Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-10-11

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no dlsestlve disturbance. The mother
hotes mat the baby does not Vomlt ana
never mas d%iarrhoea. He seems reason
ably comfortable and happy, does not
cry unduly and sleeps very we'll. The
observing mother notes that her baby
Is not w just as he should. The
weekly weighing shows that he is not
sainihS IN weight. she also notices mat
ne is constlpated and that his stools
az Sfaylsn IN color. 1lley iall from the
ulapef. HIS digestion is all right.
III ne IS a breast fed BABY, there is a
posSip'ii.y 1hat he IS not getting enough
iooa, that he is hungrV and III nour-
iSheu. III TINS is the cause OF his tfou-
PIE ne VIII be hungry all the tlfne, will
tIy 70 eat ms fists and cry Il great deal.
II ne is bottle fed and, IN some IN
stances breast fed, the reason for MS
l,oupie is tiat be IS getting more tat
man ne can assimiiate. examination
OF ms stool shows an excess OF fat. The
tlea'iaent IS TO give MIN a milk mixture
pistt toHtalnS less lAl.
H. IN addition To a stationary weight,
,iv papS mas dlarfhoca, the condition
mas PASSED from weig1t disturbance to
me next step in nutritionai disturbance,
namely, dyspepsia. Probably this term
- noe wen chosen, since IN most minds
~ Is associated with stomach indlSes-
non. m dyspepsia there is impaired
tolerance of fats and also impaired tol-
GRANGE oil sugars. The sugars and fats
Whicn are non utilized are split INTO
low, FATTY acids, and these initiate the
mucous membrane and brlng on diar-
iiuea.
ihe napy with a dyspeptlc ~dlarrhoea
IS restess and has colicky pains. 1t
may Noinlt: Fever is sometimes pres
chl: more frequently it is absent. While
,he child does not seem to be thriving,
ne is not definitely sick. The bowel
movements may be green from unoX-
ldlZed bile, or gray from fat crystals
ana soaps, or foamy and brown from
fermentlng sugar, especially if malt
sugar is given. They have a sour odor.
Treatment-The baby with dys-
peptlc dlarrhoea should take Il dose OF
on and go without food for II hours.
Water in small quantities should be
frequently given. Then give very light
diet for Il few days.
one suggestion is that 10 ounces Of
albumin milk CHoos or some other good
preparatory containing 9 per cent deX-
tfl maltese be given in six feelings in
the "A hours. This is a little less than
two ounces at a feeding. This is in
creased at he rate of four ounces Il
day for three days. AT the END of his
time, if the diarrhoea is mild, the Child
VIII be ready to go back on milk.
me fault with the original diet was
mat 1T contained more fat and more
sugar than the child could assimilate.
therefore, IN changing the child back
TO a diet of modified milk there should
be a decrease in the amount of fat and
sugar or cereal as compared with the
dlet IN use when the sickness occurred.
me services of a physician should
pe mad IN an severe cases of d%yspeptic
ularrhoea' put the mother and nurse
snould Know the basic cause of the
troupe III !hey are TO lntelllgently carry
OUT alfectlons.
me third type or nutritional dis
turpance IN a baby the Germans term
allmentary decomposition. In this dis
cas- mere is marked loss of weight
IN lacl, tne older name for this trouble
t Mas c 1hilaasm'us. Mlllcn lnalcated that
ne cIIluren wasted away. Fever is
p,llttss.en.. as are vonllting n dlarrhoea.
illllsiltaly is a later and
d nloie serious Stage OF tne condition
w Ml1 en- wren inilder, Is called dyspepsia.
il ias., IL lie papy mas a mild fever.
ny w w no. galnlng IN weight. is los.
ms w, NIUE, we say tle case ls one OF
usspspsia III thefe is considerable
W. nn ns We say tllal me case is one
v M rIli uecoliyosl.Ioh
asS .iouuis ll aiiiheH.arH de-
f. o, ,,lp hn ~ iltoieiallce OIL fats and
me- tn sata.es y slalenes n sugars.
y ~ iealllteht' therefore consists IN
taIeiul leedins, with a view to sus-
a,r.l' Well. ana strength ana at the
sa,lie '.iie heepIhg the lals ana sugars
nuWli 10 quahtltles ana percentages
"blc, ,ne caild can digest.
"A physician or a trained nurse. or
oo'h, should man the ship. These cases
uo not get Wen When left to the care of
persons uhshllled IN feedlng babies.
BABES suI1erlng from allmentary de-
olnposlason or marasmus, are very
iiiuch ailecIed by the heat. They are
10y supJecl 10 lnIections OF different
hlilus' among the infections likely to
IDSCUI"lH ldCI the one 1nHf Is mnCT
likely to occurs infection with the
uySeHtefy bacillus.