Expert Opinion Requested.
An interesting case for mental exercise. Inviting all the members to comment, discuss or suggest remedy.
A case of chronic constipation with headache.
Age 38 years, married Father of three children, medium height and built, healthy looking.
Past History:
For three years use to masturbate while living away from home.
Headache started in 1990 when in UAE after a meal containing flatulent food causing flatulent distention, vomiting
Constipation since childhood. Use to eat clay and charcoal when a child and the stool used to be of black color. Have at least passed worms once. Stool used to be knotty, small ball shaped, without urging for days. Takes allopathic medicine on regular basis for constipation.
Parent’s history:
Father dead had tuberculosis.
Mother still alive and well.
Present symptoms:
Headache comes on almost on weekly basis that is after every seven days often appears a day earlier than a week. Knows headache will be coming on such and such day.
Headache begins after flatulency starting from nape of neck extending forwards to the forehead and centering on the left eyebrow.
Before headache:
Starts taking tablets to remove constipation
Heaviness of the abdomen
Dullness of mind.
Pain, aching whole body.
Flatulency.
Vomiting of food and mucous. Not ameliorating.
Frequent urging for stools. No ameliorating.
During headache:
Sour eructations.
Forceful retching.
Strong aversion to drink anything
Desire strong for coitus. (probably full rectum irritating prostates to cause erections. )
Strong desire for salted things.
Desires to sleep yet can not, though better after sleep.
One year ago, had an accident in a car, head injury, lost a lot of blood, left upper limb multiple compound fractures, broken bones were repaired through surgery. Has developed cicatrices on the wounded spots, elevated, hard, nodulated and painful to pressure.
Mind.
Except irritability nothing special.
Mild temperament.
Had been under treatment with different homeopaths. Will collect the list of remedies taken by the patient.
Curiosity begets rewards.
