Evening star., 1924-10-10

Answer. to ,eads.. gue:tions r.g.rding diet
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have been told by my doctor that
I have nervous indigestion. My trou-
BILE affects me in the following man
ner: At times a great deal of belching
after meals, and then about two or
three hours after, burning feeling,
and also the nerves tWitchlng IN tne
arms and legs. This condition Is re-
lieved only by getting rid or the gas
and wind. ! do not use cohee' put
drink tea / don't use other s.imu-
lants Of any kind. I have useo va
rious medicines ar d got no reiei.
stopped eating beef, pork. fried FOODS
and all sweets, such as pastries, cakes
and jellies, but still I am unable 70
get rid of the gas and wind. Any
suggestions or help in the above Will
be greatly appreciated.-H. G. M
NV first Bit of advice in regard
m the diet for nervous indigestion
is to try very hard to set right any
thing that is causir you anxiety.
l realize perfectly that this is not
an easy thing to do. but the mental
attitude affects the digestion more
than most people realize. II you
can keep at the job of relaxing 1t
will help you both physically ana
mentally in your nervous indigestion.
LII this cor nection ! suggest that II
you are very strong exercise in the
open air will be a great advantage.
Not only will the exercise oxygenatc
the blood and thus help the diges-
tion, but it will also put you in shape
to meet whatever may be troubling
you. OF course, you may not have
any special thing to worry about, but
the fact that you speak of your
trouble as nervous indigestion makes
me feel that at least part Of it has
to do with your mental health. In
any case, it is fairly safe to assume
that you are troubled by your condi-
tion, and this in itself helps to form
a vicious circle.
Now about the diet. My next sug-
gestion is to concentrate on intes-
final cleanliness. Even though you
troubled with constipation, the
chances are you may be, and will
be much helped by giving a good
deal of attention to this matter.
Most cases Of nervous indigestion are
closely connected with more or"less
inactive bowels. / suggest, there
fore. that you adopt a diet Of laxative
foods.
You might choose your diet from
the following list: All vegetable
soups, tomatoes celery, shredded
carrots and parsnips. olives. cucum-
bers, sliced cabbage. all cooked vege-
tables, faxed or puffed cereals, fruit
juices, matted milk, fruit tapioca,
fruit gelatin, ices, buttermilk, cot
tage cheese, cream. fresh butter and
bran preparat tions. Unless you are
dependent on tea and coffee, l sug-
gest that a cereal coffee would be
better for you, although 1 should
not cut these beverages out too rad
ically.
Is there any harm in giving my
children fresh strained cows milk,
still warm from body heat? / have
always considered it healthful, and
now have been told it is full Of
germs Have a son Ia years of age,
six feet tall and weighing about 135
pounds. Three years ago he had
pneumonia and an operation for
pleurisy. What would be the best
diet for him? What is a good diet