When patients recount stories related to gut distress — where one or two seemingly simple symptoms get treated and then evolve into a cascade of many and oftentimes worse symptoms — a homeopath’s first thought is always, “How I wish you had come to see me earlier.” This is simply because homeopathy and natural medicine, used early on, can nip the early symptoms in the bud, averting a downward health spiral and saving patients much suffering.
When I got to work, the other day, I saw on my schedule the name of a patient I’d not seen for a decade. I love when ‘long-ago’ patients return, and we pick up the thread of our relationship, much like old friends. I am truly heartened as a doctor to have such relationships built upon open communication, caring, and love.
“After that last remedy you gave me, I felt so good that I really didn’t need to come back… until now,” Sally told me. The homeopathic remedy Sepia Officinalis had done wonders for Sally ten years earlier, alleviating her menopause-related fatigue, depression, and constipation.
Fast-forward to our current visit and the reason for it. Sally, now 63, explained, “About six months ago, I began to have a sore throat. Well, it was not exactly a sore throat, more of an irritation… but, nothing helped it. I also had this little cough. Thing is, I didn’t really feel sick in any overall kind of way at that time… no tiredness, fever, mucous, or anything else.” Over the weeks, however, she also began to experience nausea.
After about a month of these symptoms, Sally visited her conventional medical doctor, who suspected gastrooesophageal reflux [GERD] and prescribed the drug Prilosec, a proton-pump inhibitor, that reduces stomach acid. “I stopped taking it after a week or so, though. It didn’t help my symptoms and I did not feel well on it at all, so I didn’t see the point,” Sally said.
TWISTS, TURNS, & TROUBLES
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