A – DIET
I. Fast on fruit juice till fever subsides. Take a glass of fresh fruit juice, diluted with water on 50:50 basis, every two hours. Use warm-water enema daily during the day.
II. An all-fruit diet for further two days, taking three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits at five-hourly intervals.
The main problems which afflict the gall-bladder are an inflammatory condition known as cholecystitis and gallstones. The inflammatory condition often leads to cholelithiasis or gall-stones which are usually caused by disturbances in the combination of the bile. A change in the ratio of cholesterol and bile salts may result in the formation of deposits.
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A – DIET
I. Fast on raw juices for five days. Take a glass of juice diluted with water every two hours during the day and use warm water enema to cleanse the bowels.
II. After the juice fast, adopt a lacto-vegetarian diet on the following lines:-
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Surgery becomes necessary if the gall-stones are very large or in cases in which they have been present for long. Smaller gall-stones, can, however, be cleared through dietetic cure. In cases of acute gall-bladder inflammation, the patient should fast for two or three days, until the acute condition is cleared.
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A – DIET
I. An all-fruit diet for five days. Take three meals a day of fresh-juicy fruits at five-hourly intervals and use warm water enema during this period.
II. After an exclusive fresh fruit diet, gradually adopt a well-balanced diet on the following lines:
The patient should undertake a fast in both acute and chronic cases. In acute cases, the patient will usually recover after a short fast of two or three days. In chronic condition, the fast may have to be continued for a longer period of seven days or so. In the alternative, short fasts may be repeated at an interval of one or two months, depending on the progress being made.
Gastritis is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach. It is a troublesome condition which may lead to many complications, including ulcers if not treated in time. Constipation aggravates the condition more than any other disorder.
The inflammatory lesions may be either acute erosive gastritis or chronic atrophic gastritis. The latter type has been found to be present in half the patients suffering from severe iron deficiency anaemia.
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The real treatment for goitre should be directed towards cleansing of the system and adoption of a rational dietary thereafter, combined with adequate rest and relaxation. To begin with, juices of fruits such as orange, apple, pineapple and grapes may be taken every two or three hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for five days. The bowels should be cleansed daily with lukewarm water.
Goitre generally refers to the enlargement of the thyroid gland. It is usually marked by uniform swelling in the neck in front of windpipe. It can, however, also occur without any swelling of the neck. Women are more prone to this disease.
The thyroid gland is the best known as ductless glands. It is situated in the neck just below the larynx or ‘Adam’s Apple’. It has two lobes, one on each side of the windpipe. It regulates the metabolism of the body – the physical and chemical processes essential to life and activity. This gland also maintains homeostasis through the periods of stress and strain and provides fine balance to the regulatory systems of the body.
Glaucoma is a serious eye condition, characterised by an increase of pressure within the eye ball, called intraocular pressure. It is similar to high blood pressure in the body. The condition is therefore, also known as hypertension of the eye.