10 Homoeopathic Medicines for Intestinal Amoebiasis

Intestinal amoebiasis is parasitic infection of intestines. It is caused by protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. It spreads through water and food infected with faeces. Consuming faeces contaminated food and water, let entrance of inactive Entamoeba histolytica cysts inside body. In body, these cysts become active parasite, which burrow intestinal lining and enter blood stream. Through blood, they enter vital organs like liver, heart, lungs, brain and other organs and causes diseases there. Symptoms of intestinal amoebiasis is stomach pain, loose bloody stools, dysentery and tissue destruction. There are some Homeopathic medicines that specifically treats intestinal amoebiasis. For example, Cina and Calcarea carb are one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis. Like that there are around 10 Homoeopathic medicines that specifically treats intestinal amoebiasis. Lets discuss each of them in detail.

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Causes of intestinal amoebiasis-

Intestinal amoebiasis can be caused by following causes, which are-

• Poor sanitation in underdeveloped countries is very common cause of intestinal amoebiasis.
• Homosexual men are frequently affected by intestinal amoebiasis.
• Decreased immunity.
• Consuming food and water containing cysts of Entamoeba histolytica.
• Direct contact with faecal matter.

Know 10 Homoeopathic Medicines for Intestinal Amoebiasis in detail-

1) Cina-
It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis of children. It treats umbilical pain of intestinal amoebiasis. It also treats itching of anus from worms.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specifically treats intestinal amoebiasis of children.
• Insomnia.
• Dark circles around eyes. 
• Grinding of teeth in worms infection.
• Pain in umbilical region.
• Vomiting with flatulent abdomen.
• Constipation.
• Cysts of Entamoeba histolytica found in stool on stool test.

2) Natrum mur-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine that treats intestinal amoebiasis caused out from low immunity of body. Natrum mur patient is oversensitive to impressions, easily affected by infection than other people. Their low haemoglobin level makes them more sensitive to infections.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis.
• Patient consume excess of salt. 
• Weak digestive system. 
• Dryness of mucous membrane of intestines.
• Depression.
• Pain in abdomen intense between 9 to 11 AM.
• Headache.
• Constipation.

3) Natrum phos-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis of children. It also treats pain in abdomen with bloody stools. It also treats anaemia that patient has with intestinal amoebiasis. It also treats pain in abdomen, bloody stools and tissue destruction associated with this disease.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis.
• Headache.
• Depression.
• Very good healer of tissue destruction caused by this disease.
• Anaemia.

4) Spigellia-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis. It treats pain in bowels that occur with intestinal amoebiasis. It also treats the effect of this disease on heart. It also treats nausea before breakfast caused by this disease. It also treats sensation of worms rising in throat.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specifically treats intestinal amoebiasis. 
• Vomiting of all she takes.
• Nausea before breakfast.
• Heart palpitations.
• Feeling like a worm is rising in throat.
• Pain in bowels.
• Pale face.

5) Sulphur-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis. It treats intestinal amoebiasis caused from no hygiene practiced by patient neither in kitchen, toilet nor on personal level. It expels the worms in stool. It also treats fainting of patient after dinner. If patient doesn’t practice hygiene neither on personal level nor on cooking and sanitation level, then Entamoeba histolytica infection is sure to occur through improper sanitation and hygiene of house. Sulphur treats this habit too.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis.
• Worms expelled in stool.
• Nauseated feeling before meals.
• Patient faint after dinner.
• Unhygienic patient, does not bath, have aversion to bath.

6) Sabadilla-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis. If cysts of Entamoeba histolytica are found in vomit of patient, then medicine for that is Sabadilla. If patient says, he feels worm in pharynx, then medicine for that is Sabadilla. It treats pain in umbilical region due to this disease.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis.
• Cysts of Entamoeba histolytica found in vomiting.

7) Terebinthina-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis. It treats burning in anus caused by active Entamoeba histolytica. If cysts of Entamoeba histolytica found in stool of patient, then medicine for that is Terebinthina.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis.
• Burning in anus.

8) Calcarea carb-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis of children. It treats itching in anus caused because of worms. If patient has hard stool and worm cysts are detected in stool of patient, then it treats that too. It also treats pain in abdomen caused because of worms.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specifically treats intestinal amoebiasis of children.
• Patient has habit of eating chalk and other indigestible things, which sometimes bring infection to them and become cause of their intestinal amoebiasis.
• Too much perspiration around head.
• Fatty, big belly or abdomen patient.
• Obstinate children with obstinate constipation.

9) Silicea-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis. It treats intestinal amoebiasis caused from consuming sand. Sand contains cysts of Entamoeba histolytica mixed from faecal matter.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specifically treats intestinal amoebiasis caused from consuming soil.
• Pain in abdomen. 
• Constipation with hard stool, blood streaked.
• Very good remedy for preventing infection and inflammatory diseases.

10) Nux moschata-

It is one of the specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis. It also treats paralysis of intestines. It treats pain in abdomen, dysentery and bloody loose stool that happens in this disease. It treats intestinal amoebiasis caused from consuming contaminated food and water.

Unique identifying symptoms-

• Specific Homeopathic medicine for intestinal amoebiasis.
• Bloody loose stools that expel with much straining.
• Flatulent abdomen.
• Dryness of mucous membrane of body.
• Tendency to faint.

Rules to follow with Homoeopathic treatment of Intestinal Amoebiasis-

Along with taking Homoeopathic treatment of intestinal amoebiasis, you need to follow certain rules for speedy recovery of this problem. They are-

• First of all proper sanitation is very much required for prevention of this disease. Proper sanitation will prevent faecal matter to be found in open that become source of Entamoeba histolytica.
• Keep your bathroom and toilet neat and clean.
• Wash hands with soap and water after going to toilet.
• Wash hands before consuming food and water.
• Wash fruits and vegetables before cooking.
• Also keep hygiene of kitchen where you cook food. Keep it neat and clean. Use clean utensils for cooking as well as for eating food and drinking water.
• Avoid eating from road side vendors as they have very less hygiene. Therefore, chances of infection of intestinal amoebiasis by consuming their food or snacks is maximum. 
• Drink filtered water. If you don’t have water filter at home, then boil your water before consuming.
• Avoid using ready made ice cubes, purity of water used to made them is not sure.