Homeopathic Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis has influenced human lives hugely since ages. It appeared as if Tuberculosis was coming under control about ten years ago. However, unfortunately, Tuberculosis has become now a greater challenge in the recent time due to very difficult and resistant strains of the tuberculosis organisms, now called as Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis (MDR) and Totally Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (TDR).

Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious diseases found especially in the developing countries.

Causes:

Tuberculosis is a bacterial infection caused by the bacteria known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These bacteria commonly affect the lungs but the disease can affect other organs also like brain, bones, spine, skin, eyes, liver, and joints and lymph nodes.

Active phase:

A person in the acute phase of Tuberculosis has following symptoms.    

• Cough: Person with TB infection will give history of having cough not responding to medicines, since more than three weeks,    
• Blood in sputum: Person with Tuberculosis passes blood in sputum especially in the morning. This is a very important symptom; enough to raise suspicion about the disease.    
• Night sweats: This is also very commonly seen in the patients suffering from TB. Often the person wakes up at night because of sweating on back and forehead.    
• Evening rise of temperature: A person infected with TB will typically give a history of fever appearing mostly in the evening and at night.    
• Loss of appetite: Person infected with Tuberculosis complains of a marked reduction in appetite.    
• Weight loss: Person having Tuberculosis shows significant weight loss in a short span. Significant weight loss within one or two months is enough to raise the suspicion about the infection.    
• Fatigue: Person experiences fatigue and loss of stamina.    
• Pain in chest while coughing or breathing

Risk factors for developing Tuberculosis:

• Patients having suppressed or low immunity as in HIV and Diabetes Mellitus.    
• Patients suffering from cancer and undergoing chemotherapy.    
• Patients who have undergone organ transplantation and are on immunosuppressants.    
• End-stage renal disease.    
• Malnutrition    
• Living in overcrowded places    
• Excessive smoking and tobacco consumption    
• Excessive alcohol abuse.    
• Certain occupations like miners working in mines, people working in diamond polishing units etc. are at higher risk of developing tuberculosis.