In the absence of any of the above, give copious draughts of tepid water, followed by tickling the back of the throat with the finger or a feather.
Emetine.—The active principle of ipecacuanha. Of great value in amœbic dysentery ([p. 187]).
Enema.—Nutrient enema:
- Two eggs,
- Half teaspoonful of salt,
- A wine-glassful of milk.
Beat up the eggs, then add the salt and milk, and mix well. Raise the hips and inject slowly through the long tube well up into the bowel.
Nutrient enema:
- Benger’s beef jelly, two tablespoonfuls,
- Milk, about three ounces.
Warm-water enema. To relieve uneasiness of lower bowel, as in dysentery, piles, etc., half a pint or more of warm water, by the short tube.
Soothing enema. Laudanum, thirty drops; warm water about two ounces. A little thin starch water or gum may be added. Inject through the short tube, and repeat the injection in three hours if patient is not easier.