A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpointCraven, J. H. (John Henry)
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A text-book on hygiene and pediatrics from a chiropractic standpoint
Craven, J. H. (John Henry)
Children -- Diseases; Chiropractic; Sanitation
The contests of the stomach are sometimes expelled with such force
that the food will be thrown a distance of two or three feet. The
food sometimes comes through the nose. The vomiting takes place
immediately after feeding and sometimes while the child is nursing.
The fact that the child will nurse after vomiting and sometimes
will leave the breast only while the food contents of the stomach
are being ejected shows that the vomiting is not the result of
indigestion; the fact that the food is all expelled at one time and
not regurgitated at intervals is further proof. The food seldom
remains in the stomach long enough for gastric digestion to take
place, therefore the vomited food is not digested but it is just
about in the same stage as it was when taken into the stomach. In
some cases, however, the vomiting may not take place immediately; in
some cases the food may even be retained for two or three feedings,
although this is unusual.
The constipation is very obstinate from the fact that the food is
vomited and does not pass into the intestinal tract. In the severe
cases the stools resemble meconium. There is very little fecal matter
in the stool. In the severe cases there is persistent loss of weight
which may amount to two or three ounces per day. The constipation is
very marked and the urine is scanty.
In the mild cases the symptoms are all less marked. The vomiting may
be only occasional, the loss of weight is not so great, fecal matter
is passed in the stools and there may even be a gain in weight at
times.
Due to the character of the vomiting which is projectile the symptoms
are sometimes mistaken for cerebral symptoms. The scanty urine
and the vomiting confuse the condition with renal dis-ease. It is
not difficult to distinguish stenosis of the pylorus from gastric
indigestion. The latter rarely develops suddenly, but is very common
in infants. The vomiting usually occurs shortly after feeding.
Equation
If the condition is the result of hypertrophy of the pylorus the
equation is X+. If it is a case of pylorospasm the equation would be
M+. The equation for the loss of weight and wasting is N-.
Family
The family of the hypertrophic condition of the pylorus would be
tumor family while the pylorospasm would come in the spasms family.
Major Adjustment
The adjustment for this condition would be stomach place in
combination with kidney place. The adjustment results in a relaxation
of the muscular fibers of the pylorus and permits the food to pass
from the stomach. In case of hypertrophic stenosis of the pylorus
there is not only a relaxation of the muscular fibers, but Innate
Intelligence removes the hypertrophy and thus enables the food to
pass from the stomach. Excellent results are obtained in these cases.
Care should be exercised in making the analysis and the adjustments
should be given as early in the progress of the condition as possible.
ACUTE INTESTINAL INDIGESTION
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