Categories: Homeopathic Treatment

Digestive Health

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