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DIARRHEA.
I). Starch,
Water,xvi.
lbs. vi.Boil till reduced to three pounds, and add,
Wine 5iv.
Lemon juice, 5i.
Simple syrup, tii.
Mix and permit to cool. Or the following,
I) Sheep suet 5ii.
Milk, pint, i.
Starch, ass.
Boil slowly for half an hour. Use in small quanti-
ties.
In the chronic form of this disease, the above will be
the proper diet; and the preparations of strychnine will
generally give prompt relief.
DIARRHEA.
Diarrhea differs from dysentery in the peculiar char-
acter of the alvine discharges; it is true they are liquid
and frequent, but they are not dysenteric in their char-
acter.
Symptoms.-A frequent desire to stool, evacuations
generally watery, and if it is the result of acid or unwhol-
some food, the discharges present a buffy appearance;
it is seldom attended with any pain. Every possible
diversity, however, exists in the degree, duration and
danger of the complaint.
Treatment.-Your first object must be to ascertain the
cause, to inspect the evacuations, and your treatment
must vary according to the character of the disease. If
it is the result of irritant substances in the alimentary316
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Massie, J. Cam. A Treatise on the Eclectic Southern Practice of Medicine, book, 1854; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143817/m1/316/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.