Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-06-10
R,rtorsNEss AND ITS TREATMENT.

BILIOUSNEsSS AND ITS TREATMENT
yvtat Bilious People Should Eat. How to Avoid
Sudden Attacks of Biliousness.
--,, Family Doctor in Csssells Family Magazine
for June
The symptoms of biliousness are I'M
,.,,,jlv but too well known. They differ
-, Inherent individuals to some extent,
togever. A bilious man is seldom a
i,raskfast-eater. Too frequently, alas! he
bas an excellent appetite for liquids, but
,ora for solids of a morning. His tongue
In hardly bear inspection at any lime;
ifit Is not white and furred, ii : rough
~ all events. The digestive system is
holly ont of order; diarrhoea, or constipa-
tion may be symptom, or the two may
slternate There are very often hemorr-
holds. or loss of blood even.
There may be giddiness, and often
headache, and acidity or hatulence, and
tendernessIat the base of the stomach. The
nain felt in the right shoulder would in
5icate an extra bad case, but apart from
tbis. there are aching pains and even stiff
ness in the limbs, with more or less of
,rornps in the limb muscles, or burning in
nj palms of the hands, with hot perspif-
ing feet.
There may be drowsiness and torpor by
dav. and sleeplessness at night, and all
.orts and conditions of mind, especially
irritability: fits of bad temper that come
an suddenly and go off again, and that
none are so thoroughly grieved at as the
poor patient himself.
Bilious people generally fly for relief to
aperient pills and there is no doubt that
thew often afford temporary relief by re-
Geving the over-gorged liver. This really
is antiphlogistic treatment, but 1t as
suredlv is not radical. When tish-pond
overaows its banks, we may let off por-
ton of the water, but after this we ought,
methinks. To find our way to- the other
end of the pool and lessen the inflow.
Well. lust word about treatment.
First and foremost, then, in sudden bill
ous attacks, that are often accompanied
bv great prostration, and by urgent yo-
hitting. it is best to send for medical
man. Such attacks generally come on in
the morning, at the time the body is most
weak. do not think upon the whole l
should be justified in suggesting medi-
cinal remedies in this paper, for the
simple reason taat cases differ so. The
mineral acids and bitter vegetable tonics
often do good. So does nux vomica, and
aconite. Then there is dandelion, and
chloride of ammonium, and alkalies. But
can only generalise. A blue pill and
colocynth, followed next day by a glass
of Pullna water, will ward off many an at
tack, if the patient goes in for preventive
measures afterwards, and follows a course
Of rational living. The podophyllin pill,
from quarter to half grain of the ex-
20 Hun nf WI If
hyoscyamus, may do as well as the blue
pill, if not better
Soda-water or Whitewater and milk
should be drunk next day, and very little
solid food taken, though beef tea mixed
with arrowroot will be found very nourish-
ing; or a raw egg beaten up in milk.
Little good will accrue from treating
case like this, however, if, when he Is once
more well, the patient returns to his old
non-hygienic habits of life.
What am l TO do them" may be asked.
| will tell you what you are not to do.
You are not to over-eat; you are not to use
sugar or fat to any extent, buildings, pas
try, or cheese. You are not TO touch alcohol.
You are not TO sit in over heated rooms.
You are neither to over-wOrk nor over
worry yourself. And you are not to shirk
the morning-tub, nor plenty of exercise.
What are you to do for the acidity. Alb
stemiousness, and Regulation of diet and
habits. will entirely Danish it, and you will
have the pleasure of knowing that its alb
-ence is a sign of regeneration of the liy-
er.
If you but try week of the treatment
suggest. l feel convinced, you will once
more feel pleasure in life, and an interest
in all your surroundings.
But acidity often leads to rheumatism
and on this subject hope to have more to
say another day. shall be quite satisfied
with my present paper if it put a few of
my readers on the right road to health,
and that can only be got at by seeking for
and removing first causes instead of treat
ing symptoms