RT Journal
A1 HEINEBERG A, BACHMANN G
T1 THe action of intestinal antiseptics on peptic digestion
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1909
FD October 30
VO LIII
IS 18
SP 1454
OP 1456
DO 10.1001/jama.1909.92550180001001c
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.92550180001001c
AB It is generally conceded, both from experimental and clinical observation, that fermentation of the contents of the alimentary canal assumes pathologic importance in proportion to the degree of retardation of digestion. To prevent the development of fermentative changes it is customary to administer certain drugs, commonly called intestinal antiseptics, with the end in view of inhibiting the growth of the bacteria responsible for the abnormal condition. If it can be determined that the action of the digestive juices is still further impaired by drugs whose effects on the intestinal bacteria are at best problematical, then their use will be shown to be harmful. The object of this experimental inquiry was to determine, if possible, how far intestinal antiseptics interfere with the action of artificial gastric juice on protein matter.We present the results obtained merely as a suggestion, for we fully appreciate the inherent difficulty of comparing