Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Treatment:

• Therapeutic Fever body temperature to 40.5°C, 2½ hours, 3x weekly, 1 month
• Sun Bath
• Walking after meals

To Stop Bleeding...

• hot Enemas 46-50°C

For Inflammation...

• Charcoal Poultice and drinking charcoal Slurry water
• Cold Compress over abdomen 5 min

For Pain...

• Light Fomentations to abdomen with Hot Foot Bath
• Warm Enema 41°C

See also:

• Peptic Ulcer
• Diarrhoea

Contra-indications:

• Cold Sitz Bath

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

To thoroughly remove the mucous cast covering the mucous membrane (always painful as mucous membrane is left raw and unprotected) i.e, exosmosis by

• first... clean bowel with low and high Enema then
• hypertonic saline Enema i.e, double amount of salt for normal saline or ½teaspoon of Epson salts per litre introduced by high bowel catheter or
• ordinary Enema in knee-chest position. use 500ml-1lt at a time, retained as long as possible (not long usually 20-30min)
• treat pain with abdominal Fomentations then
• treat weakness with Cold Mitten Friction

Repeat 3x/week until no mucous brought away, usually 3-6 weeks then cease all Enemas and begin general Tonics.. see below...

• honey, molasses or soap suds and molasses Enema may be used in place of saline Enema

General tonic later in treatment after enemas cease...

• in morning Hot Foot Bath with abdominal Fomentations or
• Scotch Compress or followed by Cold Mitten Friction
• in afternoon Spinal Alternate Applications followed by:
  • Cold Towel Rub or
  • general Massage avoiding the abdomen this leads to a rapid weight and strength gain.
• treat underlying Neurasthenia by rest and proper diet
• Heating Pelvic Pack