7th ONTARIO HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT CLOSED DUE TO NORWALK VIRUS

...When you or your loved one’s become sick; what can Homeopathy do?

What is Norwalk?
Easily spread virus that is an extremely common cause of food-borne illness. Outbreaks of the Norwalk virus usually occur where a large number of people are confined to a relatively small space. Outbreaks can occur anywhere contaminated drinking water or swimming water exist, and are known to affect camps, cruise ships, schools and nursing homes.

Symptoms
Acute diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting, headaches and low-grade fevers. Symptoms usually last up to two days, but can persist for several weeks.

How it spreads
Person-to-person contact. Contaminated shellfish, prepared foods, water and ice. In many cases, infected food handlers can contaminate food. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the only source of the Norwalk virus is feces from infected people. In many cases, shellfish are infected when human waste is dumped from ships.

Prevention
Doctors say hand washing is the best method for preventing the spread. Avoid certain foods such as, uncooked, prepared party foods, and shellfish on cruise ships. Avoid hand-shaking unnecessarily.

Treatment
Medical Doctors for the most part recommend the sports drink solution: there is no effective treatment, other than fluid and electrolyte replacement.

Alternative Treatment
Homeopathic physicians recommend simple, inexpensive sugar pills medicated with medicinal substances that are shown to be safe, effective and can be used by anyone of any age. The only difficult & hard aspect for using a homeopathic remedy to treat the symptoms of the Norwalk virus is selecting the most appropriate medicine.

Below is a simple guide to selecting a useful remedy. When taking a remedy not chosen by a qualified practitioner it is important to follow these simple rules of dose and repetition. Remember, a homeopathic remedy stimulates the body’s own ability to fight disease. Once stimulated the body does the job and not the medicine.

1. Purchase your selected remedy in a potency (strength) of 30CH select either drops or granules.
2. Don’t follow the instructions on the label, take only 1 drop or 1 granule directly into the mouth and wait 1 hour at least.
3. If the chosen remedy helps your symptoms, don’t repeat just wait.
4. If the chosen remedy helped and after a time the symptoms returned, take another dose of the same remedy. If the remedy helps again and then is needed again it can be repeated once more.
5. If the remedy only helps somewhat, don’t take more until the symptoms are much worse again. If the repetition does nothing, choose another remedy and try again.
6. If symptoms persist beyond 24 hrs, contact a qualified homeopath in your area or your GP. The remedies described below are merely a guide and are not to considered a replacement for the monitoring of your health by qualified physicians or other health professionals.

Aloe socratina
Diarrhea: has to hurry to closet immediately after eating and drinking; with want of confidence in sphincter anus; driving out of bed early in the morning.
When passing gas, sensation as if stool would pass with it.
Colic: cutting, griping pain in right lower portion of abdomen; excruciating, before and during stool; all pains cease after stool, leaving profuse sweating and extreme weakness; attacks preceded by obstinate constipation.
Gas offensive, burning, copious; much gas with small stool; burning in anus after passage of gas.
Solid stool and masses of mucus pass involuntary; hungry during diarrhea.
Before stool: rumbling, violent sudden urging, heaviness in rectum; during stool, weakness and much gas; after stool, faintness.
Made worse by - Early morning; after eating or drinking; standing or walking.
Made better by - Cold water; cold weather; discharge of gas and stool.Antimonium crudum
Old people with morning diarrhea suddenly become constipated, or alternate diarrhea and constipation; pulse hard and rapid.
Sensitive to the cold; worse getting cold.
Child is fretful, peevish, cannot bear to be touched or looked at; sulky, does not wish to speak or be spoken to; angry at every little attention.
Intestinal complaints from overeating; stomach feels weak, digestion easily disturbed; a thick milky-white coating on the tongue. Very prone to canker sores in the mouth.
Longing for acids and pickles.
Made worse by - After eating; cold bath; acids or sour wine; after heat of sun or fire; extremes of cold or heat.
Made better by - Being in the open air; during rest; after a warm bath.

Arsenicum album (Metal album)
Extreme weakness
Depressed, melancholic, despairing, and indifferent.
Anxious, fearful, restless, full of anguish.
Irritable, sensitive, peevish, easily agitated.
The greater the suffering the greater the anguish, restlessness and fear of dying. Attacks of anxiety at night, driving out of bed. Worse after midnight.
Burning pains; the affected parts burn like fire, as if hot coals were applied to parts. Cannot bear the smell or sight of food. Great thirst for cold water; drinks often, but little at a time; eats seldom, but much.
Gastric derangements; after cold fruits; ice cream; ice water; sour beer; bad sausage; alcoholic drinks; strong cheese.
Made worse - After midnight (1 to two AM or PM); from cold; cold drinks or food; when lying on affected side or with the head low.
Made better - From heat in general except headache, burning pain better by heat.

Ipecac
In all conditions with constant and continual nausea.
Intermittent fever: starting with nausea, or from gastric disturbance.
Nausea: with profuse saliva; vomiting of white, mucus in large quantities, without relief; sleepy afterwards; worse from stooping forward.
Stomach: feels relaxed, as if hanging down; clutching, squeezing, griping, as from a hand, each finger sharply pressing into intestines; worse from motion.
Flatulent, cutting colic about navel.
Stool: grassy - green; of white mucus; bloody; fermented, foamy, slimy, like frothy molasses.
Cutting pains across abdomen from left to right.
Great fear and anguish; nervous restlessness; sudden sinking of strength; pains, burning; faint, anxious and weak early in morning.
Made worse by - Night, especially after midnight; cold drinks; cold in general;
Made better by - Warmth; lying with head high; fresh air to head.

Nux vomica
Persons who are very particular, careful, but inclined to become easily excited or angered. Chilly and easily chilled.
Burping: sour, bitter; nausea and vomiting every morning with depression of spirits; after eating. "If I could only vomit I would be so much better."
Stomach: pressure an hour or two after eating as from a stone; tightness, must loosen clothing; cannot use the mind for two or three hours after a meal; sleepy after dinner.
Frequent desire for stools; anxious, ineffectual desire for stool, better for a time after stool. Alternates constipation and diarrhea.
Worse by - Morning; waking at four AM; mental exertion; after eating or over - eating; touch, noise, anger, spices, narcotics, dry weather; in cold air.
Better by - In evening, while at rest; lying down, and in damp, wet weather.

Podophyllum
Diarrhea: of long standing; early in morning, continues through forenoon, followed by natural stool in evening; sensation of weakness or sinking in abdomen or rectum.
Diarrhea of children: during teething; after eating; while being bathed or washed; of dirty water soaking napkin through; with gagging.
Stool: green, watery, fetid and smelly, profuse; gushing out; chalk - like, jelly-like; undigested; yellow meal-like sediment. Fever at 7 AM, with great loquacity during chill and heat; sleep during perspiration.

Veratrum album
Collapse w/ cold sweat (forehead), chilly... yet
Desires cold drinks/food, ice.
Desires: sour, unripe fruit, salt, ice cream, lemon.
Diarrhea & vomit (projectile) simultaneous.
Copious diarrhea, vomiting.