AL-HAKIM Homeopathic Center Richmond Hill, Ontario,Canada

Digestive Diseases

Digestive Disorders List

What are Digestive Diseases?

Digestive diseases are conditions that affect the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including the stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.

Symptoms may include abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, heartburn, and loss of appetite. Causes range from infection, poor diet, stress, inflammation, autoimmune disorders, or genetic factors.

Early management is essential to maintain nutrient absorption, prevent complications, and ensure overall digestive health.

What is Homeopathy?

Homeopathy is a holistic system of alternative medicine developed in the late 18th century by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann. It is based on two core principles:

1. “Like Cures Like” (Similia Similibus Curentur)

A substance that causes symptoms in a healthy person can be used in small, diluted amounts to treat similar symptoms in an ill person.
Example: Onion causes watery eyes and sneezing in healthy individuals, so a homeopathic remedy made from onion (Allium cepa) may be used to relieve colds or allergies with similar symptoms.

2. Potentization (Dilution and Succussion)

Homeopathic remedies are prepared through a process of serial dilution and vigorous shaking (succussion). This is believed to activate the healing properties of the original substance while removing toxicity.

Homeopathic Perspective on Digestive Diseases

Homeopathy views digestive diseases as manifestations of imbalance in the digestive system and vital force. Treatment focuses on:

  • Relieving symptoms like pain, bloating, nausea, and irregular bowel movements

  • Restoring normal digestion and absorption

  • Addressing lifestyle and emotional triggers

  • Supporting liver, pancreas, and overall digestive function

Remedies are chosen based on individual symptoms, constitution, and overall health rather than solely on the disease name.


Common Homeopathic Remedies Include:

  • Nux vomica – For indigestion, bloating, constipation, and food intolerance.

  • Arsenicum album – For diarrhea, vomiting, and food poisoning.

  • Carbo vegetabilis – For bloating, gas, and sluggish digestion.

  • Lycopodium clavatum – For digestive weakness, bloating, and liver support.

  • China officinalis (Cinchona) – For fluid loss and weakness from diarrhea.

  • Bryonia alba – For constipation with dry stools and abdominal pain.

  • Rhus toxicodendron – For colic and discomfort worsened by cold or damp weather.

  • Colocynthis – For cramping abdominal pain relieved by pressure.

  • Podophyllum peltatum – For loose, explosive stools with digestive upset.

  • Sulphur – For chronic digestive disturbances with burning sensations and irregular bowel habits.

These remedies aim to restore healthy digestion, relieve discomfort, and strengthen the gastrointestinal system naturally.


Note: Always consult a qualified homeopathic practitioner before taking any remedy. Digestive disorders may require individualized care and lifestyle modifications for optimal results.

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You have come here to get well. In order to do that we depend on your information & cooperation.
HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE IS MAINLY SELECTED ON THE SYMPTOMS YOU GIVE US. If we are to make a successful prescription, we must know all the details of your sickness. We must also understand all the features that belong to you as an individual. This includes your reactions to various factors, your past and family history and your mental makeup. This information enables us to select the remedy that removes your sickness. The medicine also makes you well as a whole person.
In order find all about you, we shall be asking you many questions. Each one of these questions has a definite meaning and significance for us. There is not a single question that is useless. Even something that you may think is not connected with your trouble may be the most important factor in deciding the correct homoeopathic medicine. That is why you must be free and frank and give us the fullest possible information on each point. Please read each question carefully, think, and if necessary, consult someone close to you and then answer completely. Do not keep anything back. Remember, whatever you tell us will remain absolutely confidential. .

This questionnaire has 8 parts:

  1. About your past illnesses.
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  4. Factors that affect your health.
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Every disease, poisoning, drug or accident leaves its mark and remains as a weak point in the system, much more than we imagine. Homeopathic treatment takes into account all these details of the past and thus removes all the weak points.

Thus your body is strengthened. It is necessary for us to know about all the ailments you have suffered from in the past and the treatments you have taken. In the list below, circle or tick the names of ALL major illnesses you have suffered so far and on the next page give relevant details.

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