The Homeopathic route to heal whooping cough

Homeopathy is a gentle, holistic way to treat whooping cough, which may persist for up to one and a half years. It proposes that the best approach is to enhance your immune system, enrich your diet with nutrition as well as use homeopathic treatments that are tailored towards symptoms. Homeopaths recommend taking supplements such as Vitamin C, probiotics, immunosera and vitamin D3 among other things for immune strengthening and combating whooping cough. Your immunity system can be protected from free radicals by vitamin C which is also an antioxidant while probiotics are good for gut health and build up friendly bacterial colonies leading to enhanced immunity. Lastly, for keeping our bodies healthy and infection free it is essential to include vitamin D3.A proper diet consisting of fruits, vegetables and whole grains would also help in boosting your immune system and general well-being. Whole grain breads or substituting refined sugar with unrefined carbohydrates like rice, pasta should be done according to recommendations provided by homeopaths. Foods that increase acidity should be minimized because an alkaline body environment is better for fighting infections. Fruits and vegetables contain vitamins and minerals besides being antioxidants that boost the functioning of the immune system in your body. Fiber found in whole grains also helps control digestion which makes it stronger against attacking pathogens. Furthermore, there is need to avoid processed or packaged foods containing high amounts of salt, sugar as well as unhealthy fats.Based on symptoms of a patient, homeopathic remedies are prescribed. For instance, in case they have a cough that suffocates them or makes them vomit, Drosera may be prescribed to treat convulsions and fit of coughing. Belladonna is prescribed for high fever and pulsating headache. These drugs are used to shorten the duration of illness, lessen severity of coughs and make the patient feel better.Antimuonium Tartaricum is the most common homeopathic drug for whooping cough. It is utilized for treating mucus-producing coughs in the chest or lungs. It is given when there is rattling during coughing and the patient becomes breathless or wheezy. Drosera is administered under conditions where a spasmatic cough that causes choking is noticed in patients. It’s given when there’s severe coughing and an asthmatic patient can hardly breathe. Belladonna is used when the patient has a high fever and belladonna is used at the early stage of the illness. It may help relieve some of the symptoms.To sum up, homeopathy is safe as well as natural treatment for whooping cough. This involves boosting immunity through good diet plus use of potent homeopathic medications which accelerate healing mechanism while minimizing illness period. However before starting any therapy it is advisable to consult a qualified homoeopath for proper prescription based on the symptoms you are experiencing.(Article by Dr. Shreepad Khedekar, MD (Hom) Medical Geneticist, Teacher, & Author)