Indigestion #178

Carbo veg, Hydrastis, Natrum carb, Papaya enzyme, Zingiber

This combination provides homeopathic and enzyme supportive relief for a range of complaints. The papaya enzyme (Papain), sodium carbonate (Nat carb) and ginger (Zingiber) are digestive aids known the world over. Homeopathic doses of Zingiber are used for nausea with belching and diarrhea if the stomach feels like a heavy stone.
Nat carb aids weak digestion disturbed by slight dietary errors as when fats lead to heartburn, bitter tastes, belching and sour stomach temporarily relieved by soda biscuits. Carbo veg is included, as always, for upward gas complaints like heartburn. Hydrastis helps those whose sore stomachs make them loath food, which, if eaten, usually causes vomiting– the only exception may be watered down milk.

Bilious #147

Carduus mar, Chelidonium, Chionanthus, Natrum sulph, Podophyllum

Every remedy in this combination lists ‘bilious nausea and sour vomiting’ among its complaints. Combined, these remedies relieve nausea, burning pain, sick headache, belching, frequent hiccuping, sour vomiting, nausea, belching, constipation, diarrhea and a sore distended abdomen. Whether from dietary errors or sluggish systems, this combination packs a load of relief. More details on website listing.

Diarrhea #334

Bismuth, Chamomilla, Carbo veg, Colocynthis, Nux vom

Bismuth is a lesser known remedy that works wonders on stomachs that vomit liquids easily, feel too large after eating, and suffer colicky loose diarrhea. Chamomilla can calm colicky tummies with greenish slimy diarrhea. Carbo veg helps gassy colic and painful diarrhea.
Colocynthis’ watery diarrhea may resume after even light meals, especially in the morning. Nux vom helps diarrhea after a few too many, or if the food you ate may be suspect.

Key Homeopathic Single Remedies for Digestion

Acidity - Tissue C

Natrum phos, Natrum sulph, Silica

This cell salt combination is a jewel for occasional or recurring acid stomachs, gas-related headaches and flatulence. Neutralizing acids is Nat phos’s specialty. Its source, sodium phosphate, is crucial to the body for assimilating fats and other nutrients. Nat sulph (sodium sulphate) helps prevent bloating and water build-up.
Silica helps the body throw off nonfunctional material, and thus can be a great digestive aid when things are not moving well. Tissue C is nice to keep by the bed in case your dinner gives you an unrequested wake-up call in the middle of the night.

Biliousness - Tissue H

Calcarea fluor, Nat mur, Nat sulph

This trio of cell salts combines powers to aid quite a range of gastric ailments. Calc fluor helps infants vomiting undigested food, young children nauseous with too much stress, and adults with indigestion from fatigue – all with hiccups, flatulence and nausea after eating. Nat mur relieves burning gas, heartburn, nausea, throbbing stomach pain, constipation, frothy saliva and vomiting of white slimy mucus. Nat sulph’s water distribution support makes it a great remedy for slow digestion, biliousness, hiccups and sour green vomiting. Together this trio should give your body a strong message that help is on the way.

Dyspepsia #22

Calcarea carb, Carbo veg, Hydrastis, Nux vom, Pulsatilla

In short, Carbo veg calms upward gas, hiccups and discomfort. Nux vom relieves downward gas, heartburn, hangovers and flu like symptoms. Calc carb helps when sluggish digestion leads to nausea, constipation and diarrhea. Hydrastis helps when weak digestion leads to a sore stomach and a loathing for anything edible. Pulsatilla relieves indigestion when rich fatty meals have ripened into heartburn, gas and belching, plus the headache and restless night that often follow.

Stomach Wise’s #319

Bismuth, Carbo veg, Lycopodium

All three of these remedies list ‘slow or sluggish digestion’ which is often at the center of gastric problems, but each addresses a slightly different set of symptoms. If your system is vomiting liquids, soon after consuming them, Bismuth should help. If the response is gas soon after eating with sour, putrid, often burning eructations, heartburn and/or burning stomach pain, Carbo veg is sure to ease. For lower gas with bloated abdominal fullness and colicky pain, especially from fermentable foods, there is Lycopodium. Between the three, you should rest and digest with ease.

Constipation #66

Bryonia, Hydrastis, Iris vers, Nux vom, Podophyllum, Sulphur

Every remedy in this safe combination eases a form of constipation.  Bryonia’s constipation has hard, dry, dark stools and is worse whenever heat sets off Bryonia’s typical grumpy complaints.  Hydrastis’ leaves a sinking feeling in the stomach and a total loathing of food. Iris vers’ causes a constant urging to stool and a nasty headache. Nux vom’s constipation has incomplete stools or ineffectual urging, and may be followed by diarrhea, especially after much laxative use. Podophyllum has constipation alternating with diarrhea and much gurgling through the bowels. Sulphur eases frequent painful urging that may lead to diarrhea, much belching and abdominal pressure especially if part of a sedentary lifestyle. That should cover it, but if you need a replacement for a phenolphthalein or other laxative habit, you should consult a professional.

vegetable charcoal
Have you ever tried charcoal in your kitty box? Just as it works to control those gasses, its remedy, Carbo veg, can calm the gas in your stomach and the accompanying indigestion, bloating, sour belching and other soon-to-be-airborne gasses. Carbo veg has shown it can also relieve many weakened conditions including fatigue and convalescence, constipation followed by diarrhea, headaches, colds and stubborn fitful coughs. If the dominant mental state is negative, irritable and indifferent (even just temporarily), Carbo veg may have the fuel to turn things around.

sodium sulphate
As the substance most involved in cell density and water distribution/ elimination, sodium sulphate aids liver and kidney function. It’s the first place to turn when sodium sulphate deficiency results in bilious conditions with nausea, sick headache, bitter belching, colic, indigestion, diarrhea and brownish tongue. Due to its role in the circulation and cleansing of spinal fluid, Nat sulph has proven very helpful whenever old or new head injuries are in the picture.
Individuals who benefit most from Nat sulph feel better in open, warm, dry air and worse in damp wet places.

 

poison nut
Too many parties, deadlines, projects, plans? Whether natural or stress induced, typical adjectives for Nux are: competitive, impatient, impulsive, ambitious... When habits form like drinking pots of coffee, overeating on a sedentary day, then taking something to induce sleep, Nux can help us all unravel our nerves and change indulgent behavior. Helping an aggravated state from becoming angry or violent is a trademark of Nux. Then there are the physical effects of stress or illness that Nux relieves, including: Cold or flu with restlessness, extreme chilliness, bone, joint pain, headache, suffocating cough and fatigue. Digestion with heartburn, indigestion, gas, vomiting and constipation from fatty food, alcohol, coffee, stimulants, car sickness or stomach flu. Pain with pressing, tearing headaches, backache with pressing bruised pain in lower back and periods with heavy pain and lower back spasms. Nux patients find relief in a nap and hot drinks, and aggravation in cold open air, tight clothes and on waking early. Without Nux, the only alternative for such workaholics may be utter fatigue, which falls under Nux’s range of support as well.