Traditional Hydrotherapy

from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...

In:

• Chronic Gastritis
• Valvular Heart Disease see Hepatic Hypertrophy
• Gout
• Cirrhosis - 2

Treatment Method:

• Fomentations or Revulsive Compress to liver 2x a day
• Heating Compress continuously, during interval

2.. Antiphlogistics

To stimulate liver circulation:

• Broken Scotch Douche to Chest 15°C
• Alternate Hepatic Douche 38-15°C
• Heating Compress

For Derivation to legs

• Warm Leg Bath
• Hot Leg Pack
• Scotch Douche to legs

from Dr JH Kellogg's Hydriatic Techniques...

• Passive Congestion and Visceral Congestion in:-
  • Malaria
  • Indigestion
  • Ascites

Treatment:

• Vascular Antiphlogistics
• Derivative to prevent
  • anode Galvanic Current
  • Hot and Cold Gastro-Hepatic Compress
  • cold Hepatic Douche
  • hot Percussion Douche
  • Revulsive Douche especially if chronic
  • very hot Epigastric Douche
  • Cold Douche especially if Passive Congestion
  • Derivative Scotch Douche
  • stage III Wet Sheet Pack
  • Cold Sitz Bath
• Cholagogic
• Analgesic
  • Scotch Hepatic Douche if extreme pain
  • cold Hepatic Douche
  • tepid Hepatic Douche if with Hepatic Pain
  • Simultaneous Scotch Douche especially if chronic
  • Hot Douche
  • Alternate Compress

from Dr GK Abbott's Prescriptions...

Use: Peptogenics

• Hot and Cold Abdominal Pack
• Alternate Douche (percussion) to lower third of sternum and over kidneys at back

Treatment:

• In Valvular Heart Disease - liver remains congested after heart is better - difficult to treat but an enlarged liver will return to normal in 1-2 months
  • large Fomentations with Ice Bag over liver, Alternate with:
    • Alternate Douche
    • Alternate Compress or
    • Scotch Douche to liver
  • Alternate Leg Bath also very useful
• In Uraemia
  • Purine-free Diet
  • low protein diet (carbohydrates, fruit and vegetables and a little milk)
  • no caffeine
• In chronic cases:
  • Revulsive Trunk Pack
  • Alternate Douche or Scotch Douche over liver