Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease

I’ve seen a lot of this in the clinic lately - it has certainly been going around and once one child gets it, it spreads like wildfire! There have been some really good natural Homeopathic remedies coming up to help with the uncomfortable symptoms of Hand, Foot & Mouth and also a great remedy that can assist as a prophylactic.

Read on to empower yourself to help your child if they are suffering from this dreaded illness

What causes Hand, Foot & Mouth?

Hand, Foot & Mouth disease is a contagious illness caused by the Coxsackievirus or Enterovirus which are viruses that can live in your child’s digestive tract including their:

• Mouth

• Oesophagus

• Stomach

• Small intestine

• Large intestine

• Rectum

• Anus

What are the signs & symptoms?

Normally hand, foot & mouth symptoms appears in two stages as listed below:

In the initial stages there are flu like symptoms and your child may have:

• A fever

• A sore throat

• Stomach ache

• Loss of appetite

• Runny nose

The second stage (which is normally a few days into the illness) the initial symptoms commonly go away and new symptoms will appear which may include:

• Swollen lymph nodes in the neck

• Blistery painful sores around the mouth and on the tongue

• An itchy and sometimes very painful rash on the palms of the hands, soles of the feet, elbows, knees, buttocks or genitals

Homeopathic Remedies for Hand, Foot & Mouth

Following is a list of remedies along with keynotes, that I’ve found to be beneficial to help children through this uncomfortable and contagious illness

Homeopathic Remedy Aconite

• Often given at the very beginning of the illness just as the fever & sore throat is kicking in

• The child will have a fever and be very fearful of dying

• Worse around midnight - the child wakes full of fear & fright

Homeopathic Remedy Chamomilla

• The child needing this remedy will be very angry & restless

• The pain from the emerging Hand, Foot & Mouth outbreak is VERY painful and itchy - but more so painful than anything else

• They want the pain to go IMMEDIATELY and cannot tolerate it for a moment

• There may not even be an outbreak yet - or the places where it is breaking out are not obvious, but the child will say it is very painful & they will scream and want immediate relief

Homeopathic Remedy Urtica Urens

• The pains will be stinging & burning

• There is violent itching with constant desire for rubbing (they may want their feet or hands rubbed or rub them together)

• Much worse from heat or hot bathing,  worse from exertion, worse from rising after laying down

• There may be swelling with the itching

What can be done as a preventive?

In Homeopathy we often have remedies we call prophylactics

Here is the meaning of prophylactic online:
prophylactic

adjective

1. intended to prevent disease.

   "prophylactic measures"

While we can’t make any claim (nor do we choose to) that any remedy can prevent any illness, I have tested out giving Rhus Tox 30c twice daily, to families who have been in close contact at daycare or with children with a known outbreak or who have had a sibling with an outbreak.

The results have been that the children didn’t get the infections that their peers or siblings got - which is quite remarkable - but no claims can be made here!

If your child is suffering from Hand, Foot & Mouth or any other skin condition there is hope with Homeopathy. Please use the button below to book an appointment.

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Tania

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