Cases of Chronic Urticaria

Remark: The remedy prescribed in these cases is patient-specific i.e. it has been prescribed based on the symptoms specific to the patient at that point of time. It is advisable that the patient does not indulge in any self-medication.

Dr.A.B.C, 49 years old male, a nuclear scientist, reported with chronic urticaria since four months. He would have urticarial rash all over the body, every day, if he missed the dose of antihistamine. The rash would affect his skin and lips with intense itching, lasting for over an hour.

He had similar urticaria about six months back which was then relieved by antihistamines. However, the recent episode of urticaria was not settling with the same antihistamine any more, which now helped only for a few hours, till its effect lasted.
Other factors noted in the patient:

The patient had had some stressful situation in his life, whereby he lost some of his close relatives with whom he was emotionally attached. He experienced a sense of loss and grief. He did not share his feelings and kept his sadness alive for a long time. His past history included various allergies and enteric fever.

His medical history in the family:
Father: Urticaria, Hypertension and asthma
Mother: Leukemia

Homoeopathic analysis:
This patient has inherited a tendency to allergy (urticaria) from his father. Also his mother had cancerous pathology, adding to the genetic susceptibility for a chronic disease such as urticaria. The recent incidence of emotional stress and trauma triggered in him the underlying tendency to allergy, which re-surfaced. In the past he had urticaria which responded to the symptomatic effect of antihistamine, and it was then suppressed temporarily. The urticaria re-surfaced when stress possibly lowered the immunity.

What needs to be treated?
He started taking antihistamine which would suppress the effects of histamine release. The histamine release is the end stage of the immunological process, governed by the genetic tendency and stress. There is little sense in treating just the end result, that it the histamine release.

What needs to be treated in such a patient is not the histamine release but the very susceptibility which is the eventual cause of urticaria. Any attempt to antidote the effects of histamine with the anti-histamine medicines, will obviously be superficial and suppressive and short lasting.

Homoeopathic treatment:
The homeopathic approach entails treating the soil, the immunological platform, along with the genetically mediated susceptibility to urticaria to heal chronic urticaria at the root level.

The remedy:
A medicine called Natrum Muriaticum, a potentized sodium chloride preparation which is indicated for the state of allergic disposition triggered by silent grief due to loss of loved ones, was selected. Additionally, another remedy called Carcinosin was used, which is prepared from a micro dose of the cancerous tissues, clinically useful in treating genetic tendency to allergy, supposedly governed by the history of malignancy in the immediate family.

The progress:
Natrum Muriaticum 200c and Carcinosin 200c were administered to the patient. There was improvement in the eruption within about three months. The dose of antihistamine to which the patient was almost addicted, was reduced to once in five days instead of once every day. He still had rashes but much less severe and with one fifth of the antihistamine medicines. The treatment was continued with Natrum Muriaticum 201c and Carcinosin 201c. In two months time, he could stop his antihistamine medicines. Occasional rashes of urticaria would appear and settle without much difficulty.

The treatment was continued with 202c, and 203c doses for total of five months. He was absolutely free from urticaria after this. The treatment was terminated and reviewed every four months. There was no reappearance of urticaria for two years, till the time of this publication.

What is achieved?
The homoeopathic cure achieved is more than just the freedom from urticaria. Since the urticaria is treated on the basis of the genetic tendency and the constitutional type of the patient, the cure is supposed to be at a deeper level, which is expected to strengthen the immune system making the patient stronger and healthier.

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Dr A.M.S., M.D, 44 year old eye surgeon from Egypt.
The patient had chronic urticaria which was of 5 years duration. The urticaria had started after taking large doses of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of acute disc prolapse.

The lesions were not responding to any forms of anti-allergic drugs (antihistamines, mast cell stabilizers, antiprostaglandins). Temporary relief was obtained only with oral or injectable steroid.

The lesions were increased by eating fresh vegetables, fruits, peanuts and its derivatives, changes in weather, perfumes, flowers, shellfish, all anti-inflammatory drugs and antibiotics.

The patient is an ophthalmic doctor, having mild hypertension and past history of lumber disc operation. There was no significant family history of diseases.
The personality of the patient was quiet tense due to stress of work. Anger was generally expressed by silence. He would not vent out his anger but would suppress it within him.

Based on the above history the patient was prescribed homoeopathic medicines and within just 6 weeks he submitted his feedback which was as follows:

"I would like to inform you about progress of my urticarial lesion under homoeopathy treatment. Just after completing one and half month of treatment, I can tell you that the lesion and its recurrence have been reduced to about 50%. The most important benefit is that I completely stopped the use of systemic steroids, which is something great. Fortunately, the lesions disappear spontaneously without systemic steroids or antihistamines. I would like to thank you for this early achievement."

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This is the case of a 22 yrs old male from Newark, USA, a student of Computer science, reported with urticaria since 3 yrs. Patient would get red rashes on the skin wherever he would scratch the skin. The complaints would begin with intense itching which would later lead to development of rashes on the parts scratched, more on the back and legs. These complaints would occur 3 to 4 times daily being worst at night. He would suffer badly after taking chicken, meat, eggs and pickles. The itching would get worse after a warm bath. He would experience relief only after taking anti-histaminics, the effect of which would also be short lasting.

Other aspects of his case:
Stress of achieving deadlines for projects or assignments was an important element in this case especially because he would procrastinate his work till the last moment. He was a shy person especially when it came to interacting with females. He would fear dogs, lizards, snakes and ghosts. He would be afraid when alone in darkness. He was very attached to his friends and would be extremely hurt when they would misunderstand him.

There was no history of any major illnesses in the past or in his family.

Based on these symptoms the patient was prescribed homoeopathic medicines and he did extremely well with the treatment. He was put on a drug caled Apis alongwith a few doses of Astacus and Medusa. Within just 4 months of treatment, his urticaria was almost cured. He would no longer get the rashes as he used to get before. He would occasionally get some kind of irritation of the skin but that would subside soon enough without any treatment. Thus he got cured of his 3 years long problem and he led a much better quality of life.

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