Diet In Dyspepsia And Other Diseases Of The Stomach And Bowels | by William Tibbles
An elementary treatise on their dietetic and hygienic management
| Title | Diet In Dyspepsia And Other Diseases Of The Stomach And Bowels |
| Author | William Tibbles |
| Publisher | The Scientific Press, Limited |
| Year | 1913 |
| Copyright | 1913, The Scientific Press, Limited |
| Amazon | 4 Weeks to Healthy Digestion |
By William Tibbles, M.D., L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., L.S.A. Medical Officer Of Health For Melton Mowbray Rural District, Author Of "Food And Hygiene," "Foods: Their Origin And Composition," "The Theory Of Ions," Etc.
Preface- As a nation is made up of individuals which are mutually interdependent, so the human body is made of organs which depend upon the smooth working of each other to establish a harmonious whole. It was ...
- Chapter I. Digestion
- short time; that is, until the gastric juice is secreted in sufficient quantity to stop its action. The salivary ferment only acts in an alkaline medium, but the gastric juice is acid, and the permeat...
- Digestion. Part 2
- The peristaltic movements of the stomach begin soon after the completion of the meal, and occur every fifteen or twenty seconds. They are due to muscular contractions which pass like a wave towards th...
- Digestion. Part 3
- Bread, biscuits, cakes, and puddings, if they have been carefully masticated, readily form an emulsion in the stomach and are thus prepared for complete digestion in the bowels. The less mastication s...
- Chapter II. Indigestion
- The most common dyspeptic trouble, and probably the most common human ailment, consists of the group of symptoms usually denominated indigestion or dyspepsia. No account of the diseases of the aliment...
- Chapter III. Pain In Dyspepsia
- A few of the symptoms of dyspepsia require a more detailed consideration. Any pain in the region of the stomach, and especially when associated with the consumption of food, is a dyspepsia. But all pa...
- Chapter IV. The Relief Of Pain In Dyspeptic Cases
- There are many cases in which much can be done at least to relieve pain. In chronic gastric catarrh, the disease is sometimes intercurrent with some other affection, probably considered to be far more...
- Chapter V. Vomiting
- Vomiting is a reflex act produced by many causes. It is a very complex performance, and it is governed by one of the nerve centres in the medulla. The vomiting centre is easily excited by various th...
- Vomiting. Continued
- In cancer of the stomach, vomiting is one of the chief symptoms; but it occurs at irregular periods and gives no relief from pain. If the cancer obstructs the pylorus, the passage of the food will be ...
- Chapter VI. The Relief Of Vomiting
- In order to avoid confusion the treatment of vomiting from these various causes should be carried out as far as possible on general lines. It would be rather puzzling to the reader if a separate treat...
- Vomiting Of Pregnancy
- The sickness of pregnancy is one of the commonest forms of morning sickness. As a general rule morning sickness is due either to pregnancy, gastro-duodenal catarrh, or alcoholism. These conditions s...
- Vomiting In Sick Headache
- Females are more prone to sick headache than males. The attack frequently comes on early in the morning. The patient gets out of bed feeling dull and indisposed for mental or bodily exertion; she look...
- The Vomiting Of Blood
- The term haematemesis or vomiting of blood is applied to bringing blood up from the stomach, no matter what the source may be. Haematemesis may be due to bleeding of the stomach or parts of the body s...
- Chapter VII. Acute Gastric Catarrh; Acute Gastritis
- This disease is commonly called inflammation of the stomach. As a matter of fact it is an acute catarrh similar to that which occurs in the nose. But the surface of the stomach is so much larger that ...
- Acute Gastric Catarrh; Acute Gastritis. Continued
- It is extremely doubtful whether any form of meat juice, meat extract, or other substance derived from meat ought to be given in the acute stage of the disease; because all these things stimulate a se...
- Gastro-Intestinal Catarrh In Children
- Children of all ages are liable to gastric disturbances. These are sometimes, but not always, due to the food. Infants are very sensitive to atmospheric changes: heat, cold, damp, bad ventilation, and...
- Chapter VIII. Chronic Gastric Catarrh; Chronic Gastritis
- As a primary disease, chronic gastric catarrh is due to the same causes as the acute form. It is a common consequence of influenza and the fevers. It may also follow an attack or recurrent attacks of ...
- Chronic Gastric Catarrh; Chronic Gastritis. Continued
- In mild cases of chronic gastric catarrh there should be no special limitation of the amount of food. It must, however, be of the right kind and quality. In the majority of cases the articles permitte...
- More Serious Cases Of Chronic Gastric Catarrh
- Some cases require more careful dieting than the former, and various modes of dietetic treatment have been adopted. They must therefore receive some consideration. Two important indications arise duri...
- Chapter IX. Acid Dyspepsia
- There are two forms of acid dyspepsia. In one the normal acid of the gastric juice (hydrochloric acid) is in excess ; in the other various organic acids present in the food or arising from fermentatio...
- Acid Dyspepsia. Part 2
- If the medical attendant decides to exclude all starch, sugar, and other forms of carbohydrate food from the diet, there are several courses open to him. He may prescribe the Salisbury diet, consistin...
- Acid Dyspepsia. Part 3
- The dietetic treatment of such cases requires to be carefully considered. So long as the motor-power of the stomach remains good the patient may be allowed such animal foods as will readily and quickl...
- Chapter X. Atony And Dilatation Of The Stomach
- The dyspepsia may end in a decided loss of tone and weakness of the muscular apparatus of the stomach. This is called atony, or motor insufficiency. The technical sign of the condition is the discover...
- Atony And Dilatation Of The Stomach. Part 2. The Treatment
- The condition of general debility which underlies atony of the stomach must be attacked. This is the more important in all those cases which are not the direct result of the abuse of food and drink. R...
- Atony And Dilatation Of The Stomach. Part 3
- There are some cases of atonic dilatation more difficult to treat. These especially follow severe illness, neurasthenia, prolonged mental exhaustion, worry, and anxiety. The treatment of these cases m...
- Chapter XI. Cancer Of The Stomach
- Cancer may affect the entrance, the exit, or any intermediate part of the stomach, but it more often affects one of the openings than elsewhere. Cancer of the stomach is essentially a disease of the l...
- II. Cancer Of The Stomach
- II. Cancer of the Stomach, like that of the oesophagus, seldom affects anyone under fifty years of age. Little is known about the antecedents of such a case, but there are reasons for suspecting the p...
- Chapter XII. Ulcer Of The Stomach And Duodenum
- Why does not the stomach digest itself? This question has been asked for centuries, many theories have been propounded to explain it, and still the puzzle remains. If an artificial gastric juice be pr...
- The Treatment Of Gastric And Duodenal Ulcers
- In no class of cases is more benefit derived from the rest cure than in ulcers of the stomach. But the treatment should be carried out with thoroughness. Less than that is useless in any case coming...
- The Treatment Of Gastric And Duodenal Ulcers. Continued
- In this period nothing should be swallowed. Some physicians allow their patients to take little bits of ice, iced water, Vichy, and other alkaline waters. One eminent physician says the patient may ha...
- Chapter XIII. Rectal Feeding
- Rectal feeding is an artificial method of giving food to a patient. It is adopted in cases of acute gastric catarrh, ulcer of the stomach and duodenum, in states of unconsciousness, such as apoplexy, ...
- Chapter XIV. Intestinal Indigestion
- Mal-digestion in the bowels is very common. The food may be prepared in the mouth and stomach too imperfectly for its complete digestion in the bowels. All foods are liable to undergo putrefaction in ...
- Treatment Of Intestinal Flatulence
- It is advisable that patients who are much troubled by this symptom of intestinal indigestion should avoid the foods which are most liable to be decomposed in this manner. In particular, the amount of...
- Intestinal Auto-Intoxication
- It has been stated that the products of indigestion in the bowels are (a) gases and acids, (b) toxins. The former have been considered. It has also been shown why auto-intoxication does not constantly...
- Intestinal Auto-Intoxication. Continued
- The general treatment of auto-intoxication consists of regulation of the diet to suit the condition. The food must be as free as possible from injurious bacterial organisms. It is, of course, impossib...
- Constipation
- People who are afflicted by habitual constipation suffer from headache, loss of appetite, foul breath, and many signs of indigestion. The term constipation is a relative one. One daily evacuation of...
- Diarrhea
- Like constipation, diarrhcea is a relative term. People who are regularly moved once a day would consider several movements to constitute diarrhcea. Other people are usually moved as many times a day ...
- The Treatment Of Diarrhea
- A discovery of the cause often gives a clear indication of the method which should be adopted in the treatment. When it is known that the ailment arises from the consumption of some article of food, t...
- Chapter XV. Intestinal Catarrh
- Intestinal catarrh may be acute or chronic and effect a small or large portion of the small intestines or the colon. Acute intestinal catarrh is almost always attended by diarrhea, is due to the same ...
- Treatment Of Catarrh Of The Small Intestines
- The diet of people who suffer from intestinal catarrh is of the greatest importance. Everything likely to irritate the mucous membrane should be avoided. All food must be completely masticated, and no...
- Sprue Or Psilosis
- Sprue is a disease belonging to this group which should have special mention. It is a chronic and insidious catarrh affecting the whole of the alimentary canal. It occurs chiefly in adults who have re...
- Catarrh Of The Colon
- The catarrh may be more or less confined to the colon, or attention may be drawn to the colon because the evidences are more pronounced than in catarrh of the duodenum, jejunum, or ileum. These cases,...
- Catarrh Of The Colon. Continued
- The food required by patients suffering from catarrh of the large intestine, mucous or membranous colitis, etc., should be that already given in detail for the treatment of catarrh of the small intest...
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