Word: enemas
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...with sulfanilamide, "except sodium bicarbonate. . . . Any preparation which produces a watery stool such as magnesium sulfate [Epsom salts] and other cathartics may aggravate the deleterious effects of sulfanilamide. Hydrochloric acid and coal tar derivatives may act similarly. . . . The colon should be kept free from food residues by a cleansing enema before treatment is started, and a low-residue diet . . . containing few eggs should be given...
...time of operation or shortly thereafter and continue injections for 24 to 48 hours at four to six hour intervals, or until such time that we feel the condition of the patient indicates no further need of this medication. The last injection of prostigmin is followed by a soapsuds enema...
...result from contamination during preparation as well as from age and exposure. Symptoms appear in from two to 72 hours. There are severe gastric pains, headache, nausea. Vomiting will bring relief in mild cases, hence an emetic is the first treatment, followed by castor oil, epsom salts or an enema. In severe cases prolonged illness with typhoid-like symptoms may result...