Dermatitis Treatment

As dermatitis may appear so are the treatments.  If the trouble is arising from internal causes, the patient should commence the treatment by adopting an all-fruit diet for at least a week. Three meals a day should be consumed of juicy fruits such as orange, grapes, apple, pineapple and papaya at five-hour intervals.

After an exclusive fruit diet, patient may adopt a restricted diet for ten days. In this regimen, breakfast may consist of orange juice or grapefruit. Raw salad, consisting of vegetables available in season, with raisins, figs or dates may be taken for lunch and dinner may consist of steamed vegetables such as spinach, cabbage, carrots, turnips, cauliflower, along with a few nuts or fresh fruit. 

Mild puddings and desserts such as jellies, jams and pastries, all condiments, spices, white sugar, and white flour and products made from them, tea, coffee and other stimulating drinks should be avoided.

After the restricted diet, the patient should gradually embark upon a well-balanced diet, consisting of seeds, nuts and grains, vegetables and fruits. The emphasis should be on fresh fruits and raw vegetables. In the case of a severe condition, the patient should undertake a fast on fruit or vegetable juices for three to five days. This may be followed by a restricted diet for ten to fifteen days. Further fasts and a period on a restricted diet at intervals may be adopted after the resumption of a normal diet.

The warm water enema should be used daily to cleanse the bowels during the first week of treatment. Epsom-salt baths may be taken two or three times a week. The affected areas may also be bathed twice daily in hot water with Epsom salts. About 100 grams of Epsom salts should be added to a bowlful of hot water for this purpose. Olive oil should be applied after Epsom-salt bathing.

Avoid white sugar, refined carbohydrates, tea, coffee, and other denatured foods. Liberal consumption of fruits and vegetable juices. The combined juice from apple, carrot and celery are especially beneficial in the treatment of dermatitis. About 175 ml. each of these juices should be mixed to prepare 525 ml. of combined juice.

No medicines of any kind should be used. In case of a trouble due to external causes, the most effective treatment consists of applying a mixture of baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) and olive oil. The alkaline sodium neutralizes the poisonous acids formed in the sores and oil keeps the flesh in a softened condition.

Moderate physical exercise, yoga after the fast is completed and the start of the restricted diet. Exercise is one of the most valuable means of purifying the blood and for preventing toxemia. The patient should also have adequate physical and mental rest, plenty of fresh air but exposure to the cold should be avoided. 

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