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Full text of "The Science of Therapeutics: According to the Principles of Homeopath...Page 605 of 653If the patient is dyspeptic, the abdomen meteoristically distendethe region of the stomach bulges, the liver, spleen and the heartare pressed upwards ; if the stomach is acid, and nausea and vomiting are complained of, the first thing to be done is that a strdiet should be rigidly enforced. Such derangements generally arisfrom luxurious living or the abuse of spirits. Persons who are inthe habit of using spirits, may gradually be weaned from thisindulgence by diluting their drinks. A sudden and total deprivation often superinduces an injurious weakness. Internally we giveNiLZ vom. 8, or Natr. mxir. 6, or Carbo veg. 6, two or three doseday, until the abdomen becomes softer, the breathing easier, theappetite keener and the diaphragm has resumed its natural positioIf the abdomen is not meteoristically distended, the region ofthe stomach does not bulge, and the other symptoms continue thesame, the abdominal integuments are very thick, the bowels aretorpid and the hemorrhoidal veins somewhat swollen, it is simplythe mass of fat accumulated in the abdominal integuments, in themesentery and in the omentum, which contracts the abdominalcavity and, by pushing up the diaphragm, causes the abovetioned difficulties. These can be remedied by strictly followingdietetic measures suggested in a previous paragraph. Internallywe persevere in the systematic use of Capsicum 2 or 3, and haveobtained handsome results by this means.720 Uraemia.Attention has likewise to be paid to the liver. This viscus islikewise liable to fatty degeneration giving rise to digestive derangements, dyspnoea, pressure in the epigastrium. The treatmentfor fatty liver has been indicated in the chapter on diseases ofliver.Other conditions which sometimes accompany fatty degenerationsof internal viscera, or adiposis generally, such as : hyperaemiathe liver, palpitation of the heart, fainting fits, sudden rush oto the head or chest and other symptoms of plethora ; anaemia,dyspepsia, intertrigo, etc., require the same treatment as is fouindicated in the respective chapters where these conditions arespoken of.Adiposis is sometimes benefitted by the use of mineral springs.Patients of this kind should never visit spas for purposes of heawithout the advice and consent of their family-physician. Chalybeate springs may be advisable in some cases ; in others Sulphursprings, in others effervescent waters, and in others again Iodinsprings. In all cases let the diet and general hygiene of the patbe regulated by his physician. H.]ift. Ursemia.[^Anafotnfcal CharacterisHcH. The cadavers of nreemicpatients do not exhibit any striking alterations by which the grasymptoms during the course of the disease could be satisfactorilyaccounted for. The brain and spinal marrow do not show anypathological alterations of tissue, nor any constantly occurringanomalies in the condition of their blood and vessels. The lungshttp://www.archive.org/stream/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog/sciencetherapeu00kafkgoog_djvu.txt