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Show ABOUT YOUR HEALTH I j sometimes very difficult to obtain a ! Kd picture, much depending on the j skill and judgement of the operator; 1 but there are three indications upon i which reliance may be placed, and furnish a good guide for medical and i dietary procedure; these are; (1) The distress whatever it may be, comes from two to four hours after taking food in other words, when the stomach is empty. (2) The taking of a moderate quantity of food, relieves the pain or discomfort, until the stomach is empty again. (3) Since the acid excess causes the suffering, the taking of an alkaline, alka-line, as "soda" also relieves temporarily. tempor-arily. In my experience, ninety-nine out of a hundred patients that conform to the above schedule, have peptic ulcer;. ' verification by X-ray has proven it so often that I regard the three indications indica-tions as very dependable. The "distress" "dis-tress" varies; it may be dull, vague pain over the region of the stomach; it may be an intense burning with neuralgia; it may be vomiting, which does not afford relief in ulcer; it may be acid eructations with abundance of gas and bloating therefrom. I have found many cases of ulcer that yield to diet and medicines, neither of which is efficient alone. The stomach must rest by this I mean bland, unstimulating food, j Nourishment must be SOFT; no rough or hard substances must be swallowed, mushes and liquids are ideal. Soft eggs, butter, soft-boiled meats, cream and milk. This is the big start. Your physician must tell you the rest. |