Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Causes

Treatment:

• Charcoal for Diarrhoea
• Large Charcoal Poultice to abdomen.
• Ice Pack to lower abdomen.
• Limit diet to bananas, blended fresh apple without core or skin, smooth zwieback, potato,or rice. Avoid fibre
• One tablespoon of corn flour in one glass of water

If these measures do not promptly control the diarrhoea, consult your doctor immediately. Loss of water and normal body chemicals can be extremely serious, especially in small children.

For severe cases see Cholera

For chronic cases:

• Neutral Tub Bath especially associated with Anxiety
• Cold Sitz Bath

If fever or cramping persists or diarrhea does not clear in 24 hours see a Doctor to determine the cause.

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

In:

• Gastroenteritis
• Chronic Diarrhoea
• Hyperthyroidism
• Rheumatic Fever
• Meningitis
• Mumps
• Lobar Pneumonia
• Influenza
• Heroin, Opium and Cocaine
• Tea and Coffee use Neutral Enema
• Typhoid Fever
• Scarlet Fever - Enema 24-27°C
• Smallpox
• Cholera
• Tuberculosis

Treatment Method:

• Hot Enema 40-46°C 1 ltr, then Cold 21°C 500ml or copious
  • Neutral Enema 35°C or after each bowel movement then...
  • Fomentations to abdomen 15 min every 2 hours if pain and tenderness then...
  • Abdominal Heating Compress, 15°C, changed every 20-30 min

If skin is cold:

• Hot Tub Bath 5 min followed by short Cold Towel Rub
  • or Hot Leg Pack
• Fruit Juice diet for 1-2 days

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

Problems:

• Visceral Irritation
  • treat with Abdominal Heating Compress

Problems:

• Nervous System Irritability
• Toxaemia

Treat Visceral Congestion

Treatment:

• hot Rectal Lavage
• very hot Epigastric Douche
• Scotch Abdominal Douche
• Prolonged Cold Sitz

Painful:

• Simultaneous Scotch Douche

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Problems:

• Irritable Rectum with tenesmus
• Intestinal Colic

In acute cases in children and adults whether due to dietary indiscretions or acute intestinal infection Use:

• Hot Enema