The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-22
GORGING PLUS NAGGIN EQUALS
 HEMORRHOIDS

The varicose or enlarged, swollen veins which we call piles or hemorrhoids drain directly into the mortal vein. which carries all the blood from the digestive tract to the liver. Anything which tends to coDgeyt or enBorge the portal vein syn- tenn produces more or less back pressure wnlcn tends to congest the henorrhoidal veins. For insta nee overeating. - .,
 Who overeats? Rarely child. unless the child's natural play activity is unnaturally re- sricted. Sometimes a youth who tries to get along with some substitute for play acuvly- | such being q fan instead or player or tne game or resOrting to the sedative effects Of To. | bacco or alcohol or even dope when the natural craving is for the wholesome stimulus and out
 let of active play: Often mature aduit "ho nus | developed false dignity too early in life.
 only by voluntary muscular activity can any | individual netabolize or oxidize any excess oi | nutriment consumed over and above the basal | metaboIic requirement of, say. 1,6OO calorieh | per diem.
 Plenty of simple. trusting souls believe and many of our most respected American business | interests thrive by keeping them believing. that | one can overeat and then take pill or littie
 saIts or something to obviate the bad conse-
 quences of the sin. That's a very good way to | develop, among other troubles. piles.
 Now you must beware of carrying to ex- | tremes the suggestion I'm giving you nere; !.
 simply does not follow that If overeating and | indulginp in so called digestive aids and physc
 predisposes to piles causes piles. undereating'
 fasting or senselesS restrictions Of diet Wlil pre- In medical circles there is a dehate or the | question whether constipation causes piles or | piles causes constipation. It Is not so banllng as the famous chicken and egg debate. At least | not to my way of thinking. am convinced It does Yeah, whichever way you take It. Still | believe the constipation comes first In 399 out a thousand cases.
 Certainly the habit of taking Iaxatives reg | ularly, whether pills. tablets. salts, so called | mineral waters. what have you, brings piles | to millions of victims have done my darndest to presuade readers that this habit is merely q | psychological one in practically all cases, ana the victim has only to get some enlightenment and courage to break his habit. If you have the | habit, say so, inclose a stamped envelope bear ing your address. and I'll try my darndest to | show you how to snap out Of IL, Tor life. But don't send clipping in lieu of your own little | complaint, for if you do I'll treat your discour- teous communication very coldly indeed. Folks who write to me for favor must write to me. never bother to read marked clippings Of my | own stun Anyway doubt can help anybody as lazy as that.
 | Induigency in spicy foods and an excess of such condiments AS pepper, mustard ana not
 sauces is common factor of hemorrh0ids. AL | cohoIic beverages whether home brew, bootleg or prescription stun notoriously produce portal | con gestion and secondariIy hemorrhoids. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Enjoyed His Operation
 I am ono of those ignorant Iaymen with . | horror of an operation, not because of the cut tlnR but tust . dread of the smOthcring sensa. [ had to have one fin a hurry for (a common | emergency and I want to testify that my ex. pcrience was quite the cOntrary-tIsc last re. mem bcred was the doctor passing behind me as and 1t was all Ovcr They administered the an.
 csthctic per rcctum. tW. J) t.se Answer-There are various anesthetics and
 various ways of administering them. and none involves any smOthering sensation. in modern practice Probably most of the unreasonable dread of surgery in the initiated or uninformed is due to such fancics as you had before you learned better.