Homeopathic medicine, treatment and remedies for Testicular Pain

Some of the most important homoeopathic medicines that are useful in treating testicular pain are listed below:

• Aconitum Napellus
  Common Name: Monkshood
  Symptoms: This remedy is best suited to individuals with the following symptoms:
  • Restlessness and fearfulness
  • Red, hot, swollen face
  • Intense thirst. The person likes cold water
  • Vomiting
  • Bruised pain in testicles
  • Stinging pain in the glans (the head of the penis)
  • Swollen and hard testicles
  • Frequent and painful erections
  • Frequent emissions

The symptoms worsen in a warm room, in the evening and night, on lying on the affected side and are better in open air

• Bromium
  Common Name: Bromine
  Symptoms: This remedy is prescribed to individuals who show the following symptoms:
  • Delusional and quarrelsome nature
  • Headache that worsens with the heat of the sun and rapid motion
  • A sharp, burning feeling from the tongue to the stomach
  • Acne, pimples and pustules on the skin
  • Presence of boils on arms and skin
  • Swollen and indurated testicles
  • Pain that worsens on slight movement

Symptoms are worse from the evening, until midnight, on sitting in a warm room, at rest and on lying on the left side. Symptoms improve with physical activity, exercise and at sea

• Clematis Erecta
  Common Name: Virgin’s bower
  Symptoms: Clematis is useful as a remedy for people displaying the following symptoms:
  • Feelings of confusion
  • White-coloured blisters on the face and nose
  • Indurated and bruised testicles
  • Swollen scrotum
  • Violent erection with stitching pain in the urethra
  • Heavy or retracted testicles
  • Pain along the spermatic cord

Symptoms improve in open air and worsen at night, in the warmth of the bed, and at the time of the new moon

• Hamamelis Virginiana
  Common Name: Witch-hazel
  Symptoms: Clematis is useful as a remedy for people displaying the following symptoms:
  • Numbness over the bone on the forehead
  • Throbbing and pain in the stomach (Read more: Stomach pain causes)
  • A burnt sensation on the tongue
  • Radiating pain from the spermatic cord to the testes
  • Enlarged, hot and inflamed testicles
  • Inflammation of the epididymis

Symptoms get worse with warm, moist air

• Oxalicum Acidum
  Common Name: Sorrel acid
  Symptoms: Patients who benefit from oxalicum acidum show the following characteristic symptoms:
  • Sensitive and sore skin that worsens on shaving
  • Burning pain on small spots on the abdomen
  • Excruciating pain in the spermatic cord
  • Feeling of contusion and heaviness in the testicles
  • Inflammation of seminal vesicles
  • Urethral burning and pain in the glans during urination

Symptoms are worse on lying on the left side, with slightest touch, light, and shaving.

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• Pulsatilla Pratensis
  Common Name: Wind Flower
  Symptoms: This remedy is indicated for patients who are in the last stages of gonorrhoea and have testicular pain. Pulsatilla is administered to individuals who tend to be sad, cries readily and weep while talking. The following symptoms indicate a need for this remedy:
  • Absence of thirst
  • Aversion to fatty and warm foods
  • Vomiting food that was eaten long before
  • Feeling chilly even in a warm room
  • Orchitis
  • Thick, yellowish discharge from the urethra
  • Pain that radiated from the abdomen to testicles
  • Passing urine in drops
  • Acute inflammation of the prostate
  • Painful and strained urination

The condition worsens by lying on the back, from heat, fatty food, after eating, by evening, and on lying on the left side. Symptoms are better in the open air, with motion, cold applications, and with cold food and drinks

• Rhododendron Ferrugineum
  Common Name: Snow-rose
  Symptoms: Rhododendron is given to individuals who report:
  • Forgetfulness
  • Being afraid of thunder
  • Excessive pain from the temple to the lower jaw and chin
  • Swollen, painful testicles that are drawn up; pain is worse on lying on the left side
  • Inflammation of testicles
  • Indurated and swollen testicles after gonorrhoeal infection

Symptoms worsen before a storm; they are better after the storm breaks, with warmth and eating. Symptoms reappear in rough weather, at night and towards morning

• Spongia Tosta
  Common Name: Roasted sponge
  Symptoms: Spongia tosta is given to address the following symptoms:
  • Heaviness and exhaustion after little exertion
  • Anxiety and fearfulness
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Extreme thirst and hunger
  • Swollen spermatic cord and testicles
  • Fever with anxiety
  • Pain and tenderness in the spermatic cord and testicles
  • Orchitis
  • Inflammation of the epididymis

Symptoms worsen with ascending, on exposure to wind and before midnight. They are better while descending and lying down with the head low.

• Thuja Occidentalis
  Common Name: Arbor vitae
  Symptoms: This remedy is administered to emotionally sensitive individuals who exhibit the following symptoms:
  • Pain in the head as if being pierced by a nail
  • Greasy skin of the face
  • Brown-coloured spots on hands and arms
  • Inflammation of the prepuce and glans
  • Induration of testes
  • Burning as well as pain at the neck of the bladder
  • Constant and urgent desire to urinate
  • Enlargement of the prostate
  • Chills, starting in thighs

Symptoms worsen from cold, damp air; at night, at 3 a.m. and 3 p.m.; from the heat of the bed; and after breakfast and vaccination. Symptoms are better on lying on the left side and while drawing up a limb.

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Homeopathic medicines are prescribed in very small doses. Hence, it is essential to be aware of and avoid the things that can disturb the action of these medicines or make them ineffective. Here are certain do's and don't that you should consider if you are on homeopathic treatment.

Do’s:

• Maintain an active lifestyle including regular physical exercise
• Take a healthy and nutritious diet (Read more: Balanced diet benefits)
• Keep yourself hydrated

Don’ts:

• Do not take coffee, herbal teas, beer made from medicinal substances and spiced liquors.
• Extremely spicy foods, cold foods such as ice cream, celery, onion, cheese and stale meat must be avoided.
• Cut down your sugar and salt intake.
• Avoid perfumes, talcs and woollen clothing.
• Avoid heated rooms, stress, and uncleanliness

Homoeopathy works by triggering and improving the body’s immune system to heal the underlying cause of the disease instead of treating only the symptoms. Thus, it helps in restoring the health of the body naturally. Moreover, since homoeopathic medicines are made from natural sources, they are safe to use by children, adults and the elderly. Increasing antibiotic resistance has also resulted in an increase in the number of people using homoeopathic remedies.

A case study on a male aged 53 years showed the usefulness of homoeopathy in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, which is one of the causes of testicular pain.

In another case study, thuja occidentalis, a homoeopathic remedy was successfully used to treat inguinal hernia in a male child aged 1-1/2 years.

According to a case report published in the journal Spinal cord homeopathic treatment can be safely used as an adjunct to conventional medicine for the treatment of epididymal-orchitis (inflammation of the testes and the epididymis) in a patient with spinal injury. The condition is one of the possible underlying causes of testicular pain.

Homoeopathic medicines are used in minute doses; hence, they are generally safe and do not show any adverse effects. There are no known cases of drug interactions between conventional and homoeopathic medicines. However, to be safe, it is necessary that you take these medicines under the supervision of a certified homoeopathic practitioner.

Testicular pain may occur due to a number of reasons ranging from an injury to the scrotum to testicular inflammation and cancer. The pain may initiate elsewhere in the abdomen or groin before it spreads out to the testicles. Homoeopathic remedies do not have any side effects and they do not interfere with the action of conventional medicine. Thus, these remedies can be used along with conventional drugs to promote the overall well-being of the person. It is best not to take homeopathic medicines without the guidance of a qualified doctor.