For what it is worth a very experienced lecturer gave us a remedy when we were students that healed cases of persistent fistulas - it was Carbo An. and again you can get this from Ainsworth. I would suggest low and often!!

From Kent I found
But the Carbo animalis inflammation comes on slowly its progress is slow
and there is no tendency to repair.
The laudable discharge ceases a bloody ichorous discharge takes its place
and the surrounding parts burn.
Now in ulcers and fistulous openings where the walls become hard and burn
and the discharge becomes acrid Carbo animalis is frequently the remedy.

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Simone, thanks so much for the online pharmacies. Very useful! Sorry it’s taken me a while to say so, I was pretty depressed for a few days. And of course, communication is always the first thing to go.

Regards, Star

Ricky, thanks a million for Carbo An. It’s great to have another option.

I do have a lot of general indications associated with the remedy. Amongst others: for most of my life I’ve had a feeble circulation, and lowered vitality. Since I was little, my veins have always been prominent. My digestion’s been pretty poor for the last ten or more years. Lately my skin has itched really badly in bed at night. Deferred sleep and nightime sleeplessness again have been habits since childhood.

And while the fistula was a result of post-op stress, my colon has definitely become weaker over a very long period of time. (Emotions gone to the body, affects of cysts and endometriosis etc.)

If I do need to use it, how low and how often would you suggest?

Regards, Star

And finally, guys. To let you know how it’s going with the Calendula 30c and to ask for your advice, please.

Today’s my third day. I have almost no discharge – the merest suggestion of it rather than anything specific. Each day for the last three days it’s been better than the previous day.

Having said that, I’ve had good spells before. My longest was five days and very similar to how I am at the moment. And the day before I started taking the Calendula was a fairly good day.

But I’m certainly hoping for the best.

My inclination is take the Calendula another couple of days, maybe more. There is at least two or three days worth left in the dosage bottle.

What do you think?

Best, Star

Dear Star,

Hmm...every day is better than the day before, that sounds great!

How are you taking the calendula--dry or in water?

If in water, with or without succussions?

How many times a day?

I can't really reply without knowing that; but obviously, whatever you're doing is working.

Snoopy

Snoopy, I put three pillules in a bottle of mineral water – a half litre bottle 2/3rds full. Succussing 10 times, and taking it three times a day.

I’m aware the hole is still there, but as I said, symptoms currently very much in abeyance. At the very least, I believe the Calendula is having an overall beneficial effect. And maybe there’s a best effect still to come!

Thanks again, for your feedback.

Regards, Star

Star - have you been using the same bottle with the original 3 pills the whole time? Or are you using a fresh bottle daily?

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Star, Barb remembers a case where the patient was starting a new bottle every day; maybe it was your statement about having a few pills left that tipped her off to the possibility. You could actually cure your whole case with one pellet and one bottle of water. When your water bottle gets low, don't get another bottle, fill it back up! If you start over, you'll go down to a lower potency, trust me. So, always work with the same bottle.

I would stay the course until you are satisfied with your improvement, and then cut back to once a day, and then every other day and so on until you hear from your dr. that you've completely healed--then you can stop.

Snoopy

[ 08 July 2002, 06:52: Message edited by: Snoopy ]

Yeah, thanks for checking, Barb. But yes, I’ve been using the same one bottle of water with the original 3 pills. I’ve been really careful ‘bout this. Succussing exactly 10 times every time.

And thanks, Snoopy, I was wondering about whether to fill the bottle back up if I wanted to carry on taking it

Perfect. So I’ll carry on for the moment.

I’m a bit worried – smallest of symptoms tonight – a slight discharge. But it may just have been additional pressure due to excitement. I’d been out having a nice time. Which, of course, is one of the bonuses of being better! I’ll soon know if it’s the start of a relapse.

By the way, in case it's relevant, I don't drink alcohol.

Snoopy, re: what you said about cutting back when I’m satisfied with my improvement. Do you mean when I’m sure I’m everyday is better than the last or when I’m actually fixed?

The ultimate improvement, ie being fixed, would be not having the hole in my colon. I’d be able to tell within about a day if it had healed.

By the way, if I succussed more than 10 times, that assumedly would raise the potency. Do you think there’s any need for this, or shall I keep with it as it is? Or will the potency rise anyway when I refill the bottle with more water?

Thanks again for your help, guys. You are lovely. I’m very grateful for the chance to be able to do something for myself.

Star

Dear Star,

No need to wonder any longer about what to do since you say you've had a slight relapse; under the circumstances you definitely wouldn't cut back, in fact you might even take an extra dose!

Treating acutes is all common sense. If you're getting worse, you have to first try taking more often. If that doesn't work, you increase the potency. To do that, you pour most of the water out, then add more water and succuss 100 times.
This would approximate a 31C, then go back to your 10 succussions before each dose.

If you find that you keep getting better and better on a consistent basis, you can start taking 2 or 1 dose a day. If you relapse after this, go back to 3. You see? It's all common sense.

Snoopy