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Unforeseen disruption of the normal course of things; inopportune
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CONSTIPATION. Causes
CONVULSIONS, IN CHILDREN
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Consomme
Clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich. ...
CONSTIPATION
Correct diet and habits. Bryonia 2X dil. Nux Vomica 3X trit. (tablet form). Sulphur 6X trit. (tablet form). Opium 6X dilution. Taken 4 times daily. ...
CONSTIPATION
Fluid Extract Cascara Sagrada 1 ounce Fluid Extract Wahoo 1 ounce Neutralizing Cordial 2 ounces Mix. Dose: One-half teaspoonful three times a day (more or less). This prescription is one of Dr. John Pitzer's...
Constipation
The enlarging womb pressing upon the rectum and also irregularity in diet causes constipation at this time. Daily free bowel movements are necessary to prevent the kidneys from overworking. As stated before, the diet should be strictly regulated. Cascar...
Constipation Corrections of Errors in Diet
This is one of the necessary features in the treatment. All kinds of foods known to disagree should be discarded. The foods should be easily digested. In children the diet should be rich in fats, albuminoids and sugar, but poor in starches. A reasonabl...
Constipation is the Rule
Neuralgias in different parts of the body, especially in the face and teeth, are common. Palpitation of the heart and difficulty in breathing may be experienced. A discharge from the vagina is almost always present, due to the increased circulation in t...
Constipation, an Effective Remedy for
"Chop fine a half-pound seeded raisins and one ounce of senna leaves together; mix with a half ounce powdered sulphur in air-tight jar. Chew a piece the size of a walnut every night." ...
Constipation, an Old Tried Remedy for
"One ounce of cream of tartar and two ounces of salts; pour quart of boiling water over mixture and stir till dissolved; drain off and take a wineglassful every morning." The cream of tartar is a good blood purifier and the salts carry off all impuriti...
Constipation, Baby, Juice from Prunes for
"Give baby a teaspoonful of juice from cooked dried prunes whenever a laxative is needed." This remedy will be found useful, not only for infants, but older children as well. When old enough let them eat the pulp as well as the juice. ...
Constipation, Bran as a Cure for
"Take each night two dessertspoonfuls of bran. Take a spoonful at a time and chew it slowly and thoroughly and swallow." This simple remedy has been known to cure cases of long standing if kept up faithfully for a while. ...
CONSTIPATION. Causes
1. Mechanical obstruction. 2. Defective motion of the bowels. 3. Deficient bowel secretions. 4. Other causes. Mechanical obstruction. Anything that will hinder the free and easy passage of the feces (bowel contents). Too tight external sphincter...
Contretemps
Unforeseen disruption of the normal course of things; inopportune occurrence. ...
CONVULSIONS, IN CHILDREN
Belladonna 3X dil. Ten drops in a half glass of water, one teaspoonful every half hour to one hour. Flushed face with wandering look, half open, staring eyes. Chamomilla 2X dil. Spasms during teething, screaming, tossing, restless sleep, irritable cr...
CONVULSIONS. (Eclampsia)
All forms of convulsions may occur during pregnancy. They may occur during pregnancy and during labor. These are usually the result of kidney trouble. The attacks occur most often during the last three months of pregnancy. Their frequency is one to thre...
Copaiba
Transparent, often yellowish, viscous oleoresin from South American trees of the genus Copaifera in the pea family, used in varnishes and as a fixative in perfume. ...
Copious Warm Water Injections
This is good at the beginning of the treatment when the feces become packed. They soften the mass and aid its discharge. The water must go above the rectum into the colon. To do this a colon tube from eighteen to twenty-four inches long, a good syringe ...
COPPER. Symptoms
Intense corrosion of the mouth and stomach, bleeding and cramps in the bowels. Treatment. Emetics. Mustard water, warm salt water, lard, vaselin, etc. Then milk and eggs, black coffee enema. ...
Copperas (ferrous Sulfate)
Greenish crystalline compound, FeSO4.7H2O, used as a pigment, fertilizer, and feed additive, in sewage and water treatment, and in the treatment of iron deficiency. ...
CORD, INFLAMMATION OF (Myelitis)
Aconite 2X dil. At beginning. Belladonna 3X dil. and Bryonia 2X dil. following. ...
Corn Sweat
The corn sweat can be used. Put from ten to twenty-five ears of corn in a boiler, boil thoroughly until the boiled corn smell appears, then put the corn ears into five packs, putting from two to five ears in a pack, according to the age of the patient. ...
CORNS
Corns are of three kinds: callous spots, soft corns, and corns. Callous spots may be rubbed or pared down and rubbed with cocoa butter. Soft corns come between the toes and are very painful. Soak absorbent cotton in a little turpentine and put between t...
CORNS. (Calvus)
A small, flat, deep-seated, horny growth, mostly on or between the toes. Cause. Usually the result of too tight or too loose shoes. Due to pressure and rubbing. MOTHERS' REMEDIES. Corns, one of the Surest Remedies. "Take salicylic acid, make a thi...