Show Dr Bra Brady y Says Bloating From Internal Piles Often Termed Constipation B ny By William Brady M M. D. D In the intervals between attacks attacks at tacks of piles there is generally a sensation of fullness and distension distension distension dis dis- tension if not actual bloating This uncomfortable r t. t able feeling g the victim is likely likey to a ascribe s c l' l i b e to toC toc c cons o 0 n s ti Hence some sonic resort resort resort re re- A f sort to io the use of physic or enema either or both of which w will U inevitably inevitably tably taby aggravate t the h e congestion Dr Brady 3 and distension of the he veins involved imo in piles and thus make the trouble worse and worse voise I Bu But being no specialist but just an ordinary doctor without with I out I connection with any Rny clinic Answers Given Editors Editor's note Personal Persona letters letters let- let teis not more than one page long pertaining to health and hygiene but not to disease or diagnosis will be an answered by Dr Brady Address him in care of ot Home Service bureau Salt Lake Tribune Telegram Salt Lal Lake e City 10 Utah racket I know I r cant can't tell some people eople anything about tion lon It is difficult enough to tell the he poor sufferers about piles inI in I language they will understand Often orten Misinterpreted This sense of or bloating bloating boating bloat boat ing in many cases of internal piles especially when bleeding beeding- I ij r na I has not been excessive Clive or noticed by the victim is frequently misinterpreted mis- mis I interpreted as intestinal indigestion es tion lion colitis lumbago sciatica sciatica sciatica kidney trouble bladder trouble and in women this or that female disorder Internal piles may seriously undermine undermine undermine un un- dermine health before the victim I or rather his or her physician discovers discovers discovers dis dis- dis- dis covers the cause of such complaints com com- plaints In this sense it is unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate for the victim that internal piles may be painless until the advanced stage of ex ex extrusion of the congested mass during defecation Symptoms of long on ne neglected or maltreated piles in too many instances instances in instances in- in stances are careworn apprehensive sive countenance great anemia and ami steady emaciation Inadequate and shameful reasons for or long ong- ong neglect neg in too many cases are I false modesty fear and sheer par par- simony on the part of the victim and sometimes incompetence on the part pait of the doctor who strings the patient aon along with an indefinite indefinite indefinite diagnosis in instead tead of making a proper examination with speculum lum Only by such visual examination examina examina- tion can a doctor determine whether hether lumbar sciatic thigh h bladder badder or pelvic pain or disturbance disturbance disturb disturb- ance is due to internal piles In Small Quantities Generally the bleeding breeding from internal in- in terna piles occurs in small quantity quantity quan- quan but so frequently or constantly constantly constantly con con- that it produces severe anemia perhaps before the victim becomes aware that there is loss of blood If the blood is retained for some time before it is expelled expelled expelled ex ex- from the bowel it turns dark in color and is perhaps not recognized as blood In these talks tali I am purposely avoiding allusions to the most t M 4 I serious erious aspects of the question i because Im I'm not sure this is the r. r place to discuss some pathological subjects I mean that this is stilla still I ti W a health column and the injunction injune- injune 1 f tion lion Hippocrates gave physicians I Is what I try to follow ollow here Do good if you ou can but do no harmA harm A A pamphlet available to readers who ask for it in writing and in in- in close stamped self-addressed self envelope envelope en en- It Is Stupid to Suffer From Piles I say ask for it in writing writing- writing and and you'll find I mean I what hat I say QUESTIONS S A AND D A ANSWERS SERS The TIle National Malnutrition Child 5 chews bubble gum all the time and drinks one of the colored flavored carbonated sug BUg wa ar-wa water ar-water ter beverages and seems to crave these things instead of other food She is very nervous and restless at night Mrs A. A W W. E E. Answer Answer Wait Wait till she gets old enough enough it if she lives that long long to to switch to cocktails gin etc in in another nother ten years perhaps shell she'll be under proper care in an I tulion You are not giving the child a fair break bieak I Tuberculosis is Germs Would there be danger of tuberculoses tuberculosis tuber tuber- germs in a person who whose e mother died eight Y years Yrs rs ago with tuberculosis F. F W. W er Ans Not Nol Not unless the person has active tuberculosis and is ignorant ignorant ig ignorant ig- ig careless or vicious about giving the disease to close associates I ates Tuberculosis is not inherited Why h Have Ha Headache Migraine the past 12 years fars L L. T. T Answer Send stamped self self- addressed envelope for Why Have Headache Copyright 1950 John F F. Dille Co i |