Identifier: drevanshowtokee00evan (find matches)
Title: Dr. Evans' How to keep well;
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Evans, William Augustus, 1865- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Medicine, Popular Hygiene Sanitation
Publisher: New York, Pub. for Sears, Roebuck and co. by D. Appleton and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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eys the function scarcely exists. In femalesavages, menstruation, Reed tells us, is by no means well established. Amonghighly civilized races it is most prominent but not even in them does men-struation pursue a fixed course. Therefore, an individual woman can men-struate differently as to amount, time and symptoms from the average womanwithout the difference indicating that she is abnormal. HYGIENE OF MENSTRUATION It is well to begin the menstrual period with the bowels open. Probablyno cause of menstrual disturbance is as productive of symptoms as is con-stipation. The bowels should be in order all the time but if the menstrualperiod finds the large intestine full a saline purge or an enema is justified. Not only should the napkins be changed as frequently as cleanliness maydemand but there should be no hesitation in taking local neutral baths(neither hot nor cold). In fact there is no harm in taking a general neutralbath, a neutral foot bath or a neutral sitz bath if it is desired.
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Fig. 519.—Section of Female Pelvis Showing Location of Organs. A, the pubic bone; B,the bladder; C, the vagina; D, the rectum; E, the perineum. If there has been exposure to cold or the clothes have been wet by rainit is advisable to take a hot mustard foot bath (a tablespoonful of groundmustard to two gallons of water) or a general warm bath, and then go tobed and remain there for several hours. Cold baths and cold plunges duringmenstruation are not advisable. MENSTRUATION 1377 The amount of exercise taken during menstruation need not be less normore than is the daily habit. As soon as menstruation has stopped a local bath should be taken. It isthe custom of married women to take a cleansing douche of tepid water atthe end of menstruation. This custom is all right. Probably it is not bestfor the unmarried to follow this custom. SCANTY MENSTRUATION Within a year after puberty a woman establishes her menstrual habit.She may menstruate but very little but that is her habit and it is,

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