TWO CASES OF CHILDHOOD ASTHMA
Today, I am going to present two cured short cases of childhood asthma. I have successfully treated several cases of asthma, but these two cases are more memorable. I still remember the anxious, worried faces of their parents when they had come to my clinic for their children’s asthma problems. I am feeling very happy that I could help these children to get rid of their asthma completely, and glory goes to Homoeopathy and to our Master Dr Hahnnemann.
CASE 1
Mast. Shubham, an 11-year-old boy, was brought to me by his parents for complaints of recurrent asthma attacks since 6 to 7 years. He was on allopathic medications, which were giving only temporary relief. He was not able to concentrate on his studies due to these frequent asthma attacks. His parents were also very much worried about his illness. One of my patients referred them to me and they decided to take homoeopathic treatment.
In the clinic, he had difficulty in breathing with cough and a lot of wheezing in chest. The patient described it as if a motor is running in his chest.
His complaints would aggravate after crying and from dust and fumes. Regarding time modalities, his complaints would aggravate from 6 pm to 10 am and mostly at night. He would feel better in the afternoon. Regarding seasonal modalities, his complaints would aggravate in winter and rainy season. He would feel better in summer. His complaints would get worse from draught of air. He would feel better after sitting erect and after drinking hot tea during the attack.
Along with asthma, he had pain in big joints and had much weakness. During case taking, it was found that he had recurrent rhinitis in early years of childhood. He had family history of asthma. His great-grandfather and grandfather had asthma.
He was very short in height and had lean and thin body. He was very intelligent and talkative. His appetite was decreased. He was thirsty with dry tongue. He would sleep mostly on abdomen and had dreams of snakes and Gods frequently. He was sensitive to cold.
Based on the above history, a suitable homoeopathic medicine was prescribed to the patient. On his very first follow-up visit, he started feeling better with increased appetite and satisfactory stools with no difficulty in breathing. The improvement continued during follow-up visits. The homoeopathic medicine was continued for six months. This cured the patient completely. During this period, he did not require any bronchodilators or antibiotics. Since then until date, he did not suffer a single attack of asthma. The patient is now living a normal and active life without any asthmatic attacks.
CASE 2
Miss Swaliya, an 8-year old girl, came to my clinic on 25/10/2013 with her father. Her father is my patient and knows me very well. Her father told that she has difficulty in breathing since 5 years and it is diagnosed as asthma. Her suffering started when she was three years of age. For five years, they had been trying various systems of medicine, but nothing could help her much. Her daily activities were hampered because of this.
In the clinic, on examination, she had breathlessness with wheezing in chest. She was a shy and mild girl. Her complaints would increase in winter and rainy season. Her complaints would increase after eating sour food, ice cream and drinking cold water. She would feel better in summer. Her appetite was normal. She had craving for fish and meat. She had aversion for eggs as eggs cause nausea and vomiting. She was thirsty and thermally she was hot.
On analysing above history, a suitable homoeopathic medicine was prescribed. On very first visit after 15 days, she told that she was feeling good and had only one episode of asthma. On subsequent follow-ups, she kept on improving. In just three months, she was feeling absolutely normal, her general condition improved to normal and her weight also increased by 3 kg.
A day before writing this case, Swaliya visited my clinic with her mother. Her mother is also my patient. When I asked Swaliya about her asthma, she smiled and said that she didn’t have a single episode of asthma since stopping the treatment. She is a healthy growing girl now.
