The most common among all monsoon ailments are cold, cough and fever. These can be tackled easily by keeping a few homeopathic medicines at home. FERRUM PHOS 6X is the first drug that comes to my mind in such cases. This medicine contains iron and phosphorous and is useful in the early stages of inflammation. So the moment you start feeling that you are about to get a cold, cough or fever do take 2 tablets of the above medicine every 3 hours. Keep in mind that if the fever continues for more than just a few days it could be an indicator of typhoid, jaundice, malaria, pneumonia, etc. It is then advisable to contact and consult your homoeopathic doctor.

Gastro-intestinal tract infections like diarrhoea, dysentery, gastro-enteritis or cholera-like symptoms are also quite common in the rainy season. In these cases the patients are always troubled and worried and want to resort to quick remedial measures. I can assure such people that contrary to popular belief, even in such conditions homeopathy have some very quick remedies. Take 3 doses of MERC COR. 200 (4 pills in each dose) for 4 days when diarrhoea is accompanied by severe gripes in the stomach, which don't subside even after passing motions.

Backache, pain in the joints as well as body aches are other common complaints during the monsoon months which can be taken care off by taking a 3 doses (5 pills in each dose) of DULCAMARA 200 for 4 days. Certain chronic disease like asthma and arthritis aggravate during the monsoons. I would recommend that as a precaution consult your homeopath just before monsoons to avoid any unpleasant flare-ups.

Monsoon is also the time for accidents and slipping on a wet surface is as common as falling in an open ditch on a flooded road. This could lead to injuries ranging from bruises to fractures. Keeping at home a simple remedy like ARNICA 200 will prove useful.

The best medicine that I recommend for monsoon ailments is a lot of caution. Avoid eating roadside food, try not to get wet in the rains and wear proper footwear which will offer you not only adequate protection but also grip on the roads.

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Dr. Mukesh Batra, L.C E.H (Mumbai), F.H.M.A (UK), F.S.R.H. (Med), M.D.H. (U.S.)

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