It is likely that you may not have experience in diagnosing and treating the following medical conditions, so if in any doubt do not hesitate to contact a doctor as soon as possible.
Symptoms: Burning pain in the stomach and throat, nausea, excessive thirst, great pain when food is taken, distension, flatulence; restlessness and anxiety; a quick, hard, and contracted pulse; delirium and fainting; cold clammy sweats; hiccup; and coldness of the extremities.
Causes.—Acid substances taken into the stomach and indigestible articles of diet; cold liquors being taken while the body is heated; obstructed perspiration; and poisonous drugs.
Treatment.—Foment the stomach with hot cloths in a tea of Hemlock and Camomile; bathe the feet, then apply hot bricks to them, and let the patient perspire, prior to which administer a tea of Capsicum and Raspberry Leaves. If the bowels are costive give an enema of Valerian in Barley Water sweetened with treacle.
A vomit must not be given, and nausea must be remedied as soon as possible; the patient must be kept warm. The food must be light and the drink mucilaginous, as Barley Water, Hollyhock, Marshmallows, Sarsaparilla concoction.
Inflammation Of The Intestines or Enteritis.— Symptoms: Much the same as in gastritis: pains in the abdomen, vomiting, costiveness, fever, a quick, hard pulse, pain increased with pressure, especially about the navel, thirst, anxiety, the urine obstructed. The causes are the same generally as in the last disease.
Treatment.—Foment the abdomen with hot cloths dipped in concoction of Camomile, Hops, Yarrow, and Sage; let the patient perspire profusely. The bowels must be moved by injections as in gastritis. Relieve the griping by the constant fomentations on the pains. As great danger attends this disease, every precaution must be attended to. The disease returns from slight causes, the greatest circumspection will be requisite after recovery. Keep the bowels open. The patient must refrain from cold exposures and keep from getting wet in the feet.
Inflammation of the liver of hepatitis. Causes: The same as in most other inflammations: application of cold, external injuries, violent exercise, intense summer heats, high living, wearing cold damp linen, intermittent fevers, the too frequent fevers, the too frequent use of vinous and spirituous liquors, derangement of the digestive organs, hot spicy aliment, and obstinate hypochondriacal affections, etc.
Symptoms.—Acute pain in the right side, extending to the shoulder bone, costiveness, a degree of fever, difficulty of breathing, loathing of food, great thirst, yellow countenance, and livid colour about the eyes.
Treatment.—Abstain from hard and indigestible food, spirituous liquors.. If the skin remain dry and hot, give the diaphoretic of equal parts of Balm, Centaury, Mint, and Yarrow.
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