{"id":135,"date":"2018-01-31T14:34:02","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T14:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/?page_id=135"},"modified":"2019-02-27T21:04:11","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T21:04:11","slug":"my-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/my-story\/","title":{"rendered":"My Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-78 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Holly-2-e1517414886653-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Holly-2-e1517414886653-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Holly-2-e1517414886653.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I was born with a very unusual medical condition (neurogenic bladder) so I have always been very prone to bladder and kidney infections. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">As a child and teenager I took many different antibiotics but I still got UTIs and was also often unwell due to the side effects of my medication. In my early 20&#8217;s I had a really big operation which made me feel unwell for a long time. After this I had to self catheterise&nbsp;and I took antibiotics every day but I still had approx. 2-3 kidney infections per year and lots of bladder pain, urgency and frequency. I kept thinking there must be something else that can help me and I tried supplements, cranberry juice and herbal remedies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">At the time I discovered homeopathy, I felt terrible, both physically and emotionally. I had lots of panic attacks, felt exhausted and stressed out and for some reason was unable to cry. I remember the homeopath asking me what I enjoyed doing and I found to my surprise that I couldn&#8217;t answer her. I didn&#8217;t know who I was. I was very unhappy where I was living and working, and I lacked energy and direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I had to be very careful what I ate or drank and how much sleep I got as if I got dehydrated or stressed I got ill. I was very limited in what I could do. It felt like I was walking down a very narrow path and could fall off if I put a foot wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">About a month after taking homeopathic remedies, I felt much stronger.&nbsp; I had remembered who I was and what I liked again. I was more grounded and able to live more freely &#8211; like the path had got wider. My health began to improve, although it was slow progress as there is no cure for my original medical condition and I had to remain on antibiotics as a preventative measure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I decided to study homeopathy as I found it fascinating to learn about disease and that symptoms are our body&#8217;s way of indicating something is wrong. I didn&#8217;t think it made sense to repeatedly remove or suppress a symptom when it&#8217;s trying to tell you something.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I like the fact that with homeopathy you get one remedy to cover ALL your symptoms rather than different medicines for different symptoms. I think this is better as giving lots of different medicines at once may cause them to interact or they may become additional toxic load to the body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I also like that homeopathic remedies are non toxic. I am a complete lightweight and quite sensitive to a lot of prescription drugs so this is of particular benefit to me!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I was able to have two healthy daughters and I have used homeopathy to treat them for childhood illnesses, such as numerous teething problems (eg vomiting and sleeplessness), chicken pox, molluscum and asthma. I am very happy to say so far they have not had to take any courses of antibiotics!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">In 2016 I discovered via Google search a sugar based supplement called <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfall-d-mannose.com\/\"><strong>d mannose<\/strong> <\/a><\/span>which for me, has made a huge difference and enabled me to come of my antibiotics which I never thought I could do! In addition, now that I&#8217;m off my antibiotics I have found that if I get symptoms of bladder or kidney infection, (such as pain, frequency, urgency), I am now able to manage these using homeopathic remedies rather than resorting to using antibiotics as I would have done in the past.&nbsp; (1 see below)&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I&#8217;m still learning how to manage my health on a daily basis. I believe that the years of UTIs and taking antibiotics have made an impact on my gut health and general health so I&#8217;m recovering slowly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I have taken homeopathic remedies myself when I had the conditions listed below&nbsp;and found them extremely beneficial:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Acute cystitis, kidney infections, Headaches, annual Winter viruses, anxiety and stress, healing after my C sections or other minor ops, dental work, tooth extraction and dry socket,&nbsp; appetite cravings, coughs, constipation,&nbsp; hayfever, aches, pains and fatigue, menstrual irregularity, candida (thrush symptoms), chills, fever, ear ache (symptoms caused by getting dehydrated and cold.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">I would love to be able to apply what I&#8217;ve learned and help with any of your health concerns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Please contact me for a free 15 minute consultation to discuss.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-free-15-min-consultation\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/withingtonhomeopathy\"><span class='mb-text'>Book Now<\/span><\/a>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><em><span style=\"color: #333399;\">(1) Please note I recommend you always contact your primary care provider or NHS 111 in the case of bladder or kidney infections<br \/>\n<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/urinary-tract-infections-utis\/\">https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/urinary-tract-infections-utis\/<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was born with a very unusual medical condition (neurogenic bladder) so I have always been very prone to bladder [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-135","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":781,"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/135\/revisions\/781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/withingtonhomeopathy.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}