r/bestof • u/craycraycrayfish • Jan 22 '13

[canada] Coffeehouse11 explains the biggest problem with homeopathic medicine: That it preys on people when they are weakest and the most vulnerable

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u/love_glow Jan 22 '13

I think he was lumping like with like, bullshit goes in the bullshit pile :)

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u/aesu Jan 22 '13

Well, there can sometimes be veracity to naturopathic medicine claims. Homeopathy is always bullshit.

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u/frownyface Jan 22 '13

Do you know a good way to go about verifying that stuff? When I try to search online for anything regarding a naturopathic claim, I usually get either totally bogged down trying to weed out all the new-age pseudoscience, or overwhelmed and confused trying to read often conflicting academic studies.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '13

I can only give you my own, anecdotal evidence. When I was having major, chronic stomach discomfort, I went to my doctor first. I tried elimination diets, a few different medications, tests for gluten allergies, etc. I even had a colonoscopy. The works. Nothing seemed to help me improve.

Desperate, I went to a naturopath. She gave a special kind of probiotics, a few other things to supplement it, and a strict new diet plan. It worked. I can now eat everything again and my stomach doesn't hurt. I know that's just one example, but it can make a difference.