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Show Prw. ThurscUy. August II, 1973, THE HERALD, . i A I Features Dr. . . . Opinions lawence f . lamb Ab tJ SO of Laxatives Dear Dr. Lamb an - i have ito problem, most of these indivi- One mi.' iu need to use a bulk duals are better off if they expande. dr. at interims, a have a diet which contains au small Up water enema in the appreciable amount of bulk. process of training the bowel. This is just the opposite of the In a nutshell, I do not agree low residue diet that you ve with the tpe of program mentioned. if The colon contracts in a you're on it is beir; provid- f ed to you fur a treatment rhythmic fashion w move the divcrticulosis. It is not the loud residue along If there's f treatment that I think form not mut residue the my diverticulosu. Vkou'.i you please explain this condition low residue to me. I diet, and am told to take a laxative every day. Is it to have a daily elimi- mon nec-ssa- ry nation? Every bottle or t i warns one that prolonged use of laxatives may result in t colon, it overcontracts and goes into dependency Arc laxatives the onlv avv Diverticula Dear Reader spasm. This starts off the chain of events that leads to spastic colon, constipation, and related problems. By using something to provide sufficient bulk, such as the natural cereal fiber that should occur in eating whole cereals or unrefined cereals, this prob- are small herniated pockets along the intestine. Often they are along the left colon. These little side pockets literally jrc herniations of the inner lining of the colon into pocket-likformations. In many people they cause no symptoms, in e they become and produce symp trims similar to appendicitis, or they may even bleed. I have discussed this problem authorities feel that diverticula are associated with poor function u' ihe bowel, specifically spastic colon e would recommend for constipation or spastic or irritable colon. The chemical laxative habit usually leads to continued problems with the bowel. prob- lems. Dr. Denis Burkitt feels that the lack of bulk in the American diet is the reason this problem is so common in t is said, "Tudiiy, wars e hear his tairr d l karara hearts as ii tkr rrtel-- - Hebrews J'onfiuVruc 3 U, IS. thrives only on honesty, on honor, on the o' obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish perf.irmdnce. Without them it cannot live. franklin I). Roosevelt. What's U.S. Future in Thai? If. m thx1 itn'antiiw. HH;il.Nr.SOM 111 Kurd 3 News AmIv I shuld he a nmmiunist When the last American It? in Camhudia and Uhs. th-cvlckd its last hoinb over fw hciH-vi-ttie 1' S should Camtsidiit, the rvsult in neh-hrm- n nvnn in Itiailand inV finitely Ituiland was a sort of Vainsl th' ivenmvrt view vacuum. am1 the dissiflters whi Mieve Ihifv are 45(ttKl Annticiin tile Anwrh'iin jtcscikv creates a troops at sewn bases in threat to Ihe peair of Thailand iTifiiland. and the Thais want to and hclieve it should be riKiuccd know mrc ahout ih ir inten- as quickly as possible. tions fur the future or rather the Anions them is Thanat of tho Anwrnan Ktvanan, the former forc'nn intcjfiims government in Washington minister . whi (kilares that which they feci has not alwas eventually Thailand must make taken them into its confidence. its iicoMrKid.it ion with North lYime Minister T1ianim 'ietn.im and w ith China and that the head of Thai-liin- the continuing presence of the s military govcrnnMnt. has AiiKTK'an rwiscs only makes U S forces must "Iki.land declared t a target ?or new remain so long as there is doulit omnunist amjn-ssMithat North Vietnam w ill live- up to ITuii university students, who its cease-firthemselves an pledges in South are proving th-T- e fat Disapproved of our fl RRUSIMS A TV CM A CAMP-MJ- O HAP A TRIP, BUT ME CH.VJGe Or Mr ART HOWT BUT WEVE oof LOOK BEMIWP US I tl 1 11 III I IV- - ii .71 LET'S GIVE HIM FITS.' fci A FEW MlMUTES WE "IX TURM TM SOL UM DOWN SO ICW ME CAKI T HEAR f ITHF R HAVE TO STE P FCUfWARP AMP TAKE OH Kt E P IU.T HIS tLMPS, in It M gastroenterology This is achieved by changing the diet at a suitable time to one that contains a satisfactory amount of bulk and establishing regular bowel habits. I' .r'V' ABE MADC - IJOT MEBflC d I S ACTION-MULTI-C- Y OjJol 6 WASHRINSE I w it de I S toss s , stratet-y- . In nrefsiratHin for possible new externiii threats Thannn has strengthened Thailand s honk'rs and has asked the I'nited Statini for ww assurances of cHitinued military aid. lie also has new worries at home. Thailand along with Hurma used to he a primary cxnrter of k-- s WAFFLE STOPPERS Built for bad weather Igloo Water Cooler S Ikrtna no lunger exports and Thailand is in the grip of a three-ye.drought She tuis been fict"d to turn down orders fmm Camtnntm, the iTiilipptw-- s and otls-rfor whom she has been a traditional supplier. The drought has had an ammipantinii eff1 on the n,itinn'sfarnHTs Many have had to borrow putting up their small land holdings as collateral. The result has been ihat many pmr farmers have now unpoMTi shed tenants Oimmunist insurgem y in the northeast and along the hortk-- r with Cambodia and Milya eontinws to he a prolilem The lasurgi-ntare in helieved to number more than ahout 1 000 but they are insistent. lhtc s fr ideal for hunting hiking brushed leather. Cteated 90 YEAR" furn-- her nations of stHfheast Asia is in the niakmu Thej, fear that Thailand, after years as th' t imed jfvmn States most faithful S4.utheast A'lan ally, is 'ihout to lie cut kiise by the I'nited St ites in the of its own global interests The Finest of All 10 Gallon boru AUTOMATIC WASHER ' nee to s powerful political unexpectedly mend a bowel training program directed toward prevention of spastic colon, constipation and related problems. diet a person should have, to prevent or manage a problem of divcrticulosis. Other than acute inflammatory problems, which are a special k BIB Vietnam. would not recommend a laxative regularly for a person who has diverticula. Quite the contrary, they would recom- our society. It's not very common in societies that have a great deal of cereal fiber in their diet. His studies, and others, have resulted in a change in thinking by most doctors about what kind of to leuve and who want them tnst.i who suspHt th,it a - e are dcin.indinj' iuk i .il of the American forces fcwiti tho who want the iui t'S s the function of the colon. Most specialists al-u- n take-ifvx- d by Neg Cochran CUT OUR WAY tive is certainly not the answer to this problem. Br'k expander type laxatives are useful in a number of conditions and do not have the same harmful effects. Chemical laxatives propel food through the small intestine too rapidly and end up disturbing before. Many constipation-typ- gastroenterologists lem is avoided. 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