MAGNESIA CARB

 

In allopathy, Mag Carb is used in the treatment of hyperacidity of the stomach and diarrhoea. The prolonged use of Mag Carb can result in serious ailments and bad aftereffects, which can luckily be treated with the homoeopathic form of Magnesia Carb in high potency.  The ailments of Mag Carb recur after twenty-one days. Even if the symptoms apparently seem to be getting better, they will definitely show some aggravation after twenty-one days. The patient aspires to be in the open, even in cold weather. Normally, cold is harmful to the patient of Mag Carb. The patient likes to keep himself wrapped. Hot drinks induce sweating. The patient feels severe pain along the course of the nerves supplying the teeth (dental neuralgia).  Mag Carb is very useful in the treatment of toothache during pregnancy. The toothache may last till the child is born. A similar kind of toothache may be experienced during menstruation, which disappears after the periods are over.

The neuralgic pains of Mag Carb subside on a light stroll, especially the toothache. The neuralgia usually begins at night. In Lachesis, the movements do not relieve the pain, unlike Mag Carb. In Mag Carb, like Natrum Mur, the nails and hair become damaged. The teeth and gums become hypersensitive as also found in Antimonium Crude.  This hypersensitivity can be treated with Antimonium Crude, Mag Carb or China.

Any patient with the symptoms suggestive of tuberculosis and having a sallow face may be treated with Mag Carb, if other symptoms are not pointing to another specific remedy. In Mag Carb, the stools are clay-coloured and quite foul, indicative of liver disorder. The stools are exuberant but in small bits, which float in water. In the cancer of the stomach and intestines also, the stools contain lot of gas and being lighter, float in water. However, the stools floating in water are not necessarily diagnostic of cancer. One has to be very careful before labelling a patient with the diagnosis of cancer. If other symptoms are also suggestive of cancer, then of course the doctor must feel seriously concerned. Mag Carb stools may sometimes be greenish in colour. 

All the ailments of Mag Carb are known for dryness. The stomach contents are sour. The throat irritates. The face looks sallow as in tuberculosis. The cough, usually dry, may be associated with small amount of phlegm.In Mag Carb patient, the shoulders hurt, especially the right shoulder.  The entire body feels tired. The skin loses its lustre and is pale and wrinkled. The cold is unbearable. The symptoms aggravate in warm bedding. The patient feels better in changing weather and in the open.