In addition to the general toxasmic state due to the tuberculous poison, we have to consider the inflamed, and it may be ulcerated, surface present in the bowel. Abdominal pain and diarrhoea are the chief symptoms. Nourishment in the blandest possible form should be given, and of such a kind as not to excite excessive peristalsis. To fulfil these requirements the foodstuffs must be fairly completely absorbed, and leave only a small amount of residue. The total bulk of food must be small, and the amount of fluid restricted. The food should be given in small quantity, at frequent intervals.

Milk must be given in small quantities, and is best pancreatised, or given with Benger's food or Allenbury's, which when prepared is partly digested and incapable of producing a hard curd.

Eggs are very suitable, and can be used freely. They may be given raw, lightly boiled, or poached, or in the form of custard, omelet, or souffle.

Cheese, if carefully dissolved and the acid neutralised with bicarbonate of soda, can then be used in the formation of many savoury dishes.

1 See also "Abdominal Tuberculosis," p. 441.

Cream and butter should be given freely, and largely replace the carbohydrate as suppliers of energy.

Fish of the lighter varieties and carefully prepared, is useful (pp. 60, 207, 303).

Raze meat, either in soup, milk, or as sandwiches, is one of the best foods; raw-meat juice is easily absorbed, and leaves very little residue.

Underdone meat, as chop, steak, or slice from roast, mutton, or beef, is also easily digested. Well-done meat is not so easily digested.

Proprietary meat juices of various kinds (see p. 165), given in liberal amount, are very suitable articles of foodstuff.

Clear meat consomme may be allowed in a small amount, also home-made meat jelly and essences (p. 77).

Bread should be dry or toasted, and some of the "infant" rusks and plain biscuits (cracknels), eaten with butter, are allowable.

The best class of puddings are custards, omelets, souffles, creams, and jelly; some of the lighter milk puddings are also permissible.

Tea, coffee, or pancreatised cocoa may be taken as a flavouring agent for the milk.

All the bulky foodstuffs, as porridge and other cereals, green and root vegetables, suet puddings, pastry, and fruit, are inadmissible.

The casein preparations are apt to set up diarrhoea. An illustrative diet sheet is here given: - Dietary.

6 A.M. - Two teaspoonfuls of Wyeth's beef juice in 2 ounces milk. Breakfast - Milk, 8 ounces, with coffee. Egg omelet, or lightly boiled egg. Toast and butter, roll, or two rusks. 11 a.m. - Soup with 1/4 lb. raw beef, in all 8 ounces; or milk with 2 raw eggs. Lunch - Milk, 8 ounces.

Underdone roast-meat or raw-meat sandwiches; or Chicken cream, made with egg and cream.

Roll or toast.

Pudding, custard, cream (2 1/2 ounces), junket ; 01

Savoury with cheese.

4.30 P.M. - Milk-tea; or Benger's food, with one or more raw eggs. Toast and butter.

Dinner

Steamed fish (small helping), or savoury custard. Underdone chop or steak (small helping). Sweet pudding, with cream (2 1/2 ounces); or Cheese pudding.

10 p.m. - Meat juice; or Bovril, milk; or Benger's food.