This section is from the book "Practical Dietetics With Special Reference To Diet In Disease", by William Gilman Thompson. Also available from Amazon: Practical Dietetics with Special Reference to Diet in Disease.
Most cases require abundant fluid, such as alkaline mineral waters, for the purpose of washing out the pelvis of the kidney, and if there is much irritation or painful micturition, it is well for the patient to be put on an exclusive milk diet after the manner described above for treatment of nephritis in the preceding section.
 
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