Homoeopathy is the medical practice of treating like with like. That is to say, treating an illness with a substance which when taken by a healthy person produces symptoms similar to those displayed by the person who is ill.
Homoeopathy is the medical practice of treating like with like. That is to say, treating an illness with a substance which when taken by a healthy person produces symptoms similar to those displayed by the person who is ill.
3rd. Feb 2007
To Whom It May Concern:
In January 2005 during a one week visit to Lahore in Pakistan to attend a wedding, I developed stomach pains and diarrhoea. This occurred on the fifth day of my visit. Upon returning to England and having suffered daily diarrhoea and pain for a couple of weeks, I decided to tell my GP. I was prescribed some medication and used it every day for the next few weeks. Whilst the medicine did bulk the stool a little, it did not have a lasting effect. I returned to my GP and was prescribed antibiotics. Having finished the course I felt no change in my symptoms.
In all, I visited the GP approximately five times, she tried different medicines but none had any effect. I was also referred to the local hospital and saw a senior registrar twice, with stool and blood tests being taken a few times.
The hospital discovered no problem and suggested that the bug I caught from Pakistan had been flushed out of my system by the antibiotics and the current diagnosis may be irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
I was then referred to a hospital dietician, who suggested certain diet changes to help my digestive system settle down. I tried all these changes, some of which had a minor effect but again not a lasting effect (i.e. it would have a positive effect on reducing the frequency of my diarrhoea, which at the time meant passing stools about five to six times in a day, but within a week my body would ‘get used to’ the change and the diarrhoea would be worse).
All the above happened over a period of about a year and a half. At this stage, not seeing any improvement, I decided that it was unlikely that normal allopathic medicine would be able to help me.
Someone I knew suggested I try homeopathy. Coming from a science background I tend to look for evidence before trying something new and was initially sceptical. However, I had nothing to lose so went to see Dr Saran Zeb, of the London Homeopathic Clinic in Ilford, Essex.
I was given a one hour consultation and given some powders and tablets to take regularly. I have taken homeopathic medicines for about six months and for the past month my diarrhoea and pain have completely cleared and my stools back to normal. I have no doubt that my system is back to normal as a direct result of the homeopathic treatment. This is partly because I was not asked to change my diet in any way and partly because each time the medicine was prescribed or changed I noticed improvements.
I feel that homeopathic treatment should be provided free through the NHS because it really does work and it has the potential to help a large number of patients who may otherwise not be in a position to afford it.
Thanking you
Mr M. S . B.