
Abstract: Diarrhoea can manifest as a mild, self-limiting illness to a potentially life-threatening condition. This is a significant global health burden, affecting more than 1 million people annually. Conventional treatment aims to minimize symptom severity by employing large doses of drugs whereas homoeopathy’s gentle, low-dose, holistic approach restores the body’s disrupted harmony by stimulating the body’s inherent curative abilities using minimum doses.
Keywords: Diarrhoea, Etiology, Type, Symptoms, Homoeopathy treatment, Repertorial approach.
Introduction
The term ‘diarrhoea’ has varying interpretations across individuals, often characterized by excessive bowel movements or reduced solidity of stool. Typically, bowel habits range from three daily movements to one movement every three days. However, there are certain conditions that are usually marked with the frequent defecation, for instance, in IBS there is increased stool frequency commonly accompanied by rectal urgency, tenesmus. Similarly, in neuromuscular disorder or in structurally anorectal abnormality, there is loss of bowel control, leading to increased defecation. These conditions require distinct diagnostic and therapeutic strategies, setting them apart from diarrhoea.
Types
Diarrhoea may be categorized into three types on the basis of duration:
- Acute diarrhoea: Diarrhoea persisting less than 2 weeks in duration.
- Persistent diarrhoea: Diarrhoea persisting between 2-4 weeks in duration.
- Chronic diarrhoea: Diarrhoea persisting more than 2 weeks in duration.
Etiology
Etiology is based on the types of diarrhoea:
Acute Diarrhoea: Acute diarrhoea is mostly infectious in origin (90%).
Common infections that lead to diarrhoea are as follows:
(i) Bacteria: Shigella, Campylobacter, Salmonella enteritidis, C. difficile, E.Coli, etc.
(ii) Virus: Astrovirus, Rotavirus, Norovirus etc.
(iii) Parasites: Giardia, E-histolytica, etc.
Certain conditions such as intestinal ischemia, faecal impaction, poorly absorbed sugars (fructose, sorbitol) and including medications, antibiotics, antihypertensive, antidepressants, NSAIDS etc, accounts for remaining 10% of diarrhoea.
Chronic Diarrhoea
Chronic diarrhoea is due to underlying intestinal or various other factors as follows: 1. Bowels: Inflammatory bowel disease, Neoplasia.
- Malabsorption: Chronic pancreatitis, Carcinoma of pancreas, Cystic fibrosis, Coeliac disease, Tropical sprue.
- Endocrine disorders: Diabetes mellitus, Hyperthyroidism, Hypo-adrenalism.
- Faecal incontinence: Neuropathic autonomic dysfunction, Anorectal reconstructive surgery, Iatrogenic anal sphincter dysfunction.
- Dietary factors: Excess consumption of fructose, sorbitol, caffeine.
- Lactose intolerance.
Diarrhoea – A Burden to Population, Why?
Globally, the incidence of diarrhoea exceeds 1 billion cases annually. This accounts for the second-highest number of deaths in children under 5, with 1.9 million mortality per annum. Additionally, the elderly population in the US experiences significant diarrhoea-related mortality, with approximately 5,000 deaths per year. Furthermore, it significantly disrupts daily life, diminishing work productivity and imposing a significant economic burden on individuals and on societies, estimated to exceed $20 billion.
Symptoms
- Urgency of defecation
- Weight loss
- Abdominal cramps and distension
- Fever
- Chills
- Malaise
Signs
- Abdominal tenderness
- Abdominal bruit
- Doughy feeling of abdomen.
Complications
- Dehydration
- Hypovolemic shock
- Multi-organ failure (kidney, liver, or heart)
- Septicemia
Investigations
Most cases of acute diarrhoea resolve without any tests or treatment. However, in chronic diarrhoea certain tests should be performed which are as follows:
- A full blood count: A low blood count may suggest malnutrition, bleeding ulcerations.
- Liver function test: These tests can determine the underlying cause of diarrhoea.
- Hydrogen breath test: These tests will identify lactose or fructose intolerance and bacterial overgrowth.
- Tests for malabsorption: These tests determine the body’s ability to absorb essential nutrients like calcium, vitamin B12, and folate.
- Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein: Increased values may suggest IBD.
- Tests for antibodies: These evaluations diagnose gluten intolerance.
- Stools test: Screens for gastrointestinal pathogens, including bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
- Endoscopy: Assess the upper and lower GI tract for tumors or other structural anomalies.
Prophylaxis
- Access to clean and safe drinking water.
- Improved sanitation.
- Maintain good hand hygiene by frequent handwashing with soap.
- Maintain personal and food hygiene.
- Fly control.
- Healthcare education and understanding how infections spread.
In Children:
- Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months.
- Rotavirus vaccination.
Homoepathic Treatment
- Arsencic Album: Yellowish, black, offensive, watery and bloody stool. Very offensive, smelling like carrion. Pain and corrosive followed by great prostration. Worse at night, after eating and drinking, after taking cold.
- Phosphorus: Painless, hot, fetid (sour-smelling) diarrhoea. Copious, debilitating. White, yellow, green watery stool with undigested particles. Involuntary at least motion. Passing on with the force. Pouring out as from a hydrant. Morning diarrhoea of old people. As soon as anything enters the rectum, diarrhoea commences. Worse in the morning, lying on the left side, after eating or nursing, warm food, during pregnancy, during cholera time.
- Podophyllum: Profuse, frequent, gushing, painless, watery stools. Verry offensive diarrhoea. Yellow, mucous stool Involuntary during sleep and when passing flatus. Chalk like, jelly-like, yellow-meal-like sediment. Prolapse of anus with stool. Loud gurgling in abdomen with griping colic before stool. Worse early in the morning, during dentition, during summer.
- 4. Sulphur: Involuntary and painless diarrhoea with much urging. Driving out of bed early in the morning. The stool contains undigested food particles. Whitish, greenish, very much offensive and acrid. Redness of anal orifice with stool. Sudden expulsion of stool. Worse in
the morning, after midnight, after taking milk, after suppressed eruptions, after ale or beer, from artificial food, during sleep.
- Croton Tiglium: Constant urging to stool followed by sudden evacuation. Yellow watery, brownish-green, undigested. Profuse, frequent, small stools coming out like a shot. Worse after drinking, while nursing, while eating, at every movement, from fruit and sweetmeats.
- Thuja Occidentalis: Copious, pale yellow, watery stool. Forceful expulsion with much flatus. Gurgling like water from a bung-hole. Periodically returning in the morning. Worse after breakfast, fat food, vaccination, onions, early morning.
- Aloe Socotrina: Painful, watery, yellowish, jelly-like mucus in stool. Scanty stool. Immediately after eating and drinking, an urge is felt and the patient has to hurry himself to the closet. Involuntary while expelling flatus or urine, when walking, standing. Worse in hot damp weather, after acids (vinegar), early in the morning from 5 to 10 a.m.
- Psorinum: Watery, copious, dark brown, very much fetid, smell like carrion. Sudden and involuntary. Worse at night from 1 to 4 a.m., during dentition, after severe acute disease.
- 9. Argentum Nitricum: Green mucus like chopped spinach in flakes. Turning green after remaining in the diaper. Sour, like rotten-eggs smelling stools. Worse after eating, after drinking, candy or sugar, after weaning, after bread, during dentition, from exalted imagination. Emission of much noisy flatus.
- Aethusa Cynapium: Bilious, light yellow and greenish watery stools with green mucous. Profuse, undigested, inodorous stool. Stool commences shortly after a meal or at night. Worse in the morning, in children, in summer, during dentition.
Repertorial Approach:
Some rubrics related to diarrhoea from few repertories:
- Homoeopathic Repertory of Materia Medica: Dr. J.T. Kent
Chapter: Stool
ACRID, corrosive, excoriating : Acon., aloe., alum., am-c., ant-c., arn., ars-i., Ars., bapt., bar-c., bry., calc., canth., carb-an., carb-s., carb-v., cham., chin., colch., coloc., colos., dulc., ferr-ar., ferr p., ferr., gamb., graph., hep., hydr., ign., Iris., kali-ar., kali-c., kali-p., kali-s., kreos., lach., lept., merc c., Merc., mur-ac., Nat-m., nit-ac., nux-v., phos., plan., podo., Puls., rheum., sabin., sars., staph., sulph., syph., tub., Verat.
COPIOUS: Acet-ac., aeth., aloe., alumn., am-m., ang., ant-c., ant-t., apis., apoc., arg-n., arn., ars-h., ars-i., Ars., asaf., aur., Bapt., benz-ac., berb., bry., cact., cahin., calc-p., calc., Camph., canth., Carb v., cench., chel., chin-a., Chin., cimic., cob., coc-c., coff., colch., coll., coloc., colos., con., cop., corn., Crot-t., cub., cupr., cycl., dios., dulc., Elat., ferr-ar., ferr., Gamb., glon., gnaph., gran., grat., guar., hep., hydr., ign., iod., ip., Iris., jal., jatr., kali-ar., kali-bi., kali-c., kali chl., kali-p., kreos., lach., lept., lil-t., lyc., lyss., mag-c., med., merc-c., merc-i-f., merc-i r., merc., mez., mosch., Mur-ac., nat-a., nat-m., Nat-s., nux-m., Olnd., ox-ac., petr., Ph-ac., Phos., phyt., pic-ac., plb., Podo., psor., ran-b., raph., rhus-t., rumx., Sec., senec., sep., sil., stry., sul ac., sulph., tab., tarax., tarent., ter., thuj., verat-v., Verat., vib., zinc.
night: Chel., chin., Crot-t., graph., ign., ox-ac., plb., sulph., verat-v.
which does not exhaust: Ph-ac.
FORCIBLE, sudden, gushing : Ail., apis., apoc., aran., arg-n., arn., ars., bar-c., calc-p., canth., cench., cic., cist., cob., colch., crot-h., Crot-t., cupr., cycl., dulc., Elat., ferr., gamb., Grat., iod., iris., jal., Jatr., kali-bi., lac-c., lach., lyc., lycps., mag-m., merc., naja., Nat-c., Nat-m., nat s., nicc., ox-ac., petr., phos., plat., Podo., puls., ran-b., raph., rhus-t., Sec.,
seneg., sep., sil., sulph., tab., thuj., trom., Verat.
FREQUENT : Acet-ac., acon., agar., ail., aloe., alumn., am-m., ant-t., apis., arg-n., arn., ars-i., Ars., asar., bapt., bar-m., bell., bor., bov., bry., cact., cadm., calc-p., calc., canth., Caps., carb-ac., carb s., carb-v., caust., Cham., chel., chin-a., chin., cic., cina., coc
c., cocc., coff., colch., coloc., con., corn., crot-t., cupr., dros., dulc., Elat., ferr-ar., ferr p., ferr., gamb., graph., grat., hell., hep., hyos., ign., iod., ip., iris., kali-ar., kali-bi., kali-br., kali c., kreos., lach., lob., lyc., Merc-c., Merc., mez., nat-a., nat-c., nat-m., nat-p., nat-s., nit-ac., Nux-v., olnd., petr., ph-ac., Phos., Podo., psor., puls., ran-b., rhus-t., rob., samb., sec., sep., sil., sul ac., sulph., ter., thuj., trom., Verat., zinc.
LIENTERIC: Abrot., acet-ac., aesc., aeth., aloe., am-m., ant-c., apoc., arg-m., arg-n., arn., Ars., asar., bar-c., bor., Bry., cahin., calc-p., calc-s., Calc., carb-s., cham., chen-a., Chin a., Chin., cina., coloc., con., cop., crot-t., dulc., elaps., Ferr-ar., ferr
p., Ferr., gamb., Graph., hep., Ind., iod., ip., iris., jab., kali-p., kreos., lach.,
laur., lept., lyc., lyss., mag-c., Mag-m., merc-c., merc-cy., mez., nit-ac., nux-m., ol-j., Olnd., ox ac., petr., Ph-ac., Phos., phys., phyt., plat., Podo., psor., raph., rheum., rhod., rhus-t., rhus v., sang., sec., sil., squil., stann., staph., stram., sul-ac., sulph., thuj., tub., verat.
ODOR, cadaveric: Ant-t., apis., Ars., bism., bor., Carb-v., chin., Kali-p., kreos., Lach., ptel., rhus t., sil., stram.
carrion-like (See Putrid)
putrid: Acet-ac., agar., apis., Ars., Asaf., Bapt., Benz-ac., bor., bry., calc., carb-ac., Carb-v., cham., chin., cocc., coloc., elat., ip., Kali-p., lach., mag-c., merc-c., nat-s., nit-ac., nux-m., Olnd., par., Podo., Psor., ptel., pulx., pyrog., rhus-t., sanic., sep., Sil., stram., Tub.
offensive: Acet-ac., acon., agar., ail., aloe., alumn., ant-c., ant-t., apis., apoc., arg-m., Arg-n., arn., ars-i., Ars., Asaf., asc-t., aur., Bapt., bar-m., Benz-ac., bism., Bry., calc-p., calc., carb ac., Carb-s., Carb-v., casc., cham., chin-a., chin., chlol., cic., cimic., coca., cocc., coff., colch., coloc., con., cop., corn., Crot-h., crot-t., cupr-ar., cupr., dig., dios., dros., dulc., eug., fago., fl-ac., Gamb., gnaph., Graph., grat., guai., hep., hura., hyos., Ind., iod., ip., iris., Kali-ar., kali-c., Kali-p., kali-s., kreos., Lach., lept., lil-t., lith., lob-c., lob., lyc., lycps., manc., Merc-c., merc-cy., merc-i-f., merc., mez., mur-ac., nat-m., nat-p., Nat-s., nit-ac., Nux-m., nux-v., Op., par., petr., ph-ac., phos., phys., plb., Podo., Psor., ptel., puls., pulx., pyrog., ran-s., rheum., rhod., rhus-t., rumx., sant., sarr., sec., sep., serp., Sil., sin-n., sol-t-ae., Squil., stann., staph., sul-ac., Sulph., sumb., tab., tarent., ter., teucr., thuj., til., tril., Tub., vario., verat., vip., zinc.
sour: Aeth., arg-n., arn., bell., Calc., camph., carb-s., cham., colch., coloc., colos., con., cop., dulc., graph., Hep., iris., jal., lyc., mag-c., Merc., mez., nat-c., nat-p., nit ac., olnd., phos., podo., Rheum., rob., sep., sil., Sulph., verat.
UNDIGESTED (See Lienteric)
WATERY: Acet-ac., acon., aesc., aeth., Agar., ail., aloe., alum., am-m., anac., anag., Ant-c., ant t., Apis., Apoc., Arg-n., arn., ars-i., ars., arum-t., Asaf., asar., aur-m., bapt., bar-c., bar m., bell., Benz-ac., berb., bism., bor., bufo., cact., cahin., calc-p., Calc., camph., canth., carb ac., Carb-s., carb-v., cast-eq., cast., caust., cench., Cham., chel., chin-a., chin-s., chin., chr ac., cina., cist., cob., cocc., coff., Colch., coll., coloc., Con., cop., corn., crot-h., crot-t., cupr., cur., cycl., dig., dios., Dulc., elaps., Elat., ferr-ar., ferr-i., ferr-p., ferr., fl-ac., Gamb., gnaph., graph., Grat., hell., hep., hipp., hydr., hyos., iod., ip., Iris., jal., Jatr., kali-ar., Kali-bi., kali br., kali-c., kali-i., kali-n., kali-p., kali-s., kreos., lac-c., lach., lec., lept., lob., lyss., Mag-c., mag-m., mag-s., manc., merc-d., merc-i-r., merc-sul., Merc., mez., mosch., mur-ac., nat-a., nat-c., Nat-m., nat p., Nat-s., nit-ac., nux-m., Nux-v., Olnd., Op., osm., ox-ac., petr., ph-ac., Phos., Pic-ac., plan., plb., Podo., Psor., Puls., ran-b., ran-s., raph., rat., rhus-t., rhus-v., rumx., samb., sang., sars., Sec., sel., senec., seneg., sep., sil., squil., stram., stront., stry., sul-ac., Sulph., sumb., tab., ter., Thuj., valer., Verat-v., Verat., vib., zinc.
morning: Agar., ant-c., ant-t., cact., caust., cop., dios., fl-ac., glon., hep., iod., kali-bi., kali-c., kali-n., mag-c., mur-ac., nat-m., Nat-s., nux-m., nux-v., olnd., ox-ac., petr.,
phos., Podo., rumx., squil., Sulph., tab.
night: Acet-ac., agar., ant-t., Arg-n., ars., cast., chel., chin., gnaph., merc-c., mosch., nat-m., puls., senec., sulph.
- Boger Boenninghausen’s Characteristics Repertory (Bbcr): Dr. C.M Boger
Chapter STOOL
Rubric: Diarrhoea: Aco., agar., alo., alu.. am-m., ang.. Ant-c., ant-t., ap., arg-n., arn., ARS.. asaf., asar, aur., bap., bar-c., bell., bor., bry., calad., calc-c., calc-p., canth.. caps.. carb-v., caus., CHAM., chel.. Chin., cocl., cof., colo., con., crot-h., cup.. dig., dro., dul., euphor., fer., GRAP., hell., hep.. hyo., ign., iod., Ip., Iris., kalin.. lach., lau., LYC., mag-c., mag-m., MERC., mez., mur-ac., nat-m., nit-ac., nuих-т., NUX-V., old., op.. par.. petr., PHO., PHO-AC., POD.. pso., PUL., ran-s., Rhe., rho., RHUS T., rut., saba., sabi., scil., Sec-c., sep., sil., spi., stan., STAP., stra., stro., SUL., sul-ac., tab., tarx., thu., val., VER-A.. vio-t../zin.
chronic: Abro., anac., Ars., asaf., bry., CALC-C., canth., chin., dul., fer., GRAP., hep., ign., Ip., Kre., lach., nat-m., Nit-ac., nux-m., Petr., PHO., pho-ac., pul., Rhus-t., sec-c., sep., Sil., SUL.,
in daytime only: Con., kali-c., petr.
morning: Fer-p., fer-s., Nat-s., SUL.
nervous: Arg-n., Cof., Gel., Kali-p., mag-m.
painful: Agar., am-c., am-m., anac., ars., asaf., asar., bov., bry., canth., caps., C carb-v., cham., chin., colch., colo., dul., euphor., ign., jal., kali-bi., kali-n.. MERC-C., nat-c., nux-v., petr., pho.. pul., RHE., RHUS-T., sep., spi., sul., ver-a.
painless: Amb., ARS., bar-c., bell., berb., bor., bov., calc-c., canth., carb-a., cham., Chel., chin., cinb., clem., cocl., con., dul., FER., grap., hell., HYO., ign., kali-bi., kali-n., lau., LYC., mag-c., merc., ор., nit-ac., old.. PHO., PHO-AC., plat., POD., pul., pyro., ran-b., rho., rhus-t., sec-c., spi., STRA., sul., ver-a., zin.
- Boericke’s Repertory: By Dr. William Boericke.
DIARRHOEA, Enteritis
Acute — Acal., Acet. ac., Acon., Ćth., Agar. phal., Aloe, Alston., Andros., Ant. c., Ant. t., Apis, Apoc., Arg. n., Arn., Ars., Ars. iod., Asaf., Bapt., Bell., Benz. ac., Bism., Bov., Bry., Cadm. s., Calc. ac., Calc. c., Calc. p., Camph., Canth., Caps., Carb. ac., Carbo v., Cham., Chel., Chin. ars., Cina, Cinch., Colch., Collins., Col., Corn. c., Crot. t., Cuphea, Cupr. ac., Cupr. ars., Cycl., Dulc., Echin., Elat., Epilop., Eucal., Euphorb. cor., Ferr. m., Ferr. p., Fluor. ac., Formica, Gamb., Gels., Grat., Helleb., Hep., Hyos., Iod., Ipec., Iris, Jal., Jatropha, Kali bich., Kali chlor., Kali p., Lept., Mag. c., Merc. d., Merc. s., Merc. v., Morph., Mur. ac., Nat. m., Nat. s., Nit. ac., Nuphar, Nux v., Oleand., Op., Opuntia, Oreodaph., Peonia, Petrol., Phos. ac., Phos., Physost., Pod., Polyg., Prun. sp., Psor., Puls., Rheum,
Rhus t., Rhus v., Ricin. com., Rumex, Santon., Sec., Sep., Sil., Sul., Sul. ac., Tab., Tereb., Thuya, Val., Ver. a., Zinc., Zing.
Chronic — Acet. ac., Allium s., Aloe, Angust., Ant. c., Arg. n., Arn., Ars., Ars. iod., Bapt., Calc. c., Calc. p., Cetraria, Chaparro, Cinch., Coto, Crot. t., Cupr. ars., Elaps, Ferr. m., Gamb., Graph., Hep., Iod., Iodof., Ipec., Kali bich., Lach., Lact. ac., Liatris, Lyc., Mag. m., Merc. d., Merc., Nabalus., Nat. s., Nit. ac., Oleand., Phos. ac., Phos., Pod., Psor., Puls., Rhus ar., Rhus t., Rumex, Strych. ars., Sul., Thuya, Tub., Urt.
- Synthesis Repertory (2.0) [V.202]: Dr Friedrich Schroyens Chapter:RECTUM
Rubric: DIARRHEA
acids, after: Aloe, am-c, Ant-c., apis, ars, Brom, bry, cist, coloc, lach, nat-p, nat-s, nux-v, Ph-ac, sars, Sulph.
acrid: ang., Ars., bry., carb-v., cham., chin., Ferr., ign., lach., Merc., Merc-c., nux-v., Puls., Sulph., verat.
acute: acal., acet-ac., Acon., Aeth., agar-ph., Aloe., Alst., andr., Ant-c., ant-t., Apis., apoc., Arg-n., Arn., Ars., ars-i., Asaf., Bapt., Bell., benz-ac., Bism., bov., Bry., cadm-s., Calc., calc-act., Calc-p., Camph., Canth., Caps., Carb-ac., Carb-v., Cham., Chel., Chin., Chinin-ar., cina., colch., coll., Coloc., Corn., Crot-t., Cuph., Cupr-act., cupr-ar., Cycl., dios., Dulc., echi., Elat., epil., Eucal., Euph., ferr., ferr-p., fl ac., form., Gamb., Gels., Grat., hell., hep., hyos., iod., Ip., Iris jal., Jatr-c., Kali-bi., kali-chl., kali-p., lept., Mag-c., Merc., Merc-d., morph., mur-ac., nat-m., Nat-s., nit-ac., Nuph., Nux-v., olnd. Op. opun f., oreo., paeon., Petr., ph-ac., Phos., phys., Podo., polyg-h., Prun., psor., Puls., Rheum., Rhus-t., rhus v., ric., Rumx., santin., Sec., Sep., Sil., sul-ac., Sulph., tab., ter., Thuj., valer., Verat., zinc., zing.
acute diseases, after: Carb-v., Chin., Psor., Sulph.
allopathic medicines; after: cortiso. Nux-v
anxiety after: arg-n, Ars., camph., phos., Puls., raph., sil., tab., verat
bad news; after: Gels.
breakfast after | agg.: aeth., agar., aloe., alum., alum-p., Arg-n., borx., calc., carb-v., carbn-s., cortiso., cycl., helon., iris., kali-p., kalm., led., lyc., mag-c., mag-p., mez., nat-m., Nat-s., nit-m-ac-., nuph., nux-v., ox-ac., phos., poso., psor., Rhod., Thuj., zing.
coffee, after: arist-cl., canth., caust., Cist., coloc., corn., Cycl., dulc., fl-ac., hyper., ign., lyc., mosch., nat-m., osm., ox-ac., phos., pin-con., podo., ruta, staph., Thuj., vanil
chronic: Abrot., acet-ac.., all-s., aloe., anac., ang., ant-c., Arg-n., arn., Ars., ars-i., asaf., Bac., bapt., bry., Calc., calc-p., canth., carbn-s., cetr., chap., chin., cist., coll., Coto., crot-t., Cupr-ar., dulc., elaps., Ferr., gamb., Graph., hep., hydr., ign., iod., iodof., Ip., kali-bi., kali-c., Kreos., lac-ac., lac-d., lach., Liat., lyc., Lyss., m-ambo., Mag-m., med., Merc., merc-d., moni., nabal., nat-m., nat-s., Nit-ac., olnd., parat-b., petr., ph-ac., Phos., plb., podo., psor., puls., rheum., rhus-a., Rhus-t., rumx., sec., sep., sil., spong., Staph., stry-ar., sul-ac., Sulph., Thuj., thyr., tril-p., Tub., urt-u., verat.
cold:
agg: ars., caust., merc., nat-s., Sil
drinks; after | agg.: Acon., agra., ant-c., Ars., bell., Bry., calc-ar., calc-p., camph., Caps., Carb-v., caust., cham., chin., chinin-ar., cocc., Dulc., Ferr., Ferr-ar., grat., Hep., Kali-ar., lept., Lyc., manc., nat-ar., nat-c., Nat-s., nit-ac., Nux-m., Ph-ac., Puls., Rhus-t., sep., Sil., Staph., Sul-ac., trom., verat.
food: agg: ant-c., Ars., bry., Carb-v., cocc., coloc., Dulc., hep., Lyc., Nat-s., Nit-ac., nux-m., Nux-v Ph-ac., Puls., Rhus-t., sep., sul-ac.
amel: Phos.
dentition during: acet-ac., Acon., Aeth., ant-c., Apis., apoc., Arg-n., Ars., arund., Bell., benz-ac., Borx., bry., Calc., calc-act., Calc-p., canth., carb-v., Cham., Chin., Cina., Coff., colch., Coloc. corn., cund., cupr., Dulc., enteroc., Ferr., ferr-ar., ferr-p., Gels., graph., hell., Hep., ign., Ip., jal., Kali-br., Kreos., Mag-c., Mag-p., med., Merc., Nit-ac., nux-m., nux-v., olnd., ph-ac., phos., Phyt., Podo., Psor., puls., Rheum., Sep., Sil., sul-ac., Sulph., zinc.
eating after | agg.: aesc., aeth., Agar., Aloe., Alst., alum., alum-p., am-m., ant-c., Apis., apoc., Arg-n., Ars., ars-i., ars-s-f., Asaf., asar., asim., aur-m., aur-m-n., bamb-a., borx., Brom., Bry., Calc., calc-i., calc-p., calc-s., canth., caps., Carb-v., carbn-s., caust., cedr., Cham., Chin., Chinin-ar., Cina., cist., Coloc., con., Corn., cortiso., Crot-t., cub., Dulc., Ferr., Ferr.ar., Ferr-i., ferr-ma., ferr-p., Fl-ac., Form., Gamb., graph., hep., hydrog., hyper., ign., Iod., Kali-ar., kali-n., Kali-p., kreo., Lach., laur., Lyc., mag-c., marb-w., morg-p., mur-ac., Nat-ar., Nat-c., nat-ox., nat-p., Nat-s., nit-ac., nux-m., Nux v., parathyr., Petr., Ph-ac., Phos., plut-n., Podo., Puls., raph., Rheum., rhod., rhus-t., ruta., sanic., sars., sec., spong., Staph., staphycoc., Sul-ac., sulph., tab., tanac., Thuj., Trom., tung-met., verat. Zinc.
imagination, from exalted: Arg-n.
involuntary: apis., arn., ars., bapt., bell., bry., carb-v., colch., crot-h., gels., hell., hyos., lach., laur., mur-ac., op., ph-ac., phos., rhus-t., sec., spect., stram., sul-ac., sulph., verat.
urination; with simultaneous: arn., ars., carb-v., colch., hyos., laur., mur-ac., ph-ac., phos., rhus-t., sec., stram.
milk; agg: aeth., arist-cl., ars., bry., Calc., chin., con., iod., Kali-c., lac-d., Lyc., Mag-c., Mag-m., med., Nat-ar., Nat-c., Nicc., nit-ac., Nux-m., pitu-a., podo., Sep., Sil., Sulph., tritic-vg., valer.,
morning: acet-ac., aeth., Agar., all-c., allox., Aloe., alum., alum-p., alum-sil., am-c., am-m., ang., ant c., ant-t., aphis., Apis., Arg-n., Ars., Ars-i., ars-s-f., aur., aur-ac., aur-i., aur-s., bac., bamb-a., bapt., bell., Borx., Bov., brom., bros-gau., Bry., Cact., cadm-met., cain., Calc., calc-p.,, calc-s., carb-an., carbn-s., caust., Cench., chin., chinin-ar., chlor., cic., cimic., cist., cob-n., coca-c., Cocc., Coloc., Cop., Corn., cortiso., crot-t., cysteine-l., dendr-pol., Dig., Dios., Dulc., dys., enteroc., eup-per., Ferr., Ferr ar., ferr-i., ferr-p., ferrr-s., fl-ac., form., galeoc-c-h., Gamb., ger-ro., gnaph., granit-m., graph., Grat., Guaj., haliae-lc., hep., hura., Hydr., hyper., ichth., Iod., iris., kali-ar., Kali-bi., Kali-c., kali-i., kali-m., kali-n., kali-p., kali-s., kali-sil., kalm., kola., lac-h., lach., lat-h., lept., Lil-t., Lith-c., loxo-recl.,luf-op., Lyc., lyss., Mag-c., mag-m., mag-s., maland., malar., manc., med., Merc., Merc-c., merc-sul., morg-p., Mur-ac., nat-ar., nat-c., nat-m., nat-p., Nat-s., nat-sil., nicc., nit-ac., Nuph., nux-m., Nux-v., ol-j., olnd., oncor-t., onos., orot-ac., asm., ox-ac., parathyr., Petr. petr-ra., Ph-ac., Phos., phyt., plan., Podo., pot e., psil., psor., Puls., rauw., rhod., rhodi., rhus-t., rhus-v., Rumx., ruta., sal-fr., sang., sarr., senec., sil., sol-t-ae., squil., staph., staphycoc., stict., streptoc., suis-em., sul-ac., sul-i., Sulph., sumb., syc., syph., Tab., Thuj., trios., tritic-vg., trom., Tub., urol-h., valer., vanil., Verat., xan., Zinc., zing.
6h: allox., aloe., arg-n., chinin-ar., kali-p., lach., ox-ac., petr., Rumx., Sulph. 6-9h: allox.
6-10h: chinin-ar.
6-12h: Rumx.
7h: xan.
8h: ars-s-f., Ferr., Nat-s., plan.
8-10h: plan.
afternoon, until: borx., Nat-m.
bed, driving out of: allox., Aloe., alum-sil., bell., bov., bros-gau., bry., cench., chin., cic., dios., halieae-ic., hep., hydr., hyper., Kali-bi., kola., Lil-t., lyc., med., nat-ar., nat-s., nat-sil., nuph., onos., petr., Phos., phyt., Podo., psil., Psor., rauw., rhus-t., Rumx., sal-fr., sil., staph., Sulph., syph., Tub, Zinc.
early: acet-ac., Aloe., ichth., iris., lil-t., med., merc-sul., Nat-s., nit-ac., Nuph., Nux-v., petr., phos., Podo., Psor., raiw., rhus-v., Rumx., Stict., Sulph., thuj., trom., tub.
rising, after | agg.: aeth., agar., aloe., ars., ars-i., ars-s., bapt., Bry., cain., calc., Cocc., fl-ac., kali-bi., lept., lil-t., loxo-recl., lyc., mag-s., nat-c., Nat-m., Nat-s., nat-sil., Nux-v., orot-ac., ox-ac., Phos., plan., podo., Psor., rumx., staph., Sulph., syc., verat.
night: abrot., acon., aeth., agath-a., All-c., aloe., alum-sil., anac., ang., ant-c., ant-t., aran., Arg-n., Arn., Ars., ars-s-f., arum-t., asaf., asc-t., Aur., aur-ac., aur-m., aur-s., bamb-a., bar-c., bar-s., borx., both-ax., bov., brom., Bry., caj., canth., Caps., carv-v., Carbn-s., Caust., cench., Cham., Chel., Chin., Chinin-ar., Chinin-s., chlol., cic., cimic., Cinnb., cist., coca-c., colch., Con., Crot-t., cub., cysteine.-l., diosm., dros., Dulc., Ferr., Ferr-ar., ferr-p., fl-ac., form., Gamb., gink-b., gnaph., Graph., Grat., hep., hipp., Hyos., ign, ip., Iris., ix., jal., Kali-ar., Kali-bi., Kali-c., kali-p., kali-s., kali-sil., kola., kreos., Lach., lith-c., lyc., lyss., Mag-c., mag-m., manc., mang., Merc. merc-c., Mosch., Nat-ar., Nat-c., nat m., Nat-p., Nuph., Nux-m., Nux-v., ozone., petr., ph-ac., Phos., Podo., Psor., Puls., Rheum., Rhus-t., rhus-v., rumx., ruta., sang., sec., sl., senec., Sep., Sil., sinus., spong., squil., staph., stront-c., Stry., Sul ac., Sulph., symph., syph., Tab., ther., Tub., urol-h., verat., visc., zinc.
midnight, before: mag-c., nux-m., puls., rus-t., symph.
after: aeth., all-c., aloe., alum-sil., aran., Arg-n., Ars., ars-s-f., arum-t., asc-t., bamb-a., Chin., Chinin-ar., cic., cimic., cist., coca-c., cysteine-l., dros., ferr., Ferr-ar., ferr-p., fl-ac., form., gamb., hipp., iris., Kali-ar., kali-c., kali-s., kola., lyc., mag-c., nat-ar., nat-c., nat-m., Nuph., Nux-v., ozone., Petr., Phos., Podo., Psor., rhus-t., rhus-v., rumx., sec., sinus., squil., staph., stront-c., Sulph., syph., tab., tub., urol-h., Verat.
noisy: lem-n.
old people: Ant-c., ant-t., Ars., ars-i., bapt., bar-c., bov, Bry., Carb-v. Chin., coff., con., Fl-ac., Gamb., iod., kreos., lach., nat-m., nat-s., Nit-ac., nux-v., op., phos., rhus-t. ruta., sec., sul-i., sulph.
painful: agar., alum, am-c., am-m., anac., Ang., Apis., ars., asaf., asar., bar-c., bov., bry., canth., caps., carb-v., cham., chin., colch., coloc., con., cupr., dig., dulc., euph., graph., ign., jal., kali-br., kali-c., kali-n., lyc., mag-c., mag-m., merc., Merc-c., natc-c., nux-v., petr., phis., plb., puls., Rheum., Rhus-t., sep., sil., spig., Sul-ac., sulph., ultras., verat., zinc.
painless: acon., agar., alf., Aloe., Alst., ambr., anac., ant-t., anthracin., Apis., arg-n., arn., Ars., ars-i., ars-s-f., arum-t., aur., Bapt., bar-c., bar-m., bell., bell-p., berb., Bism., Borx., both-ax., bov., bry., Calc., calc-s., calc-sil., Camph., cann-i., canth., carb-an., carv-v., carbn-s., cench., Cham., chap., Chel., Chin., cic., cinnb., clem., coca-c., Cocc., coch., Coff., colch., coloc., con., croc., Crot-t., cupr.,
dig., Dulc., Ferr., Ferr-ar., Ferr-p., gamb., Gels., graph., Grat., hell., Hep., hir., Hyos., Ign., ip., iris., jab., Jatr-c., Kali-ar., kali-bi., kali-br., Kali-c., kali-n., kali-p., kali-s., Lach., laur., lavand-a., led., Lyc., m-ambo., m-aust., Mag-c., mag-m., malar., merc., mur-ac., nat-ar., Nat-m., Nat-p., Nat-s., nat-sil., nit
ac., Nuph., nux-m., nux-v., Olnd., op., pegen-ha., petr., Ph-ac., Phos., plat., Podo., Psor., puls., Pyrog., ran-b., rhod., Rhus-t., ric., rumx., sabin., sars., sec., sep., Sil., spig., spong., Squil., stann. staph., stram.m stront-c., Sul-ac., Sulph., syph., tab., thuj., tril-p., Tub., valer., Verat., zinc., zinc-p.
pregnancy
after: Phos.
during: alum., am-m., Ant-c., apis., Caps., cham., Chel., Chin., dulc., ferr., hell., hyos., lac-ac., Lyc., merc., Nux-m., nux-v., petr., Ph-ac., Phos., podo., Puls., rheum., sec., Sep., Sulph., thuj.
sugar
after: Arg-n., calc., crot-t., Merc. Ox-ac., Sulph., trom.
maple sugar: calc-s
water
bad water; from: Alst., camph., Chin., zing.
drinking agg: Aloe., ant-c., ant-t., Apis., Arg-n., Ars., ars-s-f., Asaf., bry., calc-ar., caps., Cina., coloc., Crot-t., cub., Elat., Ferr., Ferr-ac., fl-ac., gamb., Grat., kali-ar., kali-n., lach., laur., manc., nux-m., Nux-v., Podo., rhod., sec., sep., spong., staph., Sul-ac., sulph., Trom., verat.,
Undigested (RECTUM – DIARRHEA- lienteric): chin., ferr., graph., hep.
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MAIN AUTHOR NAME
Dr. Nutan Birhaday [P.G. SCHOLAR]
Department of Homoeopathic Repertory and Case Taking
Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, [M.P.] CO-AUTHOR
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Department of Homoeopathic Repertory and Case Taking
Govt. Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Bhopal, [M.P]