This is a case of 7 yr old boy who came with a complaint of bedwetting at night. The frequency of urination was 4-5 times at night. There was no wetting-free interval since birth (i.e. though the child was potty trained in time, he continued bedwetting). The parents tried everything from reducing fluid intake in the evening to wake him up at night for urination but to no avail. On inquiry, it was found that the urine was very offensive. There was also a crack at the corner of the mouth (persisting despite vitamin supplementation). A dose of nitric acid 200 was given along with a placebo. After 2 months the frequency of wetting was reduced to just once, and the offensiveness of urine was much better. Another month on placebo and parents reported a complete resolution of the complaint.
Explanation
Nocturnal eneuresis is a very common problem in children and causes a dent in the confidence of a growing child. This problem is very easily treated by homoeopathy. Though every case is new and requires individualistic medicine, personal experience shows that medicines like nitric acid, cal phos, tuberculinum etc are more commonly indicated than others. This child had very offensive urine (concomitant) so much so that parents had to use the air freshener in the bathroom every time the child used the toilet (other medicines for offensive urine- benz acid, sep). There was a crack in the corner of the mouth (another concomitant) which led to the prescription of nitric acid. (Offensive urine is a very reliable indication for nitric acid and with that, affection of mucocutaneous junction makes a formidable duo. I once treated a case of vitiligo of perineum in a child based on these concomitants with complete repigmentation of the affected area)
Aude Sapere
Shivangi Jain
BHMS, MD, PGDMLE, PGDHHM
drshivangijain79@gmail.com
https://drshivangihomoeopathy.com/
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