We need to understand how homoeopathy and conventional medicine interpret symptoms differently if we are to comprehend the differences between their methods to treating disease.
A condition known as a disease is one that affects a living organism’s ability to operate normally and is often characterised by distinct signs and symptoms. We need to understand how homoeopathic and conventional approaches evaluate the symptoms that our bodies manifest when they are ill in order to fully understand how they differ from one another.
Conventional Medicine And The Law Of Opposites
In the eyes of orthodox medicine, symptoms ought to be treated almost as if they were the sickness itself. For instance, a patient with arthritis might be prescribed painkillers or anti-inflammatory drugs, but masking the symptoms does not treat the illness. The drug does not treat arthritis, but because it lessens excruciating pain, it may help a person feel better.
This is referred to as the law of opposites. Anti-inflammatories, antacids, antihistamines, antibiotics, and antiemetics are prescribed to patients for a variety of conditions, including arthritis, gastritis, allergies, and infections. Consequently, modern medicine strives to counteract everything your body is trying to achieve.
In some circumstances, the law of opposites may be applicable. For instance, if you’re dehydrated, you should drink more water to rehydrate. You must locate and save heat if you are overheated and too cold. In these circumstances, the law of opposites makes sense because it aids in the preservation of homeostasis in your body. However, these unfavourable circumstances where the law of opposites is in effect are not illnesses.
In some illnesses, medication can assist restore balance, and it can unquestionably be momentarily beneficial. And on occasion, like when someone isn’t producing enough thyroxine, we do need to replace something that isn’t being produced. However, this method does not treat disease.
Consider a doctor’s approach to a patient with eczema, migraines, or arthritis. They control symptoms in the majority of chronic problems, though not always in all circumstances. They could advise a patient to take certain drugs for the rest of their lives. These treatments will undoubtedly have negative effects and worsen existing health issues.
The difference between an orthodox and homoeopathic approach is therefore caused by the way we view the physical symptoms. The two systems nevertheless have certain crossover places and can still function together, despite this.
Homeopaths View Symptoms As Your Body’s Way Of Trying To Regain Balance
According to homoeopathy, symptoms serve as “nature’s warnings of troubles from within” or a technique to draw attention to disease. They are not the sickness; rather, they are a means for our bodies to attempt to restore harmony and order. For instance, when we have a fever, our body will try to cool us off by making us sweat. When you get food poisoning, your body produces diarrhoea and vomiting so it can get rid of the unpleasant germs as soon as possible after you consume it.
Your body is telling you through its symptoms that you need to get rid of the problem. They are your body’s attempt to help or release the infection fast before it worsens, not the disease or bacterium itself. Symptoms are viewed significantly differently by homoeopaths. We utilise them to try and locate the source of the primary disturbance so that the body can begin to repair itself. We regard them as a way of trying to regain balance..
Suppression Of Symptoms Can Lead To Chronic Illness
When we ignore a sickness symptom, especially in the case of chronic diseases, we run the risk of pushing the disease further into the body. For instance, suppressing eczema may make an underlying asthma condition worse.
Homoeopaths take great care in this regard. We think that the body always acts in its own best interests, particularly in cases of severe illness. In order to aid our patients in getting better, we must pay attention to the symptoms rather than merely trying to conceal them.