I love seeing how well children respond to homeopathy.
That said, it is important to distinguish between acute conditions and chronic health problems. These two categories have a different nature and therefore require different time frames, treatment depth, and homeopathic strategies. Managing an acute case is not the same as managing a chronic case, even when symptoms may appear intense.
An example of an acute case
Let’s look at Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. This is a common childhood condition characterized by:
- Fever
- Painful mouth ulcers
- Raised spots or blisters on the hands and feet
It is a short-lived illness that typically resolves within 7 to 10 days.
Homeopathy works particularly well in acute conditions in children. When the remedy is well chosen, it often:
- Shortens the duration of the illness
- Reduces the intensity of symptoms
- Supports the child’s natural ability to recover
HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE- ACUTE COMPLAINTS
You can help yourself to homeopathic remedies. These are some of the remedies that tend to work well:
Merc Sol 200– specially indicated for mouth ulcers. Take this remedy twice daily.
Antimonium Crudum 6c every 2- 3 hours- you can add this remedy for acute itching every 3 hours and to help heal the skin eruptions on the hands and feet.
Rhus tox 30 every 3 hours– this is a good remedy for the skin eruptions that have a watery content and form a crust.
If the child has fever, you can also add any of the remedies here until it has come down. Belladonna 200 is a good remedy to start with.
So for instance you can use the following protocol to start with:
- Belladonna 200 every 3 hours until the fever is down
- Merc Sol 200 twice daily until the mouth ulcers are healed and Antimonium crudum 6c every 2 hours for acute itching.
Alternatively, if you have only 30c potencies at home, you could start with:
- Merc Sol 30+Rhus Tox 30 every 3 hours
Remember that there is not such a thing as the right remedy or the right strategy! All roads lead to Rome, something that I teach in the Dosing Mastery Course.
You can find more acute conditions and helpful remedies here:
CHRONIC COMPLAINTS
In chronic cases, unfortunately, some children are born with health issues, and others develop chronic complaints as a result of life circumstances. These are some key points that can contribute to this:
- Congenital conditions:
Some children are born with health issues due to genetic factors or developmental problems during pregnancy.
- Environmental factors:
Exposure to toxins or inadequate healthcare can lead to chronic conditions.
As an example, nearly all children are vaccinated these days. Certainly, most children do not have any issues, but a small number of children don’t do well. Needless to say, those children who come into the practice belong to the small group that have not coped well.
Both groups of children get ill with acute infections, but those children who do not do well tend to see me for recurrent or chronic problems such as recurrent chest infections, eczema, chronic otitis media, recurrent tonsillitis, hives, allergies, recurrent fevers, etc.
Common allergies that often occur together in this group include peanuts, tree nuts, eggs, and sensitivities to chemicals found in ingested substances like preservatives or in topical products such as soaps and creams.
- Psychosocial Factors:
Stressful life circumstances, including family dynamics can impact a child’s health.
For instance separation of parents, the death of a family member, an illness in the family or children that are born into abusive or difficult relationships. These factors can have a strong influence on depressing the immune system, and as a result, a child will get recurrent acute issues that may turn into chronic.
Homeopathy works really well in helping children to overcome emotional problems and in turn strengthen their immunity. You can read more about emotional health and some important remedies here.
TREATING CHILDREN WITH HOMEOPATHY
I approach any of these cases as I would do with any other case presented in my practice, but these children tend to have longer paths to regain health and need several remedies over a period of time to complete the process.
I do not use any fixed particular protocol or programme, I rather work with my own methodoloy that works without overwhelming the system and in a very gentle way.
In here you will find my favourite remedies to gently detox your liver.
THE USE OF BOWEL NOSODES AND LIVER SUPPORT WITH HOMEOPATHY IN CHILDREN WITH CHRONIC COMPLAINTS
For some of the children I see, their gut microbiota, or intestinal flora, is severely affected. Some of these children will present with digestive symptoms such as constipation, unformed stools, passing more than average wind, colic and even malabsorption.
Gaertner Bach 30 is a Bowel nosode often indicated in small children. This remedy can be taken daily for 8 weeks and then reassessed.
The keynote for this Nosode is nutrition and is helpful for growth disorders affected by malabsorption. Often, these children have an inability to digest fats, and they tend to suffer from food sensitivities with a tendency to lose stools.
This may accompany allergies or intolerances or come on its own.
It is not surprising that many children with eczema have allergies as an associated symptom of gut microbiota, which profoundly influences many aspects of our physiology, including nutrient metabolism, resistance to infection, immune system and neurological development.
The composition and density of gut bacteria can influence inflammatory processes in our gut, drive autoimmunity, and prevent allergic responses.
This is why bowel nosodes have become indispensable with children in my practice, especially children who come to see me with eczema, allergies.
For children where toxicity is a real problem and they present with severe eczema or recurrent respiratory complaints such as chest infections, bronchitis or asthma, Morgan Pure 30 Bowel Nosode is often a helpful remedy to help clear the congestion used as an intercurrent. This remedy can be taken daily for 8 weeks and then reassessed.
In most cases, tackling the bowel alone will clear 50% of the skin and make the rest of the case more manageable.
Most of those children, at some point, will benefit from liver support remedies, and Chelidonium 6x and Lycopodium 30c are one of my favourites. They seem to do wonders to tone up this special organ that helps clear our body’s toxicity.
BANERJI PROTOCOL ADHD TIP
The Banerjies use for ADHD:
- Aethusa200 every 3rd day
- Stramonium 6c two doses daily
Clue: Banerjies also use Aethusa 200 for dairy intolerance, and many of these children suffer from dairy allergies. The Banerjies are onto something good here!
Stramonium is a remedy that has an affinity to the brain and spinal nerves and, in this particular potency is an excellent toning remedy.
The road to recovery for this patient can be long or short; that depends on many factors, such as the length of time the child has been ill , the miasmatic load and how complex the case is.
It is only after reviewing the entire case and observing how the patient responds to the initial prescriptions that their vitality becomes evident.
A SIMPLE STRATEGY FOR ADDRESSING SYMPTOMS IMMEDIATELY AFTER
This is a very simple strategy for helping minimise any symptoms that could arise after vaccinations. This is a good first port of call for self-prescribing.
The day before the vaccination, give the potentised vaccine in 200c and also repeat after vaccination on the same day. For instance, if your child received the DTP vaccine, then give DTP potentised remedy.
If there are acute symptoms, give the remedy immediately in a 30c or 200c solution, dissolved in 1/3 of a glass of water. Take a teaspoon as a dose every 3 hours.
If your child has received several vaccines at once, use Poli Vax 30 from a good homeopathic remedy.
