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teas, or tar water adds much comfort to these parts. Do not wash much with
soapy water.

1. Separate the Buttocks with Gauze, a thin layer of cotton or a piece of
soft cloth. This eases the soreness, pain and itching by absorbing the
secretions and preventing irritations while walking. The patient should
not scratch the parts. Direct pressure over the itching parts with a soft
cloth, or by drawing a well oiled cloth across the sore parts several
times gives relief.

2. Dr. Allingham Recommends the introduction of a bony or ivory
nipple-shaped plug into the anus before going to bed. It is self
retaining, about two inches in length, and as thick as the end of the
index finger. He claims it prevents the night itching by pressing upon the
many veins and terminal nerve fibres of the parts. When the rawness is
extensive and the parts are highly inflamed, the patient should be kept to
bed and kept on his back with the limbs separated until the irritation is
allayed.

3. Local Applications.--Soothing remedies: These can be used when the
parts are inflamed and raw. Lead and opium wash, or boric acid, or linseed
oil, or starch, or cocaine, and zinc stearate with boric acid. This form
of zinc adheres to the parts when rubbed on, and is thus more valuable.

[DIGESTIVE ORGANS 145]

4. The following is good to dust in the parts:--

Boric Acid 2 drams
Stearate of Zinc 2 drams
Talcum 1 dram

Apply as a dusting powder.

5. The following is good for the raw parts:--

Carbolic Acid 1 scruple
Menthol 10 grains
Camphor 10 grains
Suet enough to make 1 ounce

Mix. Apply freely two or three times daily after cleansing the parts.
Melt the suet and when partially cold, add the other ingredients.

6. The following is good for the itching and to heal the raw surfaces:--

Carbolic acid 1 dram
Zinc oxide 1 dram
Glycerin 3 drams
Lime water 8 ounces

Mix and apply once or twice daily to relieve the itching.

7. Carbolic acid 1 dram
Calamin prep 2 drams
Zinc oxide 4 drams
Glycerin 6 drams
Lime water 1 ounce
Rose water enough to make 8 ounces

Mix. Keep in contact with the itching area by means of gauze or cotton
while the itching is intense.

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