Show THAT BABY OF YOURS Diet Helps Prevent Chroni By JAMES JAMES' W. W EA BARTON A M. M c D. D For many years tho the usual usual type of f rood food d given to prevent has boon beon rough foods foodS' foods of a rough fibrous nature or containing containing- seeds seeds' apples oranges grapes oatmeal oatmeal oat oat- meal whole wheat bread i beans peas cabbage b beets e turnips In addition to coarse fO foods the drinking of large quantities of water also has been routine treatment The idea a behind the use of rough foods is that as the nourishment will b be ab absorbed absorbed ab- ab b- b from them as they pass through the small Intestine the wastes from these foods will wm be mostly rough cellulose substances substances sub flub stances which irritate the walls of the large intestine Because of this irritation the muscular walls of the large Intestine contract contract contract con con- tract or squeeze the wastes and they move ove onward and downward downward downward down down- ward and thence out of the body I have mentioned a couple of diets for this ordinary or chronic chron chron- ic constipation but another one suggested by Gertrude I. I Thomas Thom Thom- as assistant professor of ot dietetics dietetics ics University of Minnesota in I her book Dietary in Health and Disease may add variety Breakfast Fruit Apples grapes oranges senna prunes and honey Cereal Oatmeal Cream and butter In generous amounts Bread Black rye and whole wheat Eggs Soft Sort cooked or scrambled Coffee Dinner Soup Preferably vegetable Fish or meat Vegetables Vegetables Vege Vege- tables At least two kinds preferably preferably pre pre- spinach cabbage beets turnips potatoes beans and peas Bread Same as break break- fast Salad Green vegetables and mayonnaise De Dessert Agar jelly or fruits Supper Bread Same as breakfast Cold meat Vegetable Vegetable Vegetable Vege Vege- table salad Dessert Stewed fruit figs pears senna prunes Drink four pints of water daily Omit all drugs for con con- Give plenty of ot but butter ter cre cream m fruit and vegetables The above advice and the anti anti- constipation diet Is of course to be used In the ordinary everyday everyday everyday every every- day chronic constipation it is is' n not t to be used in the spastic form of constipation caused by nerv nervousness or emotional dis dis- dis- dis Rough foods In these i nervousness Individuals by imitating imi- imi irritating JIrI- JIrI tating the walls of the large intestine cause spasms in the walls which close or partly close the the Intestine so that wastes cannot pass This is called the spastic type of ot constipation and only soft foods jellies foods-jellies Jellies butter meat soups without vegetables should be used Helpful Booklet It has been heen estimated that at least half halt our population suffer suffer suffer suf suf- fer with constipation Send to today today today to- to day for Dr Bartons Barton's Interesting Interesting interestIng Interest interest- ing booklet on this subject entitled entitled entitled en en- titled Constipation inclosing 10 cents and a three-cent three stamp to cover hand handling and mailing to The Tribune-Telegram Tribune Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah |