The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-28
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This. the simple and most common
form of the malady, Is sometimes called
simple dyspepsia. IL Is morc common
in men than in women, and especially
affects >cdcn,ary persons and those
nervous individuals who eat rapidly,
swallowing their food without proper
ma>ticatiOn. IL is also common in pcr-
sons whose teeth are defective. Its nj
mediate cause is deficient activity IN the
muscular walls nf the stomach and in.
t'>tineS. and also deficient quantity ut
quality If gastric Juice. The symptoms
are much tnc same - those which fol-
low the taking an excess of food, hut
are felt only when a moderate amount
has been taken. An hour or two Il ter
eating a sensation uf weight and op.
preston is felt. The discomfort con.
iinurS for some hours, gradually wear.
iuw OIL before the next meal. The ap.
petite i usually pretty goo., but,
often the stomach will not b. pre-
pared Tor the reception Ot food at
meal time, ~ the work oi dig'Sting
the pr,yious meal has not Yet
hccn accompliShcd Sometimes there
il considerable i'a,ulcncc of the
stomach, the cruc,ationS heinz taStcl,SS,
however. never Offensive; often pain
between shoulders or beneath ON,
shoullcr-b,adc. and not in!rc lucntly in
the region OF the heart. Palpitatiou Oi
the heart often occurs in the night. caus
ing great alarm ON the part oi the pa
ticnl and his friends. who entertain fear
of his sudden death. Sleep j. disturbed
aud unrclrcShing. Tho tongue /, often
foul in the morning. with a bad taste IN
tie mouth. All tho symptoms men
toned are greatly exaggerated by u late
supper. or hv an unusual excess in puan
tity or quality oi iOOd. The bowels ar,
usually con>t.pated. hut may Ec rcgu
lar. When the difficulty has been long
continued. there will bc observed Il
marked disposition toslccp paitcrmcalS,O ,Or
unnatural slcepiucSS 10 other times, and
decided loss oi natural viyacity and cn.
crgy. Acid dyspepsia is that form oi
indigestion in which the slownc,S oi
digestion /, such that the food under.
goes fermentation, forming acids which
irritatc the stomach and give rise t.
the same symptoms, much exaggerated,
which have bgcu mentioned a. attend.
ing sluwncss of digestion with several
others. the principal of which are heart
burn. rcgurgitat un oi intensely sour
liquid from the stomach, acid cructa'
tiOns, u white tongue, frequently
with transverse assures, oft n nab-
hy and indcnlcd ~ the edges, acid
saliva, causing decay oi the teeth, bow
els likcl, to bc either couStipatcd or un-
naturally loose. grinding OF the teeth n
night. anil reddish sedim cnt in the
urine. No one patient presents all the
symptoms, but more or less OF them.
There i quite likely also To be pain NJ
the pit of the S,umlch, with soreness on
prr, sure. Gu account of the extreme
Slownc,s of digestion, farinaccous food
always aggrayatc this form of dySpcp.
>ia. Starchy-ioOd. sugar. fruits, and
especially Vegetables OF all kinds. cause
great Increase Of aridity and heartburn.
In some eases even bread AMI all sorts
of preparations from grains will dl>a-
gree. Sugar. orany fo Il containing il,
will give rise to great distress. n meal
consisting of animal food almost entire
ly may bc dige,tcd without difficulty,
though milk frequently sours. The Ill.
gcstion being very slow, portions of fer
mcnting food remain in the stomach
from one meal O. another. - that acid
ity becomes habitual. Patient, sulcr-
ing with this form Of dyspepsia are
usually very thin and bloOdlc,>. O,ca.
s.Onally, however. we meet with case
OF the opposite kind. in which there is
an abundance OF tissue, though of n
loose. ilabby texture. Women suIlcr
from acidity more than men. --Herdld
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