| Show IT THAT HAT BODY OF YOURS I By Dr James W. W Barton NEW TREATMENT OF PEPTIC ULCER Some months ago hundreds of ot newspapers had headlines about the remarkable success b by Dr Co Tui Tuf Washington D D. C. C in the treatment of or peptic ulcer ulcer of the stomach and first part of ot small intestine into which the stomach empties food after stomach digestion The outstanding point about abut the treatment was the almost instant relief of pain I have spoken before of the brilliant results obtained by the use of amino acids in building up the starving people of ot Eu Eu- rope Great Britain sent by air airL airI L young doctors to o Europe armed with a supplY ot of amino amino mino acids to last for Ifor months In the Journal of the American Ameri Ameri- can stomach stomach stomach ach and Intestines Society Drs Tui ml Arthur Mullen Wright J. J H. H T. T Galvin J. J Barcham Bareham and G. G R. R Gerst Bellevue Bellevue Bellevue Belle- Belle vue hospital N. N Y describe their findings and the result of this new treatment in a series of 29 cases All of ot the patients except one were placed on two-hourly two fee feedings dings dings' of amino acids and The amino acids n used contained all the essential amino acids The mixture mixture mixture mix mix- ture was given exclusively no other food for from two to three weeks depending upon the subsequent X-ray X findings If It after two weeks the X-rays X show showed d healing of the ulcer the patient was given a bland diet together with two-hourly two feedings feedings feedings feed feed- ings of In addition to the bland diet and vitamin B was given in small amounts daily dally No alkaline treatment was given What were the results obtained by the amino acids and maltose treatment Among the twenty-seven twenty cases cases in which pain was the important sy symptom the pain and distress stopped in 24 hours in fourteen cases and in 48 hours In thirteen thir teen cases Of the thirteen cases in which vomiting was a symptom it stopped Immediately after using the diet in 6 6 in twenty- twenty four hours in 6 and in one treated at home in forty-eight forty hours Where blood was a symptom in 15 cases blood disappeared disappeared disappeared dis dis- dis- dis appeared in from 2 to 6 days There was a steady increase in weight and storage of nitrogen in the body in all aU but one case These research physicians state that this treatment while more prompt than other methods methods methods meth meth- in giving relief from symptoms toms does not give any more insurance against the return of ulcer and symptoms if it the patient patient patient pa pa- tient returns to his old bad habits of irregular feedings rough food tobacco and alcohol alcohol alcohol alco alco- hol To this might be added avoidable emotional disturb- disturb ances antes Diet Suggestions In Peptic Ulcer Send today for tor Dr Bartons Barton's handy leaflet entitled Diet Suggestions in Peptic Ulcer To obtain it just send five cents and a three-cent three stamp coin preferred to cover cost of handling and mailing Wrap coins carefully and mail man manyour your letter to Dr James W. W Barton care of The Salt Lake Telegram Home Service Bureau Salt Lake City Utah |
