Presenting here cases of bronchial asthma successfully treated with homeopathy
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Presenting here cases of bronchial asthma successfully treated with homeopathy |
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Homeopathic treatment of
asthma is directed at first decreasing the frequency & severity of asthamtic
attacks. Then it slowly tries to wean the patient off allopathic drugs &
finally aims for a permanent cure. The duration of homeopathic treatment
could be anywhere from 6 months to 2 years & the cure rate is 90-95%.
In case of asthma, individualisation of each patient by taking a detailed
case history is necessary for cure.Case 3- three cases of bronchial asthma treated with homeopathy1) History: A
3 year old girl was brought in with a history of recurrent
attacks of asthma since infancy. She had a strong family history
of asthma. She was physically very weak & recurrent allopathic
treatment had decreased her appetite as well as probably lowered her immunity,
as she was very often taking ill. Not many other physical & mental
details could be obtained from her family, as they were not familiar with
the importance of a detailed case taking in homeopathy & would find
some of the questions unimportant & irrelevant. Anyway with whatever
I could gather, I started treatment. |
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2)
History: A
15-16 year old boy was brought to me with a 1 year old
history of asthma. His mother was an asthmatic &
though her son had never had asthma since childhood, he had started suffering
from the same problem for the last 1 year & the cause could not be traced.
He had been on broncho-dilators since then, but this had not
prevented the frequent acute episodes during which he also had to be put
on steroids which are very harmful drugs if taken repeatedly. Examination & treatment: On examination, his chest was quite congested & there was a lot of wheezing. After taking down the case history, I advised him to immediately reduce to half the single steroid tablet which he had been taking for the last few days & after a week stop taking it . The broncho-dilator tablets were tapered down from 3 to 1 per day, except in case of a severe acute attack if it occured at night. Results: The first few weeks were a little difficult for him as the dose of broncho-dilators was reduced & hence there was some heaviness in the chest & also a feeling of tiredness. But there was no sudden increase in breathlesness inspite of tapering the dose & he did require an occasional broncho-dilator at night. But after a few weeks he started feeling better & himself wanted to reduce the broncho-dilator tablet to half a day. Eventually after 3 months, he stopped all broncho-dilators & was only on my homeopathic medicines. Over the next few months the frequency & intensity of acute attacks reduced significantly and even when they did occur, the patient was willing to be treated with homeopathic remedies even in the acute phase to which he would respond very well. After about 7 months of homeopathic treatment, no acute attack came up & after a total treatment of 1 year the medicines were discontinued. It's been 5 years since then & there has been not a single episode of bronchial asthma & what's more he is a member of a musical band where he plays an instrument which needs tremendous lung power. 3) History: A 32 year old man came in with a history of bronchial asthma since childhood. His mother had been an asthmatic. He was especially prone to asthamtic attacks on intake of foods like bananas, guavas, fried foods,curds,refrigerated water, ice-creams etc. Besides, the fact that he was a civil engineer didn't help matters. He had never been on any regular medicines but would often see a doctor or pop-in a broncho-dilator tablet whenever he felt breathless. He would be especially worse during the monsoon months as also during the festive season in India during September to November when pollution levels are at their highest due to widespread bursting of crackers. Examination & treatment: He came to me during the acute phase, so there was substantial wheezing in the chest. His sleep was often disturbed at night due to episodes of breathlessness. His recent reports showed an eosinophil count of 16( normal values are between 3-5). High eosinophil count is an indication of allergy & in this case was the reason for the frequent asthmatic bouts. I decided to first bring his acute phase under control with homeopathic remedies & then start him on a long term course to cure his asthma. Results: He responded very well to the homeopathic medicines given for reducing his congestion & wheezing. In the first week itself his sleep was much more peaceful & the heaviness in the chest reduced, make breathing easier. The wheezing & congestion had not completely cleared though. The treatment for the acute phase was continued for a few more days till the chest was absolutely clear & till he no more felt breathless & also slept through the night undisturbed. Thereafter he was started on a long term course aimed towards cure. In the next few months, the frequency & severity of acute attacks reduced. After about 6-7 months I allowed him to start taking some of the fruits which he previously could not tolerate & he did not come down with any problem. Slowly other food restrictions which he had self-imposed out of fear from past experiences were lifted. At about 10 months he could even take refrigerated drinks & ice-creams. His eosinophil count 1 year later was 6 & during the entire 1 year period he had not taken a single allopathic tablet for asthma. We then stopped the homeopathic treatment too & for the last one year since then there have been no episodes of asthma. |
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cases histories of treatment-
asthma cured successfully with homeopathic remedies
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