Homeopathy for susceptibility to infections
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General information on susceptibility to infection
Does your child seem to be constantly ill, especially in the autumn and winter months? Small and school children who get an infection up to eight times a year (e.g. a cold or a middle ear infection) are not yet considered to be particularly susceptible to infections. However, if your child is ill particularly frequently, the illness lasts longer than 7 to 14 days or is of above-average severity and there is no opportunity to recover properly between infections, then the child is said to be susceptible to infections. Being constantly ill is not only particularly taxing for your offspring, but can also affect their development.
Your child’s immune system needs to develop first. If your child comes into contact with bacteria, viruses and fungi, their own antibodies are formed. Only through this contact can the immune system develop.
Fresh air, plenty of exercise, a healthy diet, regularity and rest in everyday life have proven to strengthen the immune system in a natural way. In addition, a Spanish study from 2006 found that children who were breastfed for a long time are less susceptible to infections than children who were breastfed for only a short time. This is because your baby also receives antibodies and immune cells from the mother’s immune system through breast milk in addition to all the vital nutrients – and thus becomes immune to many pathogens.
Homeopathy for susceptibility to infections
The following table includes the most common characteristics and characteristics of children susceptible to infections. The table lists which homeopathic remedy is recommended in these cases. Information about other typical characteristics of children susceptible to infections and how their immune system can be strengthened with homeopathic remedies can be found in Sven Sommer’s guide “Homeopathy for Children”.
complaints | Middle |
| Large head Rather calm, corpulent, proper, with blond curls Initially often reddish, somewhat inflamed cheeks and cradle cap Your child sweats slightly and smells sour Typical late developer (teeth, walking, speaking) and shy towards strangers High susceptibility to infections due to wet, cold weather, with a cold, cough, earache | Calcium carbonicum D12* |
| Your child is rather slim, thin, pale and has dark hair Restless, nervous, quickly exhausted Does not like breast milk, but prefers salty, sour and smoked foods Tends to flatulence and diarrhea Teeth come late and are painful Susceptibility to infections with enlarged tonsils, lymph nodes and adenoids | Calcium Phosphoricum D12* |
| Your child is (from birth) remarkably small and tender (e.g. premature birth) Is noticeably sensitive to cold and needs warmth It is weak and ailing, catches cold easily, tends to runny nose, bronchitis, earache, suppuration Poor appetite Nails and hair are thin and brittle It is shy and timid. Typical is cold, smelly foot sweat | Silicea D12* (in acute cases every 1-3 hours (max. 1 day), with improvement every 3-6 hours) |
| Your child is lively, extroverted, open, intellectually very active, loves company, impressionable and jumpy Many anxieties Prone to nosebleeds, every cold hits the chest with dry, painful cough, hoarseness, croup and pneumonia Has great thirst | Phosphorus D12* (in acute cases every 1-3 hours (max. 1 day), with improvement every 3-6 hours) |
| The knee-elbow position during sleep is typical (with the buttocks in the air) Your child loves oranges and likes to suck ice cubes . It tends to get bright red diaper rash, chronic eye and ear infections as well as a cold, constant coughing and bronchitis | Medorrhinum C30** (1x) |
You can find more information on common complaints in babies in the article “Homeopathy for your baby” .