Practical observations on some of the diseases of the rectum, anus, and contiguous textures : giving their nature, seat, causes, symptoms, consequences, and prevention, especially addressed to the non-medical reader . a . the Membrane protruded,b. the SpliinclenVfuscJo^ a. the Bowel protruded PROLAPSUS OF THE RECTUM. 193 straining efforts at stool in the sitting posture. This is acommon cause, and all persons having a tendency to pro-lapsus recti should always have their stools either standing,lying, or sitting on a chair, so high as to prevent their feetfrom reaching the ground; their
Practical observations on some of the diseases of the rectum, anus, and contiguous textures : giving their nature, seat, causes, symptoms, consequences, and prevention, especially addressed to the non-medical reader . a . the Membrane protruded,b. the SpliinclenVfuscJo^ a. the Bowel protruded PROLAPSUS OF THE RECTUM. 193 straining efforts at stool in the sitting posture. This is acommon cause, and all persons having a tendency to pro-lapsus recti should always have their stools either standing,lying, or sitting on a chair, so high as to prevent their feetfrom reaching the ground; their bowels should never beevacuated in any other posture, as either of these positionswill keep the trunk erect, and moderate the force of theexpulsive efforts. The usual sitting posture renders thepressure of the diaphragm most direct upon the contents ofthe pelvis, and thus favors the descent of the bowel. Con-stipation of the bowels is a common cause, as it requiresprotracted straining to expel the hard faeces ; all drasticpurgatives, such as aloes, &c.; colic; prolapsus uteri; par-turition ; stricture of the urethra; stone in the bladder;violent coughing; sneezing; enlargement of the prostategland; hemorrhoidal tumors; ascarides (worms) whichnestle in the rectum, a
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