Pregnancy
Dr Abbott on...
Pregnancy
Hypertension, nephritis and the kidney of pregnancy, as well as eclampsia, may be largely prevented by the prohibition of meats, tea, and coffee, and very rigid restriction of protein generally, especially of acidifying foods. The free use of leafy vegetables and the very free use of fruits and fruit beverages before and during pregnancy, in the predisposed, has remarkable effects.
JHK
from Dr JH Kellogg's Prescriptions...
Use:
- Massage for Backache, leg Cramps and Ankle Oedema
Contra-indications:
- Hot Blanket Pack
- Abdominal or back Massage in late stages of pregnancy
Problems:
- Abdominal Pain
- Albuminuria
- Debility
- Eclampsia
- Toxaemia
- Visceral Irritation - Wet Girdle - all times especially in later months
Treatment:
- hot Vaginal Irrigation
- hot Genito-Urinary Douche
- Hot Enema
- Fomentations
- preparatory to delivery - daily Cold Wet Hand Rub or Neutral Sitz
If rigid perineum
- very hot Perineal Douche
- Neutral Tub Bath to relieve irritability and insomnia before
and after delivery
- Cold Mitten Friction 15-21°C to upper body but avoid lumbar and abdominal areas as a general Tonic.
See Morning Sickness
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