Cases of Asthma

Mrs. S. D (Patient Ref. No. 4097), a female patient aged 33 years reported to the clinic for the treatment of her bronchial asthma which she had for the last 9 years. She had been on bronchodilator puffs and oral medicines for the last 9 years but in spite of this she was never completely relieved from the complaints.

Once in a month she would get a severe attack of breathlessness although she would daily take the medicines for asthma as prescribed by her physician. Her breathlessness would be worse from the least exertion, on climbing stairs, early morning, from dust and pungent odors and after 8pm. She would also have bouts of cough without much of expectoration. Her cough would get worse on lying down and she had to sit up for relief. She also had incontinence of urine during the episodes of cough.

She was an obese female with a puffed-up face and she had gained weight since 4-5 years. The excess weight gain had occurred after taking steroids for her asthma. She also had puffiness of the hands and feet. She had become lethargic since a few months and had developed indifference to work.

Apart from these complaints, occasionally she would also get retro-sternal burning and cramps in her legs.
Her appetite had reduced and so had her thirst. She liked spicy and mixed taste. She was not fond of sweets and milk. Her sweat was scanty and with no particular odor.

Her menses would be scanty lasting only for a day and they would always be delayed by 2-3 weeks. She would be very irritable before her menses and would have backache during menses.

She was a housewife and stayed with her husband and two sons. She had lot of anxiety about her family especially about her husband who was an alcoholic. He had quit taking alcohol some time back but she still had feelings of anger and sadness about whatever had happened. She would often weep due to her grief. She had the tendency to weep at trifles. She was very fastidious in nature and would be very particular about the way work should be done.

She had suffered from jaundice in the past. In her family there was history of ischemic heart disease (father) and thyroid disorder (mother).

Based on the above history, she was started on homoeopathic treatment for the asthma and her other complaints. She was prescribed a drug called Kali Carbonicum and within 6 months of treatment, her complaints of cough and breathlessness were much better than before. She was able to reduce and later stop the use of her inhalers within a span of 6-8 months. Her physician also reduced the dosage of bronchodilator drugs to the minimum. Her dependence on steroid puffs was completely eliminated. Her complaints of retro-sternal burning and puffiness of the face also improved significantly. She became much more active than before and did not have the constant lethargic feeling anymore.

This case illustrates that how homoeopathy can be of great help even in those cases where the conventional medicines fail to provide adequate relief. This patient would experience constant breathlessness in spite of being on conventional medicines but after starting homoeopathic treatment she was able to overcome her dependence on the conventional medicines and got significant relief from the symptoms at the same time.

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Mr. R. V (Patient Ref. No. L-6056), a 33 years old male patient reported to the clinic for complaints of bronchial asthma since 22 years. The complaints had been persistent since the last 8 years and he was on inhalers 5- 6 times per day. Inspite of being on this high dosage of inhaler drugs he would not be completely free from breathlessness any day. His complaints had markedly increased since the last 2 months. He did not have much cough or expectoration but he predominantly had frequent episodes of wheezing. His condition would get worse during change of weather and during monsoon. Cold drinks, groundnuts and stress would also worsen his complaints. He would require intravenous bronchodilators once in a while to control the more severe episodes of breathlessness.

His appetite was normal and he was fond of sweets, spicy and fried foods. His sweat would be offensive. Bowel and bladder functions were normal and he had no complaints related to these. His sleep would be sound and he would occasionally dream of having a better job.

He was a reserved and quiet person by nature. He would occasionally get irritated when others would speak wrong about him but he would never express his anger. He would remain quiet and would not like to talk at such times. He was very much desirous of a good and secure job. He would like to be in the company of close relatives and friends. He would prefer to solve his problems independently without any kind of help from others. He was trying to get a job abroad since quite some time and this was the major stress in his life at that particular time. He had lost his mother when he was young and he would still miss her presence because he was very much attached to her.

There was no history of any major illness in the past except that he sustained a few fractures few years ago when he had met with an accident. His mother had expired of throat cancer and his father was a diabetic. His brother had chronic sinusitis. Apart from this there was no other significant family history.

Based on this history, he was prescribed Thuja 200 for his asthma. At the end of two months of treatment, his asthma was comparatively better than before. He was on reduced dosage of bronchodilators and yet his breathlessness was much lesser than before. He did not require any additional doses of bronchodilator injections. The wheezing episodes that he would previously experience daily inspite of being on inhalers were reduced to once in a couple of days. After another few months of treatment, he would require his inhaler only once daily and he would be free from his frequent wheezing episodes. His resistance was much better than before and he could tolerate seasonal changes more easily without being worried of having another severe attack of asthma.

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Mr. K. A. aged 18 years (Patient Identification No: L-6523), was a known case of Bronchial Asthma and was suffering with it from the past 4 years. He reported to our clinic on Jan 7, 2004 with complaints of cough, difficulty in breathing accompanied with recurrent colds. He had this cold almost everyday and used to be really bad at least once a month. He was very lean in structure right from his childhood days. All his complaints would be worse in the period between the month of November to December. The onset of winters and exposure to dust were the main triggering factors for his asthmatic episodes. Also he suffered with recurrent sinusitis and the attacks used to be 2- 3 times in a year.

His appetite was diminished and as a result he would not put on weight for years together. He craved for spicy food, fish and used to love to eat chicken a lot. As regards to his thermal modalities he couldn't tolerate extremes of heat or cold in any form and would be more comfortable in winters except for his asthma. He also had constipation right from his childhood days. Occasionally he had to visit the toilet for 2-3 times in a day and he used to pass mucus with stools.

This boy used to stay in a joint family with his parents, grandmother and he had a younger brother and a younger sister as well. His father also used to have recurrent sinusitis and his mother was a known case of Hypothyroidism. His grand mother also had similar complaints of bronchial asthma since her young age.

He had taken a lot of allopathic medicines in the past for his asthmatic episodes. He had even taken steroids whenever his complaints were worse and he had no choice other than taking these steroids which he knew would help him only temporarily and his attacks would recur when its action gets exhausted . He had even taken homoeopathic medicines for some time but it did offer him only with little relief and hence he discontinued after a while.

On examination his weight was found to be 50 kgs. He had a very large polyp in his right nostril. He had hypertrophied turbinates as well. When I conveyed of this findings to him it reminded him of his complaints of nose block esp. on the right side and this added to his breathlessness. This however was a daily occurrence and hence was almost neglected by him and he had learnt live with it.

A detailed study of his case revealed a very strong miasmatic background in his case which predisposed him to present with all these complaints. A very deep acting medicine named Thuja Occidentalis which covers this kind of sycotic manifestations was administered in the 200th potency as an antimiasmatic. With this Silica in the 200th potency and Kali Bichromicum in the 200th potency was prescribed for a period of 6 weeks.

After taking the medicines as per the instructed dosage he found a remarkable improvement in his condition. The recurrent cough which he used to suffer with was much better; the breathlessness which used to bother him a lot was relieved to a great extent. The frequency of occurrence of episodes of cold had gone down to a considerable extent. The nose block was relieved and this eased him all the more. His appetite has improved and his general health is good in spite of the onset of winters during which he used to be really worse. There was no requirement of steroids which he used to take during winters and this was definitely a good sign of improvement in his case.

His complaints gradually improved and he reported to feel much better and better every time when he came for his regular follow ups. It has been a year since he is taking regular homoeopathic medication and now his asthma is completely cured. He is absolutely asymptomatic at the moment with no complaints whatsoever.

Remarks: I am sure after reading through this case history of Asthma , every reader would witness and appreciate that these deep seated ailments which do not respond to even the strongest doses of allopathic medicines can be cured completely with the marvelous action of these equally deep acting homoeopathic medicines.

Remark: The remedy prescribed in these cases is patient-specific i.e. it has been prescribed based on the symptoms specific to the patient at that point of time. It is advisable that the patient does not indulge in any self-medication.

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