Appendicitis

HYD

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Only use while waiting for surgery

Problems

  • Congestion of Appendix

Treatment

Contra-indications:

JHK

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

If relief is not rapid, rush to doctor

  • Bed Rest, withhold all food
  • large Hot Enema every 6 hours
  • Fomentations 15 min every hour with...
    • Heating Compress 15°C changed 10 min,,during interval
    • as inflammation subsides prolong interval between Fomentations and change compress less frequently
    • continue with Fomentations each night and Compress overnight for as long as inflamed

In Typhoid Fever :

Problems:

JHK

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

GKA

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Use hydrotherapy to temporarily relieve pain or while waiting for surgery. This disease almost always requires surgery.

If the appendix is not yet ruptured treatment will almost instantly relieve the pain.

Acute stage:

Derivative

When temperature normal, tenderness subsided...

Chronic:

should be operated on...