Mom, I want those sweet pills
Little Smruti (names of patients changed) six years of age enters my cabin. Before her mother could speak, Smruti starts telling me about her complaints and answers my queries. She climbs the examination table and allows me to examine her throat with her mouth wide open. She was a patient of bronchial asthma and is totally cured of it by homoeopathy. Her parents are now keen on giving homoeopathic medicines for her acute ailments like fever, loose motions, infections etc. They know by experience that it works fast and their daughter is better with 2-3 doses. There is no fuss involved in administration of medicines as sweet pills of homoeopathy are happily received by children.
Anusha, an eight year old girl was suffering from abdominal pain. Investigations revealed kidney stone of 1.2 cm diameter in right kidney. Parents, from poor rural background were advised to get her operated which would cost them their six months income. Referred by one old patient of mine, they were surprised to see their daughter cured of her ailment within three months that too at an affordable cost.
Six year old sharad, another cured patient of chronic middle ear infection was quick to give instructions to his family members regarding administration of homoeopathic medicines, when the same were given to them for prevention of chikungunya in the epidemic. He was keen on watching them not to take anything orally half an hour before and after homoeopathic medicine. Such is the simplicity of homoeopathic treatment that a kinder garden student can also easily understand.
One of our family friends once called. He was worried because of uncontrolled loose motions of his ten month old daughter. In spite of being hospitalized and with expert care she was having 20 to 25 loose motions daily since six days. All his family members were thinking of shifting the baby to higher centers in nearby city. He asked me for my help. One single dose of correctly selected homoeopathic remedy stopped her loose motions the very same day. Such incidences prove the efficacy of homoeopathic medicines and disprove the misnomer that homoeopathic medicines work slowly.
Mohan, another ten year old patient of mine was suffering
from stammering. His parents fought frequently in front of him. Her father was
too demanding, irritable and irrational. His Mother, a working woman, was
unable to satisfy all the demands of his father. Poor Mohan was scared to talk
and express himself. After understanding Mohan’s problems, carefully selected
homoeopathic remedy and few counseling sessions with his parents did wonders
and resolved his case permanently.
Children do suffer from fear, anxiety and other emotional disturbances. Such stress in their life lowers their immunity and increases predisposition to diseases. Homoeopathic physician takes into account mental as well as physical symptoms of individual while treating the case. In case of children, detailed case taking with mother and father or care taker reveals the problem child is facing in the surrounding environment. Few parenting tips, resolution of maintaining cause of disease with the help of homoeopathic medicines does wonders in life of these patients.
As sensitivity at younger age group is high, kids respond to two or three doses. Single drug with minimum dose is the essence of homoeopathic treatment. Homoeopathic treatment increases immunity of children, they start eating and sleeping well, in short parents are happy to watch healthy development of their children.
Mahatma Gandhi said,” Homoeopathy cures a large percentage of cases than any other method of treatment and is beyond doubt safer and more economical and most complete science”.