Evening star., 1925-09-11

! - Answers to readers questions regardins
diet will be given by Winifred Stuart Gibbs
food specialist. writer and lecturer on nutri
| ton. Questions should be accompanied by
those of general interest will be answered II
| this column; Others will be answered through
the mail. Every effort viii be made to an
| swer questions promptly. but we bespeak the
indulgence of our readers for any unavoid
| able delay. The number OF letters received
is large and each must take its turn.-Ad
| dress: Winifred stuart Gibhs. 81 West Thir
! ty-ninth street. New York City.
My mother has been suffering from
| hemorrhoids for about 10 years. Is
| there diet that will aid in the curef
She also has a goiter which had been
dormant for years. but which became
active short time since during a Sc
I we're attack of ptomaine poisoning.
| Can you suggest a diet that would do
| for both troubles, or must they be TAX.
en- care of separately?-Mrs. NJ. d. c.
AS there are two distinct types of
goiter and l do not know which your
mother is suffering from, / will not at
tempt to give you a diet for that dis
order. If you wish TO write me wheth.
er it is what is known as simple goiter
or the other called exophthalmic I will
| be glad to make suggestions about
| diet.
AS to the hemorrhoids, since these
have been lasting for SO long time.
1 take it they were probably caused
originally from constipation. Here
again 1 am at a disadvantage, being
at a distance. If there is no diarrhea
the best diet is one that would be rec
commended in cases of constipation of
long standing. This would mean
coarse and green vegetables and fruits.
both fresh and dried; plenty of oil and
plenty of liquid If merely a laxative
diet is required, here is a list: Fresh
and dried figs, pruneS, tomatoes, mar
malade, berries, nuts, cracked wheat,
bran, graham bread and mullins, shred
lded wheat. turnipS, carrots, beetS, parS-
nips, spinach, peas, egg plant, celery,
cucumbers, raw cabbage, matted milk
and buttermilk.
If, on the other hand, the irritation
| and straining have caused diarrhea
YOU may have to control this by diet.
In that case you will have to expert
ment carefully, as without knowing
more about personal symptoms could
not advise. In general, such cor
| rective diet might include rice,
either plain, boiled or in the form of
Cruel; tomatoes, boiled milk and occa-
sionally in acute attacks the white of
raw eggs. This latter only to be given
| in a crisis.
If YOU care to write me more I will
try to give you other suggestions.
| May I have information concerning
diet for high blood pressure?-B. r.
Take care of the bowels first and
see that there is entire cleanliness, at
J least one movement and, better still,
two every day. This may be accom-
plished by warm enema occasionally,
although it would be better to secure
| the same results through proper food.
Occasional use of mineral oil may helr
| also, if this is used so that 1t does not
| interfere with the digestion, as may
| happen in some cases.
The diet should be laxative in
character and made up of food that
will not form poisonous compounds
! in the intestines after digestion.
Eat potatoes and other root vege-
| tables. Cereals and bread should be
! reduced to a minimum and the bread
should be at least "a hours old and
| toasted. Bran may be used in place
| of a regular breakfast cereal and
will help in constipation.
AS to the diet itself, you may have
! to experiment carefully. In general,
| it may be chosen from the following
| list: Cabbage, carrots, turnips, Vege-
| table broths without meat stock,
shredded wheat, macaroni, bran muf-
fins, buttermilk, matted milk, cereal
coffee, fresh and stewed fruits, des-
serts of fruit gelatin, fruit ices,
dates, figs and raisins.
I am much interested in balanced
menus, but my husband cannot eat
starchy food, and it is a problem to
| know what to cook. Could you please
help me? l would appreciate some
full menus emitting starch.-E. r. O..
1 think perhaps instead of giving
you full menus ! can help you more
by giving you lists of dishes con-
tanning no starch, or very little
starch. If the reason that your hus-
band cannot eat starch is because of
| tendency to diabetes, the following
list will Be especially valuable:
| Broiled chicken, beef stew, roast beef,
lamb or mutton, broiled chops, pan
| broiled meat cake, ornelette, eggs
! baked in tomatoes, buttered eggs in
casserole, cheese and celery or cheese
and tomato or cheese and green
pepper salad. caulifiower baked with
cheese, Welsh rarebit. tomato and
| celery, cabbage salad, asparagus,
spinach or jellied vegetable salad, fish
salad, vegetables thrice boiled. gela-
| tin desserts such as lemon, cram
| berry, strawberry and grapefruit