Homoeopathy — Page 442
Kali Sulph. 442 gas and is tense. The patient cannot pass flatus. The soft pitting swelling, common in liver diseases is noticed on the face and over different parts of the body. The abdomen hurts at night. Diarrhoea and severe constipation alternate with each other. The piles happen to be inside as well as on the outer surface of the skin and tend to bleed. In Kali Sulph, the patient feels severe griping after having been to the lavatory. This is also common in Merc Corr. In Merc Corr, the pain starts during defacation and continues afterwards. The stools are thin, darkish in colour, cause tearing pain and smell terrible. In Kali Sulph, there is severe itching. The lining of the kidney tubules becomes inflamed and is associated with a light to severe kind of piercing pain over the kidneys. Sometimes the patient also passes albumin in the urine. The urine is deep coloured, abundant and causes burning. Sometimes, it is in the form of a continuous dribble. It looks as if the kidneys are constantly producing offensive smelling infected urine. Kali Sulph is also very useful in the treatment of sexual impotence and weakness in men. It is also useful in the treatment of continuous vaginal discharge , inflammation and burning. The uterus moves away from its normal position. During menstruation, there is a feeling of pain over the uterus, as well as a feeling of downwards pressure. Inside the windpipe (trachea), the expectoration may be green, yellow or sometimes mucoid. There is a feeling of dryness and scraping inside the throat which is worse on taking food and when the person is in bed. There is a sort of hissing inside the trachea. Other symptoms of Kali Sulph are hoarseness of voice , repeated common cold, the onset of asthma in a closed room and difficulty in breathing which gets worse on coughing, lying down, walking and in the evening. In the open, the suffering becomes less. The cough becomes worse in the presence of nasal catarrh. On being exposed to cold, the chest rattles. There is a feeling of choking, burning pain and unease. The cough at night is dry while in the morning there is a lot of expectoration with it. The ailments become aggravated with a sudden change in weather or if it becomes too cold. However, normally, the symptoms of Kali Sulph become worse in hot weather like Pulsatilla, as if this remedy is full of contradictions. Regarding the nature of the patient and the severity of thirst, it shows the same