What is Helicobacter Pylori?

Helicobacter pylori is a recurring infection which can cause stomach ulcers, burning of the stomach, belching, bloating and general gastritis. It is caused by an overgrowth of Helicobacter pylori in the stomach lining.

Recurring Helicobacter pylori infection might be caused by emotional triggers and certain aspects of the diet (too much sugar, spicy food or alcohol). As always in any physical condition an emotional component is undeniable.

Our emotions are reflected in our physical bodies. Physical symptoms often can occur in the moments or right after the distress, trauma or shock.
The knowledge of how the person expresses emotions can lead to the indicated homeopathic remedies.

Homeopathic remedies

I am sharing some acute remedies that may help with an acute presentation of the Helicobacter pylori infection.

The top 5 Homeopathic remedies are:

1. Nux Vomica
Very irritable, sensitive to all impressions. Cannot bear noises, odours, and light.
Abdominal pain, rumbling and gurgling in the abdomen are present. The abdomen might be distended. Passing the stool brings momentary relief.
Worse morning, after eating, spices, stimulants.
Better in the evening, in damp, wet weather.

2. Arsenicum album
Great anguish and restlessness, great fear with cold sweats.
Changes the place continually.
Burning pain in the abdomen with marked anxiety. Burning is very severe as if coals of fire. Nausea and vomiting after eating or drinking may also be present.
Worse wet weather, after midnight, from cold drinks, cold drinks or food.
Better from heat, warm drinks.
3. Phosphorus
Fearfulness, oversensitive to external impressions. Excitable, produces heat all over.
Gastritis caused by H. pylori, marked pain and burning in the stomach relieved by cold food or drinks. The pain extends to the throat and intestines. The pain gets worse even from touching.
Worse physical or mental exertion, warm food or drink, evening.
Better cold food, cold, sleep.

5. Nat Phos
Close down easily when hurt. Fear that something will happen, aggravation at night. Fears of footsteps in the next room.
Belching of sour and acrid nature. Water brash symptoms might be present along the belching. Intense acidity and flatulence are also marked.
Worse mental exertion, sugar, milk fat.
Better by eating, after food.

Recurring Helicobacter pylori infection

As a homeopath in case of recurring Helicobacter infection, I would consider homeopathic remedies like nosodes e.g, Helicobacter pylori nosode and other remedies like bowel nosodes.

Nosodes work on a deep level to prevent reoccurrence and clear susceptibility to digestive infections. When we work with a homeopath it often takes a few remedies and a series of follow-ups to see a greater change. It is a process but it’s all worth it.

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Are you experiencing any minor infections?

I wanted to compile the most common minor ailments in one book.
Homeopathy can gently support you through acute infections like Strep throat, UTIs and other infections.

Homeopathy stimulates our vital force to speed up healing. It supports our own body to deal with inflammation, pain and other symptoms of infection like fever, inability to sleep and restlessness.

It’s very individual how we react to homeopathic remedies and no guarantee they going to help but there are lots of successful stories with the use of them.

Please explore the E-book and I would be grateful for some feedback.

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Hello spring!

Spring spring spring, it’s finally here in the North Hemisphere and like every year we may experience some seasonal allergy symptoms.

Itchy eyes, running nose, sneezing and coughing are just some of the symptoms that may present if you are sensitive to grass, flower and tree pollens. Symptoms sometimes might also occur on the skin with an itchy rash or just simple congestion with swollen glands.

So what can I do to treat allergy symptoms?

Homeopathic solutions.

Here are some homeopathic remedies that can help with seasonal allergies (hayfever)

EUPHRASIA– Symptoms of much sneezing and streaming of the eyes and nose. Burning of watering eyes with bland discharge from the nose (Allium cepa is the opposite). Euphrasia has a sensitivity to light and improvement of symptoms in the fresh air.

ALLIUM CEPA– Similar to Euprhasia, lots of sneezing and streaming of eyes and nose. Bland discharge from the eyes and burning discharge from the nose (Euphrasia is the opposite). Improvement of symptoms in the fresh air.

SABADILLA– Symptoms of much sneezing and runny, watery discharge, itching and tingling in nose and mouth. Eyes: red, burning and tearing. Sinusitis with a frontal headache or left-sided sore throat. Improvement of symptoms in a warm room, having food or drink.

WYETHIA– Symptoms are sneezing and profuse flow with dryness and itching in the back of the nose, throat and soft palate. Burning and swollen throat with constant hemming need to swallow. Hoarseness and dry, hacking cough. Nervous and headachy, worse in the afternoon.

Never failing Polycrests remedies

If you can match the totality of symptoms of a person, especially their emotional state, consider homeopathic remedies below:

ARSENICUM ALB– Burning or itching in the nose, eyes or throat is a strong indication of Arsenicum with discharges from eyes and nose burning. A feeling of anxiety and restlessness with increased thirst but only takes small sips points to Arsenicum.

NATRUM MURIATICUM– It’s indicated in case of sensitivity to the sun with feeling uncomfortable and irritated. Initial symptoms include a streaming bland discharge from both eyes and nose with lots of sneezing. With time nasal discharge becomes thick and clear like the white of an egg with a loss of taste and smell.

NUX VOMICA– Pointers to Nux Vomica is irritation and moodiness with streaming from eyes and nose. Symptoms get worse in dry air and improve in a moist atmosphere.

PULSATILLA– The main indication for Pulsatilla are a weepy and needy state of mind together with thick, bland, green or yellow discharge. A one-sided blocked nose is another peculiar symptom. Symptoms are better in fresh air.

How to choose between remedies?

Check my previous blog here to help you with catching your symptoms in the remedy selection process. You can read here: Homeopathic home prescribing

Do you want to forget your hayfever altogether? Let’s look at the subject of treating the cause.

Treating the cause

Homeopathic remedies not only can help almost instantly with presenting symptoms but they work on a deep level to clear susceptibility for certain states. In order to reduce the severity of hayfever and clear some allergies long-term is essential to work on a deeper level, often using miasmatic remedies and nosodes. These remedies are used when you work under the supervision of a homeopath who can closely monitor the direction of cure.

Are you ready to start balancing your health on a more profound level?
Why not try homeopathy this season?

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Homeopathy and anxiety

How are you feeling today? Are you experiencing anxiety sometimes? Often work-life balance is difficult to achieve and we may have periods of time when we experience an accumulation of events in our life. Or even a visit to the dentist or other medical professional can put us on the edge. At this time homeopathy comes to hand. So what are the remedies to consider?

Aconite– very frightened, strange or peculiar phobias. A person can be paralysed or driven to restless activity. Panic attacks with no obvious fear about specific things such as flying. Better by company.

Gelsemium– remedy for apprehension, trembling and physical weakness. Often constant fearfulness with no obvious cause. Feels helpless and would like to hide in the corner.

Arsenicum album– extremely fastidious, always worry about not getting what they need or losing what they have. Anxious about money and health. Needs company. They are quite chilly people.

Lycopodium– stage fright, constant fear of having their inner weakness exposed, that may lead to gastritis and digestive problems. Their courageous battle against cowardliness makes them look older than their years.

Phosphorus– fear of being alone, fear of dark, thunderstorms or ghosts. Lively personalities and vivid imaginations. Needs reassurance and tend to worry about the slightest thing but they can be reassured by a reasonable response.

Cause of anxiety

In the case of chronic problems, you want to go deeper and see what is the underlying cause of the issue. For this, it’s important to take a full case and prescribe remedies on the totality of the symptoms rather than just one symptom alone. When you use a totality method, you address the deep cause of the problem and not only treat the presentation of them.

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What is the sensation in your throat?

We are in the middle of the season of acute colds, coughs and flu however Strep throat infection is a bit different just because of its sudden development. So, what are some characteristics of Strep throat?

Strep throat can be caused by a type of bacteria called Streptococcus pyogenes and some strep throat strains might cause a rash resembling scarlet fever.

Typical symptoms of Strep Throat:
• Sudden high fever, headache
• Mild to severe soreness in the throat
• Redness in the throat with white patches
• Swollen lymph nodes in the neck and tonsils
• Difficulty in swallowing food or water with pain when swallowing
• Nausea and vomiting are seen in younger children
• Chills
• Loss of appetite

Other symptoms which may be presented are lower stomach pain, general discomfort, uneasiness or ill feeling.

How do I know if it is not Strep throat? If you have
• Cough
• Runny nose
• Conjunctivitis
• Hoarseness of voice

In homoeopathy, we do not need an accurate diagnosis because we base our prescribing on how symptoms present.

Tell me your symptoms!

What the homoeopath wants to know in an acute state is :
• how do the symptoms present?
• what sensations of the symptoms do you experience?
• how are your energy in general, what is your thermal state and your thirst compared to normal?
• what makes your symptoms better or worse (modalities of symptoms)?

Here is some information that a homeopath would like to know about your  possible Strep throat symptoms:
• How your fever started– with heat or chill, any redness, sweating, you want to be covered or not
• Soreness of the throat and swollen tonsils –one or both sides? is swallowing affecting it? How about drinks or food?
• How is the headache? What part of the head? Is it affected by light, movement, or smells?
• What temperature of drinks are you preferring at present?

Example case

A case of a female in her 30s
Presentation:
• Sore throat started 2-3 days ago, mainly on the left, with a sensation of a lump, and needles
• Empty swallowing hurts
• Fever with full-body chills followed by heat
• No energy this morning, fever of 103
• Red on the face, hot sensation inside the mouth
• No thirst but is forcing herself to drink, cold water makes it better
• Quite anxious and moving a lot, aversion to questions
• Headache in the temples and across the forehead
• Had lots of Strep throat in the past so knows the sensation

Remedies considered: Belladonna and Rhus Tox
The remedy prescribed: Rhus Tox,

Update:
• Lots of improvement on the first day
• No fever, throat felt better but still hurting
• Pretty well back to normal
.

Homeopathic remedies for a Strep throat

Belladonna symptoms have a sudden or rapid onset with redness of a tissue involved, with great sensitivity to touch and jarring motion. Pains are usually throbbing or pulsating. It’s a top remedy for Strep throat when the following features occur:
Throat:
• Dry, as if glazed. Red, hot and worse on the right side. Constricted, angry-looking, congestion.
• Tonsils are red and inflamed.
• The larynx is sore and very painful.
• Swallowing difficult, worse liquids.
Head: Throbbing pain with heat, and fullness especially in the forehead
Mouth: Dry, tongue red on edges, swollen strawberry tongue
Fever: Burning, steaming heat with icy cold feet. No thirst with fever.
Modalities: Worse: touch, jar, noise, draught, lying down. Better: rest, light covering

Aconite:
Very sudden onset, intense and often with great pain often after exposure to cold wind, sun or water. Also a remedy in case of ailments after experiencing a shock.
•Sudden marked heat and fever alternating with chills
•Heat and flushing of the face
•Pupils constricted
•Restlessness
•Thirst for cold drinks
•Cold extremities
•Fear of death

Mercurius Sol
The most prominent features of Merc Sol are swollen glands, with lots of saliva and a metallic taste in the mouth. Infection can start on one side of the throat.
• Sore, raw, burning throat
• Glands swell every time patient takes cold
• Tonsils enlarged
• Constant desire to swallow
• Stitches into the ear on swallowing
• Acute or chronic pharyngitis with dirty tongue and salivation
• Tongue imprinted with teeth
• Offensive breath
• Excessive saliva, especially at night in bed
• Hot and cold aggravate or they feel hot one moment and cold the next
• Night sweats
• General aggravation from perspiring

Hepar Sulph: Sore throat with pus or hawking mucus with a sensation of something stuck in the throat.
• Sensation as if a fish-bone were lodged in his throat
• Breathing is short and suffocating, forcing a patient to sit up
• Production of tenacious yellow-coloured mucus in the chest
• During fever there is an icy coldness of the face and feet
• Can have fever blisters around the mouth
• Swelling of the tonsils and glands of the neck
• Wheezing in the larynx and a painful small spot in the larynx
• Feels worse in dry cold weather and better in damp weather
• Cold clammy, often sour, offensive, sweat
• Sensitiveness to open air, with chilliness and frequent nausea

Rhus Tox: it’s not a typical remedy for Strep throat however certain features resemble Belladonna with much more restlessness. 
• Sore throat with swollen glands
• Sticking or stinging pain in the tonsils, left side
• Sensation of dryness in the throat, hot mouth
• Chills followed by heat
• Extreme restlessness with continued change of position
• Headache on the forehead
• Face swollen and red

Other possible remedies:
Phytolacca, Merc Iodus Ruber, Ailanthus gland, Calc Iod, Streptococcinum

What about recurring states?

The recurring states are:
• Possibly inherited which means we have susceptibility to some imbalances or weakness of specific organs
• Might be caused by suppressions e.g. by the use of allopathic medicines

Whatever the cause homoeopathy can help with recurring states by using remedies like nosodes, miasmatic remedies or detox methods. You can read more about reccuring states in my previous blogs:

RECURRING INFECTIONS- UTIs ASSOCIATED WITH KIDNEY STONES

RECURRING INFECTIONS- ADENOIDITIS 

RECURRING INFECTIONS- TOENAIL FUNGAL

Working closely with a homoeopath helps to rebalance and break the cycle of recurring infections. Are you ready for your journey with homeopathy?

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