I have been under the care of a homeopath for almost 2 years now. I was given Sulfur as my constitutional remedy and for the past while I have been able to take a sulfur whenever I felt down and it instantly "fixed" me.

About 1 month ago I got this amazingly fast bladder infection that made me go to the emergency room. I was given cipro (The antibod) and some other meds and sent home to get better. I took the antibod for 3 days and saw my homeopath.

He talked to me for a little while and determined that Sulfur is still my thing and made a really nice strong dose for me. He said that I should be able to take this once and maybe never again. He says that I am a constitutionally very strong person.

So I waited until the cipro was out of my system and then took my sulfur. That was last week. This week I got my first head-cold in 2 years. My throat is sore and my sinuses are totally packed up. Sinus issues have always plagued me before my remedy.

I called my homeopath again and am waiting for him to call me back. In the meanwhile I talked to a friend who also uses this doctor and she says the fact that I am getting sick means that I am getting well. ???? Huh??? This doesn't make sense to me.

When a remedy stops being effective does it mean that I am building up a tolerance to it or that I need to switch or is it unrealistic to think that I should be well all the time? Does it make sense that getting sick is normal on the path to getting well?

Thanks (confused in Oregon)

-Karla

Dear Karla
Yes its true if a healing takes place the disease comes back in the opposite order of events. Now the problem is the antibiotics you took,this may change the general picture a bit as antibiotics do lessen your general immune system. And by the way "antibiotics do not cure bladder infections",it only suppresses it. Normally a reocurrance will happen,hopefully the homeopath knows `all of this and took it into consideration. Cipro is a verry strong antibiotic with lots of adverse effects you might want to look on line "google Cipro adverse reactions".
one of them is candida/yeast. (a controlled dietary programme must be followed,has your homeopath told you this?)
GT

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Yes he told me about this but at the time I had no option. It was the weekend (homeopath not open) and the infection came on me in 5 hours to the point where I could not move due to pain. So I went into the emergency room. I would've taken anything at that point to suppress or relieve the pain.

My homeopath called me back and told me to try the Nux Vomica that he gave me with the sulfur. He told me if ever the sulfur fails to work that I should try this. I had forgotten about that. I guess the two work hand-in-hand somehow.

I will be home in 2 hours or less and will try this. It would be cool if it worked. I am a still a skeptic a bit for some reason.

Hello again
Just in case for the next time you get this "emergency bladder infection",try drinking a 'gallon' of cranberry juice all at once. It will flush out the toxin and its a good palliation for the symptoms (untill you can get hold of your homeopath for a full treatment.)

Plus there are NO side effect from drinking cranberry juice.
There is ALWAYS a holistic way to handle most symptoms",Personally i have NOT taken any antibiotics for over a decade,either has my family.
Try and take some time and read a link i have posted,helpfull website on alternative medicine/holistc healing,good to keep handy;
www.shirleys-wellness-cafe.com

GT

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So the nux made me sicker or it did nothing and the flu moved through my body on its course. I got a 101 temp before the night is over. I am still all stuffed up and am now worried that sinus infections will come. I don't want to go back to antibods but also don't want to do infections. Because I hate to go to any sort of Dr I have allowed infections to get really bad in the past. I had a sinus infection that got so bad that it hurt to move my head at one point.

Do infections cure themselves at some point or do they just get worse? Is there something less damning than cipro or other sort of western meds that I can take specifically to combat this infection that is strating to settle in my head?

I am scheduled to go see the Dr as it appears as though my constitutional remedy may have changed.

part two
have you read the link i posted? there are many many many 'other' options listed just pick one. Vitamins,supplements, chinese ,ayurvedic,western herbs................all help And of course homeopathy.

Again antibiotics do not fix bladder infections,flu,sinus inf. in fact it just makes you get constant relapses and the immune will get even weaker.

GT

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Gina... Yes I have begun to read the link you sent me (thank you for it btw). It is VERY VERY complex information and what you said is true. There are LOTS of potential alternatives including homeopathy. Because I have been experimenting with this for some time with my horses and with me I know that finding the "right" solution is not always easy and sometimes takes a really long time. I am using homeopathy and it is failing me right now for whatever reason. Since I began it 2 years ago I have had amazing life changes including an overall health awareness. I am eating much more properly than ever in my life, taking vitamins, exercising, am in proper weight and am feeling much more like a 23 year old than a 43 year old. So for that I credit this wonderful drug. But recently I got a severe bladder infection and now this flu and sinus infection. My homeopathy medicine (once a fix all) seems to suddenly be doing nothing.

So I have a call in to my homeopath and suspect we will re-evaluate my situation, but in the meanwhile I worry a little bit. I don't want the infection to get worse by doing nothing and experimenting with all the things you mention. Which sure feels like doing nothing until you happen to hit on the right thing. Taking Western Antibods may not kill the infection but it will knock it down for some time and not allow the infection to do further damage to my sinus system. By taking that I am weighing my immune system against my sinus system (I am aware of this) I am worried in taking the time to experiment that an infection left alone will do some sort of permanent damage. Therefor my question on infections in general. How dangerous is it to do nothing to an infection in the sinus area specifically? (worse case being that all my experimentation does nothing for me for 6-12 mos until I hit on the "right" answer)

If you are concerned about sinus infections you might consider using digestive enzymes. I have read that digestive enzymes somehow breakdown the protective coating of the bacteria that cause sinus infections. You would take the enzymes on an empty stomach more than once a day so they get into your bloodstream.

I consider digestive enzymes as the first cousin to nutritional supplements. After a certain age we probably have eaten more cooked food than our body (pancreas) can truly handle, so supplementing enzymes can have definite benefits.

Dear Kfisher
The conversation keeps jumping around from bladder infection to sinus problems,then flu,temp............This is truly confusing.
My comment regards your sinus infection is as follows,most often when you take a antibiotic for illness #1 gets better (not really it only suppresses it) then you get 'other' symptoms from the immune breaking down (again from the antibiotics) one of the symptoms is a sinus infection. Your dietary intake needs to be monotored by your homeopath meaning NO DAIRY of any type,NO SUGARS of ANY TYPE,No alcohol............more restrictions this is only the beginning.
Gt

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Gina. I am sorry to have confused you but I am still quite light in the head and not thinking very clearly.

1 month ago I got a bladder infection. (I ran to the emergency room and took cipro for 3 days)
I saw the homeopath just after this and he increased my dosage for sulfer
This past weekend I got what I thought was a headcold but it stayed with me through today and came with a low grade fever for the past days so I upgraded this to the flu.
The flu (or headcold) came with a sore throat and packed up sinuses. I haven't been able to breath for days and days now.
Now whenever I bend over my teeth hurt which is exactly what I know is a sinus infection. I haven't been able to break this mess out of my head and my sinuses are starting to pay the price.

Sorry again if I am whining or confusing but this is starting to take a huge toll on me. I cannot break the fever and cannot get rid of the stuff in my head. I am doing no sugars and no alcohol. I can easily do no diary too if that is what it takes. I'll try to discuss with my homeopath tomorrow but it doesn't sound like he and you are in total sync at this point as he hasn't mentioned this sort of strick diet. In fact he recommended probias for me (ie yogurt or diary) when I was on the cipro.

I accept the fact that the cipro may have caused this but am really just trying now to somehow get rid of it. I know that if I just gave in that I could supress this and have relief in less than 48 hours. This strategy has worked for me all my life until now.