Mix, and give 25 drops three times per day, along with a tablespoonful of cold arrowroot gruel.
Diarrhœa arising through the irritation of unsuitable food in the stomach and bowels must be treated as follows:—
1. Give a full dose of castor oil, along with 20 drops of laudanum.
2. After this has had time to work itself out, follow up with doses of the diarrhœa mixture, as sold by chemists for the human subject.
DYSENTERY
When diarrhœa is allowed to continue, it is liable to end with dysenteric symptoms, the lower end of the bowel becoming implicated, producing bloodstained evacuations, or the disease may be of a specific nature from the beginning.
No matter how arising, dysentery is an exhausting disease, and one that demands prompt treatment for its alleviation.
Internally, powdered ipecacuanha is the best remedy, and it should be given.
First give an injection of tepid water (½ to 1½ pints) to wash out the bowel, and then administer from 5 to 20 grains of the above drug, mixed with the same quantity of bicarbonate of soda, in a tablespoonful of honey and water. Repeat in eight hours.