Show a a a Released by Western Newspaper Union INDIGESTION It is s only natural when the stomach stomach ach is upset upset nausea nausea vomiting pall pact to to blame the symptoms on food Very recently eaten While this it 1 true in hi some cases r the stomach is upset usually because ras l something about the stomach and more often the gall bladder bladder blad der has been affected affect c ed in some manner l In fact c some physicians physicians clans state that two ailments are responsible II sible sable for more than half of all cases oi of Dr Barton indigestion These ailments are gall gallbladder gallbladder gallbladder bladder disease and ulcer of the first part pf the small intestine intestine duodenal duodenal ulcer Some months ago I spoke of the results of an investigation of the causes of indigestion recorded in the New England Medical Journal by Dr T T. T Grier Miller A chart showIng showIng showing show- show Ing the causes of indigestion in 2542 cases accompanied the article The symptoms complained of were discomfort in the stomach lack of appetite gas distension distension coming coming up through the mouth and going down and out of the intestine nausea intestine nausea and vomiting Of this large number of cases 31 per cent had gall bladder trouble ulcer ulcer ulcer ul ul- ul- ul of the duodenum upper part of small Email intestine showed nearly 25 per cent nervous and em ti Ml disturbances disturbances dis dig of the stomach showed 17 per er cent nervous and emotional disturbances disturbances disturbances dis dis- of the large intestine colon colon colon co co- lon accounted for about 8 per percent cent inflamed condition of the stomach lining 5 per cent stomach ulcer 4 per er cent cancer of stomach 4 per percent percent percent cent appendicitis between 2 and 3 per cent An interesting point shown by the above figures is that 25 per cent of the cases that is one in hi every four was not caused by any disease or malformation of the stomach or Intestine in intestine intestine In- In but from mental and emotional emotional emotional emo emo- disturbance The lesson learned from this investigation investigation investigation in in- is that when any of these these common symptoms symptoms pain pain In hi stomach stomach stomach ach lack of appetite excessive amount of gas nausea vomiting- vomiting occur at all regularly the physician should be De consulted Should examInation examination nation reveal that no organic disease disease disease dis dis- ease or condition is causing the symptoms this very knowledge may be sufficient to remove the mental or emotional disturbances which are causing the symptoms Further early investigation of these common symptoms will likewise likewise likewise like like- wise reveal any disease or other condition present the early treatment treatment treatment treat treat- ment of which may not only bring relief but prevent serious or fatal illness C a a |