creatingkarma
08-04-2004, 06:20 PM
My friend found an old book at a flea market the other day. It's the Library of Health 1942 edition & it's 2,000 pages & I must say that it is very interesting. Here's what it says about 'Cystitis or inflammation of the bladder'.
Symptoms of Acute cyctitis - there is great frequency & urgent desire to urinate. The passage of very little urine at each act, accompanied by great pain above the pubis, and in the perineum radiating to the end of the penis & in the loins & sacral region.
The Urine - the urine, at first clear, loses its transparency, becomes full of thick mucus & contains blood & pus. A rectal examination is very painful. ( :hmm: rectal? why would they throw that in there?)
Treatment - in treatment of cystitis remove the cause if possible. Put patient to bed, apply hot applications to perineum, give suppositories containing opium, one grain, and belladonna, 1/6 of a grain. Hips should be elevated & bowels opened by salines & glycerine enemas. An exclusive milk diet is often beneficial. For the pain give a powder containing - extract hyoscyamus 4 grains, extract cannabis indica 4 grains, sugar 20 grains. Divide into 10 powders, and take one every three hours. Or five-grain doses of formin in half glasses of water 3 or 4 times a day. Suppositories of ichthyol, one grain, are often beneficial. All alcoholic stimulants must be avoided.
SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC CYSTITIS - In this condition there is frequent urination, but it is not so marked as in the acute form. The urine is ammoniacal, fetid and filled with tenacious mucus & pus; not infrequently blood. Constitutional symptoms rarely appear. Tuberculosis is a frequent cause of cystitis, and by careful straining & examination the bacillus tuberculosis can be found. This form is accompanied by pyuria (passage of urine) & pain.
Treatment - 1) If possible, the cause must be removed. Water is drunk in large quantities. Salol & boric acid, 5 grains each, every 4 hours, is very good. 2) Urotropin, 5 grains 6 times a day, catheterize twice a day, and irrigation of the bladder with solution of silver nitrate, one grain to a pint of water, or solution of permanganate of potassium. The bladder is washed out by attaching a glass nozzle to the catheter at one end, and to a funnel with rubber tube at the other. The funnel is raised to 4 to 6 feet above the patient, and bladder filled, and then fluid allowed to flow out. This is repeated several times until it returns clear.
Then, under the 'diseases characteristic of women' it says:
Irritability of the bladder - this may arise from causes which are not easy to determine, or from purely functional causes and is of frequent occurrence in nervous women. Oftentimes present in diseases of the uterus and vagina, and when the front wall of the vagina has been lacerated. Also present in displacements of the uterus. It may follow abdominal operations and childbirth.
Symptoms - similar to those of cystitis, inflammation of the bladder. The urine from an irritable bladder is always clear & never contains pus.
Treatment - build up the system by the use of tonics (See anemia, index) To regulate the bowels, the following may be tried: atropine sulphate 1/2 grain, distilled water 4 oz., 5 drops in water after meals. If the woman is extremely nervous, 15 grains of the bromide of potassium or sodium every 4 hours will prove of value.
cystitis - this is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bladder & may be acute or chronic.
causes - acute cystitis may be caused by exposure to cold; physical weakness; gonorrhea; dirty instruments, particularly a catheter; pressure of the child during labor; inflammation of the peritoneum or pelvic organs; blows & falls when the bladder is distended with urine, and the improper use of certain drugs like cantharides; urine loaded with ammonia; objects insterted for masturbation; infection from the kidney. Chronic cystitis may be a continuation of the acute form, especially by pressure of the uterus during pregnancy, or large tumors.
symptoms - 1) the acute form frequently begins with a chill, followed by fever, which is not very high. There is considerable pain in the lower portion of the abdomen, pain before, but none during urination, differing from urithritis, and the urine is very cloudy. Pain shoots into the vagina & legs; the desire to urinate at night may be very troublesome, and is apt to become more or less constant. There is a continuous feeling of pressure and weight over the bladder. The acute form is curable and generally does not return. 2) In the chronic condition the pain is as in the acute form before urination. There is a desire frequently to pass water, especially at night which is very disturbing. When there is the desire the patient must go at once, being unable to retain the water. If she should lift heavy weights or cough the water may dribble away. The urine is thick, ropy and has a sediment and may contain blood, if there is cancer, or stone and abscesses are frequent. The chronic form is very difficult to cure permanently. It may be often prevented by using care in catherization and operations.
Treatment - 1) all instruments that are introduced into the bladder must be thoroughly cleansed and rendered antiseptic. The acute form is best treated by rest in bed and an ice bag over the bladder; but if this causes too great discomfort, use a hot water bottle or a flaxseed poultice. A very good drink is flaxseed tea. Large amounts of water must be taken, 12 to 15 glasses a day. The following prescription will be found useful: tincture of aconite 1/2 drachm, sweet spirits of nitre 1 oz, liquor potassii citratis 6 oz. The diet should consist of milk & broths with no high seasonings. 2) If the disease becomes chronic the patient should be kept on a bland diet. Vegetables such as asparagus and those containing salts should be avoided. 3) if the urine is highly acid it should be rendered neutral by benzoate of sodium; if it is alkaline, it should be rendered less irritating by acetate or citrate of potassium. 4) Salol, 5 grains, 4 times a day is an excellent drug for this condition. Mineral waters such as Vichy, Lithia, etc., should be taken, at least several glassfuls a day. 5) Great relief is felt by washing out the bladder, of course, this can be done only by a physician. 6) If the water constantly dribbles away it may be cured by stretching the neck of the bladder. This will necessitate remaining in bed for about a week. 7) Young children can be cured quickly, in most cases, with one bladder injection of 1/2 oz of 10% silvol solution. In the case of old women with whom it is not uncommon the same remedy may be used as frequently as may be done with comfort.
Stone - stone in the bladder requires an operation for its removal.
Tuberculosis - this is due to the disease being centered elsewhere, generally in the kidneys. An operation on them will cure the bladder. Cancers are rare, and tumors are successfully treated by electricity.
Whew! I'm done! Does anyone know what all those 'foreign' words mean?
Symptoms of Acute cyctitis - there is great frequency & urgent desire to urinate. The passage of very little urine at each act, accompanied by great pain above the pubis, and in the perineum radiating to the end of the penis & in the loins & sacral region.
The Urine - the urine, at first clear, loses its transparency, becomes full of thick mucus & contains blood & pus. A rectal examination is very painful. ( :hmm: rectal? why would they throw that in there?)
Treatment - in treatment of cystitis remove the cause if possible. Put patient to bed, apply hot applications to perineum, give suppositories containing opium, one grain, and belladonna, 1/6 of a grain. Hips should be elevated & bowels opened by salines & glycerine enemas. An exclusive milk diet is often beneficial. For the pain give a powder containing - extract hyoscyamus 4 grains, extract cannabis indica 4 grains, sugar 20 grains. Divide into 10 powders, and take one every three hours. Or five-grain doses of formin in half glasses of water 3 or 4 times a day. Suppositories of ichthyol, one grain, are often beneficial. All alcoholic stimulants must be avoided.
SYMPTOMS OF CHRONIC CYSTITIS - In this condition there is frequent urination, but it is not so marked as in the acute form. The urine is ammoniacal, fetid and filled with tenacious mucus & pus; not infrequently blood. Constitutional symptoms rarely appear. Tuberculosis is a frequent cause of cystitis, and by careful straining & examination the bacillus tuberculosis can be found. This form is accompanied by pyuria (passage of urine) & pain.
Treatment - 1) If possible, the cause must be removed. Water is drunk in large quantities. Salol & boric acid, 5 grains each, every 4 hours, is very good. 2) Urotropin, 5 grains 6 times a day, catheterize twice a day, and irrigation of the bladder with solution of silver nitrate, one grain to a pint of water, or solution of permanganate of potassium. The bladder is washed out by attaching a glass nozzle to the catheter at one end, and to a funnel with rubber tube at the other. The funnel is raised to 4 to 6 feet above the patient, and bladder filled, and then fluid allowed to flow out. This is repeated several times until it returns clear.
Then, under the 'diseases characteristic of women' it says:
Irritability of the bladder - this may arise from causes which are not easy to determine, or from purely functional causes and is of frequent occurrence in nervous women. Oftentimes present in diseases of the uterus and vagina, and when the front wall of the vagina has been lacerated. Also present in displacements of the uterus. It may follow abdominal operations and childbirth.
Symptoms - similar to those of cystitis, inflammation of the bladder. The urine from an irritable bladder is always clear & never contains pus.
Treatment - build up the system by the use of tonics (See anemia, index) To regulate the bowels, the following may be tried: atropine sulphate 1/2 grain, distilled water 4 oz., 5 drops in water after meals. If the woman is extremely nervous, 15 grains of the bromide of potassium or sodium every 4 hours will prove of value.
cystitis - this is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bladder & may be acute or chronic.
causes - acute cystitis may be caused by exposure to cold; physical weakness; gonorrhea; dirty instruments, particularly a catheter; pressure of the child during labor; inflammation of the peritoneum or pelvic organs; blows & falls when the bladder is distended with urine, and the improper use of certain drugs like cantharides; urine loaded with ammonia; objects insterted for masturbation; infection from the kidney. Chronic cystitis may be a continuation of the acute form, especially by pressure of the uterus during pregnancy, or large tumors.
symptoms - 1) the acute form frequently begins with a chill, followed by fever, which is not very high. There is considerable pain in the lower portion of the abdomen, pain before, but none during urination, differing from urithritis, and the urine is very cloudy. Pain shoots into the vagina & legs; the desire to urinate at night may be very troublesome, and is apt to become more or less constant. There is a continuous feeling of pressure and weight over the bladder. The acute form is curable and generally does not return. 2) In the chronic condition the pain is as in the acute form before urination. There is a desire frequently to pass water, especially at night which is very disturbing. When there is the desire the patient must go at once, being unable to retain the water. If she should lift heavy weights or cough the water may dribble away. The urine is thick, ropy and has a sediment and may contain blood, if there is cancer, or stone and abscesses are frequent. The chronic form is very difficult to cure permanently. It may be often prevented by using care in catherization and operations.
Treatment - 1) all instruments that are introduced into the bladder must be thoroughly cleansed and rendered antiseptic. The acute form is best treated by rest in bed and an ice bag over the bladder; but if this causes too great discomfort, use a hot water bottle or a flaxseed poultice. A very good drink is flaxseed tea. Large amounts of water must be taken, 12 to 15 glasses a day. The following prescription will be found useful: tincture of aconite 1/2 drachm, sweet spirits of nitre 1 oz, liquor potassii citratis 6 oz. The diet should consist of milk & broths with no high seasonings. 2) If the disease becomes chronic the patient should be kept on a bland diet. Vegetables such as asparagus and those containing salts should be avoided. 3) if the urine is highly acid it should be rendered neutral by benzoate of sodium; if it is alkaline, it should be rendered less irritating by acetate or citrate of potassium. 4) Salol, 5 grains, 4 times a day is an excellent drug for this condition. Mineral waters such as Vichy, Lithia, etc., should be taken, at least several glassfuls a day. 5) Great relief is felt by washing out the bladder, of course, this can be done only by a physician. 6) If the water constantly dribbles away it may be cured by stretching the neck of the bladder. This will necessitate remaining in bed for about a week. 7) Young children can be cured quickly, in most cases, with one bladder injection of 1/2 oz of 10% silvol solution. In the case of old women with whom it is not uncommon the same remedy may be used as frequently as may be done with comfort.
Stone - stone in the bladder requires an operation for its removal.
Tuberculosis - this is due to the disease being centered elsewhere, generally in the kidneys. An operation on them will cure the bladder. Cancers are rare, and tumors are successfully treated by electricity.
Whew! I'm done! Does anyone know what all those 'foreign' words mean?