Hydrophobinum

A child aged 3 years was brought to my clinic with complaint of inability in swallowing liquids as well as liquids. Radiological report showed that the stomach was pushed anterior by a retro-gastric mass and secondly, cricoesophageal junction was narrowing.

History of the case: The child had accidentally swallowed a teaspoonful of acidified liquid (used to clean the ornaments) in place of a cough syrup. His mother in her sleepy state mistook one for the other and gave him the acidified liquid. As soon as, the liquid was spooned the mouth, child began coughing so loudly that all the liquid fell down, however, a slight part of that liquid entered his esophagus that made him unconscious.

The child was hospitalized at once, where he was treated for a week symptomatically. The condition of the visibly deformed parts, e.g. ulcers on the tongue and inner cheeks (caused by acidified liquid) almost healed but the constricted state of oesophagus was still beyond control of the expert physicians and surgeons

He was advised surgical dilatation of the oesophagus which was done about 4 times, but hardly after 2 weeks his condition reverted back. Ultimately this technique too, seemed to fail due to intolerable condition of the child. Last time, while dilating the oesophagus began to bleed that made the child too serious. The parents then consulted different homeopaths including me.

Firstly, I refused the case owing to its seriousness but later on I reluctantly agreed on the condition that no medicine of any therapy would follow my well-selected remedy.

Rubrics Selected:: I took a thorough case of the patient and selected the following rubrics:

1. Saliva more viscid, constant spitting, feels as if, oesophagus is filled with dense saliva,
   
2. A pressing pain in abdomen,
   
3. Speech incorrect, speaks with a great difficulty,
   
4. Unable to swallow a morsel of bread, even in liquid form too like water, milk, juice etc.
   
5. Periodical spasm of oesophagus,
   
6. Constant painful inclination to swallow that sometimes it reaches its severity,
   
7. Liquid taken orally comes out through nostrils,
   
8. Frequently sneezing mostly in the morning with sensibility from the particle of the dust,
   
9. Stiffness of jaws with inclination to yawn,
   
10. Nausea, headache followed with giddiness,
    
11. A sensation of gagging while attempting forcibly to swallow water that comes out of the mouth followed with the fluid that previously taken,
    
12. Impelled to do reckless activities such as throwing the things of the hands knowing them worthless, throws the stone at the windscreens and breaks them, notorious, obstinate and peevish,
    

Treatment: T he child was brought to me on 28 February 2003 , just two months after the incident. I watched him carefully. During investigation, I picked out all the above rubrics and started the treatment of that child with Arsenic alb. 200, which reduced his restlessness and he got a sound sleep that night, but other problems remained as it is. After waiting for the result three days later, I repeated Arsenic alb. 200that gave no relief at all. On the other hand, patient’s condition was growing worse because his esophagus was tending towards narrowing. The term of dilating the esophagus was about to reach its end. Only three days remained out of two weeks. The little patient had left taking any thing else.

This time was rather troublesome to me than the patient; therefore, wasting not a bit of time I administered the child Hydrophobinum 1M, a well-selected remedy that made patient's condition better after he expelled a lot of saliva out of his esophagus. Next morning the child longed for milk with a piece of bread, however, he took a little bit of the bread but he drank milk in a good quantity. Every one was much surprised to see the miraculous result of this remedy.

Thenceforth, Hydrophobinum 1M (followed by no other medicine) had been given every week for one month and thereafter; the term of its repetition was extended up to a fortnight. Thus, within a period of two months the parents got their son much improved. He began to swallow the edibles of every kind, whether those were solid or liquid. His mental state had been improved too.

At present, he is running in 8 th year having a sound physic and sound mind. However, he is still under my due care and guidance but the actual remedy ‘ Hydrophobinum’ had been stopped before a long back and patient is on placebo.

I would like to draw attention of the readers towards the most remarkable thing that no recurrence of esophageal stricture came into existence by now. Thus we see that a carefully selected similimum can not only relieve immediately but also prevent recurrences.

(Editor: The name, address of the patient along with copy of his reports are with the editor and can be produced if required.)