| Show t- t an anBy II PI ALITt By Lulu Hunt Hun Peters MD M.D. UT Jid and BeaH ant fir S I DIETETIC TREATMENT OF CHRONIC A ARTHRITIS No 1 Chronic Inflammation o of the joints is a aery very ery common disorder which heretofore has lias b very cry dis- dis to bo boi boh 1 th tho physician D and alid lid patient I have been ve very h happily surprised b by the number of ot f Jf Improvement Improvement Im ins- provement In these Joint lions which I have hav re from those Who Tho have folloW followed d the dietetic advice In the column Those w tio o have been overweight and have le le- have hae been markedly helped I am om glad to ee that other i cj ns working 1 l' l with their chronic arthritic patients have had the same results from dietetic treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment that I 1 have from long Ion distance istance advice Heretofore we save lavo thought that joint InU Inflammations mm were woe due dua large large- I ly to bacteria or to their poisons 1101 settling In the Joints fron from In the bod body foci elsewhere especially diseased tonsils and teeth Now we have evidence to prove that In man many cases the foundation Is 16 a lowered resistance due o 0 o improper tin tin- proper diets and that th the bacteria bateria themselves ves and their poisons are ae secondary rattier rather than primary r that I is they ha have ha e been enabled to deposit themselves on account of the lowered resistance Dr A A. Almon Fletcher of Toronto Toron Toron- to to in the Archives of Internal Medi cine July 1922 has a long article on the dietetic treatment or ot chronic arthritis Ill I'll give Sive you a resume of ot the article In casts cases of non non purulent nt ino no pus arthritis admitted into the medical med med- ical wards of the Toronto hospital the patients were vere put to bed for tor two wo weeks at least and dietetic treatment treatment treat treat- ment was carried out as far as possible possible possible pos pos- sible in a routine manner tion of the carbohydrates starches and sugars to one fifth or 01 less o of the usual intake was vas followed b by much improvement but better re results results re- re suits were obtained by ty more general general general gen gen- eral of ot the diet A large majority of the cases was given givena a diet as follows Three glasses of ot buttermilk calories If fat free tree one half grapefruit grapefruit grapefruit grape grape- fruit cs c's and one to two or oranges oranges or- or anges angus a day clay cs c's for tor the week then the gradual addition of such euch foods as eggs flesh food vegetables vegetables vegetables vege vege- tables other fruits and Jellies anc and fin finally whole grain br breads brads ds in small smal amounts Patients who were underweight underweight underweight under under- weight were allowed cod liver er oi oil and cream This Increase In foot food was made so a as to provide from 1500 t to td 2000 cs c's a day in four weeks weeks' time While the effect of this treatment was w watched n nd aid other form ol of treatment was given When necessary necessary sary the bowels were moved on al alternate alternate al- al ternate days day by enemas and In a afew afew afew few cases cases liquid petrolatum was gi en b by mouth The Tho majority of ot the cases received benefit from this treatment and this usia improvement was shown by re relief relief relief re- re lief from pain and swelling and anc muscle spasms and improvement in the general health In some cases Improvement was Immediate and anc striking As a rule however the Improvement went slowly starting in three or 01 four COUl days das and being well marked In three or tour weeks eeles After a month of treatment the progress was slower but it was often marked enough to Justify the continuance of ot the diet for fOl man many months Tomorrow I wilt will give you ou the rest of the article sa save sa e this paper to go with wiLls It H Copyright 1926 b by the G George orte Matthew Adams Adam Service |
