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Show kjiPeptic Ulcer Paiienf ' By Dr. James W. Barton , VEARS AGO a young 1 IJhri been treated (or M,r.ch met his physi-r'SSt physi-r'SSt .nd the physi-0 physi-0 e t,d him on his ap-e ap-e fent admitted that i!Ttcd but stated that for $S en unable to eat H .everal quarts of milk -'" or solids. I drink egg-da egg-da inSte3d 0t ,.,ician advised him to re-'j re-'j present physician be- ' h aid be able to eat V A now that his ulcer was ' in X-ray test using barium ;!was made which showed ulcer had healed, it : i , large amount of scar ::Jlbich tissue was -blocking L from the stomach to '.;s'o tot "Stead of having ;?or more passage, the scar ;.d educed it to the size pencil so that only fluids from stomach to small ie where, of course, most of t;,, takes place. . and eggs, accounted for "a in weight and good appear ance. Although the ulcer was healed, by diet and medical treatment, treat-ment, this "scar" obstruction made it necessary for a passage to be made from stomach to small intestine. intes-tine. I am writing the above because some ulcer patients are undecided as to whether to have an operation or. undergo medical treatment. The fact is that the majority of these patients are treated by diet and alkalies and recover. Some years ago I quoted Dr. Joseph Daly, Toronto, in the Canadian medical association journal jour-nal in which he stated that it is now admitted that no one treatment treat-ment is suitable for all peptic ulcers ul-cers (ulcer of stomach or small intestine). in-testine). "The physician no longer aims to treat the ulcer but to direct di-rect the management of the patient who has the tendency to ulcer." Ulcer patients have a tendency to worry and the symptoms disappear disap-pear when there is a prolonged period of relief from the wear and tear of life. A return to usual work, worry or mistakes in diet brings on a return of ulcer symptoms. |