Evening star., 1924-05-02
Answers to Food Questions

Will you please outline a diet for
#testinal indigestion, the small in
stine not functioning properly.
nd your column on Food and Diet
Il ny helpful in The Star.-H. Is. II.
u While L am not sure from your let
of the exact form of intestinal in
3 #gestion from which you are suffer-
IS, l think L may safely suggest that
# change the fora of the intestines
u #@cording to modern procedure will
## helpful. At least it cannot do any
rm and is likely to prove beneficial.
i'll changing the fora we simply mean
S@ pplying the digestive system with
s complete change Of food so that the
s#testines are aided in getting rid of
IS g harmful bacteria and in develop
81 Z those that are wholesome.
II + suggest that you adopt the fol-
II wing principles OF diet:
81 l. Diminish as much as possible
zHr time all animal food except eggs
nd milk
q 2. Omit meat fats and use fresh
Asutter instead.
u 3. Introduce into the diet a good
Proportion of starchy foods
81 If l were where I could advise you
zzaily, | might suggest that before
sNou adopt the above principle, you
Ike few days of fruit diet com
#Hned with vegetables. ] hesitate to
ID this from q distance because | do
.zot know your special symptoms.
If there IS no reason To think that
Il his would cause irritation, you might
~ tho following:
III For breakfast half a grapefruit. a
III mall saucer uf apple sauce, two
~ eamed figs and two slices OF toast
f. ade from bran bread.
81 For lunch vegetable pulp. con-
I'll ming new bcetS, string beans
ID iced tomato and mashed potato
For dinner a cup Of vegetable
II 9th with no meat extract in it. a
i. pod sized serving of greens and one
IS cauliflower, a slice of bran bread
L ID fruit dessert made of straw
II rry jelly and dates.
II May / repeat, however, that I do
III i suggest this diet unless a phySi-
an or some one familiar with your
|H# Institution can watch its effects.
4 May I also remind you that 1 have
8 ally turned my letter around. That
8 if you follow the above the fruit
ID bt comes first and the starchy diet
,ond.
am glad that YOU find the mate
IS in The Star helpful.
# am troubled with Dimples on nv
Fl be. Just red blotches and they
n ver come out. but remain red and
u ~ and then 60 away slowly. / am
B o troubled with constipation. At
sent L am taking olive oil. Please
wise a diet. If | eat raw fruit it
M ms worSe.-N r..
III Without knowing more about your
neral condition | can only say that
81 ldvise a diet of well cooked vege-
oIes and fruits, either served plain
s. in the form OF Il simple salad
u h, Il
stres, fried foods, rich puddings
4 sauces. Use cream, olive oil and
n SD bacon instead.
you find that fruits and green
yetables can be easily digested you
build eat them freely. The fruit
buld be stewed and the pulp
aimed or the juice served. The
.etable should be cooked very soft
put through strainer.
FOR your hearty food l should take
her plain broiled lamb chop or
ak or a slice of chicken.
You will realize that this is only
neral advice, but it is all that
do without knowing more of your
ndition.
one more suggestion, and that is
very careful to have perfect in
etinal activity. Eat one of the bran
epara tions at each meal, and if the
We oil and fruit and vegetables do
secure the proper intestinal clean
hess it may be well to take a warm
ema occasionally at bedtime.
#
HT<fndly advise me what kind of diet
Iced. | am a, woman fifty years old
4 employed as a clerk in office, sit
Is q most of the time, but getting up
a1uently. ! walk to and from office,
,ich is about a mile. ! have had
rrhea for two months, and before
At / had been constipated. 1 have
YER been a hearty eater and have
YER used stimulants, never drink
Fee, and tea only occasionally.
five feet five inches tall and
high 130 pounds. ! shall be very
Iafeful for your advice.-E. S.
should like to ask first of all
4tler the diarrhea comes from