Homeopathic Medicine for Milk Problems

Milk is one of the most precious gifts of nature. It is a perfect food and contains all the nourishment for growth like vitamin A, B, C and D in sufficient quantities. It has sugar and fats just in the right quantity. It is easily digested and is an essential diet for all infants, children – young or old, ladies and men. It is life for a child for the first few months of its birth. It contains antibodies which are present in the mother’s milk, number of enzymes, proteins, etc. If it causes disorders, the following remedies can be used to remove the disorders.

Choosing to breast feed is one of the best things a mother can do for her baby. It has tremendous advantages for the mother and her baby. It develops a close relationship between the child with the mother. Nature has formulated mother’s milk specially for her child. It provides all the nutrients needed in an ideal proportion. As the baby grows, the nutrient contents of mother’s milk also change to satisfy the infants growth and changing needs. Breast milk is safe, convenient and always at the perfect temperature. It is available whenever the baby needs it. Several studies indicate that breast feeding may induce an infant’s immune system to mature more quickly than the formula fed child. It protects the child against several diseases like diarrhea, lower respiratory infections, otitis media, bacteraemia, urinary tract infection, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, allergies and carcinoma.

Aethusa cyn. (Thrice a day): Intolerance of milk which is vomited out in large curds soon after swallowing.

Borax (Thrice a day): Milk is too thick and bad tasting, and the child does not take the breast. This remedy given to the mother will remove this defect. The other way is to change the milk. It stops the excessive milk which continues to flow even when the child has left the nipple and suckling.

Calcarea phos. 6x (Four times a day): Milk tastes salty. If so, change the milk. In other cases, give this remedy both to the child and the mother.

Cina (Thrice a day): Vomiting and diarrhea immediately after taking milk.

Cold liver oil 3x 2 drops daily: Cures a child who is averse to taking milk.

Magnesium mur. (Thrice a day): Milk is not tolerated as it cannot be digested and produces this and that discomfort.

Natrium carb. (Thrice a day): Averse to milk because it causes belching, wind and diarrhea.

Sepia (Thrice a day): The patient is worse after taking milk, especially the boiled one. Abdomen bloats and he has nausea even at the smell of milk.