Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Hydrothermic Remedies...

Treatment:

• One tablespoon of charcoal in a glass of water
• Fomentations to upper abdomen
• Neutral Tub Bath at bedtime
• Therapeutic Diet
• Salt Glow for chronic indigestion
• Wet Sheet Pack
• Relaxed Outdoor Exercise

If symptoms persist see a Dr you trust and find the cause

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

In:

• Chronic Gastritis
• Constipation
• Enteroptosis
• Hyperpepsia
• Hypopepsia
• Mania
• Neurasthenia
• Gastric Dilation
• Depression
• Convulsions_in Childhood - 2
• Pernicious Anaemia
• Tuberculosis

Treatment Method:

• Aseptic Diet especially no meat, oils, or sugar (need HCl)
• Fomentations over stomach 1 hour after meals
• Massage when needed, to empty stomach 2 hours after eating

2. only

• Gastric Lavage

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

for chronic cases see Dyspepsia

Problems:

• Abdominal Pain
• Acidosis
• Autointoxication in Dilated Colon
• Celiac Irritation
• Cirrhosis of liver
• Debility
• Dyspepsia
• Emaciation
• Gastric Congestion
• Gastric Dilation
• Inactive Skin
• Toxaemia - due to putrefying animal food in bowels
• Visceral Congestion
• Visceral Irritation

Treatment:

• Tonic
  • Fruit Diet
  • short Cold Shower
  • Hot Foot Bath
• Eliminative
  • in children - take them off cows' milk
  • Water Drinking
  • Gastric Lavage
• Colic in babies - Hot Water Drinking

Problems:

• Hepatic Congestion caused by Celiac Irritation,
  • with painful indigestion - Scotch Epigastric Douche
• Exhaustion

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

In atonic cases:

• Massage
• Sinusoidal Current