Fragrance Allergy and Homeopathy

“You could wear a plastic bubble on your head and an oxygen tank on your back!” The general practitioner laughed as he spoke these words to me. I had suffered, for at least five years, with a chronic struggle to breathe. 

At the acute stage I would gasp for breath; my eyelids would redden, burn, swell and

itch and I scratched until the skin bled. I had consulted several general practitioners who agreed the symptoms were an allergic reaction.

A patch test was performed: the application of various substances to the skin under adhesive tape then left in place for forty-eight hours and examined for response - inflammation indicating an allergic reaction. 

The diagnosis: allergy to fragrances.

I was advised: “stop wearing perfume and keep away from fragrances.”

I ceased wearing perfume but avoiding fragrances was impossible since many items in daily use have a fragrance: soap, shampoo, deodorant, washing powder, bleach - the list is endless. 

Our home was almost fragrance free but I became desensitised and fragrances in the

outside world were more noticeable.

One day at work I collapsed. A hint of polish spray, in another room, had been sufficient to take my breath and affect my eyes. 

A colleague had recently read a newspaper article on homeopathy. I made an appointment with a homoeopath and within days of beginning homoeopathic treatment my breathing was easier. My symptoms disappeared without return.

A cure – yes! 

I had been told: “nothing can be done” and “allergies are difficult to treat. Learn

to accept and live with the symptoms.”

Well, I didn’t have to live with the symptoms or wear a plastic bubble on my head and an oxygen tank on my back - thanks to homeopathy!

This article first appeared in the ARH Newsletter "Homeopathy Healthy Medicine".

The ARH would like to thank Anne Bagust for sharing her interesting story.

Homeopathy and Allergy Sufferers

Study shows that homeopathy can help to cure allergy sufferers

It is suggested, following research carried out by the Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital, that homeopathy is ten times more likely to cure allergy sufferers than placebo – a statement which
seems obvious but yet is under constant scrutiny! 

The study which concluded this recruited fifty patients from general practitioners presenting with nasal allergies and the participants were given either a homeopathic remedy or a placebo. The sufferers measured their nasal air flow for thirty days and documented their symptoms, including anything from blocked, runny or itchy nose to sneezing and eye irritation. 

The results showed that patients receiving homeopathy produced a 28% improvement in nasal air flow compared with 3% among those in the placebo group. 

The investigation was, apparently, the fourth trial carried out by the Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital and, according to Dr David Reilly who led the study, all the tests reported similar results. 

There were also positive findings in 70% of a further 180 clinical trials which had been undertaken. 

The findings, published in the Daily Mail newspaper under the headline ‘Homeopathy Works!’ demonstrate that homeopathy is so much more than placebo. To read the full article go to www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4040/Homeopathy-works.html

This article was first published by the ARH in the December 2010 issue of the free newsletter, Homeopathy Healthy Medicine.

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