Give only stomach digested foods at first - white of egg and water, or whey, Meiggs' food, followed by modified milk, if mouth feeding is allowable. As the patient progresses, add barley water to plain milk; German flour gruel; rice water and milk; milk and vichy; albuminized milk; nut milk; fruit gelose; mutton broth cooked with barley and strained; Bartholow's Food; soup a la Reine; cocoa made from the nibs; a little weak tea. During convalescence follow the diet given for convalescing typhoid patients.

Avoid all vegetable foods, breads, coffee, cereals, fruits, except orange and grape juice; sweets; toast; fatty foods, except a little cream; cheese; meats except chopped beef or mutton; rich soups, tomato especially, and sea foods.