Tonsillitis and Homeopathic Treatment
Tonsillitis or inflammation of the tonsils is a painful condition of throat, and in its chronic form it can become a source of recurring episodes of colds. With the winter setting in, it needs a special mention.
There is a marked change in the attitude of the medical world as regards the tonsils. The old custom of “tonsil snatching”, that once meant millions of tonsil operations a year, is dying a well-earned death.
On this point, orthodox medicine has rallied down to the conservative view held by the homeopathic school. It has been an unsaid homeopathic rule to save the tonsils whenever possible. With careful application of the properly indicated remedies, I have seen homeopathy succeeding in many cases when failure seemed certain, and especially among children in whose case excising (removal) is rarely, if ever, justifiable.
According to homeopathic philosophy, such local conditions are a result of the weak immune system and almost invariably due to constitutional disturbances. The removal of tonsils does not improve these disturbances in the least. Homeopathic philosophy stresses on the necessity to study the condition of the body as a whole before one deals with tonsillitis.
Tonsils form part of the body?s defences. Their removal generally means rendering the body more susceptible for infections. Also the tonsils are a kind of indicators of the general health of the body. One might compare them to the barometer in the hall. Well, certainly one cannot improve the weather by smashing the barometer!
The treatment of enlarged tonsils with homeopathy has two stages in cases of long standing. Acute inflammation needs to be treated with a different set of medicines and its recurrence to be treated once the acute stage is over. Deep-acting medicines are required to treat the constitution and bring about lasting relief. It is true that this method takes a longer time, but it is also the best one because not only the tonsils are cured but also the patient.
Belladonna
It stands at the head of the list of remedies in tonsillitis. Very useful in acute stages where tonsils are bright red and swollen, and there is difficulty in swallowing fluids
Baryta carb
It is indicated in tonsillitis, with the formation of pus, when the right side of the throat is worse than the left, enlargement of the glands in the neck, under the jaw and behind the ears. It is one of the best remedies for removing the tendency to tonsillitis, particularly in children, who are sensitive to every little exposure to damp or cold weather which leads to a fresh attack of tonsillitis. It is one of the remedies to prevent the return of this condition and changes the constitutional tendency of the patient.
Iodides
Iodides in various combinations are extremely useful in treating inflamed tonsils.
Constitutional treatment
It is aimed at stopping the recurrence of such attacks. Deep-acting medicines like Tuberculinum, Calcarea Phos, Psorinum and Sulphur are often employed
This feature ( authored by Dr. Vikas Sharma ) was earlier published in The Tribune(north India’s largest circulated daily newspaper). Dr. Vikas Sharma is regular Homeopathic columnist for The Tribune.You can mail him at vikas@drhomeo.com
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Hello ,Dr.
My son is suffering from tonsile and adenoids. He is under Homeopathic treatment since last 6 months. Still tonsil and adenoids problem is there. If weather changes or somebody got cold he’ll also catch fever ‘n’ cold.
I’ve given him R1,& R6 and now he is not having Ear ache…. I dont want to take surgery, can u please advice me to cure this Tonsils….
Can you suggest what should be the proper treatment.
my son is having tonsills and adenoids.he is 5 yrs and 12 kg , his growth is very slow. is surgery required , what is thw solution pls help me.
Dear Sir/Madam,
My 5 years old daughter got tonsillitis and already two times she had the infection. ENT doctors prescribed antibiotics on both occasion. She has swollen tonsils and whenever there is weather change, she gets cold and immediately swollen tonsils. Please help me advise the treatment. I am not at all in favor of surgery.
thank you for your help.
regards,
My 5 years old son got tonsillitis and already two times she had the infection. ENT doctors prescribed antibiotics on both occasion. She has swollen tonsils and whenever there is weather change, she gets cold and immediately swollen tonsils. Please help me advise the treatment. I am not at all in favor of surgery.
thank you for your help.
regards,
My son is 5 yrs and nine months now. He is suffering from continuous cold from the age of 3 yrs. x rays says Adenoids. he was also suffering from tonsils.
He has lot of breathing problems during night.For two yrs we gave him allopathy treatment but it has not cured him. he has lost his his apetite.Behaviourial problem
had increased. Doctors suggested homeopathy treatment.
From last two months we have started a homeopathy treatment from a well known doctor. but still has problem of cough,cold persist .
Kindly suggest how long it will take to cure with a homeopathy treatment ?
my 5 years old son got tonsillitis last years he was hospiltalized he has to take every 4 months take to anticbiotic ,ent doc suggest fhe weather changed n or operate but i m not in favour , wn the weather change he has swallon tonsils
can u suggest wt should be the proper treatment
Respected Doctor sahib:
My nephew (age-22, bulky health, student, constipation – now and than, severe cough start and remain 30 second to 4 second now and than) has been facing tonsil problem with pain and itching and some times it is very serious, firstly I gave him belladonna 200 but it gave little cure and once again repeated the same. He can not sallow anything sometimes when it become serious.
I would be happy if you suggest/advise any better H/medicine .
Thank you
Best regards/Dr. Aftab Ansari, Karachi – Pakistan.
my Son is 6 and 6 month year old . he sufferd tonsillitis 1 year before . Doctor adviced that it is only the operation solution , So is any treatment in homeopathic-treatment if yes so call in my number 09617413905 .Thanks and By
Dear Dr.
I am Satyajit (Age 35 years) live in India, my city is Kolkata my home is river side.
My problem is tonsil infection when season change then my problem is start.
Now my right side tonsil is effected and pain.
Please advised me any treatment only homeopath medicine.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully
Satyajit
My son has had tonsillitis for about 4 years in his toddler age. After taking about 10 bottles of antibiotics, we were introduced to homeopathy by a medical doctor. She prescribed a homeoparhic remedy after carefully examining his condition and personality. We have been using homeopathy ever since and it seems to work. Some scientist argue that homeopathy is no different to placebo, but I cannot see a placebo effect in a 3 year old with tonsils covered in white pus. Tonsillitis is a serious condition and should be treated carefully. It cannot possibly be cured with a placebo.
my Son is 6 and 6 month year old . he sufferd tonsillitis 2 year before . Doctor adviced that it is only the operation solution , So is any treatment in homeopathic-treatment if yes so call in my number 09985852398.Thanks and By
my Son is 6 and 6 month year old . he sufferd tonsillitis 3 year before . Doctor adviced that it is only the operation solution , So is any treatment in homeopathic-treatment if yes so call in my number 07386997869 .Thanks and By
I’d like any advice on whether or not we should have our 6 year old daughter’s very large Tonsills removed over the summer. They are practically touching each other and he has a hard time breathing at night. It is very loud but doesn’t seem to wake her up at Children’s and he said she would definately get a better quality of sleep but he also said we could wait until she grows more and the toncils won’t be so big in comparison to her throat.
I am just not sure what to do. I don’t want to put her in surgery unneccessarily.
I’d love to hear from others that have had this done and hear more about the pros and cons. my contact no. 09985852398