The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-22
Constipation And
Appendicitis
The Latter Usually Caused BY The
Former, Which, In Turn, Has Its
Oroin In Intestinal Indigestion.

Chronic constipation is a disease which
ia about as prevalent as dyspepsia and
indigestion. Nearly every one suffers from
it occasionally, but there are millions or
people who endure it habitually, and
who are accustomed to resort to
the use of laxatives and cathartics daily.
Many people seemed to have developed
a perfect mania for taking pills, and In
stead of trying to ascertain the latent
cause of the disease, and removing it by
appropriate treatment, they are content
to continue the reckless use of laxatives,
aperients, drastic cathartics and violent
purgatives, until finally Inflammation Of
the bowels occurs, which reaches the ap-
pendix, and the result Is appendicitis
In investigating and tracing the causa-
tive factors of constipation and its fire.
uuent sequel, appendicitis. 1t has been
noted by physicians that the majority of
cases were preceded and accompanied by
a long-standing astro-intestinal indiges-
ton.
The idea that appendicitis is brought ON
by foreign bodies, such as seeds, etc. be-
coming lodged in the appendix is an ex-
ploded theory. 1t Is now definitely known
that constipation is the most prolific cause
OF this dread disease, while the constipa-
ton itself Is previously induced by in
festival indigestion, or amylaceous dys-
pepsia--the inability to digest starches-
SO the relation between cause and erect n
readily seen and appreciated.
The absurdity of attempting to cure con-
stipation by the use of physc should be
apparent to every one. Laxative drugs
and powerful purgatives will never cure
disease of this sort. and those who
make frequent or regular use of them
will. sooner or later, set up an infiamma-
tory condition Of the intestinal system
person with hrst-class digestion will
never be annoyed with chronic constfpa-
ton, and when this trouble does exist,
instead of smuggling the system with pills,
liquid laxatives, candy cathartics etc.
use remedy which Will cure the ga stro-
intestinal indigestion, and you will find
that the constipation no longer bothers
you, and with its removal, the risk of de-
veloping appendicitis will be reduced 70
the minimum.
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been the means OF curing numerous cases
of constipation by first curing the in
testinal indigestion. They digest every
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of digesting 5000 grains of alimentum and
in addition to pepsin and other powerful
digestives, they also contain dastase
which converts starch into sugar. and
readily cures amylaceous dyspepsia and
intestinal Indigestion.
II you are suffering from dyspepsia,
constipation. and. in fact, Indigestion of
any kind, don't run the risk of getting
appendicitis, but strike at the root OF the
trouble-the original cause-by using Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets, which will quick
" rid you OF all functional disorders Of
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