The Chicago Medical Examiner, 1870, Vol. 11

Download or read book The Chicago Medical Examiner, 1870, Vol. 11 written by N. S. Davis and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-17 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Chicago Medical Examiner, 1870, Vol. 11: A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Educational, Scientific, and Practical Interests of the Medical Profession In regard to constipation, something has been said, but much more should be said than I have space for. For the most part, persons become constipated by carelessness and inattention, thus forming an irregular habit; the bowels become distended and weakened, and relaxed, thereby perpetuating the condition. In our directions to such persons, we should impress upon them the necessity of forming a regular habit of evacuating the bow els, at a regular time, and that they should let nothing hinder them from attending to' it, and that it is as easy to form a regu lar habit as an irregular one. All that can be done in this way, or by diet, or exercise, or drink, or by the use of our seedy berries and acid fruits, will be better done than by the use of medicines. The use of purgatives, and, particularly, of the thousand and one pills found in every drug-store, are a prolific cause of constipation, and their use is not only unphilosophical but reprehensible. Yet it will often be found necessary to empty the bowels; and if the faeces are uniformly dry, a saline laxative will be indicated, and of these, the sulphate of mag nesia is the best. If it is administered with a little sulphuric acid it will not disappoint you. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.