Prevention

How did people try to prevent illness in medieval times?

There were four main methods of prevention used in medieval times: religion, purifying the air, diet, and the regimen sanitatis.

How did the medieval Church try to prevent illness?

The most important ways were trying to not commit any sins, praying regularly and paying tithes to the Church.

How did people try to prevent miasma in medieval times?

People tried to purify the air to protect themselves from miasma. Local councils put measures in place to make sure the streets were cleaned.

How did people use diet to prevent illness in medieval times?

People believed if you ate too much it could cause an imbalance of humours, so people often used to purge themselves as a way to treat this.

How did physicians try to prevent illness in medieval times?

Physicians would write instructions, called the regimen sanitatis, for healthy living. It was only used by the rich as it was very expensive: it would instruct them to take baths and make sure their houses were clean.