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Homeopathy

MELINE

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MELINE Enthusiast
MELINE
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I would really need some help here...

I have about 40 food intolerances and my main symptom was EXTREMELY HEAVY acne on my face that left me with some really ugly scars (spelling...?).Now after 7 months I can say that I can look at my face on the mirror again..... My mom has the idea of taking me to a doctor who uses homeopathy in order to get rid of the so many food intolerances...The homeopathetic doctor suggests that I will (with his help) start eating the foods (gradualy) that caused me all that trouble and that this will be my cure.......That is the philosophy of homeopathy....they use the same thing that bothers you in order to cure you....Has anyone else tried that thing??????? I so don't wanna have that ugly full of acne face again.....

Any help would be great....

Meline

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Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
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I have used it for some things, but I don't think it would work for food intolerances.

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confusedks
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Personally, I believe that there is usually something *causing* multiple food intolerances. So, I would try to find out what is causing them all, then treating that issue.

GravStars Contributor
GravStars
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i've only tried homeopathy to help quit smoking and for a cold and i have to say it didn't seem to help, but i have an open mind and i know some people swear by it (i worked in a health food store for a while). but what i know about homeopathy is that the remedies are (purposefully) diluted so much that almost none of the original ingredient(s) remain. so i don't think it should cause your acne symptoms to reappear. it might not do anything but i don't think it would hurt either. i'm not an expert though, just my two cents.

MELINE Enthusiast
MELINE
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....thank you for your answers.....to tell you the truth I don't think it will help at all and yes I do think that there is something else that causes multiple food intolerances and I should try to cure that and not the symptoms....I just wanted to see if someone has tried it.....

Meline

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RiceGuy
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I think the best explanation I've read for why many of us experience additional food intolerances besides gluten is that the digestive tract is damaged (leaky gut), allowing large molecules of things into the bloodstream which ordinarily would be broken down first, or blocked altogether.

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Mom23boys
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I think the best explanation I've read for why many of us experience additional food intolerances besides gluten is that the digestive tract is damaged (leaky gut), allowing large molecules of things into the bloodstream which ordinarily would be broken down first, or blocked altogether.

I've used homeopathy for other things. I don't see how it would work for multiple allergens. Looking into leaky gut has been the best info we have received.

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Ursa Major
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Meline, you are an adult. Your mom can't 'take' you anywhere, unless you agree. Just tell her you disagree, and thank her for being concerned but that you have no intentions of seeing that homeopath.

Mind you, I have a naturopathic doctor who helps me figure things out. But while he thinks we may be able to eventually reduce my intolerances, he knows that the celiac disease can't be cured, because with me it is obvious it is genetic (my mother probably died of celiac disease, and most of my siblings as well as my children and several grandchildren are all gluten intolerant).

I do believe in homeopathic remedies. They can really help environmental allergies, but not food intolerances. I take several remedies regularly, one for acid reflux (caused by an adrenal medication), one for stomach ache and one to help with inflammation (because of my bad tooth). I find that those are very effective. Some I've tried didn't work for me (a migraine remedy), while they work for others.

Anyway, homeopathy is useful, but not a cure-all. And in my opinion any homeopathic doctor who claims he can cure food intolerances with homeopathics is a quack (remember, just my opinion).

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GravStars
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I do believe in homeopathic remedies. They can really help environmental allergies, but not food intolerances. I take several remedies regularly, one for acid reflux (caused by an adrenal medication), one for stomach ache and one to help with inflammation (because of my bad tooth). I find that those are very effective. Some I've tried didn't work for me (a migraine remedy), while they work for others.

would you mind telling me what homeopathic remedy you use for gastric reflux? i'd be interested in trying that.

MELINE Enthusiast
MELINE
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I've used homeopathy for other things. I don't see how it would work for multiple allergens. Looking into leaky gut has been the best info we have received.

Actually I think that this is the best explanation. It makes sense.

Riceguy thank you too for the answer. I agree for the leaky gut..

MELINE Enthusiast
MELINE
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Meline, you are an adult. Your mom can't 'take' you anywhere, unless you agree. Just tell her you disagree, and thank her for being concerned but that you have no intentions of seeing that homeopath.

Mind you, I have a naturopathic doctor who helps me figure things out. But while he thinks we may be able to eventually reduce my intolerances, he knows that the celiac disease can't be cured, because with me it is obvious it is genetic (my mother probably died of celiac disease, and most of my siblings as well as my children and several grandchildren are all gluten intolerant).

I do believe in homeopathic remedies. They can really help environmental allergies, but not food intolerances. I take several remedies regularly, one for acid reflux (caused by an adrenal medication), one for stomach ache and one to help with inflammation (because of my bad tooth). I find that those are very effective. Some I've tried didn't work for me (a migraine remedy), while they work for others.

Anyway, homeopathy is useful, but not a cure-all. And in my opinion any homeopathic doctor who claims he can cure food intolerances with homeopathics is a quack (remember, just my opinion).

I really like it when you post your opinion and I thank you for that cause you have helped me in the past.

Don't worry , nobody is telling me to follow the diet the doctor is going to give me. I just wanted to see if someone else has had an experience wit homeopathetic.

Ursa Major Collaborator
Ursa Major
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would you mind telling me what homeopathic remedy you use for gastric reflux? i'd be interested in trying that.

It is Nux Vomica, also called Colubrina (sometimes it is called the one, sometimes by the other name but it is the same thing).

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Rachel--24
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Personally, I believe that there is usually something *causing* multiple food intolerances. So, I would try to find out what is causing them all, then treating that issue.

I agree.

I also agree that leaky gut is a cause of food intolerance...however, *something* has to be causing the gut to remain damaged/leaky in order for the food intolerances to escalate. There are many causes (other than gluten) for leaky gut. In my opinion if the list of food intolerances continues to grow....even after gluten is removed from the diet....its very likely that other factor(s) are involved.

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