Mortality is best contemplated face down, spewing venomous chunks of previously eaten food from one end, while the other lights up the Earth with flames large enough to make a dragon blush. Such was my weekend, courtesy of a husband and child who returned from a vacation to a foreign land, and brought back silver bracelets and Montezumas revenge. Did you know that food poisoning can spread? Indeed. Vomit and cleaning up entrails leaves nasty bacteria around. In my case, after spending Sat night and Sun taking care of the undead, it jumped to me, then I passed it to my youngest. I can truthfully say I've never been in so much pain in my body in perhaps the last 20 yrs.
Once again, I've learned so you can be prepared.
Arsenicum Album
, 30 c. You can buy it here, there or anywhere. Called my Swami, but knew what he was going to say before he said it. The tell tale signs for food poisoning is a) liquid out both ends b) pain in the legs and hurting al over (the electolites leaving the body), c) feverish. I had some on hand, and this worked for 2 of the four of us, Rog and Sophia. However, after day 2, both me and Porsche relapsed. Which means that after the fever and pain left, it came back within 8 hrs. Our stomach's starting hurting again and the fever returned. Swami upped it to 200c. This is harder to come by in the store, and probably has to be purchased from a licensed homeopath. I always have some on hand, and thankfully, I did. Last night, after taking a dose, I was better within 3 hours and am now back with the land of the living.
**Note-updated 12/27/2011
About a month after posting this, I had another run-in with food poisoning. As if I'm ever going to learn. It was during this second bout that I learne a bit more about the use (and non-use) of Arsenicum.
First off, if you don't take the remedy as outlined above, the food poisoning can come back with a vengence. 2nd time around, I only needed 30c, and would have beenf fine except that I got lazy and stopped taking it on day 4 (this would be the 2x a day for 2 days). By that evening, I was sick again, puked, humbly gulped some Pedialyte and started again.
2nd--and this was incredibly important-- when I got sick this time around, I got SICKER when I took the Arsenicum. As in, I took it, then violently threw up. It was 6 am and I didn't want to call Swami on his cell, so I waited until 11 am, when, me-being-me, figured it was good to take another dose and I'd be fine. WRONG. I puked again. I was moaning in pain around 1 pm and Rog says "have you called Dr. Albert?" I groaned. He gave me the phone and I called.
"Take it every 15 minutes!" he practically yelled at me. But..but...I stammered, "why would I take something that's going to make it worse?
"Because obviously the poison you have in you is very strong and needs to get out," he explained, his voice having gone back down to a normal volume. "I have some patients who have to take it every 5 minutes until they get better."
"You mean I'm going to go through this--again?" I'd been using to Arsenicum healing me nearly instantaneously. This was new.
"Of course!" he huffed, probably thinking all the years of treating me had gone to waste. "When your body is done ridding itself, you will feel better. Then drop back to once every hour or every two hours. When it gets better, then drop to every four hours. When you are finally well, then start the program of 3x a day for 3 days and so on."
I followed his advice. Took another hit of Arsenicum, puked and it finally got out of my system. I waited 2 hours, took one, then waited 4, took one and then went to bed. The following day, I started on the regime (but was idiotic enough to get lazy. See point 1).
Now you know the most important element of food poisoining healing. you're welcome.
Once again, I've learned so you can be prepared.
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| Always have some on hand and get 200 c if you can |
, 30 c. You can buy it here, there or anywhere. Called my Swami, but knew what he was going to say before he said it. The tell tale signs for food poisoning is a) liquid out both ends b) pain in the legs and hurting al over (the electolites leaving the body), c) feverish. I had some on hand, and this worked for 2 of the four of us, Rog and Sophia. However, after day 2, both me and Porsche relapsed. Which means that after the fever and pain left, it came back within 8 hrs. Our stomach's starting hurting again and the fever returned. Swami upped it to 200c. This is harder to come by in the store, and probably has to be purchased from a licensed homeopath. I always have some on hand, and thankfully, I did. Last night, after taking a dose, I was better within 3 hours and am now back with the land of the living.**Note-updated 12/27/2011
About a month after posting this, I had another run-in with food poisoning. As if I'm ever going to learn. It was during this second bout that I learne a bit more about the use (and non-use) of Arsenicum.
First off, if you don't take the remedy as outlined above, the food poisoning can come back with a vengence. 2nd time around, I only needed 30c, and would have beenf fine except that I got lazy and stopped taking it on day 4 (this would be the 2x a day for 2 days). By that evening, I was sick again, puked, humbly gulped some Pedialyte and started again.
2nd--and this was incredibly important-- when I got sick this time around, I got SICKER when I took the Arsenicum. As in, I took it, then violently threw up. It was 6 am and I didn't want to call Swami on his cell, so I waited until 11 am, when, me-being-me, figured it was good to take another dose and I'd be fine. WRONG. I puked again. I was moaning in pain around 1 pm and Rog says "have you called Dr. Albert?" I groaned. He gave me the phone and I called.
"Take it every 15 minutes!" he practically yelled at me. But..but...I stammered, "why would I take something that's going to make it worse?
"Because obviously the poison you have in you is very strong and needs to get out," he explained, his voice having gone back down to a normal volume. "I have some patients who have to take it every 5 minutes until they get better."
"You mean I'm going to go through this--again?" I'd been using to Arsenicum healing me nearly instantaneously. This was new.
"Of course!" he huffed, probably thinking all the years of treating me had gone to waste. "When your body is done ridding itself, you will feel better. Then drop back to once every hour or every two hours. When it gets better, then drop to every four hours. When you are finally well, then start the program of 3x a day for 3 days and so on."
I followed his advice. Took another hit of Arsenicum, puked and it finally got out of my system. I waited 2 hours, took one, then waited 4, took one and then went to bed. The following day, I started on the regime (but was idiotic enough to get lazy. See point 1).
Now you know the most important element of food poisoining healing. you're welcome.
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