Excessive salt craving 12051...India
A 5-year-old girl had extreme cravings for salt and salty foods since the age of two. While the mother worked as a home help the child would go to the nearby shop and spend her pocket money on a small packet of a very salty pickle. At home, she was licking salt and recently eating very sour citrus fruits like lemon. The parents tried various ways to stop her but in vain. As she had a poor appetite she was underweight and always complained of leg pain. The doctor recommended a few tests which the parents did not want her to undergo. When the mother related this to the practitioner on 12 Feb 2021 she was given:
CC6.1 Hyperthyroid + CC12.2 Child tonic…TDS
After 18 days, on 2 March, the mother happily reported that her daughter’s cravings had reduced by 80% and she was now eating well. By 21 May there was 100% improvement and the girl would not eat extra salt even when offered! The dosage was reduced to BD for two weeks, then to OD for two weeks and the remedy stopped on 16 June. As of Feb 2022, the mother is extremely happy that her child has improved in health, gained weight and no longer complains of leg pain.