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Most of us remember our first experience with homeopathy. For some
of us the first experience is so profound that we become instant
converts to homeopathy, for others the results are subtler and the
conversion is more of an ongoing process. I had been experimenting
with homeopathy for about a year before I was truly convinced of
its efficacy. I had experienced positive results during that year,
but the skeptic in me still questioned, "Was it the remedies
working or perhaps just placebo? Or just the natural progression
of the condition?"
My first experience in which I knew without a doubt that indeed
these little white sugar pills were powerful remedies involved a
chronic condition my then 5 yr. old daughter was suffering from.
A little background is needed to understand her case. She had suffered
repeated ear infections when she was about 15 months old. We'd take
her to the pediatrician and he'd put her on antibiotics and after
the 10-day course we'd bring her back for a recheck and sure enough
the infection was "gone" - for a few days. Without fail
within about 3 or 4 days, the crying, fever and irritability would
return and sure enough, on examination, the pediatrician would say
she had another ear infection. This went on for months until the
pediatrician wanted to keep her on a 6-month course of antibiotics
as a prophylactic. That was the impetus to pull her out of daycare.
Removing her from daycare was just what she needed and she didn't
get many more ear infections after that. However, she began having
terrible, bleeding diaper rashes. The pediatrician said it was fungal
and prescribed an antifungal medication. It's no wonder that she
had a terrible imbalance of bad bacteria in her system after all
those antibiotics.The medicine would work for a while but just like
the ear infections the bleeding rashes would return after the treatment
with the medication was done. These infections plagued her until
she was out of diapers, at which time the infection found a new
avenue to express itself. She began having reoccurring vaginal infections.
By this time she was about 3 and these infections occurred at least
twice a month. We would treat with the antifunagl cream and hope
for the best. It always returned however and she would be uncomfortable.
By this time I had started using homeopathy for myself and though
it appeared to help I was still skeptical. After all, the ameliorations
might just be a coincidence. Though skeptical, I decided to try
a remedy for her problem. I contacted a homeopath who took her case
and recommended Kali Carb 30c (based on the totality). I only had
a 1M so decided to go with that. The next time she had a flare-up
she came to me saying her "privates" hurt and it hurt
when she went potty. The area was slightly pink and there was the
familiar fungal odor. I gave her the kali carb and told her to suck
on the pellets and then heard the familiar "crunch, crunch,
crunch" I have since come to expect. Within seconds of chewing
up the pellets she became hysterical, she had grabbed herself, screaming
in pain, crying hysterically, sobbing that her "privates"
burned. The area had suddenly turned an angry, dusky red. This reaction
was totally new and frightening; she had never had such a severe
reaction before. She was in tears and I was in a panic. I remember
thinking "I am such an idiot what did I do, what did I do?"
I ran downstairs to get the familiar anti-fungal cream but by the
time I came back upstairs, just a few minutes later, she was fast
asleep. The infected area had turned back to a normal color and
most importantly she has NEVER had another infection of that sort
again. That was about 3 years ago. It was a perfect example of a
temporary aggravation, probably caused by too high of a dose, that
left no doubt in my skeptical mind that these little white sugar
pills were indeed powerful forces of healing.
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