Digestive health issues can arise from irregular lifestyles, stress, improper nutrition, or underlying conditions. Homeopathy offers gentle, effective solutions tailored to individual needs.
1. Aloe socotrina (Aloe)
- Leading Symptoms: Urgent, explosive diarrhea, especially early morning; rectal prolapse; sensation of heat in rectum.
- Mental Symptoms: Irritability, impatience, especially when bowel issues dominate.
- Miasm: Psoric
- Dosage: 10 drops of D3, twice daily.
- Avoid After: Sulphur.
- Relieves Effects of: Constipation from sedentary lifestyle.
- Antidotes: Pulsatilla.
- Constitutional Portrait: Robust individuals prone to sedentary habits and overeating.
- Key Use: Bowel and rectal conditions.
2. Antimonium crudum
- Leading Symptoms: Thick, white-coated tongue; nausea after overeating; alternating diarrhea and constipation.
- Mental Symptoms: Sulky, irritable, aversion to touch.
- Dosage: 6X potency, 3 tablets daily.
- Avoid After: Nux vomica.
- Key Use: Digestive disturbances caused by overeating.
3. Arnica montana
- Key Use: For digestive issues from trauma or physical exhaustion.
- Main Indications: Bloating, gas with foul odor; frequent belching.
- Dosage: D3, 10 drops twice daily.
- Mental Symptoms: Averse to sympathy.
- Antidotes: Camphor.
4. Arsenicum album
- Key Use: Burning pain in stomach with diarrhea.
- Main Indications: Severe dehydration, coldness, sensitivity to touch.
- Dosage: 6X, 10 drops thrice daily.
- Mental Symptoms: Restlessness, fear of being alone.
- Constitutional Portrait: Thin, anxious individuals.
5. Bryonia alba
- Key Use: Constipation with dryness and burning.
- Main Indications: Slow digestion, dry mouth, intense thirst.
- Dosage: D3, 10 drops twice daily.
- Antidotes: Chamomilla.
- Relieves Effects of: Overexertion.
6. Carbo vegetabilis
- Key Use: Fermentation and flatulence.
- Main Indications: Belching relieves symptoms; cold extremities.
- Dosage: 6X, 10 drops twice daily.
- Constitutional Portrait: Older individuals with low vitality.
7. Graphites
- Key Use: Chronic constipation.
- Main Indications: Dry stools, aversion to meat, poor appetite.
- Dosage: 6X, 10 drops after meals.
- Avoid After: Phosphorus.
8. Lycopodium clavatum
- Key Use: Bloating and digestive disturbances after meals.
- Main Indications: Fullness even after small meals; craving sweets.
- Dosage: D4, 10 drops twice daily.
- Mental Symptoms: Anxiety about performance.
- Antidotes: Pulsatilla.
9. Nux vomica
- Key Use: Overindulgence in food, alcohol.
- Main Indications: Heartburn, sour burps.
- Dosage: 10 drops of D6, thrice daily.
- Relieves Effects of: Late-night eating.
10. Phosphorus
- Key Use: Burning pain in stomach, regurgitation.
- Main Indications: Intense thirst for cold water.
- Dosage: 6X, 10 drops twice daily.
- Constitutional Portrait: Slim, fair individuals with blue eyes.
11. Pulsatilla
- Key Use: Indigestion after rich, fatty meals.
- Main Indications: Lack of thirst, emotional sensitivity.
- Dosage: D4, 10 drops twice daily.
- Antidotes: Bryonia.
12. Sulphur
- Key Use: Chronic gastritis.
- Main Indications: Burning pain, heat in rectum.
- Dosage: 10 drops of 6X daily.
Nosology and Clinical Cases
- Nosology: Chronic gastritis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), indigestion.
- Clinic Example: Patient presenting with heartburn, bloating, and irregular bowel habits finds relief with Bryonia alba after overexertion.
Additional Remedies
- Robinina: Useful in acidity.
- Capsicum annum: Burning rectum sensation.
- Mercurius solubilis: Oral inflammation.
| Remedy | Key Use | Emotional Symptoms | Physical Symptoms | Thirst | Tongue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnica | Gas, bloating | Averse to sympathy | Foul-smelling belching | No | Normal |
| Bryonia | Constipation, dryness | Irritability, prefers solitude | Intense thirst for large sips | Yes | Thick white coating |
| Carbo veg | Fermentation, flatulence | Low vitality, indifference | Relieved by belching | No | Pale, dry |
| Graphites | Chronic constipation | Melancholy | Dry stools, poor appetite | No | Dry with cracks |
| Arsenicum alb | Burning diarrhea | Restlessness, fear | Dehydration, coldness | Yes | Red, dry, ulcerated |
| Lycopodium | Bloating, liver issues | Performance anxiety | Fullness after small meals | No | Coated with dryness |
| Nux vomica | Overindulgence | Irritable, impatient | Sour burps, constipation | Yes | White-coated |
| Phosphorus | Burning pain, regurgitation | Nervous, sensitive | Intense thirst for cold drinks | Yes | Red, shiny |
| Pulsatilla | Indigestion after fats | Emotional sensitivity | No thirst, bloating | No | White-coated |
| Sulphur | Chronic gastritis | Irritable, egotistical | Heat in rectum, burning pain | Yes | Red, inflamed |
| Robinina | High acidity | Indifference | Sour regurgitation | No | Acid-coated |
| Capsicum annum | Rectal inflammation | Lethargic | Burning, bloating | No | Dry with cracks |
| Merc sol | Oral inflammation | Anxiety, worry | Foul-smelling diarrhea | Yes | Moist, teeth marks |
