Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-21
Health Talks, by Dr.. Vim. Brady
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My little boy. aged eight. cannot eat eggs or
awning an dn Win s eggs IN IT,. writes mother: IF
breathing becomes difficult. Is there anythine
that be done for him. e
II can take few glasses Of milk dav ,vi,b
inpunity reports a near-invalid, but when l
endeavored to join your Bread ana MIX club
severely from hives. didn't realize however
until the third Monday-and they are as blue as
blaZes.-when my third crop Of hives satls6ed
that l cannot maintain me mhership Is tb,e
purely neurotic incident?'
Any food Of heterogeneous character or any
heterogeneous substance. food. pollen, dandruff
serum. or what not, may produce what is known
as "anaphylaxis' in a sensitized individual For
instance inject guinea pig human sub
ject with pure blood serum untoward effect
il noted But repeat the injection some weeks
or months later and hives. asthmatic symptoms
even death may follow. The first dose intro.
duced 'parenterally" (hrough some route other
than the digestion) has sensitized the subject,
that subsequent doses prove more or less
poisonous. Doctors have to consider this in adj
mnistering serum: if the patient has once had
say. diphtheria antitoxin. and now a year later
requires tetanus antttoxin, great must be
exercised lest the patient to be sensitized
he must be tested, FIRST, with mere drop or two
Of the serum.
The ordinary cause Of hives and of erythema
as well as hay fever and asthma and proba bly,
other conditions not at yet clearly worked out
Is the introduction parenterally Of protein
substance from one source or another. In hives
shellfsh strawberries. cheese, ETC., taken as
food may he the cause, through some trhing
ulcer. assure. perhaps Likewise, contact
with caterpillar and the bite OF some insects
genous substance
Asthma and hay fever well-known re-
suits of protein poisoning. Asthma. in many In
stances. from accidental contact with the horse,
dog cat or other animal bird-probaby In
halation Of invisible particles of dandruff. Hay
fever, from the pollen of some particular plant
TO which the victim is, in some unknown way,
rcns!tiZcd.
The little boy described is one of thousands of
similar cases. in which the blood has somehow
become sensitized TO egg protein. The gentle
IL of "A smaller number Of individual is
who really and truly can't digest milk with any
degree OF pleasure SO far We can say there
IL no relief for either case, except the strict
avoidance Of the causative protein, just is
necessary in cases OF asthma, hay fever and cry
thema hives.
S"nsitiza,on is exceedingly frequent and often
not recognized by the victim or his doctor.
Good Description Of Duodena1 Ulcer.
Every spring for the past four yeara. except
last spring. have palms In the stomach about
two hours after eating, and feel so bad ! can't
my work. feel ali In. When take a hot
cup of milk water the pain let's up and
feel all right. My appetite % FAIR but am
afraid TO eat much. am fifty years old Please
advise.
AnsWer-This is good description of duodt-
nal ulcer. In OF your II there is a
duodenal ulcer, II Is wise to have 1t cured, not