Treatment. — Give the child a warm bath if possible, and
wring sponges out of hot v/ater, and apply them constantly
to the throat. Give a teaspoonful of ipecacuanha wine every
fifteen minutes, with drinks of tepid water in between till
the child vomits. After it has been made sick, or if the
symptoms appear so mild that an emetic is not given, the
following mixture will be found of use: Ipecacuanha wine,
one drachm; iodide of . potassium, one drachm; syrup of
orange peel, one ounce; water to make four ounces✪ Ipecacuanha Mixture for Croup; a tea-
spoonful to be given every three hours to a child from two
to five years old. It is not necessary to say that medical aid
should be sought at once. After an attack, care should be
taken not to expose the child to draughts; flannel should be
worn next to the skin, and a comforter wrapped round the
throat.
Diarrhoea. The causes of diarrhoea in children being very
varied, it is necessary, as far as possible, to determine what
it is in each case; thus, for instance, teething is a very
frequent cause when it is difficult and accompanied by a
good deal of irritation. When the tooth is cut, the irritation
ceases, and the diarrhoea passes away. Again, cold may give
'rise to diarrhoea, from the impression made upon the nerves
of the skin. This is frequently seen in children who toss
the bedclothes off during sleep. Fright may also give rise
to diarrh(jea, and of course, the eating of indigestible articles of
food \n\\ do the same. A frequent cause of diarrhoea in in-
fants is an overloaded condition of the stomach, or the giving
of unsuitable articles of diet.
Treatment. — Diarrhoea in children ought never to be neg-
lected, as, if allowed to run on from day to day, it weakens
the child and. may pass into inflammation of the bowels, a
much more serious disorder. If the diet appear to be at fault,
it must be corrected. Suppose, for instance, that the child,
previous to the cutting of the teeth, has been given solid
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food, the probability is that it will disagree, and set up ir-
ritation in the bowels, which will cause diarrhoea. In such
a case nothing but milk should be given for food, and a little
lime water may be added to it with advantage. If the
diarrhoea has continued for any length of time it is necessary
to check it at once. For this purpose the compound powder
of chalk and opium may be given in two grain doses every
three hours to an infant one year old, or a little chalk mix-
ture may be given — half to one teaspoonful every four hours
to a child two or three years old. This may be combined
with a little opium as follows : Laudanum, four drops ; tincture
of catechu, two drachms; chalk mixture to make two ounces;
a teaspoonful to be given every four hours.
Infant's Colic. Take of best magnesia, one drachm,
aromatic spirit of ammonia, forty drops, tincture of
assafoetida, a fluid-drachm, essence of peppermint, fifteen
drops, syrup of gum arable, a fluid ounce, water enough to
make four fluid ounces. Dose, teaspoonful.
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Treatment. — Give the child a warm bath if possible, and wring sponges out of hot v/ater, and apply them constantly to the throat. Give a teaspoonful of ipecacuanha wine every fifteen minutes, with drinks of tepid water in between till the child vomits. After it has been made sick, or if the symptoms appear so mild that an emetic is not given, the following mixture will be found of use: Ipecacuanha wine, one drachm; iodide of . potassium, one drachm; syrup of orange peel, one ounce; water to make four ounces; a teaspoonful to be given every three hours to a child from two to five years old. It is not necessary to say that medical aid should be sought at once. After an attack, care should be taken not to expose the child to draughts; flannel should be worn next to the skin, and a comforter wrapped round the throat.
Diarrhoea. The causes of diarrhoea in children being very varied, it is necessary, as far as possible, to determine what it is in each case; thus, for instance, teething is a very frequent cause when it is difficult and accompanied by a good deal of irritation. When the tooth is cut, the irritation ceases, and the diarrhoea passes away. Again, cold may give 'rise to diarrhoea, from the impression made upon the nerves of the skin. This is frequently seen in children who toss the bedclothes off during sleep. Fright may also give rise to diarrhoea, and of course, the eating of indigestible articles of food do the samee. A frequent cause of diarrhoea in infants is an overloaded condition of the stomach, or the giving of unsuitable articles of diet.
Treatment. — Diarrhoea in children ought never to be neglected, as, if allowed to run on from day to day, it weakens the child and. may pass into inflammation of the bowels, a much more serious disorder. If the diet appear to be at fault, it must be corrected. Suppose, for instance, that the child, previous to the cutting of the teeth, has been given solid
Diseases of Infancy and Childhood 333
food, the probability is that it will disagree, and set up irritation in the bowels, which will cause diarrhoea. In such a case nothing but milk should be given for food, and a little lime water may be added to it with advantage. If the diarrhoea has continued for any length of time it is necessary to check it at once. For this purpose the compound powder of chalk and opium may be given in two grain doses every three hours to an infant one year old, or a little chalk mixture may be given — half to one teaspoonful every four hours to a child two or three years old. This may be combined with a little opium as follows : Laudanum, four drops ; tincture of catechu, two drachms; chalk mixture to make two ounces; a teaspoonful to be given every four hours.
Infant's Colic. Take of best magnesia, one drachm, aromatic spirit of ammonia, forty drops, tincture of assafoetida, a fluid-drachm, essence of peppermint, fifteen drops, syrup of gum arable, a fluid ounce, water enough to make four fluid ounces. Dose, teaspoonful.
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