Gall Bladder Pain, Biliary Colic

This is a very sharp stabbing pain, felt under the ribs in the region of the gall bladder. It is worsened by breathing movements and by the pressure exerted during clinical examination. It is often due to the presence of gallstones which, when they migrate, trigger episodes of biliary colic The diagnosis is confirmed byechography, and the treatment is medical. and occasionally surgical. The pain is sometimes so intense that it is completely justifiable, and sometimes essential, to use orthodox painkillers.

Homeopathy

Belladonna, almost automatically.

chelidonium, Magnesia phosphorica

Belladonna

- Vegetable origin: the deadly night shade or belladonna
- The homeopathic remedy for severe pain that comes on suddenly and finishes abruptly
-Two specific signs: it is eased by resting, and aggravated by the slightest jolt

Chelidonium

- Vegetable origin: celandine
- The homeopathic remedy for hepatic pain
- Specific sign: pain spreading towards the right shoulder blade

Magnesia phosphorica

- Chemical origin: magnesium phosphate
- Homeopathic remedy for intermittent, unbearable neuralgia
- Specific sign: symptomatic improvement when the patient doubles up

Carduus majus the remedy for congestion.

- Four granules at 4c to be sucked like sweets, twice a day.

Carduus majus

- Vegetable origin: the milk thistle
- Homeopathic remedy for liver drainage

• You can use Hepeel@ (Heel). which contains Chelidonium D4, Carduus marianus D2, Lycopodium D3, Nux moschata D4, China D3. .
  - Available in containers of 50 and 250 tablets
  - One tablet dissolved under the tongue three times daily
• You should also add a constitutional remedy decided upon after consultation with your homeopath; in this case it would often be Lycopodium, Nux vomica, Sepia

Herbal treatment

Artichoke, boldo, fumitory, dandelion

Possible Prescription: Ask your herbalist to prepare a 30ml bottle of a mother tincture of one of these plants. Twenty­five drops to be taken in a little water, two or three times a day.

Boldo

The Boldo is a tree native to the Andes cordillera. Its leaves stimulate digestion and the secretion of bile in particular. This bitter tonic is an ingredient of a tisane that is good for the liver, but which unfortunately also contains senna and black alder, both irritating to the colon.

Fumitory

Fumitory is an effective stimulant of biliary secretion. It is also an aperitif, a depurative, a mild laxative, and a sedative.

Dandelion

Dandelion has a powerful depurative action and stimulates the production of bile. This hardy plant also has the property of preventing the formation of gall stones and dissolving small ones that have already formed.

You can ask your herbalist to prepare a 60ml bottle of a fresh whole-plant suspension of dandelion and/or artichoke. A half-teaspoonful to be taken in a little water, twice a day. Thanks to a method of cold stabilization, fresh whole-plant suspension provides the full therapeutic effect naturally present in the whole plant.

• You can take Herba Naturelle, tincture of fumitory:
  - Available in bottles of 50 and 100ml
  - Take as directed
• You can also use Metabolics, tincture of boldo:
  - Available in bottles of 30, 100,250 and 500ml
  - Take as directed.