s of the bowels
or a tendency thereto, with discharge of mucus, or frequent attacks of
colic (abdominal pain) or stomach-ache.

At what meals should fruits be used? If the fruit juice is given upon an
empty stomach early in the morning, it works more actively upon the
bowels, than when given later.

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Is it wise to give cream or milk with sour fruits? No, it is not wise, it
is best to give it at midday when no milk is taken as a dessert. The
quantity should always be moderate.

Can I give anything besides water and milk to drink? Cocoa, if made very
weak, almost all milk is often useful as a hot drink. Tea, coffee, wine,
beer and cider are all prohibited under puberty. Lemonade and soda water
should not be given until the tenth year at least.

INDIGESTION IN OLDER CHILDREN.

Different ways in which indigestion shows itself in children? First as an
acute attack which lasts for a few days only; second, as chronic
disturbances which may last for weeks and months.

Which is the most serious? Chronic indigestion, for it often goes on for
months and even years unchecked, because it is not recognized.

The symptoms of acute indigestion? Vomiting, pain, diarrhea of undigested
food, often fever and prostration.

What are the common causes? Over eating or indulging in improper food or
too hearty eating when very tired.

Is it sometimes the forerunner of some acute general sickness? Yes.

How shall I treat acute indigestion? Give castor oil to clean out all
undigested food from the bowels. Vomiting usually frees the stomach of
food; stop food for from twelve to thirty-six hours, only boiled water
being allowed. Let the stomach rest.

Can I then begin with the former diet? No, give at first only broth gruel,
very much diluted milk or whey. Increase the diet slowly as the appetite
and digestion improve, but this should consume a week or ten days in most
cases before the full diet is resumed.

Give the symptoms of chronic indigestion (dyspepsia) in children?
Disturbed sleep, tired, grinding teeth, fretfulness, loss of weight and
flesh, gas in the stomach and bowels, pain in the bowels, bloated bowels,
constipation or loose bowels with mucus in the stools, foul breath, coated
tongue, poor appetite, capricious appetite. Some may think worms are
present.

Common causes of chronic constipation? Bad system of feeding, prolonged
use of improper food or improper methods of feeding, such as coaxing