6.15 Bismuthum, Case 1A mother is bringing her 5 year old son because he has many colds. He has a heavy cough, especially when he goes outside (2), and when his hair gets wet. His mother always wraps him up well to prevent this. His cough is worse at night in bed, it goes on and on, from 9 pm to 5 am, but it is worst around 11 pm. He gets stomach pains from all this coughing. He has much green mucus coming from his nose. He has some mollusca, on the side of his left thigh, in the hollow of his right knee and between his eyes. The palms of his hands are peeling. His mother suffered from blocked ovaries so he was conceived through IVF. When he was a baby he did not want to sleep during the day, he cried a lot, and only stopped when his mother took him out for a walk. He used to sleep well at night. In the winter he used to get short of breath. He had pseudocroup when he was 5 months old.
He is always, busy, restless, bursting with energy. He loves playing with other children and he is doing well at school. But he is short tempered and easily offended when you say something to him. He crawls into a corner after being admonished. He needs attention all the time and cannot tolerate it when his mother talks with someone else. He will start to pull at her skirt or simply runs away so that she has to run after him to get him back. As long as he is having contact with his mother everything is fine. During the consultation he is leaning against his mother and holding her hand. He is a sweet little boys and will readily give a kiss to anyone.
GeneralsWeather: < damp, rain (2); > sun.
Time: < 11 pm; > summer, < autumn.
Desires: sour (3), chips.
Aversion: sweet cakes, raw meat.
Food: smell of cheese makes him sick.
Sleep: grinds his teeth, kicks around until he is uncovered.
AnalysisThe aggravation from being alone is very strong in this case, and together with the fact that he has to hold his mother’s hand all the time, it is really a very strong indication for Bismuth. I prescribed Bismuth, not realising that this was really Bismuth subnitricum.
The remedy had to be in the
Gold series because he is bursting with energy, short tempered, easily offended and very sensitive to admonition. Perhaps the IVF (Gold-,
Silver series) because of blocked (
Stage 15) ovaries is a typical symptom.
Other Bismuth symptoms: < damp, > sun, < 11 pm, > summer.
ReactionAfter Bismuth subnitricum 1M there is an immediate improvement. The colds disappear within one month, he doesn’t grind his teeth anymore and the molluscs are fading. He is more independent, less short tempered and much more stable and calm.