| Show Arthritis May MayBe MayBe MayBe Be Result of Three Factors By Dy DR JAMES W. W V. V BARTON DARTON BARTONI DARTONI I T CAN remember as a boy boyan boyon I an on older brother telling me of a wonderful drug that would cure rheumatism The new drug was acetyl salicylic sali TODAY'S acid aspirin aspirin as as- as HEALTH It does not cure rheu rheu- COLUMN but does relieve pain and the spasm or tightness that aggravates painful conditions A few years later it was discovered that infected teeth and tonsils caused rheumatism rheumatism rheumatism I and it was felt that with the cause known and then removed rheumatism would be soon a disease of the past Chronic arthritis rheumatism rheumatism rheu rheu- counts more victims than tuberculosis While not as fatal it may be quite as disabling Instead of just the one cause focal infection in infected infected infected in- in teeth tonsils sinus middle ear gall bladder Intestine there are three ways waya In which arthritis may be produced One Is from without Injury or strain another another an an- other Is from within infection The third combines these two the effect of strain on a joint damaged by disease resulting in a vicious circle Other factors entering Into the cause of 01 arthritis are gland conditions and lack of 01 vital ital elements in the food Still more subtle or difficult to find is an Inherited inherIted r inferiority of joint tissue I am quoting from Irom froman an article on treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of arthritis by byj j Dr Or Bernard Dernard Fantus and E Eugene u g e 0 e F. F Traut In the Journal Journal Journal Jour Jour- nal of the American As these many factors fac- fac l tors injury toes injury Dr Barton Bartoo tion lack of necessary necessary necessary sary food lood elements inherited tend tendency ncy changes In climate climate cli cli- mate emotional disturbances and others others may may be causing arthritis all aU must be taken Into consideration in the treatment Factors to Consider For a long time the usual treatment treatment treat treat- ment of arthritis was to remove all infected teeth tonsils and gall bladders blad bInd ders as they were believed to be bethe bethe bethe the entire or whole cause Today while they are not believed to be bethe bethe bethe the whole cause or in some cases even a part of the cause they are arc removed just the same in order to build up the general health of the patient Dy By improving his general health his resistance is it increased It is in Improving his resistance to infection that has set up the new diet method of 01 treating arthritis The diet should in general be below below below low in carbohydrates carbohydrates starches especially especially especially es es- es- es as u to concentrated refined starch foods such as white flour corn com starch rice and sugar If II patient patient pa pa- tient Is very thin more fats fats but but butter ter cream egg yolks yolks may may be eat eat- en One serving of 01 meat eggs or fish is allowed daily W W Appendicitis A Pain May Be Varied VariedA As A A S IT seems to be the general 4 A opinion that the pain in appendIcitis appendicitis appen appen- must be In the lower right side of the abdomen many health writers including myself try to remind remind remind re re- re- re mind readers that the pain usually usually usually usual ly starts up near the stomach then gradually shifts down to the appendix appendix appen appen- dix and stops there It might be bewell bewell well therefore to learn that while the pain usually starts high in the abdomen in a number of 01 cases it starts elsewhere Dr Gordon Murray Toronto in Canadian Medical Association Journal Jour nal oal gives an analysts analysis of 1000 cases of appendicitis whose records in the Toronto General hospital have been carefully studied In this group the proportion of appendicitis in the male was four lour to one In the ine female Abdominal pain was the first symptom symptom tom torn In 80 per cent The situation of pain was 1 general cramps in abdomen 75 per cent 2 right lower low er part of abdomen appendix region region re re- 1 gion glon 10 per cent 3 above the stomach proper 7 per cent 4 umbilicus um urn- or navel region 2 per cent 5 at side of 01 abdomen 2 per cent 6 underneath the stomach 2 per cent Pain Area May aryIt vary sary It can thus be seen then that the pain in appendicitis may start from various parts of the abdomen as asIn asin I In only 10 per cent did the pain start In the appendix region However However however How How- ever In all cases whether the pain started high up low down or at atthe atthe atthe the side of the abdomen in per percent percent percent cent of 01 the cases the pain finally shifted to the region of 01 the appen appen- dix The pain was crampy at first but frequently became less severe levere leaving a dull aching sensation Inthe in inthe inthe the appendix region Aside from the pain and its location loc loca tion other symptoms mentioned are Loss Losi of 01 appetite was an early symptom symptom tom torn vomiting occurred early and In abou 0 per cent of the cases nausea nausea nau nau- sea lea was present often CR IMd by Western New Newspaper per Union I |
