Brief Answer:
allergic rhinitis

Detailed Answer:

Hello Sasikanth,

Thank you for your query.

From your query, I understand that you have a tendency to catch cold easily and it continues because it is not yet cured.

You have also said that your nose is very sensitive. It is because of the condition called ‘allergic rhinitis’.

In both cases, your condition is genetic and constitutional. You have not yet got cure for the complaints.

It can very easily be cured with Homoeopathy.

But with the minimum details of your complaints given in the query, I cannot prescribe a remedy for you. I have to get a very detailed case history for prescribing for you your genetic and constitutional curative remedy.

The onset of your sufferings, your life situations and your reactions to them are all very important.

I can assist you to prepare a detailed case history by attaching below a sample case record format. You can use it as a frame work only and you shall elaborate your case to any extent. Forward it to me at the earliest. Then, if any clarification or additional information is needed I will ask for them.

After studying your case I will send you my prescription. That will cure YOU and then all your complaints will get cured.

Hope you are satisfied with my answer.

Wishing you better health through Homoeopathy,

Dr. C. J. Varghese
Homoeopath

CASE TAKING / RECEIVING FORMAT

(This is only a frame work to help you to develop your case. You can expand your case to any extent. But try to help the physician to understand your genetic dispositions, individuality and constitution in the physical and mental plain. )

(Use different fond or color to read your entries differently)

I PRELIMINARY DATA

1. Name

2. Age

3. Sex

4. Occupation

5. Financial Status

6. Social status

7. Religion

8. Address

9. Contact no

10. Email address

11. Mother tongue

II PRESENTING /CHIEF COMPLAINTS

1. Since when the complaints started

2. Onset sudden or gradual

3. Pain –its duration, how long it remains, how it comes and goes, its character, its extension

4. Side of affection - Left or Right, from left to right or from right to left, upper left and lower right or upper right and lower left

5. Aggravating or ameliorating factors or conditions

6. Supportive investigations and reports, diagnosis, findings…

7. Speed of development of disease - slow or fast

8. Probable or final diagnosis

III ASSOCIATED COMPLAINTS / OTHER DISEASES

1. Since when the complaints started

2. Onset sudden or gradual

3. Pain –its duration, how long it remains, how it comes and goes, its character, its extension

4. Side of affection - Left or Right, from left to right or from right to left, upper left and lower right or upper right and lower left

5. Aggravating or ameliorating factors or conditions

6. Supportive investigations and reports, diagnosis, findings…

7. Speed of development of disease - slow or fast

8. Probable or final diagnosis

IV PAST HISTORY ( MAJOR ILLNESSES / SURGERIES / ACCIDENTS) IN THE PAST

1. Never well since like vaccination, pneumonia, typhoid, malaria etc.

2. Any suppressive treatment like ointments for skin, laser therapy for stones, corrective surgery for eye etc.

3. Emotions that precipitate the disease every time

4. Emotional conflict happened just prior to the onset of disease that remain unresolved

5. How from lower layers of tissues the disease shifted to more important and higher layers of tissues

6. Chronological journey of disease- how you started with first sickness, next what happened , then what etc. till you developed the present state of illness.

V FAMILY HISTORY / HEREDITARY DISEASE TENDENCIES/GENETIC DISEASES ETC. IN THE FAMILY

1. Father

2. Mother

3. Paternal Grand Father

4. Paternal Grand Mother

5. Siblings, in order

6. Paternal uncles and aunts

7. Maternal uncles and aunts

VI GYNAECOLOGICAL / OBSTETRICAL HISTORY (FEMALES ONLY)

1. Menses in detail

2. Complaints before, during and after menses

3. Menarche (onset) age, early, late etc.

4. Menopause (stoppage ) normal, early, late, complaints during.

5. Children born, living, dead.

6. Abortions, Miscarriages, delivery normal or surgical

VII DRUG / TREATMENT HISTORY

1. Any medication, Allopathic, Ayurvedic or Homoeopatic

2. Allergic sensitivity to any drug

3. Over use or abuse of drugs

4. Any affection / side effects of taking drugs

VIII INVESTIGATION REPORTS / RESULTS (ATTACH RELEVANT REPORTS)

1. General health

2. Presenting complaints

IX PATIENT AS A PERSON / PHYSICAL / GENERAL

1. Appearance: built, structure, height, weight, complexion, face, skin, warts, moles, discolouration, pigmentation etc.

2. Speed: of talking, eating, working, walking,

3. Thermals: Sensitivity to cold or heat, can tolerate heat or cold better, need or fan / ac, need of warm clothes, covers uncovers during sleep, takes warm or cold bath…

4. Appetite: normal, increased or decreased, peculiarities in eating habits, veg/non-ves, desires, cravings and aversions, aggravation and ameliorations, intolerances and ailments from particular tastes and items of food, prefer cold, warm or hot food,

5. Thirst: quantity of water drinking in a day, thirsty during night, drinks by habit or by feeling thirsty, during meals only or drinks in between, throat and mouth getting dry, cold or room temperature, warm or hot water, fruit juices, other drinks

6. Stool: habits, frequency, difficulties, any complaints before, during, and after.

7. Urine: any difficulty, any complaint

8. Sleep: sound/ disturbed, deep comatose or catnap- alert, easily waking, restless, tossing about in bed, position in sleep, salivation during etc.

9. Dreams: good/ bad, frightful, repetitive, related to family, work, death, dead bodies, accidents etc.

10. Side: which side is predominantly or frequently affected,

11. Sensitivities: to sun, noise, light, tight clothing, touch, strong or perfume smell, rain, cloudy weather, winds, moon phases etc., how affected and how much…

12. Senses: vision, smell hearing, touch, taste, extra sensory perception etc.

13. Habits: smoking, drinking, chewing etc.

X PATIENT AS A PERSON/ MIND/ LIFE SITUATION

1. Family, single, married, staying together, multiple partners, staying with whom, joint family, nuclear family, mutual relationships etc.

2. Job, salary, working conditions, job satisfaction, work site conflicts,

3. Education, diligence for gathering or updating knowledge, eligibility or qualified for the job, laziness to study or to exert mentally,

4. Expressive or non expressive, extrovert or introvert, vivacious or quiet, loquacious or silent, loud talker, sweet talker, self praise, open hearted, foolish talking, lewd or talking about sex, expansive, changing subjects, talking about money, health, religion, talking to himself, jesting etc.

5. Communicative, easily starting conversation, easily mixing with strangers, sharing feelings with others, prefers to be in company or solitude

6. Intellect: studied by self, or pushed by others, how handles work, intellectually sharp or slow, concentration and comprehension easy, reading desires, idiocy or childishness, making mistakes while talking and writing, good and quick or bad and slow in making decisions, indecisive or yielding to the opinion of others, etc.

7. Diligence or non diligence, regular or not in going to school, work , office etc.

8. Morals: respecting rules and morality, sensitive to values

9. Will: good and confident in handling responsibilities alone and in critical situations, or wanting support always, reacting or supporting injustice, strong or weak willed, confident or timid, dependant or courageous, optimistic, persevering and positive or pessimis, bashful or embarrassment.

10. Memory: good or bad, recollecting events of the past, remembering numbers and names, active or weak , any forgetfulness…

11. Nature or disposition: angry or mild, yielding or haughty, weeping, sarcastic, contemptuous, apprehensive, fearful , contented or discontented , quarrelsome, fighter, revolting or indifferent etc.

12. Emotions: when getting angry how reacts, anger expressed or suppressed, expressed even to elders, keep thinking about the issue for long or can forget or forgive easily, sentimental or sensitive, sympathetic to the point of forgetting one’s own needs, involved in XXXXXXX or social service, grieved, affectionate, jealousy, rage etc

13. Sensitivity: to behaviour of others, rudeness, criticism, reproach, contradiction of others, relationship, social position, success or failure, money, admonition, ego, appreciation, injustice, to the surroundings, cleanliness mania, nature, animals, music, religion etc.

14. Anxiety about conscience, health, children, family, future, salvation, about trifles, for others, apprehension, anticipation, punctuality,

15. Attachment: to career, position, family, friends, name and fame, money,

16. Consolation desires, ameliorates, aggravates, appreciation craves,

17. Fears: any fixed fear

XI N.B:You can expand the case to any extent for making the physician understand your life situations and your genetic and constitutional reactions to them so that the physician can very easily understand your individualistic and characteristic features, both physical and mental and thus arrive at your curative remedy, the SIMILIMUM.

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