MEDICAL NOTES.
INDIGESTION.
One of the commonest forms of dyspepsia is that in which many of the symptoms are connected with the fermentation of undigested food. Burning pains, flatulence, a feeling of tightness, vomiting, loss of appetite, and foul tongue are among the signs and symptoms most common. In such cases it is well to avoid tea, cake, pastry, and to limit the amount of bread, milk, eggs and meat. Pure water is the best drink. After each meal, one of the following powders should be taken :—Bicarbonate of soda, x drachm ; magnes. hydrat., x drachm ; white sugar, drachms; prepared chalk, idrachms; essence of aniseed, 15 minims. Mix. Make 12 powders. Another of these powders may be taken two hours after each meal. If constipation is present, one or two 5-grain pills should be taken each night.
TREATMENT OF ASTHMA.
The inhalation of fumes of burning nitre paper or specially prepared powders, or of cigarettes, is the popular remedy for the attacks of asthma. In many cases it gives relief, in some marked relief. The powders consist of stramonium and nitre chiefly ; the one used at the hospital contains one part each of anise and nitre, two parts of stramonium leaves, and five grains of tobacco to the ounce ; one teaspoonful to be burnt on a plate and the fumes inhaled. The cigarettes used are a manufactured article containing stramonium leaves, nitre and tobacco ; they relieve the attacks sometimes when the powder fails. A pill containing morphine and atropine sulphate, given at bedtime, is sometimes useful. Extract of stramonium grain) may be substituted for the atropine.
DYSPEPTICS,
A well known doctor advises dyspeptics to drink before meals, but does not forbid all drink at meals. The best drinks in his opinion are warm, such as weak tea. Dyspeptics should never drink for three hours after meals, for even a healthy stomach does not get rid of the food in that time. This is the general schedule that this doctor gives bis patients : A dyspeptic who lunches at noon and dines at 7.30 should drink five or six ounces of hot liquid at 11,30 a.m., not more than two or three ounces with the lunch ; five or six ounces at 7 p.m., and not more than two or three ounces at dinner, in addition to the liquid of such soups as be finds agree with him. He may also take a hot drink when rising. From such a regimen, according to the doctor, every dyspeptic, no matter what he the form of his trouble, will derive real benefit.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1281, 6 August 1914, Page 4
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427MEDICAL NOTES. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1281, 6 August 1914, Page 4
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