Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-07-29
TREATMENT OF NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA
A MIX Diet Recommended at First.
when Appetite Returns.

TREATMENT or NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA
A MIX Diet Recommended at First.
when Appetite Returns.
We should first recommend a milk
diet-lukcwarm milk, with or without
crushed rusk. Unfortunately, through
the habit of using highly seasoned dishes
from youth up, we often find an aversion
10 milk. To cover its taste with sweet is
moi to the purpose, but we have at times
added a small quantity Of malt extract,
The addition of cognac TO the milk, rs is
used with phthisical patients, is equally
imprudent. The best thing to give it an
agreeable taste is a little table salt. Among
other things we may add a little cocoa,
deprived OF oil, but with little %sweetening,
and some interruption, rs in many cases
an aversion for cocoa sets in. Tea is in
some cases tolerated when cocoa causes
loathing, but coffee has a dyspeptic effect.
Tea has a tendency, especially if strong,
to produce nervous palpitation of the
heart, and, if left too long on the leaves,
dyspepsia. IL non of these beverages
can he taken, we may at first use soup
for breakfast. AM laceous substances
here especially find thcirplace, and in the
preparation % such among these as barley,
Oats, rice, etc, the ]Urocauti0n TO have
them long and thoroughly boiled should
be given. For a second breakfast, some
bouillOn free from fat, with IN egg; at
noon, q plate Of soup, with a correspond
ing portion of extract of meat. The last
meal of the day ought TO be taken at
least two hours before going to bed, and
should consist Of beef len. with eggs and
| stale white breIl. Mix may ut amy time
b. taken in place Of one Of these meals;
30 may eggs beaten with a little salt and
water.
According TO physiological experiments
on digestion. boiled albmurn HlI ears to
be more easily and rapidly Gigystpd, hut
in reality raw HlJumru is more easily
p~eptoHizcd than the SoIily cooked Jumps
If olb,uncu, because the movements
Of the stomach separate IL easily, and il
is spDu saturated with gastric Juice.
u the appetite gradually n'u!Us. and
the articles Of food u&al.u a-, e.. rated
Ia larg.r quantities, We mas iHtyrgG,2te
another meal; the soup may also be pre-
pared from ~cr8md beef, aud tine l"ttsr
eaten with il. Gradually .r~C.Ilgl Of
the articles already mentioned may he
taken every two or three hUuGa. This
amount Will be sufficient for Il long
time.
Ii. under this regimen, gastric digcs.
ton takes q normal and rapid course, the
Usc Of hunger may be felt ultrncr ilnn
every two ur three hours, hut the patient
Mould not yield To his Cravings. The
time will then soon arrive when more
consistent food can br taken. especially
properly cooked meat. The opinion that
80 called white meat is especially well
JOruc has not always been confirmed in
practice. II may, perhaps, he the case
with pigeon and chicken, ETC., but the
veal is certainly barely tolerated, owing.
probably. to the large amount az CELIA.
tine ii contains. As a rule. boiled meat
is better tolerated than roast; and cold
| roast better than warm. and this il par
| ticularly trrc,of game. With the latter,
Cat gravy. andthe fat of pork especially,
plays a very injurious part. Meat not
100 strongly Sllted is well borne. hut the
smoking process will spoil this advantage,
The flesh Of geese and ducks is difficult
to digest.
Most patients will dislike to dispense
| with vegetables, hut the very lightest Of
| those ouly should be allowed until after
improvement has made such progress; We
may then allow carrots, spinach AMI to-
matoes; lettuce and salads, ami especially
| potato salad. should bp strictly forbidden.
II tie patient chaIcs under the pruhini-
| don Of all kinds of pr-cryes. hr rlay.
when conyaio-npnt, partgke Of stewcl
| .r1ubrrri,s. strained and sUUuluuud.
Ey.pcptias Uaunut buar raw fruit NJ all.
la all cl-ps WHORE circumstance will
not permit the.Ii.J which ll, D,o1 de-
| acriiyd. 60 milk diet viii lu tlr hsttliEg.
Or when place anil time u" favorable,
| Erlkonbofg direction; ''Ilon you au'
hungry cat lulDarmilk. gud wien you
lre thirsty drink buturMlh.' should b'
,9 observed. This milk freed from tho
large mae, of G.o'n. is % real ulu1caa,
anl g. dietary couF.e Ell Il is D,-ily carried
ont in tic country du.ing the SUMMER
Season. But caution Iru.crihg3 that Il
-iul!i not Lp taken simultaneously With
other food, as the rule NOT On drink whou
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