This is the case of a patient who had suffered from chronic Gastric distress for 10 years and consulted me 2 weeks ago and was helped by me to overcome his GERD (Gastro Esophagal Reflux Disease) aka Gastritis. This case if of interest as he had been subjected to many tests and prescribed many drugs which did not help him.
He reports that he was cured of 90% of his problems today and will hopefully be cured in a few weeks hopefully permanently.
anxiousherr says:
December 5, 2014 at 4:03 PM (Edit)
Dear Sir,
I read many of your posts in the last few days and i am very happy to see the difference you made in many lives suffering from GERD.
I have problems with Acid reflux for last 10 years, my main problem is esophagal spasms which occur due to cold air when i go out (In sweden we have now -5C). Also i feel chest tightness along with difficulty swallowing foods, It gets worse with the esophagal spasms.
I saw your posts on GERD and ordered Nats Phos from Amazon, along with Arnica, However the problem is Arnica i can only find in tablets on Amazon and no liquid, can i use the Arnica tablets instead of your wet dose? Would appreciate if you can recommend the usage of Arnica.
I am expecting these medicines to arrive early next week, so would be great if you can recommend me. Many thanks sir
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• Joe says:
December 5, 2014 at 5:44 PM (Edit)
“I have problems with Acid reflux for last 10 years, my main problem is esophagal spasms which occur due to cold air when i go out (In sweden we have now -5C). Also i feel chest tightness along with difficulty swallowing foods, It gets worse with the esophagal spasms.”
Can you give more information on your spasms. Are you swallowing air which can cause them? What did your doctor diagnose them as?
Nat Phos 6x is my remedy of choice and you have already ordered it from the US. You can use 8 pellets Arnica 30 in 500ml water.
You could have got it quicker from the UK from:
Ainsworths Homœopathic Pharmacy
36 New Cavendish Street, London W1M 7LH
Tel 020 7935 5330
http://www.ainsworths.com
Freemans Homeopathic Pharmacy
18-20 Main Street, Busby, Glasgow G76 8DU
Tel 0845 225 5155
http://www.freemans.uk.com
Helios Homœopathic Pharmacies
97 Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2QP
Tel 01892 537254
http://www.helios.co.uk
Nelsons Pharmacies Ltd
73 Duke Street, Grosvenor Square, London W1M 6BY
Tel 020 7495 2404
http://www.nelsons.co.uk
Weleda UK Ltd
Heanor Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire DE7 8DR
Tel. 0115 944 8200
http://www.weleda.co.uk
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• anxiousherr says:
December 5, 2014 at 7:54 PM (Edit)
Dear Sir,
Many thanks for the quick response and appreciate for providing me the details where i can order from UK, I live in Sweden so i can order from any of the above stores.
I already ordered Nat Phos 6x and Arnica 30c pellets yesterday from Helios through Amazon UK, i will receive them next week and take it as per your recommendations.
I had many endoscopies and the last one was two weeks back, The doctor said that my LES was not closing fully, I have been using many PPI’s over the years to no much benefit.
I have heart burn which starts with belching, then my whole esophagus contracts in-voluntarily, like its moving up and down, The doctor said that its due to the acid coming up, i have these spasms, Its basically contractions, where i end up with chest tightness and difficulty eating. I firmly believe in your treatment as i was cured completely of breathing dis-order way back in 2009 with some homeopathic medicine.
I will follow your advise with Arnica pellets mixed with water to create a Wet dose, I understand that i should take Nat Phos 6x 3 tablets after the two meals and Arnica Wet dose 1 tablespoon twice daily.
Please correct me and thank you sir
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• Joe says:
December 5, 2014 at 8:15 PM (Edit)
It seems to me by reading your story that you suffer from an excess of HCl acid. You state however :
“I have been using many PPI’s over the years to no much benefit.”
I do not understand the reason why the PPI’s did not work as they are supposed to stop the flow of HCl into the stomach.
Let me prescribe a Homeopathic equivalent of the PPI drugs which I hope will help you:
Robinia Pseudacacia 6c
You will order the Liquid Dilution of this remedy and use it in the Wet dose twice daily.
You will continue to take the Arnica 30 and the Nat Phos 6x but I would prefer that you insist on the Liquid Dilution of Arnica 30c as this is very important from the curative angle.
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• Joe says:
December 5, 2014 at 8:32 PM (Edit)
On re-reading your post, it seems to me that your LES is badly affected as a result of repeated erosion by your Gastric Juice and even perhaps the PPI drugs prescribed which are only good for short term use but NOT in the long term as they cause many problems which you can read by Googling;
“The danger of using PPI drugs”
The therapy I have pioneered which is not used by other classical homeopaths is designed to help the stomach to return to normal by accelerating the passage of food down the gut which is done by Nat Phos 6x and the Arnica 30c in designed to help the eroded Esophagus and the LES to return to normal in a few weeks. I have already added the Robinia to help reduce the acid flow and I hope that my therapy aka “Joepathy” will cure your problem in a few weeks.
For the record I shall copy my default therapy for GERD:
The remedies you will order are as follows:
Nat Phos 6x dose 3-4 tablets taken immediately after each of 3 meals.
This remedy accelerates the passage of food down the gut and prevents the formation of acid which would otherwise reflux causing GERD.
Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken thrice daily.
This remedy works to repair the damaged Esophagus which has metastasised to resemble the gut to deal with the Hcl refluxed into it causing severe distress. Arnica works with the Nat Phos to speedily cure the problem.
You can also take a PROBIOTIC like Bifilac daily. A Probiotic will help by changing the balance of the Bacteria in the gut and will contribute to your cure and help to ensure that your problem does not recur. After your problem with GERD is stabilised you can take the Arnica in the Wet dose nightly before bed and the Probiotic daily for life. You do not need to take Nat Phos daily but you will keep a stock to be used whenever you feel uncomfortable after a meal when you will take 2-3 tablets as necessary.
Please observe the following simple rules:
Do not eat large meals. Eat small meals but more often if you feel hungry. Do not drink more that a few sips of water after your meals. This is to prevent the further dilution of your gastric juice which can then reflux into your Esophagus which results in GERD.
It is important that you do not go to bed for at least 2 hours after dinner as food will take about this time to digest and it is best to stay awake and upright to enable your food to digest before going to bed.
No fatty food, alcohol, coffee, preserved meats like sausages, ham, bacon as they contain Saltpeter which will antidote the remedies listed immediately.
If you suffer from a stomach ache or you feel your stomach puffing up before a meal during the day between meals, this is usually due to hunger pains, caused by your gastric juices attacking the inner lining and the wall of your stomach. The simple remedy is to eat some food like a biscuit or a banana between meals to keep the gastric juice away from digesting the stomach wall which results in a stomach ache which in some cases can be acute.
You must drink at least 3 liters of liquids, preferably water daily and you must also exercise for at least half hour daily. It is important to sweat it out as this is all part of my therapy to overcome GERD.
The Wet dose of any Homeopathic remedy is made as follows:
Order the remedy in a 5ml Liquid Alcohol pack also referred to as Liquid Dilution in a bottle preferably with a dropper arrangement.
Get a 500ml bottle of Spring Water from the nearest supermarket.
Pour out about 3cm of water from the bottle to leave some airspace.
Insert 3 drops of the remedy into the bottle and shake the bottle hard before you sip a capfull of the bottle or a large teaspoonful which is the dose.
Shaking the bottle hard is homeopathic succussion and this shaking must be done every time before sipping a capful of the bottle twice daily.
It is understood that the patient will stop all other drugs which s/he may be taking for this ailment.
Do not use Coffee, Cola beverages, preserved foods like sausages, ham and bacon as they contain Saltpeter.
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• anxiousherr says:
December 6, 2014 at 11:18 PM (Edit)
Dear Sir,
Many thanks for the detailed message,
i will follow these steps and report back once i start my therapy. Also sir, you mentioned arnice wet dose thrice, is it along with Nat Phos? and also i assume that it would be 1 tablespoon of arnice each time, please correct me sir
• Joe says:
December 6, 2014 at 11:29 PM (Edit)
5ml constitutes a dose taken from the bottle you have already activated with the remedy.
• anxiousherr says:
December 10, 2014 at 2:18 PM (Edit)
Dear Sir,
Most lkely i will receive my medication today by post, I am very eager to start with the medication and also follow your guidelines.
I just wanted to add something, you asked me before what was the diagnosis from the endoscopy and i answered that the doctor told me that the LES was not closing properly. Today i looked at my Endoscopy report (this was done 3 weeks back). It says i have an hernia at the cardia and widening of the diaphgram.
As i have seen in many posts where you recommend Nat phos, i strongly believe my condition also will be cured by Nat Phos + Arnica.
I have one more question sir, the esophagael spasms i get sometimes when i go out in cold weather or take hot showers, will that also be solved by these medications? Appreciate your time and answer in helping me. Thanks
• Joe says:
December 10, 2014 at 10:24 PM (Edit)
Frankly I do not believe that your case is as bad as your doctors have diagnosed it to be.
I have already prescribed for your GERD and you will use it as prescribed and report your response in 48 hours.
I cannot diagnose your spasms and we will observe how you respond in a few days.
• anxiousherr says:
December 28, 2014 at 11:05 PM (Edit)
Dear Sir,
I am reporting my status after two weeks of the recommended medicine Nat Phos 6x + Arnica. Frankly it has cleared 90% of symptoms, I found Nat phos 6x has completely removed my feeling of food getting stuck in my esophagus and difficulty swallowing. I feel better day by day, I am still taking 4 pills after the three meals daily.
I also noticed that with Arnica my esophagal spasms have dissappeared completely. I sometimes get them, but after i take arnica + nat phos they are gone which is a miracle. You have helped me to a great extent sir and i am really thankful to you.
Can i continue this therapy for as long as i want? Are there any long term side effects using Nat phos and arnica daily? I was using the Arnica pellets mixed in water till now which is getting over, so i will order liquid form from the stores you sent me online.
REPLY December 29
I am indeed glad to learn that my therapy aka “Joepathy” has cured yet another desperate case of GERD from which you have been suffering from for the last 10 years. I presume that the succession of physicians you have consulted had given you up as impossible to cure and it is fortunate that you located my Website 2 weeks ago and consulted me.
You have inquired if you can continue the therapy I prescribed originally:
Nat Phos 6x dose 4 tablets after each of 3 meals
Arnica 30c in the Wet dose taken twice daily
You have also inquired “Are there any long term side effects using Nat phos and arnica daily?”
There are no long term after effects from using the Arnica as I am taking a dose myself nightly since 1996 and have proved that it is indeed a Miracle Remedy which keeps Cholesterol, Triglycerides, Blood Sugar and many other common ailments controlled at normal levels.
Nat Phos 6x is not a drug and is safe to use but I do not have any experience in using it in the dosage you have got used to take — 4 tablets after each of 3 meals daily. You can reduce the dosage to 3 tablets for a week and to 2 tablets for another week and report your response for further advice.
The idea is to stabilize your digestive system and to use the NP only when your stomach needs the additional support from this remedy which works by accelerating the passage of food down the gut, thereby ensuring that HCl acid is not permitted to form in the stomach, which in your case was the root cause of your GERD and other problems which caused you so much distress.
Report progress weekly to enable me to advise you.