Hi All:

Can somebody recommend me to try some homeopathic remedy for this acute:

Abdomen bloated/distended and very gassy, although passing gas. Gassy more so in empty stomach. The abdomen hurts when pressed slightly on the left side close to the waiste and left middle part of the abdomen. This also hurts slightly while walking but not otherwise. The abdomen area /center, right below the ribs is slightly tender also on pressing.
Feels as if I have a fever, but no fever, mentally feel exhausted and tired, overall energy level OK. Was recently under a lot of stress due to project demands at work, so low physical activity lately. Lack of thirst, rest same.

Any help is appreciated. Hate taking allopathic remedies.

Regards,
Rajan

Rajan,

If you are of normal well-being and are recent have some mood irritability along with physical complaint., then Nux-v 200c 1 dose.

If no irritibity, then write back ,what do you do to make the complaint feel better?

Thank you

john Stanton

[ 29. October 2003, 19:22: Message edited by: john stanton ]

Rajan

You know why you have these problems. Too much work, not getting the sleep you need, too much coffee?, what about the food is it healthy?. You do not necessarily need homeopathy but try to start with a more healthier lifestyle and consider what you eat and make sure you eat regularly.

Rajan,

Most certainly,if all Mose suggests is true, then take 1 dose nux-v 200c.

Thank you Mose.

John Stanton

Thankyou John & Mose for your replies.

Answering your questions, I do eat a normal, healthy diet...which is good.... I may be lacking some in exercise part. I do not have any mood irritability.

Adding further, I do have amild fever 99deg F. I am a little bit chilly now. I went to see a allopath, my regular physician, he told me that there is a possibility of stool or gas accumulation in my colon. When he pressed on the abdomen on the left side (problem areas mentioned before) it hurt badly. He suggested me to take Metamucil & that I should be OK by Friday & would need a course of antibiotics if fever goes up which means an infection has developed. I am not constipated.

Is there any interaction with Nux & Metamucil. I have not used Metamucil before & don't know its effects for long/short term use. I was thinking to see and wait if Metamucil helps till Friday & if it helps take Nux later for a permanent solution... what do u think? I am really uneasy because of this bloatedness & soreness type feeling.

Thanks for your help.
Rajan

Depricating such prescribing from familiarity with medicines -- i.e., rather than per insuring that a full case has been taken, then a careful hierarchization of symptoms to isolate the characteristic/uncommon symptoms of the person, then a repertorization of those uncommon symptoms and the rest of the totality of symptoms and finally a formal materia medica comparison -- I did think of a couple of medicines from the quite lucid and helpfully detailed presentation, but neither of them are Nux vomica.

I first thought that this case called for Colchicum until hearing that the gastric pain is not relieved by pressing on the abdomen, which I believe is otherwise a contraindication away from Colch.

Equally represented in the symptoms, unless I am mistaken and often am with these types of offhand case analyses, is Lycopodium, and I did not notice any contraindications for it.

Ipechaquana seemed partially indicated even though no mention was made of vomiting; i.e., the gas seems to me is remembered as sufficient to justify Ip., although this failure to be sure is precisely why I now always throw medicines into people and animals only when I am as sure as possible I have the best one.

Thus, I find this seems to indicate Lycopodium and do not understand why Nux vomica is being suggested.

That is my two cents worth here, which is not worth very much given that I do not like to do it this way and have never been very good at it since the admittedly known contraindications for medicines are often missed by me due to drug familiarity that is usually just that much wonting for me to be sure.

I now never throw medicines into people or animals until I am as sure as I can be, so all I am willing to say here is that it seems to me that a crude case analysis indicates Lycopodium.

[ 30. October 2003, 03:27: Message edited by: Hahnemannian444 ]

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Albert, also Hahnemannian444B

Rajan,

If you feel to use 'metamucil', then ok.
No antibiotics unless you feel 'dire' need.. No need for either if treated properly.

No nux-v , till we see.

ABDOMEN DISTENSION / FLATUENCE. (main complaint)

If fever/heat symptom is valid , then ----
fever/heat with abdomen distension &
fever/heat with flatuent symptoms
( ars,carb-v,chin,colch,nux-v )

If abdomen symptomology exists during chilliness, then = (ars ,colch,lach,lyc,mez,puls,rhus-t,sulph)

Abdomen aggravated by pressure
(ars,lyc,mez,nux-v)


"no thirst' still ? Nothing at all?
How has thirst been affected during this 'chilly' stage?

any sweat (abnormal) ? Anywhere?

thank you
John Stanton

an ultrasound scan of the gallbladder and bile ducts is advisable if this is something which flares up repeatedly.

I think a visit to a homeopath who can see you in person will do you a lot more good than just taking your symptoms out of context and putting them here on the bulletin board.

If you're going to do things this way, then Anna's suggestion that you at least get things checked out and get a diagnosis is a good one, since no one can actually treat you here without taking a full case. Even if you do get a diagnosis, the best thing to do is see a homeopath in person.

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Hello John, Albert, Anna, ChaCha

Thanks for your replies.

Let me try to answer the questions:
No abnormal sweat, no nausea or vomiting, thirst normal as before.
If I am not wrong, the Gall Bladder & bile duct problem is more in the middle & the right side. Anyway, I had an ultrasound of that area not too long ago, & everything was fine.
This is a new problem, so it is not that it has been flaring up repeatedly. I had a recent physical done & everything was OK.

Now coming back to the pain issue, it is only at one area on the middle left and only hurts if pressed. In general, on movement etc. feel the soreness and that's how I found out about it.

ChaCha, if there was a good homeopath here, I would have used his/her services. I know that if I can be helped in person, it is better. Since, I did not have any help, I put this data incase, somebody has some experience & may be able to help.

Thanks for the help & time.
Rajan