Homeopathic medicine, treatment and remedies for Stomach Cancer

• Aceticum Acidum
  Common name: Glacial acetic acid
  Symptoms: This remedy is usually advised in lean and thin individuals with flabby muscles and a very fair complexion. Common symptoms and conditions during stomach cancer for which aceticum acidum is prescribed are:
  • Nausea
  • Pain caused due to an ulcer
  • Vomiting on consumption of any food item, due to tumour

Aceticum acidum can also be prescribed to decrease tumour growth

• Ammonium Muriaticum
  Common name: Sal ammoniac
  Symptoms: This medicine is given to individuals who are rather obese and lazy. They may also have trouble breathing. Ammonium Muriaticum helps relieve the following symptoms:
  • Acute pain in the stomach due to the presence of an ulcer
  • Pain right after a meal
• Argentum Nitricum
  Common name: Nitrate of Silver
  Symptoms: This remedy works well in individuals who experience the following symptoms:
  • Nausea
  • Fluctuating acute pain around the abdomen
  • Increasing pain due to the formation of an ulcer inside the stomach
  • Pain around the left lower rib
  • A sensation of burning and clawing inside stomach.
• Belladonna
  Common name: Nightshade
  Symptoms: Belladonna is an excellent remedy for immediate pain relief in almost any part of the body. It helps relieve the following signs and symptoms associated with stomach cancer:
  • Loss of appetite due to a bloated feeling
  • Nausea
  • Acute vomiting
  • Throbbing pain and spasms in the stomach
• Baryta Carbonica
  Common name: Carbonate of baryta
  Symptoms: Common symptoms for which baryta carbonica is administered are:
  • Nausea
  • Bloated feeling despite being hungry
  • Vomiting upon eating anything
  • Wrenching pain around the abdomen area
• Bismuthum Subnitricum
  Common name: Nitrate of bismuth
  Symptoms: Symptoms that are relieved with this medication include:
  • Vomiting
  • Nausea while eating and drinking often ending in vomiting
  • Pain in the abdomen
  • Digestion problems 
• Cadmium Sulphuratum
  Common name: Cadmic sulphate
  Symptoms: Cadmium sulphuratum is prescribed to individuals who frequently suffer from gastric symptoms. Other symptoms for which this remedy is advised are:
  • Nausea
  • Acute vomiting
  • Passing of blood in vomit
  • Burning and increasing pain in stomach 
• Calcarea Fluorica
  Common name: Fluoride of lime
  Symptoms: This remedy is mostly used to treat infants and young children. It is also prescribed in cases of knot formation in breasts, which may lead to breast cancer. Fluoride of lime is rarely prescribed for treating stomach cancer but it helps in relieving the following signs and symptoms associated with stomach cancer:
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting in infants upon eating
• Conium Maculatum
  Common name: Poison hemlock
  Symptoms: This remedy is commonly advisable in conditions where the individual is suffering from uncontrolled vomiting. Other conditions where this remedy is prescribed are:
  • Nausea
  • Burning pain in stomach, which worsens on lying down 
• Carbo Vegetabilis
  Common name: Vegetable charcoal
  Symptoms: Vegetable charcoal is often categorised as a remedy well suited to lethargic people with a bulky build. It helps relieve the following symptoms:
  • Belching
  • Abdominal pain that worsens on lying down
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting after a meal
  • Aversion to milk
  • Belching after meals, often resulting in stomach acids coming up to the mouth 
• Graphites
  Common name: Black lead
  Symptoms: This remedy is prescribed to fair-complexioned individuals having a healthy build and an active lifestyle. Some of the signs where this medication is prescribed are:
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting after eating
  • Belching and acute pain
  • Nausea on having meat and consumption of milk provides temporary relief from symptoms
• Kalium Carbonicum
  Common name: Carbonate of potassium
  Symptoms: Potassium salts are a great remedy for pain relief; however, their administration is not advisable in case of fever, especially in bedridden individuals. This medication is prescribed in case of the following symptoms:
  • Bloated feeling
  • Vomiting
  • Painful cutting sensation in stomach
  • Nausea 
• Nux Vomica
  Common name: Poison nut
  Symptoms: Nux vomica is commonly prescribed for active and occupied individuals. Individuals who are given this medication are generally thin, and rather active but often suffer from mental strain. Common signs and symptoms associated with stomach cancer where this medication is administered are:
  • Nausea
  • Sour belching
  • Vomiting
  • Wrenching pain in the abdomen area
  • Bloating with the feeling of pressure in the stomach

This remedy is often advised to be taken during the evening hours as it is the most active inside the human body at that hour. 

• Plumbum Metallicum
  Common name: Lead
  Symptoms: This remedy works well in individuals who experience the following symptoms:
  • Inability to swallow food
  • Nausea and vomiting
  • Stomach contractions
• Secale Cornutum
  Common name: Ergot
  Symptoms: Ergot is usually prescribed in aged individuals with wrinkly skin. It helps alleviate the following symptoms:
  • Nausea
  • Blood in vomiting
  • Fiery sensation in stomach
  • Unquenchable thirst
  • Belching with a bad odour 

Eating habits along with a persons’ lifestyle greatly affect the prognosis of gastric or stomach cancer. The disease itself is an unsettling and troubling condition where one has to deal with an immense amount of anxiety, and it requires a lot of strength to face the condition. Several habits picked along the course of life also affect the development of this condition, either positively or negatively. Some of the essential habits one should follow in such conditions are mentioned below along with a list of possible habits and addictions that should be kept in check.

Do’s

• An individual affected by stomach cancer must have a peaceful environment around them with the least amount of worry and exertion possible
• A proper dietary plan must be followed by including fresh vegetables and fruits and avoiding non-vegetarian diet, which can cause an upset stomach
• Maintaining cleanliness around the person is an important step in almost every treatment procedure
• Clothing and the individual’s personal hygiene should be arranged according to their choice and what suits them best

Don’ts

• Food with excessive salt or sugar must be avoided; sour products should also be kept at bay as they can easily hinder the working of homeopathic remedies
• Caffeinated beverages including coffee should not be consumed
• Indulgence in alcohol or smoking is strongly advised against 
• Spicy or junk foods with no nutritional content and substances that negatively impact the health must be avoided
• Do not keep your living environment untidy or unclean

Generally, homeopathic remedies are progressively administered to an individual since they act on more than one condition of the body. So, unlike allopathy, homeopathic medicines do not have any adverse effects. In fact, in several conditions, homeopathic treatment is also administered as an alternative to conventional radiation or chemotherapy. 

In conditions like cancer, people often go with the conventional methods of treatment, deeming homeopathy as a slow process that can result in the condition worsening over time. But studies carried out by reputed practitioners and laboratories state that the introduction of homeopathic medicine over the course of the general treatment process can help immensely in suppressing several of the symptoms of cancer. The adverse effects of chemotherapy or radiation that results in frequent vomiting, nausea, blood passing through stool and vomiting can also be curbed using homeopathic remedies.

In an observational study, 65 people with different types and stages of cancer including stomach cancer in the early stages were treated with homeopathic medications, either alone or in conjunction with conventional medicine. Results of this study indicated that homeopathic medications is effective in the treatment of tumours, in some cases curing them completely. 

Another study involved 158 participants in stage III or stage IV of the disease, of which, 42 had gastric or stomach cancer with no past record of chemotherapy or radiation treatment. Homeopathic treatment in these patients was reported to have a positive effect on cancer symptoms. Around 38% of the cases with gastric/stomach cancer noted significant improvement in their condition. No side effects were observed in any patient.

Homeopathic medicines are prescribed after taking a thorough and extensive medical history of the individual. These medicines are administered in highly diluted dosages, which in itself pose no threat to the ongoing condition and does not interfere with any other form of medication.

Furthermore, it has been ascertained by research studies on several subjects including gastric and other types of cancer, that these remedies do not show any negative effects. Though a recorded few have complained about rashes and small irritations, nothing of significance that negates the effect of treatment was found. 

Since homeopathic medicines are given on the basis of individual symptoms and miasms, it is best that you consult an experienced doctor before taking these medicines and avoid self-medication at all costs. Not every medicine suits everyone equally.

Also, it is highly advised that a person seeking homeopathic medication along with conventional treatment of cancer should inform both the doctors about the medicines for better insight and treatment process.

Cancer is a life threatening disease which is tough to deal with, mentally, physically and financially. Conventional methods do provide a respite and often result in improving conditions but the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy along with powerful antibiotics take a big toll on body. Homeopathic treatment can help suppresses these side effects while helping in reducing cancer cell growth. It is also easy on the pocket. However, it is always advisable that you check in with an experienced doctor before taking any homeopathic remedy at home.