Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

chronic Indigestion, more common in women

Signs

• extreme tenderness of the back
• lumbar sympathetic ganglia - Celiac Irritation
• intercostal nerves

Problems:

• Autointoxication in Dilated Colon
• Celiac Irritation
• Debility
• Emaciation - Oil Rub
• Inactive Skin
• Spinal Irritation - made worse by cold
• Toxaemia
• Visceral Congestion
• Visceral Irritation

Treatment:

• Antiphlogistic and Analgesic
  • Dana's Areas 12
  • Hot and Cold Spinal Pack
  • Dry Friction
  • Cold Douche
  • Sun Bath with sand Air Bath

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Problems:

• pain or discomfort after meals
• Gastric Dilation
• Gastric Hypersecretion - infrequent and only in early stages
• Gastroptosis
• Inactive Gastric Glands
• Inactive Intestinal Glands
• Low Motility
• Gas
• Constipation

In:

• Splanchnic Neurasthenia same treatment
• Anaemia

General measures as well as local are necessary.

Aim at general increase in tone of digestive glands and muscles

Use:

• Peptogenics

30 min before a meal:

• 200mls of cold or ice-water or
• Ice Bag over stomach for 10min

After the meal: hot application especially:

• Hot and Cold Abdominal Pack or Fomentations

2-3 hours after the meal:

• Hot Foot Bath or
• Scotch Compress to abdomen or
• Spinal Alternate Applications followed by
• Graduated Tonic Cold -essential -in morning -progress quickly
  • especially - Cold Mitten Friction or Cold Towel Rub
• or Alternate Douche to spine, liver, legs and feet

Overnight:

• Wet Girdle in some cases - should be dry by morning

• Aseptic Diet
• exercise
• rest
• Rural environment - outdoor lifestyle