Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . omes on from time to time, often associated with acid dys-pepsia, and causes severe griping pains very similar to is a condition which may be due either to fermenta-tion in the intestine or to nervous influences. Persons subjectto it are troubled by noisy action of the stomach and bowels,particularly when the limbs are at rest, and are liable to sufferfrom cold hands and feet, warm and cold flushes, and other signsof bad circulation. NEEVOUS DYSPE
Health knowledge : a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use . omes on from time to time, often associated with acid dys-pepsia, and causes severe griping pains very similar to is a condition which may be due either to fermenta-tion in the intestine or to nervous influences. Persons subjectto it are troubled by noisy action of the stomach and bowels,particularly when the limbs are at rest, and are liable to sufferfrom cold hands and feet, warm and cold flushes, and other signsof bad circulation. NEEVOUS DYSPEPSIA 929 Treatment.—Atonic dyspepsia requires tonics, the use of nu-tritious food of little bulk, change of air and scene, and coldbaths. Spasm is relieved by hotcompresses, mustard plaster to thepit of the stomach as indicated bythe shaded area in the accompany-ing figure, and internally antipyrine(five grains), chloroform-water (atablespoonful), or tincture of vale-rian (twenty drops on sugar). Flat-ulence requires simple food, anavoidance of certain articles of diet,such as green vegetables, and gen-eral tonic !l^ Tincture of Valerian two ouncesBromide of Sodium half ounceChloroform-water one ounceMix. Dose: One teaspoonful in a littlewater, half an hour before eachmeal. Or: 19 Phenacetine and Salol five-grain tablets Dose: One to be taken every three hours. Treatment, to be effective, must be carried out earnestly andpersistently, and should mainly consist of avoidance of excite-ment and mental work, freedom from worry, open air, cold bathsfollowed by friction with a heavy, rough towel—or better, a the patient is delicate, anemic and exhausted, then the **restcure is indicated in preference to the above. The diet should be readily digestible, consisting largely ofmilk, buttermilk, eggs and cereals. The following tonic is excellent: ^ Elixir Iron, Quinine, and Strych-nine four fluid ounces Dose: One teaspoonful in a little water, before meals. 30 930
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