Venereal Diseases
There has been an alarming increase in venereal or sexually
transmitted diseases (V.D. or S.T.D.) due to promiscuity and free sex. These
diseases are caused by bacteria and germs and can become very serious if not
treated properly and early. The most common diseases in this category are
syphilis and gonorrhea.
Syphilis is probably one of the oldest diseases of
the human race. Sexual contact is the commonest way in which this disease is
spread through a community. But many of those who contract the disease are
innocent. Little children are sometimes born with this disease. It may also be
transmitted from one person to another by kissing or handling infected clothing
or other articles.
Symptoms and Causes
Syphilis usually begins as a small ulcerating type of
lesion which may occur anywhere in the body, the most common sites being the
penis and vulva or in the vagina. Violent or rough sex behaviour often results
in abrasions and thus the virus comes in direct contact with the blood.
Gonorrhea is usually transmitted by sexual contact.
An acute inflammation of the male urethra or the vagina of the female due to
infection through pus by the gonorrhea germs is known as gonorrhea. A person
having a high degree of toxemia and a low vitality may develop this condition
with the slightest secretion. A clean blood stream and a high vitality on the
other hand may protect one from this disease. The wise plan, however, is to
avoid all chances of infection. The common is the sexual act in which one of
the partners has this disease. Sometimes it may be contracted through other sources
or it may be hereditary.
Gonorrhea is a more difficult disease to identify
than syphilis. About two-thirds of women with this disease have no symptoms at
all or at most very trivial ones which may be passed off as an apparently
harmless vaginal discharge. The usual
symptom in the male is a discharge from the tip of the penis. If the
disease is neglected or improperly treated, it may spoil the entire blood
stream which may produce gonorrheal rheumatism and cause affection of the eyes.
Proper treatment is therefore, highly important soon after the occurrence of
the infection.
Treatment
Syphilis and gonorrhea are quite amenable to
successful treatment by proper dietary and other natural methods, leaving no
ill-effects to mar the future life and happiness of their victims. Suppressive
drugs employed by the modern medical system in the treatment simply halts the active
manifestations of the disease in the victim’s system for the time being. The disease-poisons
and the metallic drugs are still left in the patient’s system and these have a most
destructive effect upon the tissues and structures of the body, especially upon
the nervous tissues.
The only safe
way of treating venereal disease is fasting. All cases of syphilis and
gonorrhea can be cured through the agency of the fast. This will not only
prevent dreaded after- effects, but will also greatly enhance the whole general
health level of the patient by a thorough cleansing of his system. The juice of
an orange, in a glass of warm water, may be taken during this period. If orange
juice disagrees, vegetable juice may be taken. Each day while fasting, it
should be ensured that the bowels are cleansed of the poisonous matter thrown
off by the self-cleansing process now set up by the body. This can be achieved
through a warm water enema. The fast may be continued from seven to 14 days.
After the fast, the patient may adopt an exclusive
fruit diet for further five days. He should thereafter gradually embark upon a
balanced diet for three basic food groups as outlined in the treatment for
impotence (chapter 75), avoiding all the foods mentioned therein. Major R.
Austin, a doctor in the Royal Army Medical Corps in Great Britain
"Mr. A.
, aged twenty-seven, came to me suffering from tertiary syphilis. The classic
drugs have been used, but it had not stopped the ravages of the disease. His
face and body were covered with rupial eruptions - ulcers covered with a
scab-and the odor from his body was most unpleasant. I prescribed a
fourteen-day fast with a saline purge daily, plenty of water and as much
strained orange juice diluted with water as he liked to drink during the day.
At the end of fourteen days he was allowed two meals a day, one of them
consisting of nothing but purely cooked vegetables and some butter, and the
other of milk and fresh fruit.
In six weeks
from the date of commencing the treatment, all the eruptions had disappeared,
as well as the foul odor of the body, and he was feeling remarkably well and
has remained so ever since."
Vegetable juices are highly beneficial in the
treatment of venereal diseases. Juices which are particularly helpful include
those of carrot, cucumber, beet and spinach. The patient may make liberal use
of carrot juice either in combination with spinach juice or cucumber or beet.
Amaranth (chaulai ka saag) is considered highly
beneficial in the treatment of gonorrhea. About 25 grams of the leaves of this
vegetable should be given twice or thrice a day to the patient in this condition.
Fresh juice of the flowers of the drumstick is very useful in the treatment of
gonorrhea. For better results, this juice should be given twice daily with
tender coconut water. It acts as a diuretic tonic medicine in this disease.
A decoction of
fresh lady’s fingers has also been found useful in treating gonorrhea. A
cupful of mucilage of lady’s finger is mixed with ripe banana and a glassful of
buttermilk. The mixture is a very effective remedy for gonorrhea. Four capsules
of lady’s finger are cut into 2.5 c.m. pieces and are boiled in quarter liter
of water for about 15 minutes. After cooling the pieces are squeezed and the
mucilage is extracted and strained through a muslin cloth.
In case of
syphilis, a ‘T’ pack should be
employed for an hour for the local treatment of the initial sore and it should
be repeated twice daily. All clothes, sheets and towels, used by the patient should
be handled carefully to avoid new sores and to prevent infection to others. It
is better to boil all such articles. In case of eruptions on the different
parts of the body, a wet sheet pack for an hour is beneficial. It will help
bring out all the poisonous substances of the skin by producing more eruptions
which will gradually dry up. Application of pelvic packs occasionally for an
hour is one of the most effective
methods of treatment in case of gonorrhea. As irritation in the prostate
gland and urethra is present in this disease, a hot hip bath for eight minutes
has a beneficial effect as it tends to relieve irritation.
An occasional steam bath for eight minutes is of
outstanding value in both syphilis and gonorrhea. It will help remove the
poisonous substances from the body and enable the kidney to perform its work
effectively. An overall massage has also beneficial effects on the entire body.
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