Abstract
Summary In the past summer ninety cases of diarrhea, fifty in the hospital and forty in the dispensary, were studied, and an attempt was made to compare the results of apple therapy with other methods in the treatment of diarrhea. 1. Apple diet was of no value in the treatment of dysentery. 2. In both mild and severe types of diarrhea in infants the results obtained with apple therapy were no better than those obtained in any other type of treatment. 3. Any beneficial results obtained from the use of apple diet were due to the period of starvation and the rest induced in the gastrointestinal tract by the bland nonirritating qualities of the apples. 4. The care of diarrheas depends on rest for the gastrointestinal tract, parenteral fluids, supportive measures, and maintenance of the mineral balance.
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