Identifier: geriatricsdisea00nasc (find matches)
Title: Geriatrics; the diseases of old age and their treatment, including physiological old age, home and institutional care, and medico-legal relations
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Nascher, I. L. (Ignatz Leo), 1863-
Subjects: Geriatrics
Publisher: Philadelphia, P. Blakiston's son & Co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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h cellulose do not contain sufficient nutritionalelements unless given in large amounts, a combination of readilydigestible concentrated foods and substances containing littlefood matter and much cellulose is indicated. Spinach, cabbage,cauliflower, turnips, beets and carrots contain much cellulose.Rice and sago are constipating but other farinaceous foods maybe taken. Fresh, tender, well-done meats may be taken, butmeats that have been in cold storage should not be used, andthis applies not only to constipation but to all senile conditions.Fresh boiled fish can be taken ad libitum. Whole wheat,graham and brown bread, and toast are good. Milk con-stipates many persons but buttermilk does not. Tea andspirituous liquors should be avoided. Pork, liver, mut-ton, all smoked and preserved meat and fish, cheese,pastry, sweets, eggs and nuts are objectionable. A glass ofcold water at bedtime and a glass of hot water containing apinch of salt or a teaspoonful of any of the cathartic salts will
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Fissure in ano. (From Gants Constipation.) SENILE DEGENERATION OF THE INTESTINES II3 help to flush the bowels. Large doses of salts should not beused as they withdraw water from the organism which the bodycannot spare. Only in the obese are the salines of service. Mechanical measures such as manual massage, massage by amechanical roller, coarse vibration will sometimes relieve thiscondition. They act either by direct propulsion of intestinalcontents or by producing a mild irritation and consequentperistalsis. Among the most annoying concomitants of senile constipationare flatulence and coliky pains which are produced by the intes-tinal gases. These can be avoided by taking occasionally 5-graindoses of charcoal. As the loss of tonicity and diminished glandu-lar activity in old age cannot be removed permanently a cureof senile constipation is impossible. Much can, however, bedone by occasional stimulation of intestinal activity, by emptyingthe colon and rectum by means of enemata whenev

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