Constipation in adults and children : with special reference to habitual constipation and its most successful treatment by the mechanical methods / by H. Illoway.

  • Illoway H. (Henry)
Date:
1897
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Credit: Constipation in adults and children : with special reference to habitual constipation and its most successful treatment by the mechanical methods / by H. Illoway. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    warm, even hot, water just preceding each stool, with the addition of melted vaseline or sweet oil just before the tube is withdrawn.1 I direct the daily injection into the rectum of 3 ii-5 ss of the best olive oil. For this purpose I find that a hard rubber syringe, of an ounce or two capacity, is the best. In addition, the various dietary articles that tend to loosen the bowels, as stewed prunes, prune juice, prune paste, molasses, syrup, etc., are ordered for the child. After defecation the parts must be carefully cleansed; absorbent cotton (not sponge, or diaper, or other cloth) and a mild solution of boracic acid are to be used. A careful compliance with these directions will be fol- lowed by a rapid cure.