Castor Oil Pack

 

Treatment of stomach and intestinal disorders

 The castor oil pack. It is one thing to have an acid stomach and intestines, but when this situation becomes chronic and the glands and tissues round about the stomach area become clogged and break down because the system is becoming over-acid throughout.

 Castor oil is a harsh laxative and should not be used internally. However, when used externally it penetrates through the skin to underlying tissues and breaks up the congestion being felt in the glands and tissues of the intestines. This congestion is then taken away through the organs. The quicker you can get rid of this loosened poison, the better, so periodic enemas would be beneficial, or better still, colonic irrigations.
 
How to make the pack:
Use a towel or an old sheet torn into a square about the size of a towel. Lay this on the table or bed. In the middle of this, or perhaps just slightly above center, fold a plastic bag large enough to cover the abdomen. (Plastic liners for small litter containers are fine for this if you cut off the sealed end so they will lie flat.) 

On top of this place a piece of thick cloth or a double thickness of sheeting. Warm the castor oil by placing the bottle in a pan of warm water for a few minutes until it becomes free-flowing. Pour this over the cloth on top of the plastic until it is evenly distributed.
 
Pick up this pack and place it, oiled side in, around the patient's abdomen, securing it comfortably behind with a pin. He may feel a little over-burdened or frustrated for the first few minutes, but he should just relax and let it do its work. 

It will not be long until he will feel comfortable enough to drop off to sleep. In the morning just remove the pack and wipe over the skin with soap and water. Wear the oil pack on the abdomen for 3 nights in a row, then go without it for 3 nights. This pattern (3 on, 3 off) is repeated until 15 nights have been completed in this manner.

The surprising reasons why our stomachs swell up suddenly

Like hundreds of thousands of people, you could be suffering from stomach bloat, which can be triggered by anything from fluctuating hormones to eating reheated pasta or bake potatoes

Sometimes it can be caused by an innocuous glass of water.

While most people's stomachs may swell just a couple of inches, others' can double in girth in just one day, only to 'deflate' overnight until the next attack

Often, bloating is caused by irritable bowel syndrome, a condition that affects a staggering one in seven people (caused by an oversensitive gut, it leads to problems with bowel function and can trigger bloating, as well as cramps, constipation or diarrhea). 

While most people’s stomachs may swell just a couple of inches, others’ can actually double in girth in just one day, only to ‘deflate’ overnight until the next attack. 

Causes

What triggers the bloating can vary widely — some patients literally put food in their mouths of have a glass of water and their stomachs will distend. 

It also could be link to stress. Other peak periods of bloating appear to coincide with meal times.

Someone could eat tomatoes one day and be fine, yet the same food will cause them to bloat a day later. 

The best thing is to look at it like a ‘points’ system, and you have to reach 100 points before you bloat. Your stress that day might account for 30 points and tomatoes 60. So you’ve not reached 100 and you’re fine. The next day, you’ll eat tomatoes but stress might account for 70, pushing you into the bloating zone.