Treating Premature Ejaculation with Homeopathy

Defining Premature Ejaculation

Premature ejaculation or too quick ejaculation takes place when a man has an orgasm more rapidly than he or his spouse would like. Premature ejaculation can happen before or shortly after penetration. Homeopaths can treat premature ejaculation along with other male sexual dysfunction or impotency with great success without any side effects. It considers the patient as a whole.

 

There is no set or standard time for how long a man should “last” during sexual intercourse. But when a man has an orgasm before he wants to, he loses his erection and can’t continue with intercourse. Premature ejaculation can be annoying and uncomfortable. You may experience you don’t have sufficient time to get pleasure from sex. You may have problem satisfying your spouse. For some men, embarrassment about premature ejaculation can cause harms with intimacy and break their relationships in the long run.
Premature ejaculation is a common problem among men now a day. About 30 - 40 percent of men have this problem at some time in their lives.

Causes of premature ejaculation

Majority of the cases of premature ejaculation do not have an apparent origin or cause. With sexual knowledge, experience and age, men habitually become skilled at to delay orgasm. Premature ejaculation may take place with a new partner, only in certain sexual situations, or if it has been a long gap in sex since the previous ejaculation. Psychological or emotional factors such as any unusual mental stress, sadness, anxiety, guilt, depression can cause premature ejaculation. In a number of cases, premature ejaculation may well be related to a basic medical cause such as hormonal problems, injury or accident, or a side effect of certain allopathic medicines. Men who have a little amount of a special chemical called serotonin in their brain may have difficulty with premature ejaculation.

Symptoms of Premature Ejaculation

The main symptom of premature ejaculation is an unmanaged ejaculation both before or shortly after sexual intercourse begins. Ejaculation occurs before the person desires it, with least sexual stimulation.
The sign and symptoms of premature ejaculation is not a serious health problem in most of the cases. Rarely, premature ejaculation results from a serious health problem, such as nervous system damage from surgery or trauma.

Diagnosis of Premature Ejaculation

Your doctor will discuss your medical and sexual history with you and conduct a thorough physical examination. Your doctor may want to talk to your partner as well. Because premature ejaculation can have many causes, your doctor may order laboratory tests to rule out any other medical problem. Based on all these issues special advice may be given to patient.

Treatment of Premature Ejaculation

Premature ejaculation often goes away without treatment. But if it happens frequently, and it makes you or your partner unhappy, you may want to talk to a qualified doctor. There are several possible methods for delaying orgasm like the start-and-stop method, the squeeze method etc. But all these method may have some side effects.

In addition to using a behavioral method, you may want to try thought distractions. For example, while you’re being sexually stimulated, think about the names of players on your favorite sports team, or think of some beautiful scenic experience. Again it may not give you the appropriate result and may diminish your enjoyment in having sex.

Conventional Treatment of Premature Ejaculation

Conventional treatment of erectile dysfunction includes drugs like Sildenafil Citrate (famous by the brand name Viagra), Vacuum Constriction Device, Penile Injection Therapy and surgery. Too much attention has been drawn to Viagra by the media notwithstanding the potentially dangerous side-effects of this drug. Viagra enables erection (in the presence of sexual stimulation) within an hour of administration but can lead to some serious side-effects such as impaired vision, hypotension, stroke, increased intraocular pressure, mental confusion, dizziness, headaches and sudden hearing loss. It can be very dangerous especially for men who are suffering from cardiovascular diseases. The conventional medication for premature ejaculation such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), desensitizing creams, etc. also tend to provide only temporary relief but not lasting solution.

Homeopathic Treatment of Premature Ejaculation

Homeopathy discerns that the body has within it a controlling and protecting force and power. It is only when this fighting power or resistance is troubled, do we fall ill. The disease is thus not an affection of the parts but a disorder in the patient as a whole. Since one patient differs from another each requires a different medicine based on his individual and mental symptoms.

Homeopathy can provide significant relief to patients suffering from male sexual dysfunction. The medicines target the underlying cause of the dysfunction and provide effective relief from the same. At Rabeya Homeo Hall we have been treating patients with erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation and other male sexual dysfunctions for years now and have had good response in most cases.

Homeopathy works especially well in those cases where the cause of sexual dysfunction is psychological such as depression, stress or anxiety of performance. In cases where nerve damage (due to surgical causes) has resulted in erectile dysfunction or impotence or ejaculation problems, homeopathy can help to improve the nerve functions over a period of time. As far as drug-induced causes are concerned, the physician may suggest alternative medications that may not have an adverse effect on the person's sexual functions. Lastly, constitutional homeopathic treatment can also help in tackling systemic causes of sexual dysfunction such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, hormonal problems, etc.
Homeopathy effectively deals with the root cause of the disorder and provides lasting solutions. In addition, certain changes in the lifestyle can go a step further and relieve the patient of his problems successfully without opting for any temporary treatment. It is strongly recommended that patients suffering from erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation or other sexual dysfunctions seek homeopathy early on to experience the benefits of this science to the fullest.

Homeopathy is strongly recommended for Premature Ejaculation. There are so many medicines that help individual patient. But patients should never treat him.

 

Dr. BM Benojir Ahmed

Trained by Prof. George Vithoulkas

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Treating Prostate Gland

The prostate gland is a male reproductive organ. It is about the size of a walnut and is found at the base of the bladder. Diseases of the prostate gland include enlargement of prostate gland (also called benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH), inflammation of prostate gland or prostatitis, emission of prostatic fluid, pain in the prostatic fluid. Many men experience urinary changes as they age. Troublesome urinary symptoms are sometimes but not always, symptoms of prostate cancer. Homeopathic treatment has broader scope in treating symptoms of prostate gland.
In this article we’ll mainly concentrate on BPH but other diseases of the prostate gland will be discussed. The symptoms of enlarged prostate or BPH are: 


Frequent Need to Urinate: It happens when the growing prostate presses on the urethra, the tube that carries urine out of your body.
Difficulty urinating: With an enlarged prostate, it may take you longer to get the flow of urine going, and the flow may be weaker than it used to be.
Inability to Urinate: This can happen when advanced BPH blocks your urethra entirely or as a result of a bladder infection.
Prostate Cancer: Symptoms of BPH can be scary because some of them are the same as those for prostate cancer. But an enlarged prostate is much more common than prostate cancer.

Allopathic approach to treat Enlarged Prostate or BPH:
Drugs: The drugs are sometimes prescribed for high blood pressure, alpha blockers help relax the muscles in the prostate gland and bladder. This allows urine to flow more freely. Some medications known as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors help stop the prostate from growing. However, these medications can also lower sex drive and cause erectile dysfunction. Besides combining a medicine that relaxes the bladder muscles. There are complementary medicines which newer research has shown no benefit.
Less Invasive Procedures: When medication doesn't do the job, a number of procedures can remove excess tissue from the prostate, easing obstruction of the urethra.
Surgery: The most common surgery is a transurethral resection of the prostate. An instrument is inserted through the tip of the penis and into the urethra to remove parts of the enlarged prostate.
Will BPH Affect My Sex Life? There is some evidence that older men with severe BPH symptoms may be more likely to have problems in the bedroom, compared to other men their age. Some of the medications commonly used to treat BPH have been associated with problems getting an erection and ejaculating.

Homeopathic Treatment: In homeopathy we treat enlarged prostate along with other problems of the prostate gland as per symptoms. The following symptoms are taken into consideration:
With the BPH patient feels that he is sitting on a ball. Sometimes we see suppuration from prostate gland along with tension and nervousness in the area. There is twitching and uneasiness. With the enlargement of prostate gland we see dribbling of urine after stool and urine. Enlargement can be senile or diseases of the old age.
Another problem is suppuration sensation with or without fullness and gurgling sensation. There may be hardness without enlargement. These entire problems are associated with induration or swelling especially in old people. There is a sensation of heat and heaviness particularly during lascivious thoughts. We see inflammation or prostatitis from suppressed gonorrhea. In that case there are gonorrheal discharges from urethra. There may be irritation & jerking in the region. These complaints may be after onanism or self abuse or masturbation.
Emission of prostatic fluid is a common disease with so many peculiarities.  It can be accompanied with inflammation of bladder. Prostatic fluid is dribbling, easily discharged; even an emission of flatus causes the emission. It can be seen with every emotion, can occur during erection or without any erection. It may occur while fondling women or during lascivious thoughts, while talking to a young lady, while sitting, with stool mainly with difficult stool or soft stool or after stool. There may be emission from thinking of it. It may be before, during or after urination.
Pain in the prostate Gland is common. It can take place on blowing nose, in cancer patient, after coition, during erection, during gonorrhea. Jarring, riding, sitting, standing may aggravate the pain. Pain may be seen while urging to stool, or after stool, during urination, at close or end of urination & after urination. There may be urging to urinate which may aggravate or ameliorate while walking. There may be aching pain in bladder and deep in pelvis in the morning and forenoon after coition (sex). Pain may be biting, burning, constrictive, dragging & drawing. While walking we see pressing pain in the perineum. Pressing pain can be seen during sex, at beginning of erection, on blowing nose, standing, while walking, during or after urination. We also see pulsating pain – in the region of prostate gland. There may be shooting or stitching pain, sometimes with soreness.
Following Lifestyle Changes and strategies may help the patients:

1. Cut down or cut out alcohol and caffeine.
2. Drink small amounts all day rather that large amounts all at once.
3. Avoid fluids at bedtime.
4. Avoid decongestants and antihistamines.
5. Go when you have the urge and when a bathroom is handy.
6. Double void: empty your bladder, wait a moment, then try to empty it again.
7. Relax: stress can trigger the urge to pee.
8. Exercise regularly.

Dr. BM Benojir Ahmed
Consultant Homeopath
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Treating Depression

Depression is a common mental disorder characterized by sadness, loss of interest or pleasure, feelings of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep or appetite, feelings of tiredness, and poor concentration. Usually, it is caused by a combination of factors. Evidences have been found to explain different causes of depression. Homeopathic treatment for depression is so successful which can be taken along with talk therapy. Some of them are as follows:
Genetics:
It is one of the most influential factors where depression runs in families. The genetic risk of developing clinical depression is about 40% if a biological parent has been diagnosed with the illness. Researchers have been trying to discover the specific gene or combination of genes responsible for it. One of the recent researches suggests the genetic link to depression to a region on chromosome 3. Nevertheless, the carrier of such genes may or may not develop depression as having the tendency for it does not guarantee being a patient.


Environment:
Environmental factors may include stressful events like loss of a loved one, relationship difficulties, illnesses and different experiences during a life span. These factors along with genetic factors increase chances of developing depression. A research conducted on twins has shown that it is not entirely genetic for the twins to develop a disease (major Depression) but there is also an influence of the environment.
Hormonal Imbalance:
Strong evidences have been found that risk of depression is greater in women than in men. One of the reasons is hormonal imbalance. It directly affects the part of the brain responsible for mood and emotions, and whenever women experience hormonal changes in the case of post-partum depression or premenstrual syndrome (PMS), the risk for developing depression increases.


Treatment options:
Many treatments are used to help people with depression. One of these treatments is psychotherapy - also known as "talk therapy". "It involves helping patients develop understanding of various problems, as well as new beliefs and behaviors which can ultimately lead to more successful adjustment”. Depending on the patient’s need, different formats are used such as individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, etc. Some of the main therapies are discussed below:


Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT):
Different life events affect one’s thoughts, beliefs and behavior. This therapy works on a person’s inappropriate thoughts, inaccurate beliefs and unhelpful behavior. It is a combination of two therapies, namely, Cognitive Therapy and Behavioral Therapy. In this therapy, the patient is asked to focus on the problem and find its solution.


CBT helps one to identify the negative thoughts and beliefs. It helps to change the thinking patterns and beliefs to positive ones, eventually, affecting the behavior to be more positive and healthy. It also helps the patient to recognize the reasons that may be increasing depression. This therapy is very useful with people having minor or moderate depression.
Psychodynamic Therapy:
This therapy focuses on the unconscious mind and past experiences. Its main goal is to give one better insight of thoughts and emotions and create self-awareness. It is based on theory of psychoanalysis proposed by Freud which states that the behavior of the person is affected by his unconscious mind; so, depressing events are somewhat associated with these thoughts and emotions. Thus, this therapy helps one to deal with psychological issues more effectively, leading to emotional satisfaction.
Islamic approach:
As Muslims, we must take advantage of the useful techniques which help in decreasing depression but should believe that ultimate cure is only from Allah. The best kind of psychotherapy we have is du’a. This talk therapy not only eases us by asking or saying whatever we want to Allah, but it also removes the cause of depression by His Will. Allah says:
“...indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me. So let them respond to Me [by obedience] and believe in Me that they may be [rightly] guided.” (Quran 2:186)

We must turn to Allah in every condition and have trust in Him alone, so that we may be rightly guided by Him. Indeed from Him comes the guidance and tranquility for those who submit to Him.


Homeopathic approach to depression: Like any other cases of sickness a qualified homeopath takes a case properly and particularly considers the following issues:

Time modalities: In the following times and circumstances depression can take place, patient with depression can feel better or worse: daytime, morning, depressed in the morning but joyful in evening, morning after rising, on waking or waking after, in the forenoon, 9:00 till noon, at noon, patient may be lively at noon or in evening sad or vice versa, afternoon, evening, in bed, in twilight, night, night and day with weeping, night and day with diarrhea in the morning, night in bed or midnight, after midnight. Symptoms can occur periodically, every fourteen days.
Weather modalities: Depression may get worse or better in the open air, during chill, cloudy weather, becoming cold, or hot, sultry weather, sunshine, thunderstorm and warm room.
Sexual symptoms: Depression can take place after coition or sexual intercourse, from emission or after pollutions, masturbation or onanism, after suppressed sexual desire, with or without sexual excitement. Depression may be associated with impotence.
In females we see it during menopause, before, during or after menses, from suppressed menses, menses during can also ameliorate, during first menses (menarche), in pregnancy, during labor, during lactation or in nursing women, from continence or chastity. Depression in girls is prominent especially before puberty.
Mental symptoms: Some mental symptoms are causes of depression, some aggravates or ameliorates and some are accompanying with depression. These may include: complaining, consolation, darkness or light, mental exertion, being quiet, silent grief with or without sighing, undeserved issues, society as a whole, sad stories, suicidal disposition, trifles, thinking and grief for the future, wailing about future, lamenting, bemoaning, on seeing others happy, mental symptoms from injuries or accident, insult, weeping tearful mood, cannot weep though sad, company, anger, annoyance, bad news, disappointed love, failure in business or financial loss, misfortune, music, noise. It can also be causeless. We can see depression even in children without any cause.
Others issues: Pressure about the chest, sleeplessness, abuse of mercury, itching, prolonged coughing, suppressed diarrhea, headache especially from head injury, impeded respiration or any other sickness, before, after or during eating or any errors in diet. Lying, urination, walking in open air, standing still or sit down, perspiration.
Depression may alter with - cheerfulness, diarrhea, hilarity, indifferent, physical energy, irritability, sexual excitement and vehemence.
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Health Psychology

Mental and emotional factors have so many influences on physical health. In homeopathic treatment every aspects of mental-emotional factors is considered for treating a patient. The mental-spiritual, emotional-psychic and physical factors (including sex, sleep, food and five senses) are not in reality separate distinct, but rather there is a complete interaction between them. Following is the hierarchy of these three levels (A is most complicated, I or H is least complicated) by which homeopath assess depth of sickness and treat the patient:
Mental
A. Complete mental confusion
B. Destructive delirium
C. Paranoid ideas
D. Delusions
E. Lethargy
F. Dullness
G. Lack of concentration
H. Forgetfulness
I. Absent mindedness
Emotional
A. Suicidal depression
B. Apathy
C. Sadness
D. Anguish
E. Phobias
F. Anxiety
G. Irritability
H. Dissatisfaction
Physical
A. Brain ailments
B. Heart ailments
C. Endocrine ailments
D. Liver ailments
E. Lung ailments
F. Kidney ailments
G. Bone ailments
H. Muscle ailments
I. Skin ailments

Each description in the three above areas has thousands of particular symptoms and its degree of intensity which a homeopath must consider to prescribe a medicine. The symptoms are triggered by different bio-psycho-social-spiritual factors which homeopaths take seriously into consideration.
Definition of health psychology: The study of social, behavioral, cognitive and emotional factors that influence the maintenance of health, development of illness, course of illness and patient and family’s response to illness.


Definition of Health by Prof. George Vithoulkas: In homeopathy we do believe that the human being is an integrated whole acting all the time through three distinct levels- the mental, the emotional, the physical, the mental being the most important and the physical the least. The person who is really healthy on all three levels of his being physical, emotional and mental has: freedom from pain on physical level with a feeling of well being, freedom from passions on the emotional level with a state of dynamic calmness and freedom from egotism and selfishness on the mental level while the person feels unity with truth of God.



World Health Organization Definition of Health:


From this definition we can see that the definition of health given by Prof. George is more comprehensive.
Different factors (genetics, behavior, medical care) contribute to health status: medical care is just 10%, Behavior or lifestyle contributes to 40% of health status, genetics are 20%, general (viruses, etc) – 30%.

Bio-Psycho-social-spiritual model – multiple factors produce multiple effects regarding our health. Health is affected by biology, behavior, environmental, cognitive and socio-cultural factors. Psychological components of health – behavior, emotions, cognition and personality impact health. Some psychological factors have direct influence on physiological processes, anxiety causes high blood pressure. Our behavior also influences physical health, eating healthily, exercising, etc, stress could cause overeating. Physical health could also influence psychological status, eg: cancer could cause depression which could make the disease worse.



Social variables – social class impacts health greatly. Cultural beliefs, practices, family and social support all affect Health (Hadith – whoever wants increase in age and sustenance should keep relations with family).
Increased levels of social support influence in the following way- Reduced risk of physical illness, faster recovery from illness, reduced risk for mental illness, better adherence to medical regimens, better adjustment to chronic disease, lower mortality rates.
Lack of social support – Increased risk for premature death, poorer health outcome, poorer adjustment to illness, depression and later-life cognitive decline, Major risk of morbidity and mortality.

Spiritual influence – Nuh (AS) told his people that those who turn to Allah will have increased life (Nuh 71:23 – Tafsir Ibn Kathir). Obedience to Allah leads to increase in lifespan and good health. Research shows that religious people have chances of living longer (average of seven years) than non-religious people. Religious people tend to have better social support and better health behavior, this is one factor. Studies show that religious people are 30% less likely to die young than non-religious people. Religiousness helps coping with illness and quality of life, has impact on heath outcome. Religious values, beliefs impact medical life.


Health benefits of religiosity – better immune functioning, less heart disease, better cardiac outcomes, lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, lower death rates from cancer, less likely of alcohol and drug abuse, likely to never have smoked, likely to improve health behaviors and maintain changes, better physical health, proper nutrition, greater usage of preventative measures, better compliance to treatment.

Stress and Illness:
Stress – It is the physical and psychological response to overwhelming events, reaction to challenges or threats. It might be caused by lack of resources to meet demands, upset life pattern. Stress is natural part of life, universal, unique experience for each person. The question is- do we need stress? The answer is Yes, we need eustress not distress. Eustress means moderate or normal psychological stress interpreted as being beneficial for the experience while distress means extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.



Causes of stress:
External factors of stress – events, situations, people or demands (new baby, work, financial problems, lifestyle). Internal factors of stress – thoughts, perceptions, feelings (perfectionism, pessimism, negative self-talk, low self-esteem). Stress may be chronic or acute. Chronic or long-term stress (living in warzone, daily traffic) VS Acute/temporary stress affects health differently – Chronic stress causes more health problems.
a) Continuous ongoing stress keeps the body alert, this releases ACTH (stress hormone) which releases cortisal which suppresses the immune system.
b) So continuous stress causes bigger chance of health problems.
c) It also affects behavior (overeating, smoking) which cause illness.
d) Some diseases that can be causes by stress – eczema, depression, cancer, flu, asthma, heart disease, stomach ulcer, PTSO, eating disorders, migraines, hypertension, sleep deprivation, chronic fatigue and many others.
Stress causing illness, eg: bad life event – perceived as threat – causes person to become depressed, hostile, pessimistic which causes poor nutrition, seclusion and smoking and chases people away, all of which leads to illness. On the other hand, perceiving the bad life event as a challenge causes a person to be easy going and optimistic which stimulated eating well and exercising regularly and being sociable, all of which has positive impact on health.
Cognitive appraisal – do we perceive the situation as a threat (causes stress) or not, perceive that we can’t cope with threat, causes negative stress, believing you can handle the threat causes positive stress.
Physical symptoms of stress – headaches, fatigue, insomnia, nausea, tightness in neck and shoulders,
restlessness, rapid heartbeat, sickness, weight change.
Cognitive symptoms – forgetfulness, poor concentration, negative attitude, excessive worry, confusion,
boredom, lethargy, frustration.
Emotional symptoms – anxiety, the blues, depression, mood swings, bad temper, crying spells, irritability, feeling jumpy, nervous laugh, easily discouraged.
Important contributions of psychology to health: It Has provided techniques useful in changing behavior that affect health and illness, committed to keeping people healthy rather than waiting to only treat them when they become ill, prevention - developing measures for assessing health-related factors and contribute a solid foundation of scientific methods for studying behavior that affects health.
Dr. Benojir integrates all the above issues while treating patients.

Dr. BM Benojir Ahmed
Consultant Homeopath
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Khushoo in Salah

 Dr. BM Benojir Ahmed, Consultant Homeopath. To see the list of homeopath trained by Prof. George Vithoulkas, the Best Homeopath of the World Click here.

While thinking about this topic, I started mentally rewinding all the series and lectures, books or articles I had heard/read about khushoo and its importance in salah. However, what I soon realized was that it didn’t matter how much I read or how many lectures I listened to, the effect of having khushoo only lasted for a few prayers but was not a consistent element in my salah.
For those who are not really sure what ‘khushoo’ is, it’s most often translated as sincerity and concentration during salah, where you focus only on speaking with your Creator and not getting distracted by worldly affairs.
A famous speaker portrayed a very powerful and beautiful definition of khushoo. He said khushoo is a feeling when your limbs and mind become numb, when you can’t think or hear about anything else around you because you are standing in front of the King, the Master and speaking to Him.
Sadly, there have been instances when I rush through the salah and sometimes even forget if I am praying the 3rd rakat or the 4th one! In trying to figure out where I was going wrong repeatedly, I narrowed down on the following points, which I hope helps you to develop khushoo when you pray next time, insha’Allah.
1. Get into the grove even before prayer begins:
Imagine how we would plan for a meeting or an interview. We would begin with checking if we are dressed properly, if our papers are ready and if we have perfected our speech. We would probably even repeat the speech many times over to make ourselves look prepared and confident.
Imagine the amount of pre-preparation we have to do to talk in front of the Lord of the Heavens and the Earth! So, in order to focus in salah, let us prepare even before we actually start praying. Condition your mind and nafs to get into the grove by:

• Repeating after the adhaan
• Reciting the dua after adhaan
• Doing wudhoo with concentration
• Dressing nicely! (You are presenting yourself in front of your Lord, remember?)
• And, most importantly, pray on TIME.

2. Learn something new:
Try learning a new short surah or maybe even a few verses from a long surah. Recite the same after fatihah. This way, you are automatically forced to concentrate on reciting something new. In turn, you will be keeping your heart and mind vigilant. This is an extremely powerful tool to prevent your mind from wandering away into thinking about other inconsequential matters while praying.
3. Don’t steal while praying:
Abu Qutaadah  said: “The Prophet  said:

‘The worst type of thief is the one who steals from his prayer.’ He said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, how can a person steal from his prayer?’ He said, ‘By not doing rukoo’ and sujood properly.’” ¹

When treating salah as a form of physical movement, we tend to rush through to get over with it! But, we lose the blessings of performing salah here. While performing sujood, spend a couple of minutes extra to make dua. Bow your heart along with your body and submit to the Highest Power. Allow humility and peace to enter your heart and mind while praying rather than being worried about what meal to prepare or what task to complete at office.
While getting up from sujood, sit up straight and then go back into sujood position slowly, rather than slamming your forehead to the ground in quick succession. Feel relaxed and allow each bone in your body to feel at ease. Salah gives you a free ticket to talk to the King of Heavens and the Earth, acknowledge the fact that it is a graceful and powerful meeting!
4. Learn the language:
Well, the main reason why most of us find it difficult to concentrate in salah is because we fail to realize the magnanimity of the occasion, fail to realize whom we are speaking to and in most cases, don’t even understand what we are reciting because most of us are not native Arabs.
The best way to develop khushoo is to learn the language. If you don’t find the time or the means to learn Arabic, you can start by learning the meaning of the surahs that you generally recite during prayer. Try listening to the tafseers of those surahs and you will automatically realize the beauty of each letter mentioned in the Glorious Quran, helping you concentrate on every single word being uttered in salah, making you crave for more, insha’Allah.
5. Perfect your relationship with Allah
Allah says:

“… and establish prayer for My remembrance”. (Surah Taha 20:14)

This is the Lord, the All Mighty, All Powerful asking us to pray so that we remember Him?! Is there any moment in your life when you forget your own families or kids? Now, how is it that we forget the Creator, the one who created our families and kids?
You might be wondering why I’m talking about perfecting our relationship with Allah on the same lines as that of khushoo. Ever noticed how close we get with friends when we get to know them better? A phone call or an online chat with them becomes more important than anything else. Imagine how much more engrossed in salah we would be if we could develop the same kind of relationship (if not more) with our Lord ?
Our Rabb provides even after our disobedience, He loves us more than our own mothers do, He descends down during the last part of the night waiting to see if His slaves ask anything from Him, so isn’t it time we perfect our relationship with Him ?
Understanding and allowing His Mercy and Love to enter our hearts will make our hearts humble, filling it with unimaginable love, automatically making us yearn for more chances to speak to the King, the All Merciful and Oft Forgiving, with complete concentration!
Start thinking about Allah throughout the day and it will be easier to talk to Him when you are given 5 chances to do so. Take the first step, and He will come running towards you!
6. Defeat Satan:

“Then I (Satan) will come to them from before them and from behind them and on their right and on their left, and You will not find most of them grateful [to You].” (Surah Al-A’raf 7:17)

Satan has promised to annoy us and take us away from the straight path. We are given a challenge here to submit ourselves to our Lord and not let the Satan win. Salah is probably the most perfect time for Satan to distract us and he does end up succeeding on more occasions than one. Suddenly, an unfinished work seems more important and his whispers start getting louder. Crush the satanic whispers from within.
Stay away from haram, do not waste ‘free’ time, read beneficial books and do not make your mind a piece of meat for Satan to devour upon. Keep Satan at bay when you are not praying and you will automatically be successful in cutting out his whispers while praying insha’Allah.
7. How’s your dua list?
Most of the time, we end up asking the same set of duas with an added ‘demand’ here and there according to the situation we are in. Notice how we always have something new and exciting to share with our friends everyday? But, why is it that we tell the same stuff to our Lord in every single prayer? Speak to Him  with zeal, enthusiasm and humility. Start diversifying your dua list. Increase your time in sujood and make dua, don’t rush to finish tasleem and walk out. Ask dua constantly to increase khushoo levels.
Want to be successful? Here’s how:

“Certainly will the believers have succeeded: They who are during their prayer humbly submissive (khaashi’oon)” (Surah Al-Mu’minun 23: 1-2)

In the aforementioned verses, Allah says those who have attained khushoo (khaashi’oon) are indeed successful. He doesn’t call them religious, He calls them successful. Notice the choice of words here?
When you manage to discipline your nafs, mind and heart in front of the Highest Power, it becomes easy to discipline yourself within the boundaries of Islam while dealing with worldly matters too, making you successful here and in the hereafter!
Know that you’ve experienced a small percentage of khushoo when:

• You can only hear the words which you are uttering to our Lord and nothing else
• When external noises are muted
• When every single worry in your heart ceases to exist
• When the beauty of Allah’s Mercy and the magnanimity of talking to Him fills your heart with awe, so much so that you don’t want to complete your prayer and let the beautiful meeting end,
• When your limbs get soaked in numbness
• When you feel sad that your meeting and one-on-one conversation with Allah is coming to an end during the last rakat
• And, when you cry (without feeling embarrassed that someone might see you), making you yearn for the next salah!

May Allah  make us of those who are successful. May Allah make us of those who are the chosen ones in His eyes. May Allah  allow our hearts to taste the sweetness and beauty of this blessed religion. May Allah  make us of those who develop khushoo in every single prayer we are allowed to perform until our last breath! Ameen.
Please share your suggestions on attaining khushoo in the comments section below, insha’Allah.

1.   Reported by Ahmad and al-Haakim, 1/229; Saheeh al-Jaami’, 997

Piles Treatment with Homeopathy

What are Piles?

Piles, also known as haemorrhoids, are swollen or distended veins and muscle around anus or in anal canal. This is one of the so called surgical diseases where homoeopathy can successfully treat and reduce the use of scissors and give relief and many patients worldwide are enjoying the benefits of homoeopathy.  

Anal canal is a short, muscular tube with blood vessels that connects rectum with anus. Piles can develop when this tissue becomes swollen, possibly as a result of straining on the toilet. Sometimes, piles can be painful and bleed if they become damaged.

Anyone can get piles at any age, but they’re most common in people aged between 45 and 65. Piles are also common during and after pregnancy. They may develop due to changes in the hormones in the body and the increased pressure in abdomen. They usually get better once the baby is born.

Category of Piles:

Internal piles start inside anal canal, but they might hang down and so come out of anus.

• 1st degree piles may bleed but don’t come out of the anus.
• 2^nd degree piles come out of the anus during bowel movement, but go back inside on their own afterwards.
• 3^rd degree piles come out of anus and only go back inside when patients push them in.
• 4^th degree piles are always partly outside the anus and patient can’t push them back in. They may become very swollen and painful if the blood inside them clots.

External piles are swellings that develop further down the anal canal, closer to anus. They can be very painful, especially if they have a blood clot in them.

Main Symptoms of Piles:

Piles don’t always cause pain or other symptoms. Symptoms include:

• bleeding when patients has a bowel movement – patient may see blood on toilet paper or drips in the toilet or on the faeces
• a lump in or around the anus
• a slimy discharge of mucus from the anus, or leaking faeces
• a feeling that bowels haven’t emptied completely
• itchy or sore skin around anus
• pain and discomfort after a bowel movement (in case of external piles)

Diagnosis of Piles:

Doctor will ask about patient’s symptoms and examine the patient. Doctor will feel the rectum by gently inserting a gloved finger into anus. He may also use a proctoscope to look inside the rectum.
Further, patients may need to have a blood test to check if the patients have anaemia. This is a low number of red blood cells in the blood. Anaemia can be a sign that the patient has a more serious condition.
Based on the test results, more tests can be done to rule out other conditions, such as cancer.

Why do piles occur?

Piles may be due to:

• Chronic constipation
• Chronic diarrhea
• Lifting heavy weights
• Pregnancy
• Straining when passing a stool
• Inherited

Allopathic Treatment for Piles?

It is important to remember that allopathic medicines do not cure piles, they only treat the symptoms, reduce the discomfort and itching that many patients experience. A good doctor will initially recommend some lifestyle changes.

Diet - piles can be caused by too much straining when doing bowel movements, which is the result of constipation. A change in diet can help keep the stools regular and soft. This involves eating more fiber, such as fruit and vegetables, or switching the cereal breakfast to bran.

Water is the best drink, and the patient may be advised to increase water consumption. Experts suggest caffeine should be avoided.

Body weight - if the patient is obese, losing weight may help reduce the incidence and severity of hemorrhoids.

Ointments, creams, pads and other OTC medications - some of them contain witch hazel, hydrocortisone, or some other active ingredient which can relieve symptoms of itching and pain.

Corticosteroids - these can reduce inflammation and pain.

Painkillers - ask the pharmacist for suitable painkilling medications, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol).

Laxatives - the doctor may prescribe one if the patient suffers from constipation.

Banding - the doctor places an elastic band around the base of the pile inside the anus, cutting off its blood supply. After a few days the hemorrhoids fall off. This can work for grades 2 and 3 hemorrhoids.

Sclerotherapy - a medicine is injected to make the hemorrhoid shrink - the hemorrhoid eventually shrivels up. This is effective for grades 2 and 3 hemorrhoids, and is a useful alternative to banding.

Infrared coagulation - also referred to as infrared light coagulation. Used for grades 1 or 2 hemorrhoids. A device burns the hemorrhoid tissue.

Surgery - used for particularly large piles, or grades 3 or 4 hemorrhoids. Generally, surgery is used if other procedures were not effective.

Frequently Prescribed Homeopathic Medicines:  

§  Aesculus hippocastanum- is a frequently indicated remedy in piles. There is intense dryness and heat of rectum, sensation of knife like pain, as if full of small sticks, excessive burning in anus. But the main characteristic is that the piles are mostly non bleeding. There is severe backache and extremely irritability which is almost always associated.

§  Aloe socotrina- an wonderful remedy in plies, where the haemorrhoids look like a bunch of grapes, there is constant bearing down sensation, profuse bleeding, sore pain and heat which is relieved by cold water. There is intense itching and burning in anus which prevents sleep. Along with this other peculiar features of aloe like, poor sphincter control, excessive gas and stomach pain, diarrhea are to be searched.

§  Arsenicum album – haemorrhoidal pain is like stitching when walking or sitting but not peculiarly at stool. There is intense burning heat of rectum which is ameliorated by heat. There is extreme weakness and exhaustion in patient.

§  Collinsonia Canadensis – is an excellent medicine for piles in women. Haemorrhoids arising in latter months of pregnancy or delivery. Piles are chronic, painful and bleeding. It is associated with palpitation which often alternates with piles.

§  Hamamelis verginica – medicine most frequently comes in mind when the bleeding is excessive. There is burning, soreness, heaviness, anus feels raw, of bluish appearance and there is backache. There is tendency to haemorrhage from other orifices as well.

§  Ignatia – excellent for grade II or grade III piles. There is prolapse every time after stool which has to be replaced. There are sharp stitches in rectum, more when the stool is loose and remains for hours after stool. Prolapse is easy, even when stooping of lifting something. Mental symptoms of ignatia are to be noted.

§  Muriatic acid – piles in persons with great debility who become extremely exhausted from every attempt at stool. Haemorrhoids blue, swollen, extremely painful and sensitive. So sensitive and sore that even least touch of sheet is uncomfortable. Advance cases where prolapse is easy, even when trying to urinate. There is involuntary passage of stool when patient urinates.

§  Nitric acid – though usually used for piles, it is more popular when it is associated with fissure, as there is intense pain after stool, so painful so as to prevent sitting in chair. Strong smelling urine, peculiar mental irritability and night aggravation are to be matched always. It is a deep acting remedy in fact.

§  Nux vomica – almost exclusively effective for all kinds of piles. Overall Nux picture like the peculiar careless and high life style, lot of addictions, gastric troubles and excessive irritability are enough to select the remedy.

§  Ruta graveolens – for prolapsed grade II, III or IV piles. Prolapse is very easy, on attempting a passage, from slightest stooping, after pregnancy. More frequently indicated for colorectal carcinoma.

§  Sulphur – a deep acting and useful medicine used in many cases of piles when other remedies are not well responding. General indications of sulphur are more useful in selection rather than searching particular symptoms of piles.

§  Syphilinum – useful in piles with prolapse and fissure.  There is a positive syphilitic history, aggravation at night, extreme forgetfulness and an extra ordinary craving for alcohol which is often hereditary.

§  Thuja occidentalis – another useful medicine indicated in cases where there is swollen pile with fissure and excessive pain on sitting. Anus is often surrounded by flat warts.

There are 156 medicines to treat piles. A qualified and experienced Homeopath only knows which one best suits for individual patients. NEVER TREAT YOURSELF.

Other advice:

·        A healthy lifestyle

·        Lot of fibres in diet and minimum spices

·        Regular warm water bath will help patient a lot

·        Never strain at stool to clear your bowel.

·        Avoid laxatives

·        Regular Exercise.

Complications linked to piles

Anemia - hemorrhoids can sometimes cause long-term blood loss, which may lead to anemia.

Stangulated hemorrhoid - the blood supply to an internal hemorrhoid is cut off, causing severe pain, and even gangrene (death of tissue).

Dr. BM Benojir Ahmed

Consultant Homeopath

Cell: +8801733797252

Email: drbenojir@gmail.com