In the illnesses of Causticum, the nerves become afflicted
resulting in permanent changes in the muscles. The glands become hard. If the paralysis
prolongs, the limbs become stiff and contracted. Causticum is the ideal
treatment if other symptoms of Causticum are also present. Hysteria
is another condition in which successive fits gradually become more
and more severe leading to convulsions. The patient of the nature of Causticum
is over-sensitive and can neither tolerate noise nor light touch. Cold and the
heat both do not suit him. Usually the spasm affects individual muscles. Joint pains associated
with Causticum are relieved by the application of heat, except in the case of the
fingers where cold offers greater relief than heat. Similarly, the cough associated with
Causticum also responds better to intake of cold water. The patient of a
Causticum nature suffers more in the hot climate or with heat, except in the
areas of the throat and the hand. Causticum
by nature causes restlessness.
Causticum is also related to epilepsy. However, epilepsy resulting from a deformity of the skull or a severe accident is not
amenable to any kind of medicine. For this, surgery is the only
treatment. In America, a neurosurgeon was awarded a Nobel Prize for the successful
surgical treatment of thirty-four epileptic patients.
In Causticum, if the symptoms relating to the skin are suppressed
by any means, then mental
illnesses ensue.
The headache that may potentially result in a stroke can be treated
with Causticum. Some kinds of severe headache may render
the patient temporarily
blind. If in such a patient, the vision returns and there are no
paralytic signs, Gelsemium would be found more effective than Causticum. In
case of paralytic symptoms, Causticum would be the most ideal remedy The slowly
progressive drooping of the
eyelids (ptosis) also requires Causticum. This condition develops
and progresses slowly and so will be the road to recovery. The treatment with
Causticum should be continued with perseverance. At times, the alternation of
Sulphur and Causticum will also be found to be useful. Sometimes, the patient sees spots. Green spots specify
Causticum. In Causticum, there is a tendency to develop warts. Thuja and Medorrhinum
are both useful in the treatment of fine, soft warts but when the warts are
large and in abundance, Causticum and Nitricum Acid are more useful. Warts
related to Causticum appear on the face and the nose, especially a big warty
area over the nose establishes its diagnosis. Another symptom of Causticum is the development of
paralytic symptoms in the throat. The voice
is hoarse in the morning. The symptoms gradually develop and can
progress to difficulty in swallowing. The patient is afraid of choking himself
by entry of food into the air passage. This symptom may be associated with many
other Homoeopathic remedies. But a successful outcome rests on the constitutional
remedy. The Causticum patient is not usually superstitious.
Sometimes he may lose his appetite altogether at the sight of food.
Sometimes, women develop urinary retention/stoppage at the time
of
childbirth due to anxiety, pressure or inflammation of the kidneys.Causticum becomes indispensable to combat this urgent
situation. In fact, it becomes a life saving measure in some cases. I have
found in my practice, that some women do not pass urine for twenty-four hours after
giving birth. On administering Causticum, they first passed blood-mixed urine,
showing that the kidneys were only inflamed and not totally shut down. The
blood in the urine started clearing and urination became free and normal. After
this, they were given a course of Pareira Brava Q, which acts as diuretic and
washes the kidneys naturally clean. In other situations when urinary stoppage occurs,
Causticum has a different role. For example, the patient cannot pass urine
while sitting. When the patient stands up, the pressure expels the urine
involuntarily and unknowingly. Causticum has been found significantly useful in
treating this condition. In Causticum,
sometimes there is paralysis of the lower part of the large gut (rectum) and
the patient suffers from faecal incontinence.
The stools become hard in the rectum in the form of stones. The patient
happens to pass those hardened stools while walking, unknowingly. Such patients
are rare but in my experience, and I have seen two or three, all of who were
old people. The patient of Causticum
exhibits a reddish glare on the tongue.
Women experience pain and spasms in the lower abdomen before their
periods, which cease once menstruation begins. When bleeding stops, the spasms
recur. The spasms get better when menstruation resumes.
When periods stop as a reaction to some shock, fear or at the death
of a dear one, Causticum may be useful to abate this
condition.
Similarly, nursing mothers may stop producing milk due to sudden
shock or severe grief. Causticum will restore their
lactation. The paralysis of the throat in
a Causticum patient is not only related to the muscles of swallowing but also
affects the voice box. The three Homoeopathic remedies Phosphorus, Bryonia and Causticum are very similar. In short-lived illnesses, they
can be given together without any danger. In fact, the combination works
at a greater advantage. This combination should not be used in a
potency higher than 30. If this combination does not prove to be
effective,
then one of these remedies whose symptoms match with the
patient the most, may work on its own.