Intestinal Haemorrhage & Acute Loss of Hemoglobin – A Case

Patient: A 62 years old gentleman.

First Consultation: On 18^th December, 2019.

The history of the patient:

• On 6^th November, 2019 he had vomiting of blood with great prostration, followed by stools of blackish color as of burnt blood.
• Retching and vomiting of bile developed while brushing teeth in the morning.
• Loss of appetite developed.
• There was no any kind of pain anywhere, but only extreme sense of weakness.
• He was hospitalized. His Hemoglobin was found to be only 5 gm/dl.

Past History

History of a tumor in right kidney which was surgically removed in 2008. Since then he was keeping well.

Nothing abnormal was detected in Pathological and Radiological tests apart the quick lowering of hemoglobin.

Since 6^th November, 2019 to 18^th December, 2019 he was transfused 27 Units of blood as his hemoglobin used to fall down to 5 mg/dl after a short time after each transfusion. During this period he consulted at well equipped reputed hospitals but in vain. The cause or the source of the haemorrhage could not be ascertained.

On 18^th December, 2019 he was prescribed minute doses of Crotalus horridus 200, 4 doses with Coccus cacti 30, 17 doses, inter-currently to be taken thrice daily and he was asked to report after a week.

He was advised very simple diet.

Gradual improvement set in promptly with the homoeopathic medicines.

On 7^th January, 2020 he reported that the stools are now of normal color. Appetite has improved with feeling of some strength and there was general feeling of well being.

Same prescription was repeated but the doses to be taken only twice daily.

Meanwhile thinking himself well, he did not observe the advised precautions in food and regimen as such whole of his trouble had relapsed; he reported this on 13^th January, 2020.

So, the medicine was advised to be taken thrice again.

But no relief was felt so, therefore on 15^th January the prescription was changed and minute doses of Gambogia 30, thrice was prescribed.

On 30^th January, 2020 the patient reported that the medicine has produced slight change in color of the stool, but weakness and retching while brushing teeth and intestinal haemorrhage was persisting. He was feeling urging to stool after eating or drinking any liquid. During the period of initial improvement and the relapse, 23 units of blood was again transfused before 30^th January, 2020. On reviewing the case he was prescribed Coccus cacti 200 with inter-current doses of Hamamalis 30 with instructions to follow the advice in respect with the food and regimen strictly. He really adhered to the advice afterwards.

By this prescription and very simple diet he again started feeling all round improvement. And on 9^th February, 2020 his hemoglobin rose to 7 mg/dl without any transfusion after 30^th January, 2020.

The health of the patient is continuing to improve steadily. Since 7^th March, 2020 as some general weakness was persisting and the retching has gone In place of Coccus cacti Phophoricum acidum 200 was given. The patient is improving steadily on simple diet without any further transfusion.

The cause of reduction in hemoglobin was not merely the haemorrhage; it was mainly due to none production of the same by the patient’s own system, as his life force or more precisely his vital force was disordered due to the effect of some morbific dynamic energy engrafted on the vital force of the patient, resulting in intestinal haemorrhage and allied symptoms and the weakness. As soon as the vital force was stimulated by the medicinal energy it became able to overpower the morbific dynamic energy, whole of the system began to get to its natural normal functioning again it started repairing and production of normal energy. What the transfusion of 50 units of blood failed to carry out, by the stimulation of homoeopathic remedies in minute doses, his vital force not only stopped the haemorrhage but also started building its own hemoglobin along with the general energy from the simple food itself.

Why Coccus Cacti?

First of all, I may be allowed to quote my personal experience of Cocculus cacti. Then I will explain the logic.

I, Dr. Mamgain, myself suffered from severe stomach trouble which used to < in cold weather, ultimately after duodenal bye-pass in 1978, the trouble got well. But I developed the tendency of intestinal hemorrhage esp. in cold season if I happen to take vegetable of gourd, peppery food. My haemoglbin used to drop to 5 – 6 gm% over night, with bloody black stool and severe nausea and retching on brushing teeth and even if I point my fingers towards my throat. Blood transfusion was resorted a number of times. Finally when on the last indication I took Coccus cacti, it promptly stopped the hemorrhage, the color of stool became normal within two three days, while it used to take 10 to 15 days previously and no blood transfusion was needed and I was cured. Last hemorrhage took place in 1998, thereafter I am enjoying good health even at the age of 86 years.

The symptom “severe nausea and retching on brushing teeth and even on pointing fingers towards the throat” is a gem indication for the use of Coccus cacti, hemorrhage of dark blood is clotty blood is another indication. Though symptom was found from uterus and ovaries in proving, yet it worked well in my own case so it may be taken as hemorrhage from intestines too. When the blood seeps from the bowels the hemoglobin naturally come down. Hence the inference indicated the use of Coccus cacti and the result was positive. All symptoms may not come out in proving but using homoeopathic medicines on some important indication opens new vistas of its use. I have achieved very good results from some remedies used in this way which are not found in any proving.

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