Subaqual intestinal bath

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The Subaquale Darmbad (abbreviated as Sudabad, incorrectly also Subaquarelles Darmbad) belongs to the medical baths, even if the effect of the bath is only of secondary importance. In this application, the patient sits in a tub and receives several enemas with warm water one after the other .

application

The structure of the Sudabad is very complicated and consists of several components. The irrigator vessel is usually installed on a wall above the tub. At the beginning of the treatment, this vessel is filled with 20 to 30 liters of water to which table salt or chamomile extracts can be added. From there the water flows through a hose to a “saddle”, which is attached to the seat of the patient with a belt. The saddle is inflatable so that the anus is sealed from the tub water and has a thin rubber intestinal tube which is inserted into the rectum via the patient's anus . There is also a thick tube attached to the saddle, which sits directly below the intestinal tube and picks up the excreted feces . This tube has a window so that the excretion can be observed and leads to a container that is stuck in the drain of the tub. Here the solid pieces of excrement are separated from the liquid via a filter. This part of the Sudabad is known as the low pressure system. In addition to this structure, the excretion of the patient can be supported with a high pressure system. For this purpose, a negative pressure is generated in the separation pipe using a water jet pump.

effect

The warm bath water in which the patient is located initially has a relaxing effect on hollow organs . In addition, there is the increased diuresis , which is triggered by the absorption of water in the large intestine. Furthermore, the Sudabad promotes peristalsis .

indication

An obvious indication for Sudabad is constipation , even in its chronic form. Since the absorption of the water during the enema leads to leaching and an increased urge to urinate, the Sudabad can also be used to treat kidney and ureteral stones and chronic poisoning caused by e.g. B. bromine-containing sleeping pills are used.

Contraindication

Sudabad is very stressful for the patient's circulatory system, which is why there are a number of diseases, especially those related to the heart and circulatory system, that prohibit treatment. These diseases include heart failure , high blood pressure ( arterial hypertension ) and infectious and febrile diseases. If one were to subject a patient with these diseases to a Sudabad, the heart and circulation could be massively stressed and endanger the patient. In the case of benign prostatic hyperplasia and elimination disorders of the kidneys, no Sudabad may be used due to the increased diuresis. Further contraindications are diseases of the intestine, especially if the intestinal wall is damaged.

literature

  • Otto Gillert, Walther Rulffs: Hydrotherapy and Balneotherapy. Theory and practice . Pflaum 1990. ISBN 3-7905-0586-2
  • Willibald Pschyrembel : Pschyrembel naturopathy and alternative healing methods . Gruyter 1996. ISBN 3-11-018524-5
  • Gottlieb Olpp : The subaquale intestinal bath and its use , Hippokrates-Verlag Marquardt & Cie., Stuttgart 1954
  • Anton Brosch: Das subaquale Innenbad , 2nd probably edition, Deticke, Vienna 1912