What are the Patient's Information to Homeopathy Physician?

The patients or those seeking suggestion on behalf of patients may note the following points while explaining the problems of the patients:

Let the full details of the complaint be narrated - as far as possible by the patient.

Whether it will be possible to trace the possible cause of the present problem.

How did the problem start and since when it started.

Whether the complaint is better or worse during any particular time of the day or night?

Is the complaint better or worse by rest, movements, heat, cold, pressure, massage, biding the affected part or what does the patient do when the problem comes to get relief, before going for medicine?

Which seasons agrees or disagrees with the patient i e summer, winter, wet weather?

How is the appetite, whether any craving or aversion to any particular food item/s?

Approximately how much quantity of water the patient drinks a day? Whether it frequently small quantities or large quantities?

Any preference as to cold or warm drinks/food?

Whether constipated? Any urinary trouble?

Whether sleep is normal? Any dreams?

Past history of health problems - any past illness like malaria, influenza, typhoid, jaundice, diarrhea, dysentery, skin problems, B P, Diabetes, mumps, measles or other eruptions any accident - full details to be given.

Any common disease to parents like skin disease, allergy, arthritis, BP, Diabetes, TB, Pleurisy, cancer?

What is the temperament of the patient? Whether like or dislike company?

Any other information the patient may be aware of

In case of females: Whether menses regular, ( 28 to 30 days), any pain before, during after menses, is the flow normal, how many days the menses last any particular discomfort?

In many cases there will be some peculiar or strange things associated with the illness: examples:- pain in eye- patient may apply cold water or ice to the eye, loose motion as soon as getting up from bed in the morning, escape of stool with passing of flatus/gas, hot fomentation etc spontaneously without any body telling anything. Similarly the problem may recur at regular inter wells at the same time every week, every 10 days, 15 days, monthly or yearly. Problems come on one side and goes to other side, lying on painful side gives relief or lying on other side increases pain or discomfort, problems increase by eating or before eating etc. These are so innumerable to describe. The patient and those with them should observe any such thing and report the same to the attending/consultant physician as these will be valuable in getting the proper medicine.