Homoeopathic Medicine For Dysentery
It is an inflammation of large intestine characterized by diarrhea with blood and mucous in the stool.
Dysentery means diarrhea with abdominal cramps and tenesmus.
There are two main form of dysenteries
1.Bacillary
2.Amoebic dysentery
1.Bacillary dysentery
The term use for infection by 'bacilli shigella'.
Epidemiology - It occurs as epidemic in crowded places, poor sanitation, war area.
Incubation period
1 to 3 day
Source of infection
Human is only reservoir
Mode of transmission
By ingestion through fecal oral route.
Contaminated food and water(unwashed hand)
By flies
Pathology
Generalized inflammation of large bowel, mucousa red and swollen.
Patcy haemorrhage and ulcer may be found.
Clinical features
Acute onset
Diarrhoea, colicky abdominal pain
Severe tenesmus.
Stool small containing blood, purulent exudated little fecal matter
Fever
Dehydration
Weakness
Headache
Treatment
Correction of fluid and electrolyte imbalance
Blood transfusion
Oral rehydration therapy
Antibacterial therapy- ciprofloxacin 500mg
2.Ameobic dysentery
Cause
Entamoeba histolytica
Source of infection
Human only reservoirs.
Incubation period
2-6week
Mode of infection
Fecal oral route
Number of motion
6-8 motion/ day
Amount of stool
Copious
Odour
Offensive
Nature
Blood and mucus mixed with feces
Colour
Dark colour
Reaction
Acidic
Consistency
Not adherent to container
Treatment
Metronidazole 500mg
Homoeopathy medicine for dysentery
- Capsicum
- Nux vomica
- Ficus religiosa
- Merc cor
- Aloes Soc
- Arsenic alb
The selection of homoeopathic remedies based on symptom similarities and doses according to the Susceptibility of patient.
Don't take homoeopathic medicine without any prescription / without any advise of physician.
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