Spiranthes spiralesRemedy code: 3-633.72.05 A man 48 years old, appears much younger and boyish, wears easy clothes, has a high-pitched voice, talks and moves nervously, and his face is anxious to fearful when told. He is terribly worried about the complaint, frequently asking if it is not serious, he cannot get it out of his mind. He quickly panics and makes desperate phone calls. His complaint is a “nasty” feeling at the head of the penis, it feels cold, itchy, and like it's wet. There is also a burning sensation at the urethra, it all gets worse after urinating. In the morning, the complaint was not so bad. Examination reveals nothing, antibiotics do nothing, and pelvic floor therapy does nothing. Six years ago he also had this, at the time it was an exciting period, work was uncertain and they might have to move and loose their comfort. In his school days, he had cystitis a few times, with pus peeing, always he had the thought ‘it won't come back again’. At school he had to try very hard, he was unsure if he would make it. He has a family with two children, it is cozy, and his work is fine. He is sensitive to fungi, under the feet, on the fingers, and in the groin he suffers, it itches. Often he has fungal nails from childhood, now they are on all toes, and fluconasol does not help. He is stress sensitive and always goes long thinking when there is a question or a consideration, about ‘what about it’, he then worries and sees all kinds of scenarios in his head. He is very cautious. He works as a policy advisor, even as a child he wanted to do something for animals.
AnalysisSilicon series3: complaints in the pelvis and head, first agitation, anxiety, and second both bladder, glans, and groin fungus indicate irritation in the pelvis, to which the skin and mucous membrane of the bladder and urethra react. This combination is known as the Lilliidae. The entry in the repertory was the rubric “itch, inguinal region”, mentions Spiranthes, a plant of the
Orchidoideae. His doubt about everything fits
Stage 5. The complaint began with doubt ‘how things would go’ with work, the possible consequence of having to move and losing everything here, a
Stage 7 aspect. Fear of terminal illness, the despair may fit
Phase 7, but the uncertainty, the “not knowing,” fits
Phase 2.
Prescription: Sprianthes spirales MK.
Follow-up,The first week his complaints are diminished, after a month it is still dormant, but less severe. After two months he has a relapse, after peeing it comes back and stays present for up to an hour. He panics again, calls in alarm, no longer dares to take medication, and then comes together with his wife who takes the lead, they want to write everything down and go over the medications themselves, looking for guidance and reassurance. Another month later, the fungus on the feet is almost gone, the chalk nails are getting cleaner, and the tension in the jaw he often had is gone. He has become relaxed and calm. The tension in the head is less, he is known at home as the father who worries about everything, warning three times about everything.