Homeopathy

[irishnkiwifamily]

Hi, can anyone recommend a good homeopath, our daughter is 12 mths old and is having her 4th lot of anti-biotic's since Dec. So need to look at alternatives. Thanks.

[taper]

A 'good homeopath' is an oxymoron. Homeopathy is good for nothing.

[samstopit]

I'll PM you with details.

I hope you don't get too many more unhelpful comments.

[doody]

Trisha Allen- 0208-693-7701. She is in Upland Road.

[taper]

Would it be more "helpful" to maintain the fiction that homeopathy is of any medical use? It clearly isn't.

[irishnkiwifamily]

Many thanks, I'll give her a call.

[????]

Do it yourself, just put the tap on

[lorraineliyanage]

Dawn or Monica at Healthmatters on Lordship Lane can both advise on homeopathy and are very knowledgeable.

http://www.dulwichtherapyrooms.co.uk/#/prescripitive-team/4522969792

[anapau]

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> Do it yourself, just put the tap on

Brilliant

[randomv]

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> Do it yourself, just put the tap on

Just make sure the water coming out of the tap has been subject to absolutely zero testing or regulation.

[irishnkiwifamily]

Thanks so much again for your recommendation, met with the Homeopath, very impressed, looking forward to seeing the results of her advise.

[Smiler]

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[doody]

hope your daughter feels better soon :)

[aspidistra]

Crikey, do people still believe in three witches mumbo jumbo? I though most people on here could read and write by now... and hence look at the evidence. Oh well, there's one born every minute, I suppose.

[Huggers]

How rude.Do you go onto the For Sale section and heckle peoples sofas too?

[????]

Yup...if they are two milk crates and a plank of wood pretending to be a sofa

[Saffron]

IrishNKiwi, I'm sure this is a difficult time for you with your daughter being ill. Illness in children often makes parents feel upset and desperate to help. You should know that the World Health Organisation does not endorse homeopathy in place of convetional medicin for serious childhood illnesses.

Homeopathy works on the placebo principle, which means the patient must be self-aware and aware of the treatment. A child of 12 months will be neither of these, so homeopathy will not change anything except your perception of the illness (placebo by proxy).

However, that shouldn't stop you from seeking other types of alternative / wholistic therapy. You might want to investigate osteopathy, reflexology, baby massage etc. If you choose to pursue any herbal treatments, you will need to let your regular physician know. Many herbal remedies can have side effects in infants and also interact with conventional medicines.

xx

[Smiler]

How about a nutritionist? Might be able to advise on healthy eating etc. to help with immune system.

[civilservant]

It is very distressing to have a sick baby, and I hope she gets better soon.

You don't say why she's been prescribed so many antibiotics, but clearly your GP is not helping the situation.

I'd suggest that you ask for a referral to a decent paediatrician. Your money would be better spent on seeing a proper doctor privately if you can't get an early referral.

[david_carnell]

Just some info for anyone considering homeopathy for themselves or their children.

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/11/homeopathy-not-effective-for-treating-any-condition-australian-report-finds

"Homeopathy is not effective for treating any health condition, Australia?s top body for medical research has concluded, after undertaking an extensive review of existing studies."

[Saffron]

Because there are no regulatory standards for homeopathic preparations, there is no quality control for contamination. While low-level contamination would not be likely to be extremely harmful to adults, it's worth bearing in mind that it could have profoundly negative consequences for infants.

Probiotics treatment seems the most promising to counteract antibiotic SE.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20674842

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-03/25/homeopathy-contains-medicine

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD004827.pub2/abstract

[Youngrach]

Helios are great for homeopathic advice too

[david_carnell]

Think you might have missed the point Youngrach - it's nonsense. It doesn't work. At all. Nadda. Nothing.

So the people who continue to sell it are now either idiots or scam artists or both. And dangerous.

[Dulwich Born And Bred]

Hi, just to advise with all the antibiotics you might want to add some baby approved pre/probiotics to enable the little one's immunity to build back up with friendly bacterias since antibiotics will kill off the good and bad bacterias which can sometimes cause illnesses to recur . I always ensure we replace the good bacterias when we take antibiotics and touch wood , it has worked .

[DuncanW]

From today's Guardian:

There is no scientific case for homeopathy: the debate is over

Pharmacists who sell homeopathic remedies as anything other than placebos are putting their customers? health at risk

The promotion of homeopathy is not ethical.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/12/no-scientific-case-homeopathy-remedies-pharmacists-placebos