A Case of Opium

Homeopath Edel Bolger O’Hora
C.G. is 3years old. He cam to me with his Mum. Constipation is the issue. Mum tells me he is headstrong, determined and loves dad swinging him’.

Anamnesis
‘He always sits on the floor to ‘poo’. Varying degrees of strain and red face. After weekend parties then he is irregular( sugar. Irritable, clingy and in pain trying to get do his poos.’ Suppositories are very distressing to give and then it happens.
‘For teething ‘he has, very loose. He is better for having smoothes, vegetables and he is worse for dairy’.
Family Anamnesis
Dad’s family has cancers background and Mum has history of alimentary canal issues, irritable bowel, constipations. 
Findings at First Visit
Chest
‘He has had lots of chest infections especially when teething. His birthing was rough and in the end he was extracted but all that settled with the breast feeding. He sounds chesty all the time but the doctor says his lungs are clear’.
Eczema
‘He had eczema as a baby behind the left knee that was red, scaly and circular. He still had a little bit of it’.
Rubrics(Phatak)
Constipation, infant of
Constipation, stool, recedes
Constipation, travelling, while
Coryza, salivation with
Cough, drinking, amel
Cough, suffocating
Prescription
LM2 Opium
Review 6 weeks later
Constipation 
‘It cleared up really well’.
Chest
‘His chest is really good’.
Mood
‘He is more mild in that when I say ‘no’ it isn’t a row anymore.’
Prescription
LM3 Opium
Review 6 weeks later
C.G got a chest infection again but recovered himself from it. No antibiotic/steroids. That is a first. His mood is generally better.
The Present
This child continues to thrive. He has not needed another prescription. His mother uses homeopathic remedies from her Homeopathic First Aid Remedy Kit for the minor ailments that happen with this age group.
References
https://www.abchomeopathy.com/r.php/Op

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