Major Adjustment
From a chiropractic standpoint it is immaterial what form of gastritis the child may be suffering from with the exception of the corrosive type which may require the administration of an antidote. In this event the condition passes out of the realm of Chiropractic the same as any other traumatic condition. The adjustment in all cases of gastritis the same as in any other incoördination of the stomach is S.P. If there are symptoms which indicate that the poison family is involved the combination would include K.P.
If adjustments are given at the onset results will be obtained almost instantly. The temperature will soon be reduced, the pain will be relieved and in a remarkably short time the symptoms will all disappear.
CHRONIC GASTRITIS
There are no characteristic peculiarities associated with gastritis when it becomes chronic. There is no advantage in differentiating the chronic from the acute. The symptoms are somewhat less severe, and run a longer course. There is vomiting following meals. Between meals there will be a regurgitation of the food. This form of indigestion is not common among infants but may be found with older children. The most prominent symptom is that of malnutrition. There is restlessness at night, loss of appetite, constant loss of weight and anemia.
Major Adjustment
The adjustment in the case of chronic gastritis is the same as in the acute attacks. Stomach place is the condition of the stomach with kidney place for the elimination of the waste products which result from the lack of digestion. The kidney place adjustment is also to correct any abnormality in the serous circulation resulting from faulty digestion.
STOMATITIS
Dr. James N. Firth, in his “Chiropractic Symptomatology,” states that “There are five forms of stomatitis, viz.: simple, ulcerative, follicular, thrush and gangrenous.” It is not our thought to cover this subject in detail as he has done, but only to point out that which is characteristic of stomatitis in infants and small children. In this incoördination the mucous membrane lining the mouth becomes inflamed and swollen. The mouth is hot and the lips dry. The child is fretful and even though hungry refuses to nurse or will cry while trying to nurse. There is quite an increase in the secretion of saliva.
Stomatitis in infants often accompanies the acute febrile dis-eases or may appear alone. There will be more or less indigestion with possibly some diarrhea. If the condition remains for a great length of time the child becomes emaciated from the lack of food ingestion.