A case of
prolapsus uteri.
By Dr N. Ghatak, B. A.
Presented by Sylvain CazaletCases of prolapsus
uteri are very common now-a-days. Avery few cases were to be found
formerly and those also in aged women mostly due to too many child
bearing. The period of this disease was almost confined towards the
menopause ; but now-a-days, the miasmatic traits are so common,
that plenty of our women-folk are afflicted with this disease. I had an
occasion very recently to treat a young lady of 22 years with a bad
prolapsus. But I was not so much asked to cure that disease, as to cure
her of her mental ailment, if possible ; the family did not think
that it was a curable case, but some good neighbor got considerable
benefit from my treatment, in his wife’s case, and he mentioned and
recommended my name.The family and the
husband of the patient said : “Dear Sir, we cannot get along
with her, she must be insane, if she is not already so ; most
innocent words are sufficient to inflame her and as soon as there is
any, the smallest reason for displeasure, she would be vehement for the
time being and would overstep all limits of decency and shame. She would
bustle and make noise, call ill-names whomsoever she would suspect as to
be set against her. We are quite at a loss to understand what to do with
her, etc.” I did not know that, she had anything like prolapsus and
I could not suspect any there, in such a tender age.I took the patient and
her husband to the private chamber and took down the records.
“Formerly of amiable and good disposition, kindly to the servants
and children of the family. This change of temper occurred about 2 years
since and dates from a profuse menstruation which lasted a fortnight or
so. An allopathic physician was called in who immediately stopped the
flow, first by douching and then by application of several medicines in
mixture and tablet form. After a few days it was noticed that her temper
was rather changed, commenced to take offence at a trifle, so much so
that she would get angry and sullen and would take her usual meals but
would shut herself in a lonely closed room and weep. The family did not
expect her to be so touchy and would enquire about the matter every now
and then as to why she was angry, but this sort of enquiry would inflame
her all the more, the predominant idea in her mind was that she was
being altogether slighted by all the members of the family, the husband
not excepted.Usually
constipated ; would like, rather want daily bath in cold water,
getting thinner and thinner gradually ; takes more water than usual
-mostly in the night, would always keep herself busy with household
works except when she was in temper.” Nothing more could be got.
Nothing special about taste.History showed that
there were a few bereavements in her father’s family a few of which
touched her much. All these together pointed towards Natrum
mur., which was given in 500th single dose. After 2 months
another dose of 1M had to be given, as the improvement after the first
dose faded away after 5 or 6 weeks. The mental improvement was magical
after the 2nd dose, so much so that the family said that she was a
changed woman.On an interview on a
later date to see another patient in the family the husband smilingly
intimated to me that his wife was cured of another malady which he and
other people thought absolutely incurable. They were under the
impression that the thing was not at all amenable to internal treatment
and that surgical operation was and absolute necessity. But “thanks
to your treatment and to homœopathy that the ugly disease was gone
altogether.” I was rather anxious to know what it was, and when I
was informed that it was prolapsus uteri. I found the key to the whole
affair, as it were. I treated the patient and though I did not know that
there was prolapsus, the constitutional remedy cured the patient of all
the disease symptoms ; not only so, the remedy cured the toss of
her mental balance, as well as the reason for the disorder.I have always found
that there is prolapsus or any malposition of the uterus and its
appendages, our female-sex is put to mental disturbances -nay, sometimes
they turn maniacs. I can cite instances to show that there is vital
connection between the disorders of female parts and the balance of
mind. I reported from Dhanbad a case of a full fledged insane female
whom I cured with Pyrogen 10M, the
only hint I got that 2 years before she had an attack of Puerperal fever
which was badly handled by a physician and though the patient recovered
but she was not cured, it was a zigzag recovery only. This history
suggested to me Pyrogen, the only symptom calling for it was inveterate
constipation, only a few balls of intensely offensive odor. She was
cured as soon as a pitch dark and offensive lochia was discharged
following the administration of my remedy.I think whenever there
is any disorder in the mental sphere of our females, there must
invariably be some sort of disturbance in the female sexual or
generative organs and that we should be always on the look-out for it.
Of course there may be exceptions which nobody can deny.
Source :
Hahnemannian Gleanings, 1930.
Copyright © Sylvain
Cazalet 2001