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I have been trying to find the exact match for the following symptoms:

Female, 38 began with a classic Gelsemium flu on 17 days ago, which I gave
in 30C, several doses daily for several days. She improved, but still has
leftover symptoms of a dripping nose.
This morning she had greenish nasal mucous, but for the past 2 weeks
discharge has been clear, profuse, bland. No watery eyes, no headache, no
sinus pain, no ear troubles, no sore throat, no aches, no chills, no
sneezing. Just a constant snuffle, which is much worse when she exercises,
particularly putting head down, which causes nose to run and annoy her. I
couldn't get any temperature differentials(except to say it is Winter here
in Australia, in a month when cold winds can sometimes cause all manner of
sniffles(say the Aconite picture). She didn't recall being out in a cold
wind or cold draft. Sinuses are congested . I tried Nat Mur
200C - no reaction. The only other accompanying symptom is a cold sore
above her lip. She says she has congested sinuses (not necessarily
accompanying a cold) every Winter. She is trying to lose weight at present,
and is on a structured exercise program at the gym. Blonde, tall(almost 6
feet tall), vivacious personality, big framed(though not overweight). The
only other possible attributing factor at present is she had had a gentleman
living in her household with her husband and child who is really "getting up
her nose" (her words). This situation has been such for 6 months, but the
friction has been happening with herself and this guest for the past 2
months(cold has been around for about 1 month). She told me earlier on the
phone:"I can't tolerate him in the same room". Guest is moving out this
week-end. She is also having a lot of cows milk(mucous forming?) at
present - not because of desiring it, but to mix up protein powders for the
structured diet she has been given.
Can anyone shed some light on this?. I've looked at: Mercurius, Nux Vom,
Silica, Sulphur, Pulsatilla, Nat Mur(again), Spigellia, and Teucrium. The
closest match seems to be Teucrium, but I don't have this in my remedies,
and patient wanted a resolution earlier. Anyone?

Thanks, Rhonda

what is this friction with the guest about? i would explore this more thoroughly. is there supressed anger? for example. what is the actual emotional/mental response?

i might also suggest her backing out of the milk if it seems excessive. does she normally drink milk
or eat mucous forming foods (including meat)? she may be creating an imbalance, nutritionally, or
creating a sensitivity.

tanya

Hi Tanya,

I will explore the emotional thing further. I asked her if she would
consider switching to soy milk for a while - she said she prefers this, but
a naturopath told her it would be easier to lose weight on a skim milk,
rather than soy(???), so it seems to be weight versus mucous. Losing weight
is important to her(she is on a 12 week challenge to reach a certain goal).
Rhonda
what is this friction with the guest about? i would explore this
more thoroughly. is there supressed anger? for example. what is the actual
emotional/mental response?
does she normally drink milk
imbalance, nutritionally, or

what is her concern about weight loss? i thought you said she was tall and not overweight. is there an issue with self-image that is exaggerated?

tanya

Her goal with weight loss is to improve her overall immunity i.e. gym offers
her a healthy eating plan along with improving muscle tone, and weight loss.
Prior to starting at the gym she used to be a junk food junkie. She is not
"thin" as in "Supermodel" thin, but someone who has genetically a big
frame(big bones?), who carries(in my opinion) her size well, but wants to
down-size a bit. I don't believe she is being obsessive about her weight.
She came to me to help with her tendency to get frequent colds, cold sores
etc, and is feeling motivated from her exercise/eating plan to get healthy.
Does this explain things better?

Rhonda

Tanya wrote:
and not overweight. is there an issue with self-image that is exaggerated?

yes, it puts it into perspective

thanks

tanya