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Homeopathic Remedies for Teething

The emotional state of the child is often a huge clue to finding the remedy

for teething

Sheri

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I have compiled these sites - These are from a variety of homeopathic

websites to give you clues as to what remedy is needed.

Also have on hand 2 books for a more detailed help:

Miranda Castro's - The Complete Homeopathy Handbook

In Us

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0312063202/ref=ase_wellwithinA/103-09

59395-1668617

In UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0330349260/wellwithin-21/202-201743

3-6213405

Dana Ullman's - Everybody's Guide to HOmeopathic Medicine

In Us

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874778433/ref=ase_wellwithinA/103-09

59395-1668617

In UK

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0874778433/wellwithin-21/202-201743

3-6213405

Also find yourself a quality homeopath for backup

http://www.homeopathy-cures.com

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Homeopathic Remedies for Teething

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* Introduction

* Remedy options

* Amount to take

Teething is always uncomfortable, but some babies and toddlers feel more

miserable than others. Episodes begin around four months of age and occur

at intervals until age two or later. Babies are usually cranky or tearful,

drool profusely, and feel a need to press their gums or bite down hard on

toys. Sometimes a teething baby refuses to eat or nurse. The stress and

discomfort of teething can lower a child’s resistance to infection. Runny

noses, rashes on the chin, spitting up of swallowed saliva, or mild

diarrhea can occur without infection—but fever and symptoms of actual

illness are not “just teething.” Any illness needs attention of its own.

Homeopathic remedies are a safe, non-toxic way to help relieve the pain and

make the baby happier.

For dosage information, please read the information at the end of this

section. See also “Using Homeopathy With Professional Guidance” in What Is

Homeopathy?

Aconitum apellus: If teething is very painful, and the baby seems agitated

or fearful, this remedy can often bring relief. The baby’s face may be

flushed, the gums may look inflamed, and sleep can be very restless.

Belladonna: Intense inflammation and gum pain, with flushing of the face

and a feeling of heat, often indicate a need for this remedy. The baby is

restless, easily startled, and may tend to cry out during sleep.

Calcarea carbonica: If teething is late to begin, then slow and difficult,

this remedy can be helpful. The baby may seem sad or anxious with the pain,

making chewing motions and pressing his gums together, often even while

sleeping. Babies who need this remedy are usually chubby, slow to learn to

crawl or walk, and their heads often sweat during naps or sleep at night.

Calcarea phosphorica: This remedy may be helpful to a child whose teeth are

late to come in, with aching in the gums and trouble sleeping.

Irritability, picky eating habits, and stomachaches are other indications.

A child who needs this remedy often is allergic to many foods and may tend

toward early tooth decay.

Chamomilla: This remedy is often indicated when a child seems extremely

irritable or angry and the pain appears to be unbearable. Babies may feel

agitated, scream and hit, and want to be rocked or carried constantly to

distract them from the pain. The gums may be so tender that touching them

is intolerable — or they may feel better from hard pressure and biting down

on something cold. Greenish diarrhea that occurs because of teething stress

is another indication for Chamomilla.

Coffea cruda: This remedy can be helpful when a child seems excitable and

has trouble sleeping because of teething pain. Distressing pain in the gums

often is relieved by holding something cold on them.

Ignatia: If a child seems very emotional, upset, or sad because of

teething, this remedy may bring relief. The baby’s sleep may be light and

restless, with jerking or twitching in the arms and legs.

Kreosotum: This remedy may be helpful if the child has irritating saliva

and severe discomfort during teething. Teeth that decay soon after coming

in often indicate a need for Kreosotum.

Magnesia phosphorica: This remedy is often helpful for painful teething,

relieved by pressing on the painful area and by heat. The baby may seem

happier when drinking something warm from a cup or bottle, or when biting

down on an object. A warm washcloth or hot water bottle held against the

cheek may also help relieve the pain.

Phytolacca: This remedy may be indicated if a baby with teething pain

constantly presses his or her gums together very hard, or tries to bite

down on anything in reach.

Pulsatilla: A baby who is very tearful during teething and wants to be

constantly held and comforted may respond to this remedy. Biting on

something cold may help and warmth increases discomfort. Cool food and

drinks or being out in open air also bring improvement.

Silicea (also called Silica): Slow, difficult teething that makes the baby

tired and nervous may be helped by this remedy. Children who need Silica

often have fine hair and seem a little delicate, with low resistance to

colds or other illnesses.

Sulphur: This remedy may be indicated if a reddish irritation or rash

develops on the baby’s chin or diaper area during teething episodes.

Diarrhea (often whitish) may occur because of stress. The baby is irritable

and anxious, feeling worse from being warm.

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The Homeopathic Treatment of Teething and Colic

he Homeopathic Treatment of Teething and Colic

Shakespeare once described infancy as the age of " mewling and puking in the

nurse's arms. " Although there are innumerable theories for why infants

vomit or have one condition or another, the underlying basis of homeopathic

thought is that symptoms are responses of the organism to deal with

infections or some type of internally or externally derived stress.

Symptoms, then, represent the best efforts of the body to try to defend and

heal itself.

Besides the inappropriate treatment of infant fevers and colds, another

common, inappropriate treatment that is often administered is for infant's

teething problems. A large group of pediatricians were recently surveyed

about what they do for teething infants. Virtually all prescribed

medications, usually pain-killers of varying strengths, sedatives, and

local anesthetics.

It is certainly understandable that parents want to do something to allay

their infants' pain during the teething stage. Besides the tooth pain and

drooling that infants suffer, they also often have fever, bowel problems

(usually diarrhea, or constipation alternating with diarrhea), colds, and

skin rashes. And it is certainly understandable that physicians who see the

pained infants and the frightened and concerned parents would want to do

something. However, homeopathy offers such an effective alternative to

problems associated with teething that physicians and parents will

inevitably look to it.

Chamomilla has probably introduced more parents to homeopathy than any

other homeopathic medicine. It is not the only medicine that homeopaths

prescribe to treat teething, but it is so commonly used that it is

generally recommended unless the infant's symptoms clearly indicate the

need for a different medicine. The most common symptoms of infants who need

Chamomilla are inflamed gums, drooling, and a desire to keep fingers in the

mouth. Commonly, one cheek is hot and red, while the other is pale. More

notable than these physical symptoms are the emotional and behavioral

changes. The infants are hyperirritable and may scream and hit. They demand

things but reject them as soon as they are given. During sleep they toss

and turn and may cry aloud. The only relief they experience comes when they

are being carried about or rocked. This description of Chamomilla infants

no doubt sounds familiar to many parents.

Other homeopathic medicines given to teething infants are Podophyllum

(mayapple), Belladonna (deadly nightshade),Calcarea phosphorica (phosphate

of calcium), Calcarea carbonica (calcium carbonate), Coffea (coffee), and

Caffeinum (caffeine).

Although some parents may be frightened to give some of these substances to

their infant or child, the exceedingly small doses used in homeopathic

medicine are known not only to be safe but to be effective in treating many

common ailments.

For numerous infant and childhood conditions it may often be more

appropriate to treat the parent's anxiety than the pediatric complaint. The

fever-phobia that parents have and the fear that any symptom requires

immediate treatment is a common, though " curable, " state of mind. Although

there are certainly conditions that require medical attention, the vast

majority of infant and childhood symptoms are nothing to worry about.

Pediatrician Mendelsohn has noted that 95% of pediatric ailments

heal themselves and do not require medical care. One important

recommendation for parents who want to try to treat their children is to

remember to avoid treatments that suppress symptoms. Treatments that try to

counteract the body's natural defensive tendencies are generally

suppressive. One example of a common home treatment for infants' colic (or

sometimes for children's digestive problems, too) is the use of baking

soda. Although baking soda may neutralize the stomach acids, it causes what

is called a " rebound effect, " in which the body reacts to the baking soda

by secreting even more stomach acids.

The homeopathic alternative to treating infants' colic and children's

digestive problems is an individually chosen homeopathic medicine.

Chamomilla is one of the common medicines for colic when the infant has the

typically hyperirritable state that is normally associated with this

medicine, as described earlier. Pulsatilla is another common medicine for

colic, but the infants for whom it is prescribed are generally very

affectionate and desirous of attention and sympathy; although they may be

irritable from the pain they experience, they are still basically friendly.

Some of the other commonly used homeopathic medicines for colicky infants

are Arsenicum, Nux vomica, Natrum sulphuricum, Bryonia, Magnesia

phosphorica, Colocynthis, Lycopodium, and Sulphur. There are numerous other

homeopathic medicines (too many to list here) that are occasionally given

to colicky infants.

Some people theorize that the reason for colic is that the infant is

allergic to milk or to some other food. The homeopathic view of food

allergies is basically that the food is not " the problem. " Rather, it is

the individual's underlying state of health. The disease process produces

poor assimilation and utilization of the food, which then ultimately

creates symptoms. Homeopaths have found that the homeopathic medicines are

effective in reestablishing health and thereby reducing food allergies.

Homeopathic medicines have wide applications for pediatric complaints.

Since conventional medications, taken singlularly or in combination with

other drugs, have known and unknown complications in infants and children,

it is generally worthwhile to seek safe, effective alternatives to

pediatric problems first. Homeopathic medicines may not only help to

improve the health of infants and children, but will probably also help

them to become healthy adults.

HOW DO I LEARN MORE ABOUT HOMEOPATHY?

The best source of homeopathic books, tapes, home medicine kits, and

software is:

Homeopathic Educational Services

2124B Kittredge St.

Berkeley, CA 94704

(510) 649-0294

(510) 649-1955 (fax)

Various homeopathic organizations provide training programs and general

information:

National Center for Homoeopathy

801 N. Fairfax #306

andria, VA. 22314

International Foundation for Homeopathy

2366 Eastlake Ave. E. #301

Seattle, WA. 98102

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I cannot recommended enough the importance of buying the books below when

you can. They will give you the foundation and knowledge to diagnose and

treat yourself and your child for a whole host of common ailments;

(bedwetting, ear infection, bumps, bruises, cuts, etc.) As well we cannot

stress enough the importance of knowing when to turn to your physician for

help in those you trust!

Homeopathic Medicine for your Children and Infants: by Dana Ullman M.P.H.

Discovering Homeopathy: Medicine for the 21st Century: by Dana Ullman M.P.H.

Homeopathic Treatment of Sports Injuries: by Lyle W.

Homeopathic Medicine: First aid & Emergency Care:by Lyle W. Ph.D.,

H.M.D.

Below is a helpful excerpt on teething from Dana Ullman's book Homeopathic

medicine for children & infants: Teething

Belladonna: These babies experience great pain that makes them restless and

may lead them to kick, scream, or bite. They have very red gums and lips,

and they may twitch.

Calcarea Carb.: The infant begins teething late (after twelve months). The

head perspires during teething, and the child tends to grind his teeth at

night. He usually puts his fingers in his mouth to relive the pain. His

sweat, stools, and vomit will all have a sour smell.

Calcarea Phos: This medicine is for thin, even emaciated, infants who are

slow in learning to walk, delayed in teething (after twelve months), and in

general slow starters. they are prone to diarrhea with much flatulence

during teething.

Chamomilla : This is the first medicine to consider, unless some other

reedy is obviously indicated. the baby is extremely irritable and impatient

He or she demands something and then refuse it when offered. they seem to

be in great pain. they are aggravated by being touched, and nothing seems

to give them relief, though rocking and being carried temporarily quiets

them. they put their fingers in their mouth to relieve the pain. One cheek

is often hot and red (the side of the inflamed gum), while the other cheek

is cold and pale. They are relieved slightly by cold applications (ice).

They have difficulty sleeping and will usually keep you up to. they may

have green stools that smell like rotten eggs. Their arms or legs may jerk

or convulse. If Chamomilla fails. it is usually best to try Belladonna.

Coffea: when teething infants are physically or mentally hyperactive and do

not sleep much, consider this medicine.

Magnesia Phos: These infants expense spasms during teething, which are

relieved by warm or hot drinks.

Plantago: When an infant has ear pain concurrent with teething, take

tincture of this remedy and rub it directly on the gum, as well as placing

a couple of slightly diluted drops into the ear.

Please remember that these are only some suggestion relative to

Homeopathic remedies and teething. For instance with our son we first used

Belldonna 30C which worked fine for a while (2 or 3 months) then we noticed

he was placing his finger in his mouth to relieve the pain which both

Chamomilla 30C & Calcarea carb 30C. have, however the one remedy that

matched most after carefully observing Edan for his symptoms and matching

them to the remedy most like him was calcarea carb.

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