Digestion : the passport to health / by Alfred Wright.

  • Wright, Alfred.
Date:
[1883?]
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Digestion : the passport to health / by Alfred Wright. Source: Wellcome Collection.

    44/72 (page 40)
    female patients who come under the notice of physicians for treatment of nervous dis- orders, as well as the greater severity of many of the cases. Now, with ladies I have observed that in many instances we cannot obtain such good results as are to be secured for men by pursuing the above-mentioned treatment. On the contrary, I have found that with them it is more frequently neces- sary to enjoin rest, and especially a complete change of scene, with freedom from excite- ment and domestic cares. This is easily accounted for. In women we mostly find the uterine functions largely sympathising with the other disordered or inactive structures; in their case, then, bodily rest and mental repose become im- perative ; otherwise, though all the other symptoms may be removed, permanent weakness of the generative organs may result.