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If that is the case, then I will repeat another dose of nux vomica until I get some kind of reaction.

I will not take anything else for a week from the last dose.

Hey

So I just want to update you.

I have taken 3 doses of nux vomits 200 and the last one was on saturday. So far no reactions.

I will wait until Saturday or Sunday to take the lac h again. I will do one dose and the second dose the next day.

I am also going to be taking baking soda in water to help with acidity and make my body more alkaline. We'll see if that helps

Hey,

Nothing has changed really. I took the Lac h like I said I would with 2 doses a day apart. But it didn't do anything.

About 3 days ago, on wednesday, I ate some stuff that I really shouldn't have. It really screwed me up. I think what did it was the pasta with some kind of white wine sauce.

Alcohol kills me. I didn't even like it, which was good, because I did not eat it again for dinner like I normally would. Then later that day I ate some heavy cream.
Big mistake.

I could not sleep that night. I ended up taking a lot of Tums, which didn't help that much. Took 3 doses of Pepcid AC at once, which is a lot, but I have taken that much before. This was around 3 am and I finally went to sleep a little after taking the pills. I ended up not going to work the next day because of this.

I could not eat anything the next day. I just stayed home, rested. It was one of the worse experiences and just a reminder of what can happen if I choose to eat the wrong thing, even once. I was feeling sick, meaning really nauseated, especially in the chest. And a burning hole feeling in the chest like I never did before. I ended up taking Gaviscon advance after waking up.

About 5 minutes after the Gaviscon, I went to the toilet to throw up. I felt that this would finally relieve me. I ended up not throwing up, but a lot of spit and some liquid came up which I spit into the toilet. It sure felt like something was going to come up but never did. I felt like that later again that day, but no throw up. The whole day, I did not eat anything. No desire nor would my body accept it.

I'm glad I did fast because the next day I felt better. I was able to eat a little cereal with low fat milk and go to work. I went back to eating basic meals until I got better. I'm describing Friday now. I ate a banana as a snack after. For lunch and dinner, I had some lentils and rice. It was all cooked in water and no oil. Then some toast as a late snack. I took 2 doses of Pepcid and some Gaviscon at night and before I slept.

Today, I am pretty much back to my normal self before all this mess began days ago. I finished my cereal for breakfast. Had some cashews as a snack 2 hrs later. Had lentils and rice again for lunch. Will just continue eating every 2 hrs and plain for now.

The experience was horrible. Like a really bad hangover where you say I will never make this mistake again.

The gaviscon advance really helps and always has in the past when I was in real trouble. I guess it's because it is the only thing that keeps everything physically down, for at least 4 hrs. Especially when sleeping. That was one of the worst things was that, when I am not feeling good and nauseated, I cannot even lay down. I feel worse. The nausea gets worse, and if I have heartburn, that gets worse too. When I took the gaviscon, I was able to lie down though. I didn't have much energy. I didn't eat much the day before and that entire day, so I was feeling weak, and I barely slept so I was tired. For the last two years, I haven't be able to lie down on the couch, while watching TV or just to rest. It really sucks.

Anyway, in the past couple of weeks since my last post, I have also tried to add more alkaline foods to my meals. I tried eating more Buckwheat, which I read is one of the alkaline grains compared to most which were acidic. And also adding a lot of greens like parsley and cilantro to the meals. So, all of this instead of rice (white rice). And cutting out some snacks (sugary ones) and eating fruit instead. I didn't feel much better and I started noticing that I was losing weight. Now, as you may remember, I am not really where I should be weight wise. I am a little less than what I should be or would consider normal.

I think about a week ago, I started to really pay attention when looking in the mirror before I showered. I noticed how thin I was in the back, with bones showing and sticking out, and around the waist and lower areas. I didn't like this and I think this caused me to eat without limiting myself so much. So, this started the bad choices that I made this week which screwed me up for a few days. I think it started the day before the pasta, not sure exactly which day but it was earlier this week, where I ate this burrito. The burrito had tomato sauce all over it, which I normally would exclude but this time I didn't. I decided that it doesn't seem too matter too much what I am eating, but how much. I have been limited in how much I can eat, so I just accept it, I get full and just stop.

But I was wrong. It is also what I eat. Obviously tomato is an acidic vegetable right? And the white wine really screwed me over, and the cream on the same day.

I don't know its all very weird to me. I mean I don't feel anything coming up, yet the gaviscon helped. And sometimes I think its just hysteria that has caused this problem.

Anyway, so as far as homeopathy. I dont know what to think. Thats why I have some questions for you. Do you think that some things cannot be helped by homeopathy? Like some conditions, like mine, maybe caused by something else that cant be fixed or reversed by homeopathy? Like its just the result of bad diet and can be fixed by good diet through time. Maybe as long as many years to a decade or more? I mean either way, I will keep up a good, healthy diet and I like the vegetarian diet.

It's weird though, I've known people who've eaten far worse, I mean exponentially worse, and they dont have these problems. Could it just be that it affects certain people in certain ways.

I guess we have to find a new remedy. I've been thinking about what could cause this and I have narrowed it down to a few possibilities. Maybe this will help. It could be one of these or all together.

- Mood affects appetite. Sadness and depression I think really diminishes appetite. Happiness or mellowness or complacent mood does not necessarily increase appetite. It just keeps it normal.

- Anxiety, stress, and anger during my young adult years might have affected or damaged my appetite. I had a lot of fears during this time. Fear of not knowing where my life was going or what I would do with my life. Unhappy in my career and very unstable (in and out of work). This led to fear of getting fired (heavy stress about that) and when I was unemployed, had a huge fear of death which I never had before.
I even began fearing things I never did before and it was constantly on my mind. Fear of heights, working in tall buildings and above the 2nd floor. Fear of disasters, natural, uncontrollable ones like earthquakes, etc. Fear of sudden death, from even illogical things. Like someone randomly killing me, when Im not looking, someone I dont even know, assassinating me. I guess not working made me feel like I was dead or worthless and that something like that would happen.
This eventually led to me stressing and fearing food to kill me. Like getting some kind of bacteria from meat, back then I used to eat meat. And other infections from other foods. To eventually a fear of choking. This was the last huge stress I remember before my chronic problems started. This was when I knew something was wrong, but neither I nor any doctor could figure it out. I mean it seems to be related to food and my diet, because like I said, if I make the wrong choice, I will start having serious problems again. Like the swallowing problems I mentioned when this post first began, and which I kind of started to experience a little yesterday and today when I started to eat again after recovering from this horrible week.
But it could definitely be all related and its like all the foods I used to eat, or my favorite foods my whole life, have now become an enemy to me. Causing all these symptoms. This was the hysteria I was referring to earlier, that my craziness has caused this disease.

Also, the last 3 days or so, I had a serious amount of phlegm which was not normal at all. That happens if I make serious mistakes like I did, and its almost like a reaction my body has with having over acidic food. It is also green phlegm and not clear like it normally would be. This phlegm is like choking amount. It happened at work. I had to go somewhere private to get it all out. I could barely have time to catch my breath. It would get all filled up, I try to push it out, hack it up and it doesnt come out. It gets stuck on my tongue. I have to take a napkin, it sticks to the napkin, and then pull it out. But it doesnt all come out. So, I have to force and push again with my breath and do the same thing. Keep in mind this is down my throat and is blocking my airway because it is so thick and sticky. So, before I have time to take a breather after getting a huge chunk out, more comes immediately. This lasts for about 2 minutes.

This happened right after that pasta lunch with the white wine sauce. Like not even an hour after eating that. The last time something like this happened, was over 2 yrs ago when I didnt know any better and would eat something like pasta with alfredo sauce and chicken and it would happen right after that. And also ate a lot of heavy meals days before and after that too.

This happened a little bit yesterday, but not as bad as the one I described from Wednesday and thursday. Today, it hasnt happened so far and I dont think it will. It usually clears up after a few days of eating well. Its really bad, I mean I have to grab the phlegm sometimes with both hands and pull it out. It is that strong and thick. But again, this is a rare thing. The only phlegm I had in the last 2 years is just a small amount of clear white phlegm, which is easy to hack up and usually only happens in the morning. But there is a lot in the mornings, Im sure I mentioned this in my recent posts.

Well, this is all of the stuff I can think of. I know you have a lot to read, so you should take your time and read it while I continue to this diet that helps.
I also had some questions for you which I hope you will answer, but I am in no rush for an answer and I know there is a lot of stuff to go through before another answer.

I will continue the diet that works for me and I will also try to add alkaline things like Alfalfa sprouts to sandwiches or other greens and vegetables to my meals.

ok thanks for checking on me.

Hello Evocationer,

was wondering if you had time to read my last post?
Are you already working on it?

If you are having trouble finding another remedy to
match, I had a thought that might help. Maybe I should
take a higher dose of the previous remedies you had
me try. Like Ignatia and Nat Mur. I think those were the
two you matched for me and the 200 C which I took a
few times each.

Maybe I should try the 1 M or even 10 M? I mean my case
is pretty serious and I would think it might require a
stronger dose to see a reaction.

I went through the Remedy Finder from the site and it
suggested Causticum. I had that in 200 c so I took it
last night. I haven't really seen a noticeable difference
today. I think I might have tried it one time before too.
I took a dose of 3 pellets dissolved under the tongue.

Anyway, another thing I wanted to mention that could help
with figuring out the case. The burps that I mentioned in
previous posts, they are kind of like burning burps. Sometimes
worse than other times, but I really thought about describing
it and that seemed like a good way.

Thanks

Just wanted to post again so you can see this Evocationer.

You probably missed the last two posts I did. Please read the last 2 or 3 posts if you haven't already.

Thank you so much sir

Evocationer,

I am writing again so that my case does not get to the bottom of the list. I haven't heard from you lately and I'm hoping you will check out my updates.

I really think that I can be helped by homeopathy. I don't think that only diet will take care of this. It should have by now.

Please I cannot stand being this thin! I absolutely hate it! Please look at the last 2 or 3 posts by me since the last time you responded.

Thanks.

Hey Evocationer,

Hope everything is good with you. I haven't heard from you in a while and hope your all right.

Also, I had another question, in addition to my request to look at my case again.

I have this wart on my right hand, on the palm and very close to the wrist. Now, I wanted to know that if we choose the right remedy for my main issue (eating issue), would it also take care of the wart? Or is this a separate problem?

Is there such a thing as separate problem needing a separate remedy in homeopathy? I really wanted to try Thuja for my wart, but I won't until you respond. The wart doesn't bother me as much as the eating so I can wait.

But when I was reading about Thuja and the other ones, this one seemed to match.

Anyway, let me know. Thanks and appreciate all that you can do for me.

Hello,

I see that Evocationer is back. I hope he reads this since he was treating me and I hope he will continue my case.

I was working with someone else since you were out, but he doesn't have much time to respond as much anymore.

Can you continue my case?

I am going to present everything again in a better way. I think it will help when trying to match.

Let me know if it is too much information or too little.

I will start with mental, emotional, then physical.

Mental: Sadness, Extreme depression, to the point
where I felt like I wasn't alive,
Lifeless,
hopeless, negativity in general, feeling
like I may never be happy in life, a great
lack of motivation from depression,
anxieties about purpose in life,
about work, about losing job, stress about
those same things. Felt like a failure.

Can have very low confidence at times, and
very high other times, can be brought down
very easily by others, by myself, I can be
my own worst enemy, can beat myself up
mentally, thinking about mistakes I've
made constantly, things that have bothered
me, focusing and remembering the negatives
more than the positive moments,
repeating them in my head, perfectionist
mentality.

Complain a lot about things, fussy, things
need to be a certain way, picky, picky
eater.



Emotional: Very angry in general, anger is a
familiar emotion, sadness, always felt
alone, no partner in life, feel empty.

Crying makes me feel better, sometimes,
not always. Sometimes crying angers me
more. Sensitive in general. Affected by
what people say.

Anger makes me want to smash something,
using fists, makes me "grrrr" or growl.
Makes me breath harder, seething.

Can embarrass easily some times.


Physical:

Throat - Esophagus: Lots of phlegm -
mucus, more like phlegm, thick, sticky,
clear, white color, hard to get out, have
to hawk up a few times till comes out,
sometimes it will get stuck when coming
out, stuck on tongue, or somewhere else on
mouth, have to pull it out. Just a lot of
phlegm all day, worse in morning, especially after breakfast,
or eating large amounts, better at night where there is almost
no phlegm, cannot swallow phlegm (impossible),
have to hawk up and spit out. A lot of throat clearing too.
Phlegm seems to come or start from the nasal area, or in between
nose and throat, and then it feels like it is moving down, so I
just pull it down and it goes to my throat but then I must expel
it out.

Sometimes it is mucus that is green in color, or a mix of green
and yellow, and it's small, like a small booger, very hard to
get it out. I have to cough a lot to finally hawk it up and out.
I end up almost losing my voice because of this one.

Difficulty in swallowing, like little pieces of food gets stuck,
have to drink something to pass it down, re-swallowing doesn't
always help.

Belches - Sour or Bitter belches, like belch in reversal, feels
like it comes up and goes back down, with undigested food or liquid,
happens a lot during and after meals. It's not a normal burp that
comes up and goes out providing relief, it's the opposite, comes
up and goes back down, sometimes hard to swallow.

Neck - stiff, hard to move around. The back as well.


Ok now I am going to summarize the physical symptoms in order and it
might help, because these symptoms are over a span of many years and
this might narrow down the remedy.

The disease started out with phlegm, then it progressed to the swallowing
difficulty, then progressed to the belches. So, it continued with all
the symptoms before it, just kept getting worse.

A lot of weight loss during this time, after swallowing problem and belching started due to inability to eat.

Body Overall: Always been thin, then got to very thin after inability to eat,
underweight, unhealthy looking.

Weird habits - Peculiars: I twitch a lot, twitch in the lips, to the point
where I can look down and see my lips, like im stretching my lips and making
a kissing face. Twitch in the face also, like twitching both cheeks.

I also spit a lot.

Cannot eat the amount I want to or need to. The symptoms get worse such
as the difficulty swallowing and belches and I cannot continue eating.
Inability to eat. I am eating half the amount I should be.


Other info: Hold grudges, hard to let things go, hard to forgive people,
hard to forget the past, especially forgive those that I do not know too
well. Very sensitive to music, sounds, hear things very well, sensitive
to noise. Big passion for music, it also helps me deal with things, feel better.

I can be very irritable, especially in the morning. Do not like to talk at
all, do not want to hear a sound at all.

Voice - I have always noticed my voice, felt self-conscious, always wanted it
to sound good. Desire to be a singer. But even before that desire, I have
noticed my voice even when talking and always been nervous about it.

Voice will crack at times. I will clear my throat a lot because of this or
because something is bothering me in the throat. Then the phlegm and mucus
starts and comes out. The mucus I was describing earlier, which was small and
green, I go through a coughing fit, which starts with the feeling like
if I talk, no sound will come out, it will crack and can't talk until I clear
it. I clear and clear and it barely comes out. I cough and clear and eventually
it will come out. I feel a lot better after that and voice goes back to normal.

Ok, well I think that's pretty much it all.

Please let me know if you need more details on something or have other questions.

Thank you so much in advance.

Hmm. He seems to be not as available as I wanted. Any other suggestions?

Hi Simone,

you want me to post a new thread? Or reply to this one and change the subject? I have other posts asking for someone else's advice, should I just post on that again asking for help from another?

Thx