Chronic Appendicitis
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Remedy |
Characteristics Symptoms |
Patient Worse by |
Patient Better by |
| Bellis Perennis | Much muscular soreness Lameness, as if sprained Traumatism of the pelvic organs Excellent remedy for sprains and bruises Complaints due to cold food or drink when the body is heated, and in affections due to cold wind Sore, bruised feeling in the pelvic region Soreness of abdominal walls and of uterus. Stitches in spleen, sore, enlarged Yellow, painless diarrhœa, foul odor, worse at night Abdomen bloated; rumbling in bowels Wakes early in morning and cannot get to sleep again |
Left side Hot bath Warmth of bed Before storms Cold bathing Cold wind |
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| Butyricum Acidum | Poor appetite Much gas in stomach and bowels Cramps in pit of stomach, worse at night Stomach feels heavy and overloaded Cramp in abdomen below umbilicus Bowels irregular Stool accompanied by pain and straining Pronounced sleeplessness; dreams of serious nature while asleep Perspiration on slight exertion Profuse, offensive sweat of feet |
At night Fast walking Going upstairs |
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| Colocynthis | Often indicated in the transition season when the
air is cold, but the sun is still powerful enough to heat the blood. Especially suitable for irritable persons easily angered, and ill effects there from Women with copious menstruation, and of sedentary habits Persons with a tendency to corpulency The neuralgic pains are nearly always relieved by pressure Cramps and twitching and shortening of muscles Constrictions and contractions Urinous odor of perspiration Sensations; cutting, twisting, grinding, contracting and bruised; as if clamped with iron bands Very bitter tasteCanine hunger Feeling in stomach as if something would not yield; drawing pain Agonizing cutting pain in abdomen causing patient to bend over double, and pressing on the abdomen Sensation as if stones were being ground together in the abdomen, and would burst Intestines feel as if bruised Colic with cramps in calves Cutting in abdomen, especially after anger Each paroxysm is attended with general agitation and a chill over the cheeks, ascending from the hypogastrium Pain in small spot below navel Dysenteric stool renewed each time by the least food or drink Jelly-like stools; musty odor Distention of abdomen |
From anger and indignation | Doubling up Hard pressure Warmth Lying with head bent forward |
| Iris Tenax | Dry mouth Deathly sensation at point of stomach Pain in ileo-cæcal region Appendicitis Pain from adhesions after |
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| Kali Carbonicum | Soft pulse, coldness, general depression, and very
characteristic stitches, which may be felt in any part of the body,
or in connection with any affection; all Kali pains are sharp and cutting;
nearly all better by motion Absence of fever Sensitive to every atmospheric change Intolerance of cold weather Fleshy aged people, with dropsical and paretic tendencies Sweat, backache, and weakness Throbbing pains Tendency to dropsy Tubercular diathesis Pains from within out, and of stinging character "Giving-out" sensation Stinging pains in muscles and internal parts Twitching of muscles Flatulence Desire for sweets Feeling of lump in pit of stomach Gagging Sour eructations Nausea; better lying down Constant feeling as if stomach were full of water Sour vomiting; throbbing and cutting in stomach Disgust for food Anxiety felt in stomach Epigastrium sensitive externally Easy choking when eating Epigastric pain to back Stitches in region of liver Distention and coldness of abdomen Pain from left hypochondrium through abdomen; must turn on right side before he can rise Large, difficult stools, with stitching pain an hour before Obliged to rise several times at night to urinate Involuntary urination when coughing, sneezing, etc Deficient sexual instinct Excessive seminal emissions, followed by weakness Menses early, profuse or too late, pale and scanty, with soreness about genitals; pains from back pass down through gluteal muscles, with cutting in abdomen Drowsy after eating Wakes about two o'clock and cannot sleep again |
After coition In cold weather From soup and coffee In morning about three o'clock Lying on left and painful side |
In warm weather, though moist During day While moving about |
| Mercurius Dulcis | Pallor, flabby bloatedness, and turgid
flaccidity Inflammation with plastic exudate Especially indicated in systems disposed to remittent bilious fevers; in peritonitis and meningitis with plastic exudate Nausea and vomiting Stool scanty, bloody mucus, with bile, and constant desire, without tenesmus; dark-green, watery, with griping Offensive breath Salivation Constant flow of dark, putrid saliva; very offensive |
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| Plumbum Metallicum | Localized neuralgic pains Rapid reduction in number of red corpuscles; hence pallor, icterus, anemia Constrictive sensation in internal organs. Delirium, coma and convulsions Progressive muscular atrophy. Excessive and rapid emaciation Contractions and boring pain Contraction in œsophagus and stomach; pressure and tightnessConstant vomiting Solids cannot be swallowed Excessive colic, radiating to all parts of body Abdominal wall feels drawn by a string to spine Pain causes desire to stretch Abdomen retracted. Obstructed flatus, with intense colic Colic alternates with delirium and pain in atrophied limbs Constipated stools; hard, lumpy, black with urging and spasm of anus Frequent, ineffectual tenesmus Urine albuminous; low specific gravity; scanty Emission drop by drop Loss of sexual power |
At night Motion |
Rubbing Hard pressure Physical exertion |
| Pyrogenium | Septic states, with intense restlessness All discharges are horribly offensive-menstrual, lochial, diarrhœa, vomit, sweat, breath, etc Great pain and violent burning in abscesses Chronic complaints that date back to septic conditions Taste terribly fetid. Breath horrible Coffee-grounds vomiting Vomits water, when it becomes warm in stomach Intolerable tenesmus of both bladder and rectum Abdomen bloated, sore, cutting pain Stools large, black, carrion-like, or small black balls Seems to be in semi-sleep. Dreams all night |
From motion | |
| Silicea | Periodical states; abscesses, quinsy, headaches,
spasms, epilepsy, feeling of coldness before an attack Is cold, chilly, hugs the fire, wants plenty warm clothing, hates drafts, hands and feet cold, worse in winter Lack of vital heat Prostration of mind and body Great sensitiveness to taking cold Intolerance of alcoholic stimulants Ailments attended with pus formation Want of grit, moral or physical Sensation of a hair on tongue Disgust for meat and warm food Want of appetite; thirst excessive Sour eructations after eating Pit of stomach painful to pressure Vomiting after drinking Pain or painful cold feeling in abdomen, better external heat; hard, bloated Cutting pain, with constipation; yellow hands and blue nails Much rumbling in bowels Inguinal glands swollen and painful Stool comes down with difficulty; when partly expelled, recedes again. Bloody, involuntary, with red or yellow sediment A milky, acrid leucorrhœa, during urination Discharge of blood between menstrual periods Increased menses, with paroxysms of icy coldness over whole body Night-walking; gets up while asleep Sleeplessness, with great orgasm of blood and heat in head Frequent starts in sleep Anxious dreams Excessive gaping |
New moon In morning From washing During menses Uncovering Lying down Damp Lying on left side Cold |
Warmth Wrapping up head Summer In wet or humid weather |
| Sulphur | Inertia and relaxation of fiber; hence feebleness
of tone Ebullitions of heat Dislike of water Dry and hard hair and skin Red orifices Sinking feeling at stomach about 11 am, Standing is the worst position for Sulphur patients, it is always uncomfortable Dirty, filthy people, prone to skin affections Aversion to being washed When carefully-selected remedies fail to act, especially in acute diseases, it frequently arouses the reactionary powers of the organism Complaints that relapse General offensive character of discharge and exhalations Very red lips and face, flushing easily Complete loss of, or excessive appetite Putrid eructation Food tastes too salty Drinks much, eats little Milk disagrees Great desire for sweets Great acidity, sour eructation Burning, painful, weight-like pressure in stomach Very weak and faint about 11 am; must have something to eat Nausea during gestation Water fills the patient up Abdomen very sensitive to pressure; internal feeling of rawness and soreness; movements as of something alive Pain and soreness over liver Colic after drinking Frequent micturition, especially at night Mucus and pus in urine; parts sore over which it passes Must hurry, sudden call to urinate Great quantities of colorless urine Involuntary seminal emissions Menses too late, short, scanty, and difficult; thick, black, acrid, making parts sore; preceded by headache or suddenly stopped Leucorrhœa, burning, excoriating Talks, jerks, and twitches during sleep Vivid dreams Wakes up singing Wakes frequently, and becomes wide awake suddenly Catnaps; slightest noise awakens Cannot sleep between 2 an 5 am |
At rest When standing Warmth in bed Washing, bathing In morning 11 am Night From alcoholic stimulants Periodically |
Dry, warm weather Lying on right side From drawing up affected limbs |
| Tuberculinum K | Especially adapted to the light-complexioned,
narrow-chested subjects Lax fiber, low recuperative powers, and very susceptible to changes in the weather Always tired; motion causes intense fatigue; aversion to work; wants constant changes When symptoms are constantly changing and well-selected remedies fail to improve, and cold is taken from the slightest exposure Rapid emaciation Diarrhœa in children running for weeks, extreme wasting, bluish pallor, exhaustion Very sensitive, mentally and physically General exhaustion Nervous weakness Trembling Averse to meat All-gone, hungry sensation Desire for cold milk Early-morning, sudden diarrhœa (S Stools dark-brown, offensive, discharged with much force. Menses too early, too profuse, long-lasting; pains increase with the establishment of the flow Sleep poor; wakes early Overpowering sleepiness in daytime Dreams vivid and distressing |
Motion Music Before a storm Standing Dampness From draught Early morning After sleep |
Open air |