If the patient is under treatment in the spring and summer, as many green plants and fresh sweet fruits as possible should be taken, in connection with the milk, eliminating cereal starch entirely. In the fall and winter, the many varieties of apples and autumn vegetables may be taken in liberal quantities.
GENERAL SUGGESTIONS FOR BRIGHT'S DIS-EASE
In the majority of cases it is well to first put the patient on a short fast of about twenty-four hours, and then begin the diet with articles containing a liberal quantity of cellulose, such as the entire wheat, boiled; celery, cooked in casserole dish.
Keep the bowels open by the use of wheat bran, or grapes, if they are in season, swallowing skins, seeds and pulp.
As in all sympathetic disorders, an abundance of pure, cool water should be taken and as much time as possible should be spent in the open air and sunshine.
Care should be taken to limit the diet to the minimum so that the excretory organs can easily eliminate all waste matter, and so that there may be no further poisonous accumulations.
In cases of Bright's Dis-ease:
| OMIT | EAT |
| Drugs | Abundance of nuts (Italian pine nut) |
| Flesh of every kind | Fine cereals—barley, rice |
| Intoxicants | Fresh vegetables |
| Rich desserts | Green salads |
| Sweets | Limited quantity of milk and eggs |
| Sweets in form of fruit-sugar, such as | |
| dates, figs, raisins (limited quantity) | |
| Subacid fruits | |
| Wheat bran with evening meal |