Coloc, Colocynthis
Coloc in 3 words
Cramps
Abdominal Colic
- Similar remedies: Cupr, Nux-v
- Amel with pressure ( Lying on stomach) (Bell, Med)
- Feeling of being compressed in a staple (Plat)
- Kent: In acute abdominal colic that improves with bending forward, first give Coloc 30, then Coloc 200, then Caust, then Kali-c (Caust ₳ Coloc)
ABDOMEN - PAIN - cramping - Hypogastrium
ABDOMEN - PAIN - cutting - Hypogastrium
ABDOMEN - PAIN - cutting - Hypogastrium - walking, while
Neuralgia
- Neuralgic pains/ Stitching / Shooting / Cutting / Electrocution (Spig) (Coloc ₳ Spig)
- Location: Sacral region (sciatica) , Abdomen, Face (Trigeminal neuralgia)
- Facial neuralgia esp on left side
- Neuralgia accompanied by cramp / Shortening sensation of Muscles / Tendons
- Similar remedies: Acon, Ars, Bell, Ign , Kali-c, Rhus-t
- Agg by Motion / Breathing / Cold
Sciatalgia
- Cramp and neuralgia which is presented nicely in Sciatalgia
- Feeling of shortening of muscles / Tendons + Neuralgic pains: Burning/ Shooting /Stinging
- Agar is the first sciatic pain esp in mechanical trauma (Agar ₳ Coloc)
- Neuralgic pain extending along the nerve (legs, toes, sacroiliac, thighs, symphysis pubis)
BACK - PAIN - Sacral region - extending to - Down legs
BACK - PAIN - Sacral region - extending to - Hips : AESC , SEP
BACK - PAIN - Sacral region - extending to - Thighs
BACK - PAIN - stitching - Sacral region - extending to - Hips to feet; down outside of
BACK - PAIN - tearing - Sacrum - extending to - Sciatic nerve; down the
- Other remedies are: Coloc, Lyc, Rhus-t, bry, gnaph and Mag-p (Coloc ₳ Mag-p)
- Numbness: Coloc, Rhus-t, Phyt , Gnaph (Coloc ₳ Gnaph)
- If you have such an extending pain which is accompanied by Numbness / Tingling you could name it typical sciatalgia
Modalities
- Amel in fetal state (Bending forward) (Mag-p)
- Amel with pressure Esp high pressure (Stann, Ign, Chin, Mag-p)
- Amel by lying on the affected side
- Agg / Amel with movement, defecation (Bry)
BACK - PAIN - Sacral region - motion - amel. during : NUX-M , PULS , RHUS-T
BACK - PAIN - Sacral region - motion - during : PULS
BACK - PAIN - stitching - Sacral region - motion
- Stool agg
BACK - PAIN - burning - Sacral region - stool – after
BACK - PAIN - burning - Sacral region - stool – during
Generality
- He is Nervous / Restless / Irritable and keeps turning from side to side
- The patient is more cold and shivers during pain
- Physical problems caused by Anger Suppression / Humiliation /Vexation (Staph) (Coloc ₳ Staph)
Others
- Dysentry,
- Gallstones
- Oophoritis
Fallow well
Three good choice after an effective Coloc are
- Caust
- Merc
- Staph
Rubrics
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