your fears and do you dream of any situation repeatedly?
There are no chronic fears as such and no recurring dream either.
12. What do you crave for in food items and what are your aversions?
i have been eating oily and a high-salt diet since childhood.I crave spicy and sweet food.I do not feel full on eating bland stuff.
13. How is your thirst: Less, Normal or Excessive?
my thirst is normal, but during the rhinitis attacks,i have almost no thirst.
14. How if your hunger: Less, Normal or Excessive?
i eat quite a lot.
15. Is there any kind of food which your body cant stand?
My stomach would ache on eating eggs and pineapple juice before taking my homeopathy treatment.I also had a problem of stomach aches due to eating too late in the afternoon(my stomach lining was being eaten up).
16. Is your sweat normal or less or more? Where does it sweat more: Head, Trunk or Limbs?
Sweat is normal.i sweat more in the head.
17. How is your bowel movement and stool type?
bowel movement is irregular.I usually pass stool about 2-3 times a day at intervals of 1/2-1 hour.Stool is dry and dark and hurts rectum on passing.
18. How well do you sleep? Do you have a particular posture of sleeping?
i am a light sleeper, even a small noise wakes me up.but i sleep a lot.i usually sleep on one of my arms holding onto my pillow in a hug.
19. Do you think you are able to satisfy your sexual desires in general?
No,i suffer from premature ejaculation.Am not able to get a hard on after i ejaculate once for a long time.feel very tired and exhausted after ejaculation.
20. How do you think you are different from others, if at all?
I believe i am a fighter.I also am a good judge of people and situations.
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 used to take okacet anti allergic every 2-3 days till a year back.
8 months back i started homeopathic treatment.It did make my rhinitis attacks dissapear but eczema still remained.Also,the doctor did not tell me the remedy names he tried on me.
20 days back i started to treat myself using homeopathy.I started with Ars-6c.after 2 weeks, i realised it was causing my skin to itch on different areas and very violentl,my salp was itching a lot too.and i was still getting rhinitis attacks.i was taking 3 pellets thrice a day.
Then i switched to allium cepa-30.It stopped my rhinitis attacks with no side effects,but eczema was still the same.so recently started taking 2 pellets diluted in water of sulphur-30 with it.had a rhinitis attacks(with all stages combined), but subdued, only 2 days after starting sulphur.maybe it happened due to overdose or maybe aggravation due to sulphur i am not sure.
22. What major diseases are running in your family?
My father suffered from eczema in legs.he also had dust allergy(mild).
My mother has xerosis(very dry itchy skin).
besides this they are both healthy.
23. Describe, how do you look like? Describe your overall appearance
i used to be very lean,no matter how much i ate i did not gain weight.So i started gyming, and after putting twice the nomral amount of effort required, now i look healthy,i am 5ft 10.5 inches,wheatish complexion,have black thin hair.my weight is 79kgs.i also find it hard to concentrate on things for long periods
allergy+Eczema last decade
Hi,
ok i'll get back to you after ten days.altho there r some facts i forgot to mention.
1:i did stop medication after 6 months of prescription from the homeopath,my symptoms had returned just in 5 days
2:i have had kidney stones for last 2 yrs,passed one through urine 1 month back.
Thanks.
ok i'll get back to you after ten days.altho there r some facts i forgot to mention.
1:i did stop medication after 6 months of prescription from the homeopath,my symptoms had returned just in 5 days
2:i have had kidney stones for last 2 yrs,passed one through urine 1 month back.
Thanks.
allergy+Eczema last decade
Hello Mr. Kadwa,
Its been 9 days since i stopped my remedies.Given below are the observations.
1:My rhinitis has been in complete control.Have not had any attacks,did not take anti allergics(used to take 1 every 3 days before).My allergic rhinitis seems to have been controlled.
2:My dry itchy skin is still persisting.i9n these 9 days, i got some new itchy areas on both my forearms, but they have reduced in the last 3-4 days.My skin has come to the stage it was at before i started homeopathy.Its dry, itchy,scalp is itchy too,and the itchy areas are increasing very slowly.
3:I applied Efaderm(a strong moisturiser) on my forearms one day.that day and a day after that i felt some acrid discharge behind my nose in the throat.this is exactly how my rhinitis attacks would start in the past.the cream controlled itching in those areas but it almost rbought about a rhinitis attack.THEREFORE, i somehow believe my eczema and allergic rhinitis are connected.When one is active the other is not.And i think this i have noticed in the past also.
4:hot water baths help a lot with the itching.But still my eczema is still existant with very itchy skin which aggravated after MIDNIGHT.
forgot to tell you before that i have always had dark circles around my eyes.
These are all the observations.Awaiting a reply,
Thanks!
Its been 9 days since i stopped my remedies.Given below are the observations.
1:My rhinitis has been in complete control.Have not had any attacks,did not take anti allergics(used to take 1 every 3 days before).My allergic rhinitis seems to have been controlled.
2:My dry itchy skin is still persisting.i9n these 9 days, i got some new itchy areas on both my forearms, but they have reduced in the last 3-4 days.My skin has come to the stage it was at before i started homeopathy.Its dry, itchy,scalp is itchy too,and the itchy areas are increasing very slowly.
3:I applied Efaderm(a strong moisturiser) on my forearms one day.that day and a day after that i felt some acrid discharge behind my nose in the throat.this is exactly how my rhinitis attacks would start in the past.the cream controlled itching in those areas but it almost rbought about a rhinitis attack.THEREFORE, i somehow believe my eczema and allergic rhinitis are connected.When one is active the other is not.And i think this i have noticed in the past also.
4:hot water baths help a lot with the itching.But still my eczema is still existant with very itchy skin which aggravated after MIDNIGHT.
forgot to tell you before that i have always had dark circles around my eyes.
These are all the observations.Awaiting a reply,
Thanks!
allergy+Eczema last decade
Hey,
I have one more question.
1: Should i stop taking remey for rhinitis altogether?
2:If and when my allergic rhinitis symptoms start to return, in what dosage and frequency should i take the remedy(which is either allium cepa or sulphur)?
thanks!
I have one more question.
1: Should i stop taking remey for rhinitis altogether?
2:If and when my allergic rhinitis symptoms start to return, in what dosage and frequency should i take the remedy(which is either allium cepa or sulphur)?
thanks!
allergy+Eczema last decade
Please take three doses of Calc Carb 200 as follows and report back after 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.
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.
♡ kadwa last decade
allergy+Eczema last decade
Sir,
xtremely sorry for the late reply.Actually i was out of town and did not have connectivity to the internet either.Following are my oservations:
1:First 2 days i felt a considerable improvement in my skin(itching reduced)
2:Then slowly the skin itched as normal but after around the 10th day i felt the itching reducing very slightly.
3:I was on a trip around the 15th day, got a rhintis attack, so had to take 2 Okacet anti allergics.I know this impedes the curing process but i had to do it.
4:At this point i feel my skin is improving so i would like to try this medicine again(on your prescription).Also, i will be t home for another 3 months.
5:Also please let me know what i should do in case of another rhinitis attack!
Thank you!!
xtremely sorry for the late reply.Actually i was out of town and did not have connectivity to the internet either.Following are my oservations:
1:First 2 days i felt a considerable improvement in my skin(itching reduced)
2:Then slowly the skin itched as normal but after around the 10th day i felt the itching reducing very slightly.
3:I was on a trip around the 15th day, got a rhintis attack, so had to take 2 Okacet anti allergics.I know this impedes the curing process but i had to do it.
4:At this point i feel my skin is improving so i would like to try this medicine again(on your prescription).Also, i will be t home for another 3 months.
5:Also please let me know what i should do in case of another rhinitis attack!
Thank you!!
allergy+Eczema last decade
Please repeat calc carb 200 as earlier by taking three doses and wait for 15 days.
It should help you overall including your rhinitis.
In case of acute attack you may take 2 pellets each of ferrum phos 6x and kali mur 6x together every hour and see whether it helps.
It should help you overall including your rhinitis.
In case of acute attack you may take 2 pellets each of ferrum phos 6x and kali mur 6x together every hour and see whether it helps.
♡ kadwa last decade
Sir,
Ok i'll do the same.here are 2 important observations i would like to run by you
1:Last 10 days i have been taking alcohol almost everyday.My skin felt smooth and much better(almost no itching).As soon as i returned home(stopped alcohol intake and got a good 15-18 hours sleep), my skin started showing the normal symptoms of itch and roughness.Maybe body heat has somethign to do with it.
I'll report back after 15 days.
Thanks!
Ok i'll do the same.here are 2 important observations i would like to run by you
1:Last 10 days i have been taking alcohol almost everyday.My skin felt smooth and much better(almost no itching).As soon as i returned home(stopped alcohol intake and got a good 15-18 hours sleep), my skin started showing the normal symptoms of itch and roughness.Maybe body heat has somethign to do with it.
I'll report back after 15 days.
Thanks!
allergy+Eczema last decade
Dear Mr.Kadwa,
Given below are the observations
1:I had 1 rhinitis attack.I took 2pellets each of the prescribed remedies twice(at interval of 2 hrs).They worked!Besides that, i have not taken anything, so my rhinitis seems to be improving
2:My skin is improving too.But that improvement is there only when i do not eat wheat products.I was suspicious that i am allergic to something in wheat(maybe gluten).I tried laying off it for some days, and experienced much lesser itching and smoother skin.But when i had wheat(even twice a day) i felt a rougher skin and itching return to normal.I tried this 3-4 times with the same results.
Thanks!
Given below are the observations
1:I had 1 rhinitis attack.I took 2pellets each of the prescribed remedies twice(at interval of 2 hrs).They worked!Besides that, i have not taken anything, so my rhinitis seems to be improving
2:My skin is improving too.But that improvement is there only when i do not eat wheat products.I was suspicious that i am allergic to something in wheat(maybe gluten).I tried laying off it for some days, and experienced much lesser itching and smoother skin.But when i had wheat(even twice a day) i felt a rougher skin and itching return to normal.I tried this 3-4 times with the same results.
Thanks!
allergy+Eczema last decade
Please don't take any homeopathic remedy for the time being. You may take the tissue salts on need. Please report back after 15 days.
♡ kadwa last decade
♡ kadwa last decade
Hello Sir,
In the past 15-20 days i haven't felt the need to take the tissue salts even once.
As far as my skin is concerned, now i am very sure the itching is related to gluten intolerance, the test results of which will be available soon.
thanks!
In the past 15-20 days i haven't felt the need to take the tissue salts even once.
As far as my skin is concerned, now i am very sure the itching is related to gluten intolerance, the test results of which will be available soon.
thanks!
allergy+Eczema last decade
Sir,
In the past 3 days i have noticed a slight return in my symptoms. I took the tissue salts 2 days back. The burning in my eyes has returned as well.
Thanks!
In the past 3 days i have noticed a slight return in my symptoms. I took the tissue salts 2 days back. The burning in my eyes has returned as well.
Thanks!
allergy+Eczema last decade
If there is a significant relapse in your symptoms, please take three doses of calc carb 200 as earlier and report back after 15 days.
♡ kadwa last decade
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