Clinical lectures on the surgical diseases of the urinary organs . m. J3 SCALE of glycerine, powdered soap, and water with 1 per cent, ofphenol or naphthol, is a clean and efficient lubricant. 96 GENERAL TREATMENT OF ENLARGED PROSTATE The general, or hygienic, treatment is most diet should be light, simple, and nutritious. Vegetablesand fruit, particularly baked or stewed apples, should betaken regularly; but tomatoes, asparagus, and rhubarbshould be avoided, as they act as irritants to the urinarytract. The less stimulants taken the better. The clothingmust be adapted to avoid c
Clinical lectures on the surgical diseases of the urinary organs . m. J3 SCALE of glycerine, powdered soap, and water with 1 per cent, ofphenol or naphthol, is a clean and efficient lubricant. 96 GENERAL TREATMENT OF ENLARGED PROSTATE The general, or hygienic, treatment is most diet should be light, simple, and nutritious. Vegetablesand fruit, particularly baked or stewed apples, should betaken regularly; but tomatoes, asparagus, and rhubarbshould be avoided, as they act as irritants to the urinarytract. The less stimulants taken the better. The clothingmust be adapted to avoid cold; the patient should be swathedin flannel. Sitting on cold or wet seats should be particu-larly avoided, to guard against congestion oi the daily warm bath, best taken at bedtime, promotes theaction of the skin and relieves local congestion about theprostatic region. The most important part ^( the generaltreatment is the regulation of the bowels. If they becomeat all constipated the urinary symptoms are should, therefore, be take
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