Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

24 hour fast to cut down acid production, then...

• Therapeutic Diet, strictly nothing between meals
• Aloe vera juice for pain
• Push water between meals
• Chew food thoroughly
• Eliminate irritants eg, tobacco, alcohol, caffeine,sweets, vinegar, spices, baking powder.
• Take a vacation with only light exercise, and regular routine.
• Alternate Compress to Abdomen
• charcoal and Olive Oil Poultice between treatments. (Charcoal and olive oil in equal parts)

If Ulcer is bleeding substitute:-

• very hot Fomentations 2min to Abdomen, followed by
  • Ice Massage
• Ulcers can be cured by changes in lifestyle...

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

General Method:

• Bed Rest
• No food by mouth - IV feeding 2 weeks
• Fomentations over stomach 2x daily or
• Revulsive Compress 3 x daily or hot Spinal Douche then...
  • protected Heating Compress during interval
• Graduated Tonic Cold
• Bland Aseptic Liquid

Clinical Problems:

• Abdominal Pain
• Vomiting
• Gastric Haemorrhage

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Debility
• Gastric Hypersecretion
• Gastric Pain
• Visceral Irritation - Wet Girdle

Treatment:

Analgesic

• Hot Douche
• Scotch Epigastric Douche
• for chronic pain - very hot Epigastric Douche

Mildest Tonic

• Begin with Fan Douche

Contra-indications:

• Cold Douche

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

also applies to duodenal ulcers

Problems:

• Gastric Haemorrhage
• Analgesics to relieve pain:

If there is haemorrhage...

• crushed ice by mouth or Ice Bag over stomach

If no haemorrhage (and this is often when pain is worse)...

• very hot Fomentations to epigastrium followed by
  • Wet Girdle or Wet Sheet Pack to trunk only these relieve pain by relaxing stomach and peristaltic muscles

Contra-indications: if bleeding

• abdominal Massage
• abdominal electrotherapy
• most Peptogenics