About
I am a Classically trained homeopath and I have been practicing for the past 12 years. I started this blog to begin to build a base to provide patients and curious homeopathy students with some information about remedies from a clinical perspective. I try to add in information whenever I can – homeopathy students are welcome to comment with cases or information they would like to share.
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Heather Brechin | October 14, 2009 at 10:36 pm
A Case of Cocculus
First birth: 29 years old. Reaches full dilation. pushes for 2 hours with no descent, proceeds to a cesarean section. Probably cause is POP = persistent occipital posterior. Baby is sunny side up, head circumference is greater than an occiptal anterior presentation. Doesn’t budge in second stage.
Second birth: A planned VBAC. She reaches her goal, how great is that! With a little bit of help. VAVD = vaginally assisted vacuum delivery, with an episiotomy which extends into a 3rd degree tear. 3rd degree tear = a disruption of the integrity of the lining of the anal sphincter.
Fast forward to a day 3 visit from her midwife and homeopath.
“I have had an awful 24 hours. I have had to go to the bathroom every 20 minutes. I am passing little bits of soft stool. I am having involuntary spasms in my rectum. I have been soiling myself in my attempt to reach the bathroom in time. I have to rinse in the shower often. My milk came in yesterday and I have been in bed mostly, establishing breastfeeding.
How long will this go on? Will I need reconstructive surgery? What can I do?”
“I can offer you homeopathy as this is the only thing I think will help you”
Offer accepted:
It is better when I lie down, worse when I stand and there is a lot of discomfort when sitting on the toilet. I have no control, I am running to the toilet. I am so afraid, it is impacting my desire to void, because I am concentrating on trying to control my bowels.”
Prescribed 2 pellets of Cocculs 200 Ch.
Follow-up telephone call the next day:
“Thirty minutes after taking the Cocculs I had the urge to get to the toilet. I had a large soft healthy bowel movement. About 10 minutes later, another healthy bowel movement and within the hour a third. I have had 2 occasions since that of an urge or spasm with a small amount of stool passes. Other than that, for instance the last 6 hours I have been free to move about without a problem. Do you think it was the homeopathy?!!!
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pipermartin | October 23, 2009 at 11:56 pm
That is an awesome case Heather, isn’t it SO satisfying to have some real tools to assist your clients all the way through their process?? Great – the fascinating thing about homeopathy is that people feel so normal after a remedy it is like they don’t even remember feeling or experiencing their previous state.