Show Celiac Disease of Children Is Cured Without Medicines Doctors Learn of New Diet Plan in Treatment of Retarded Growth By HOWARD nOWARD W. W BLAKESLEE Associated Press Iress Science Editor NEW ORLEANS May 11 A ll-A A cure curc for celiac disease without a drop of medicine was reported to the American American Amer Amer- ican Medical association tod today l Diet alone does docs it This disease is one of the pitiful ills of childhood causing ret retarded growth serious stomach disorders growing weakness and when too long neglected neglect neglect- ed cd almost certain ln death to relapse has made it difficult to cope with In announcIng announcing ing the successful diet Dr Sidney V. V Haas of New York City said there has not been one recurrence NEW DEVELOPMENT DEVELOP T I IThe The new treatment is an example of oC the rapidly developing science of finding in two or three commonplace articles of ot food a regulator that enables enables ena ena- bles the body to convert the entire diet into its it natural medicine One cause of celiac disease is a n pe peculiar peculiar pe- pe culiar form of sugar starvation st. No matter how much sugar a child cats eats the system cannot assimilate it and the sweet only makes them worse Dr Haas found the sugar in ripe bananas bananas bananas ba ba- ba- ba nanas can be eaten freely and md that Inthe in inthe inthe the childrens children's bodies it converts ordinary ordinary ordinary nary sugars into an agreeable form He said an enzyme in the banana sweet probably accounts for this transformation Enzymes are arc microscopically microscopically micro micro- small substances possessing possessing possessing possess possess- ing big chemical elec effects The sugar enzyme acts as a spearhead spearhead spear spear- head of or a special diet including milk from which the sugar has been extracted extracted ex ex- exi i and certain fruits and vege vege- tables This diet dict solves both the sugar problem and an improper in indigestion indigestion indigestion in- in digestion of fat which is a contributing contributing contrib contrib- b- b C cause luse of celiac disease It also supplies extra proteins long recognized recognized recognized as needed for or these cases SINGLE CRUST DANGEROUS As an example of the extraordinary extraordinary nary effects of oC harmless appearing bites of ordin ordinary food when taken at nt atthe atthe the wrong time lime Dr Haas said that eating cating a single crust of bread a day has been known to cause relapse of celiac disease This is due to sugar in the bread s starch Two cases of a l rare tongue disease like lumpy Jumpy jaw in cattle contracted b by farmers from chewing grass crass hay or straw were reported by Dr Olin J J. J Cameron of the University of Michigan Mich Mich- igan Certain potassium salts correct ir irregular irregular irregular ir- ir regular heart beats beals and slow down too rapid heart action according to John J. J Sampson M. M D. D of San Fran Fran- cisco He said it is f und this form of potassium can be taken safely by mouth Its effects begin in 30 to 50 minutes and last six to eight hours Geor George e H H. Mackee M. M D. D of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York City said that X-rays X now can be used to advantage ge to treat about 80 kinds of skin dis diseases ases |