“Rapidly restored control over stools and urine in an old woman with general paralysis” and carcinoma of the uterus. Argentum Nit., Urine passed unconsciously and uninterruptedly. Spasmodic enuresis night and day. Typical Arg. nit. Patient craves sugar. which disagrees; craves salt; cool, open air; is worse in high places.
Cina. Urine copious and involuntary, with worm symptoms and ravenous appetite. Typical Cina is cross and “Ugly”; wants to be carried; or wont be looked at or touched. Wants things and throws them away. Bores in nose with finger. Urine turns milky on standing or strong ammoniacal odor.
Thuja. Involuntary urination at night or when coughing; Got up at least six times nightly; saturated the bed frequently; urine highly colored strong odor.
Incontinence of urine (Sulph. Nat. mur., Kreos., etc.).
Sudden desire, unable to retain it without grasping penis; cannot hold urine when riding, or during a long walk.
Chronic incontinence from paralysis of sphincter.
After vaccination. From tea drinking.
“Dribbles in sleep;” worse from onions.
Little girls who have had Vulva-Vaginitis, even specific G.C.
Rhus. Tox. Urine involuntary at night; when at rest (reverse. Bell.). Weakness of bladder in girls and women, with frequent desire to urinate. Constant dribbling in boys.
Dribbling of urine in cold air, and on becoming very cold. (Compare Dulc.).
May be violent tenesmus of bladder, with dribbling of bloody drops. Typical Rhus in much affected by damp and cold weather; by washing (Sulph. Psor.). Better with heat. Relieved by motion.
Pulsatilla. Involuntary micturition; urine dribbles while sitting or walking, while coughing (Caust), or passing wind; at night in bed, especially in little girls; frequently changing symptoms. Especially after measles; worse in autumn.
The typical Pulsatilla patient is changeable and fickle; touchy and weepy. Loves sympathy. worse heat; stuffy room; fat and rich food, Better moving about in the open air.
Staphisagria. Teasing and tearing all night long in the bladder and urethra. Bloody urine; involuntary urine, acrid and corroding, with burning (Bell). Worse from motion (Reverse of Rhus). In young women after marriage; in old men with prostatic troubles, continued teasing with dribbling (Bell). After urination feels bladder is not empty since urine continues to dribble away.
Staph is a great remedy for sphincters; for sphincters stretched during operations. Also a great remedy for bad effects for suppressed anger, suppressed wrath and suppressed feelings. Irritable bladder after suppressed wrath; after insults.
“Great indignation about things done by others or by himself. “Hypersensitive spots and areas; little points.”Whole mind and nervous system in a fret”.
Psorinum. Vesical Paresis. Obstinate cases of enuresis; wets the bed during full moon.
Typical Psor. is chilly. Dreads washing (Sulph) is greasy and “Offensive to sight and smell. “Has also a great deal of itching of the skin when warm in bed which disturbs sleep. Enuresis, following suppressed eczema or a severe acute illness, has been frequently confirmed.
Sycotum. (Paterson). The use of this remedy has been one of my bright spots in the treatment of protracted enuresis. The patient, more than the local symptoms of enuresis, leads to the selection of this nosode. III tempered children, with fear of the dark and of being left alone; general irritability; twitching of the facial muscles; blinking of the eyelids; sallow complexion; oily skin; the pre-tubercular look; low grade inflammation around the genitals, particularly in females; vulvo Vaginitis; nocturnal enuresis occurring anytime during the night.
With this remedy I cured a young lay of enuresis; also a co-existing orthostatic albuminuria. The result was positive and prompt with improvement in her general health. The case had existed for at least 14 years. There was no recurrence of the symptoms after a periods of six weeks treatment, and she has remained completely cured.
1326 N. 12TH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Sept. 3. 1952. Large, stout, ruddy complexion, rather jolly female, single, 25 years old.
In early childhood began stammering; some of this ever since, greatly aggravated during the last year when mouth feels overfull of tongue.
Tongue large, heavy, in her way; wakes her from discomfort; any position, somewhat better lying prone. Numbness tongue marked. Much in the way when starts to talk; if talks on and on can do better. If stops liable to stammer badly. Sensation as if region of tonsils too full of tissue, in the way (tonsils removed twice).
Sometimes can form the words by the sound will not come. Sometimes lips tremble when word comes out.
Stammering. worse if excited, emotionally disturbed, etc. Blushes easily.
Head feels too heavy of sits in an audience long time.; wants to hold up with her hands. this slightly worse left side., No headache.
Desire fresh air always. Likes all kinds of weather.
Tendency to colds from other people.
Appetite very large, likes everything. Little thirst.
Quick motioned.
In June severe attack prevalent epidemic with high fever for a week.
Worse air-conditioning; fan blowing; never in outdoor air., R Belladonna 2c.
Sept 20: Can talk decidedly better; better when excited or emotionally upset any other way. Not so much pain or symptoms around mouth and chin, neck. Tongue not so much in the way. Sharp, stitching pains here and there over the body; come and go, remain for appreciable time but not long. Throat very sore on day after the last medicine.
Sept 26:Symptoms returning; even the speech worse again. Rx. Calc. c. 10 M.
Oct.20: Voice remains worse, quite difficult to get the words out; then cannot keep talking as long until gets caught again. Inflamed throat right side with pain face, neck. New inflamed area hard palate. Rx. Calc. c. 10M.
Oct.31: Voice ever so much better; all around her remarking how much better she is. Bad as ever occasionally after hurrying or if very nervous.
Nov.25: Going backward a bit in speech. Rx. Calc.c.10M. Jan. 10, 1953: Chronic symptoms worse again with sore throat added and some cough. Speech decidedly worse again though can finish long sentences when gets over the initial stammering. Rx. Calc. c. CM.
April 10: Last medicine worked like magic. Can talk almost like other people.
