Homoeopathy — Page 426
Kali Carbonicum 426 in the morning, to ease himself. Frequency of urination at night other than due to diabetes can also benefit from Arsenic in addition to Kali Carb, provided other symptoms of Arsenic also exist. One particular symptom of Arsenic is more common in women i. e. they lose bladder control so much so that they may not even be able to make it to the lavatory. A similar condition can also develop in men due to various diseases and this becomes definitely more difficult to treat. The reason is the difficulty in finding the appropriate remedy out of the scores of remedies available. Kali Carb patients, often have a sore throat. The tonsils become inflamed and enlarged. Swelling of the glands behind the ears, (parotid glands) is not as dangerous as the swelling inside the throat due to the inflammation of both tonsils, which then become hard. The exudates solidify in them and prevent the glands from shrinking in size. Kali Carb is an effective treatment for this condition if its other symptoms are also present. In the diseases related to Kali Carb, there is a tendency to develop widespread swelling and inflammation in various parts of the body, but especially the swelling of the upper eyelids is very prominent. Like some other medicines, the symptoms of feeling a pulsation on the side on which the patient lies down is found in Kali Carb also. Furthermore, the patient feels anxious and cannot sleep. If the throbbing is too severe due to an increased rush of blood towards the head and does not respond to Kali Carb, then Belladonna will be found to work very well. Since in Kali Carb, often the patient feels pain and heaviness on the left side of the chest over the area of the heart, it may be well to suspect it is due to the heart disease, even though heart pain is often felt in the middle of the chest, radiating to the back, the arms and upto the fingers. Although the pain of Kali Carb makes one suspicious of possible heart disease, other symptoms can help to make the distinction clearer. The cardiac pain (angina pectoris) becomes worse on walking fast. On the other hand if the pain, becomes less on walking or on changing the side, it cannot be due to a heart problem. Homoeopaths, in general, do not have access to instruments and machines to test the heart, so they must critically examine each symptom. Besides neurologic ailments, Kali Carb is also useful in the