The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . en the conditionof the patient warrants, the diet should be gradually increased. Plenty of purewater must be given. If diarrhea continues and bids fair to be exhausting, two tofour drops of paregoric, with four drops of aromatic sulphuric acid or gr. iij to vbismuth subnitrate, may be tried. The paregoric should not be repeated, how-ever, until the effects of the first dose have entirely disappeared. The bismuthmay be repeated as indicated. 6. Constipation.—The term constipation in young children signi
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . en the conditionof the patient warrants, the diet should be gradually increased. Plenty of purewater must be given. If diarrhea continues and bids fair to be exhausting, two tofour drops of paregoric, with four drops of aromatic sulphuric acid or gr. iij to vbismuth subnitrate, may be tried. The paregoric should not be repeated, how-ever, until the effects of the first dose have entirely disappeared. The bismuthmay be repeated as indicated. 6. Constipation.—The term constipation in young children signifies any delaybeyond the normal period in the passage of fecal matter. Etiology: Anatomi-cally the formation and disposition of the colon predispose to constipation. Itsrelative length is greater than in the adult, its walls are relatively weaker, andtheir physiological activity is not fully developed. Congenital abnormalities, suchas narrowing of the lumen of the gut, are rare causes in infancy. Among theexciting causes, which include deficient glandular secretion, excessive perspira-. FiG. 1033. — GlassRectal Syringe. Fig. 1034.—RubberRectal Syringe. 854 THE PATHOLOGY OF THE NEWLY BORN. tion, inflammatory conditions, and frequent purgations, we find that improperfeeding and lack of general muscular tone furnish the majority of cases. Themothers milk may be deficient in fats, while artificially prepared foods are notonly lacking in the proper amount of fat, but are also often too easily digested,leaving but little residue to form the basis of a proper stool. Too great a quantityof proteids or an insufficient fluid supply will also lead to constipation. Ricketsis a potent cause. Symptoms: The number and character of the stools in eachtwenty-four hours give the most reliable information concerning the alimentaryprocesses. In the newly bom one or even two or three stools each day do notpreclude the existence of constipation when the movements are drier and flrmerand more lu
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