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This time she decided to use the homeopathy vomica 30 every two hours for up to five doses. This would be followed
I taught at a weekend seminar which she attend- the next day by Cantharis 30, taken four to five times that day, and if there
ed. For the first time she learned to appreciate was still no improvement, she'd continue it for another day or so. She kept
symptoms as indicators. I had called them gifts. a journal to document her experience, complete with dates and dosing
That’s when she understood that her symptoms times.
were a representation of what was occurring in
her urinary tract, as well as of the way she was THE OUTCOME
feeling in general. Angela was surprised and delighted with what happened next. Within
a few hours of taking the third dose of Nux vomica she fell asleep for a
HOW ANGELA CHOSE HER REMEDY three hour nap. This gave her a bit more calm and although the urethral
At first glance, Angela considered Sar- pain remained, she wasn’t quite as frightened by it. This is a good sign,
saparilla because of the pain that occurred at since symptoms, particularly mental ones, represent the pathology. On
the end of urination. Yet she also recognized taking Cantharis the next day, the pain was about half improved by late
that her front stage symptom was anxiety. One afternoon, and gone by bedtime. On the third day Angela returned to
of the more important aspects of choosing a work. “My sleep was fully re-established, and it was then that I realized
homeopathic remedy is that when emotional as- my urine had had an odor. Only after the remedies did I notice that odor
pects attend illness, they need to be given more was conspicuously absent for the first time in months…maybe even years.”
weight in the case. That meant Cantharis came It’s been over three years now and Angela has not experienced another
to the forefront because of her anxiety. This was infection, not even one annoying, little twinge. The reaction to the remedies
particularly noteworthy because being anxious stimulated a deep, curative, and gentle conclusion to her chronic condition.
was unusual for her; normally her demeanor was A legitimately sturdy body that is able to resist infection is a hallmark of
calm. She had originally disregarded that symp- honest health. When we tap into the clues that symptoms provide to find
tom by chalking it up to the fact that she had had the correct remedy, we must bow to the body's wisdom. How intelligent
her customary coffee, not once, but twice daily symptoms are! We love 'em. Just like those ants.
for the last week or so.
But that information led her to consider an- Joette Calabrese, HMC, CCH, RSHom,(Na) is a homeopathic consultant
other key remedy: Nux vomica. This was more and educator. There are at least 13 remedies associated with urinary tract
fully confirmed since her sleep was peppered infection. To view the entire list, go to www.HomeopathyWorks.net and click
with wakefulness from about 3-5 a.m. for the on: "Urinary Tract Infections: When to Do it Yourself and Finish the Job."
past several months. For a download of her new, printer-friendly first aid chart, click "First Aid
Yet Angela was nearly frantic. “I’m riddled in a Pinch." Be sure to check out all the information on her upcoming system
with worry. It feels as though this could get re- designed for those looking to raise their families without drugs. Just click on
ally serious if I don’t take the antibiotics, but I "Yearn to Learn." Joette also offers a fifteen-minute free consultation to see
know it will only return again, perhaps worse, if homeopathy is the right strategy for you and your family. Telephone (716)
if I do take them. Will the remedies really work 941-1045.
quickly, or will I have to wait a week? Maybe I
should have something for this intense pain I feel SOURCES
on urinating.” I assured her that when there’s an Journal of Clinical Microbiology. Vol. 39. Issue 2. “Risk Factors for Antibiotic-Re-
infection, homeopathic medicines have a repu- sistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Tract Infec-
tions: a Prospective Study.” http://jcm.asm.org.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/content/39/2/438.
tation for addressing the underlying issue. That full?sid=c9c68ec9-ad9e-4a82-ad95-381c0b6f8e70
meant that a first level of relief can be noticed
within a day or so and often within hours. The European Association of Urology. Vol. 49 (2006) “Treatment of Bacterial Urinary
Tract Infections: Presence and Future.” http://www.sciencedirect.com.gate.lib.buffalo.edu/
Angela considered both Nux vomica and science/article/pii/S0302283805008365
Cantharis. One indicator for Nux vomica was
the fact that she was craving coffee and had been Canadian Medical Association Journal. Vol. 183 (16) (2011), pp. 1851-8. "Considerations
when prescribing trimethoprim–sulfamethoxazol" http://web.ebscohost.com.gate.lib.
irritable as well as wakeful for the last few nights. buffalo.edu/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=4&hid=126&sid=479231bc-8e63-424b-b89f-
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caused a deepening of her pathology, Nux vomica
again seemed the likely first choice.
Angela made the decision to begin with Nux
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