In constitutional treatment, changes evolve slowly over a period of weeks or months. Traditional medicine trains us to see all illness as acute and therefore in need of immediate attention. Often we seek alternative care because these treatments do not have a truly curative effect and the complaint continues to return. Earaches, colds, asthma and diarrhea are treated with powerful drugs which temporarily relieve the symptoms. It may appear that at this point the complaint is an acute condition though in reality you may have the case of chronic colds which reoccur for six months to a year or longer.
Homeopathy seeks to remove the underlying weakness in the body.
This is what is meant by constitutional treatment. If the body has been previously exposed to recurrent treatments which sought to suppress symptomatology rather than, stimulate the immune system, homeopathy will take time to establish a curative effect. Continued use of antibiotics, vaccinations and steroids will ultimately lower our vitality. Our bodies are particularly vulnerable to these medicines. The stronger the body is the faster it will respond to the treatment.