Painful, frequent menses 11624...India
A 34-year-old housewife had been suffering from painful and frequent menses since her first delivery in June 2012. Her monthly cycle reduced to 15-18 days and bleeding would last 4 to 5 days. After the birth of her second child in Nov 2017, she also started getting severe back and leg pain which would start 4 to 5 days before menstruation and continue throughout her period. This was accompanied by numbness in the lower abdomen, she was unable to pass stool during periods and this made it difficult for her to do household chores. Also, she could eat only fruits and have juices. She did not consult a doctor and was not taking any medication. On 5 April 2021, she was given:
For menses:
#1. CC8.4 Ovaries & Uterus + CC8.7 Menses frequent + CC10.1 Emergencies + CC15.1 Mental & Emotional tonic…TDS
For digestion:
#2. CC4.1 Digestion tonic + CC4.4 Constipation + CC12.1 Adult tonic…TDS
The day she started taking the remedy happened to be the fifth day of her cycle. Her next period came on the 21st day and she observed 20% improvement in the premenstrual back and leg pain and numbness, and 100% relief from constipation during periods. On 20 July, she reported that her periods had become regular (26-27 day cycle) and there was 100% relief in all her premenstrual symptoms from the month of May. Also, her food intake during periods has been normal.
On 15 Aug dosage of both #1 and #2 was reduced to BD which she continued until mid-Oct before stopping. As of Dec 2021, she is doing fine without recurrence of any of the symptoms. The practitioner is in regular touch with the patient and will keep monitoring her for another year.