The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-20
THE DIET HAS SOMETHING TO DO
 WITH PEPTIC ULCER

Gastric (stomach) ulcer or duodenal ulcer is
 much more common than it was formerly, or at any rate we make the diagnosis in largep pro nortion of cases of chronic Indigestion than we did formerly. If there is an actual increase
 in the prevalence of peptic ulcer It IS m to speculate on the possible factors, put we don't know enough about it to speak "th any great assurance. ..L am no expert just a plain garden variety of CT medical student. Browsing about through inc amazing quantities of current medical nter- ature I get impressions here and there that seem to dovetail, and when you find the ldeas or theories observations of one observer h. ting in like that with the thoughts or anotner from distant quarter Of the glope you can help thinking that maybe both inVestlgators are headed in the right direction even If they are approaching the problem from dl1ereht ansien
 There are thousand and one cut ana arieo
 "diets'' for stomach or, ,duodenal ulcer patlents
 each having it's eminent originator ana sponsor and a following of more or less important spe-
 cialists who peddle the menue out to Patien,s and get fat fees for it or at least consderapie
 I find I can peddle complete diet lists for gas trc or duodenal ulcer patients at a nickle or dime per customer and make profit on the business! My diet lists are neatly printed ana
 accompanied with brief recommendations or
 suggestions which would probably cost the suck customer extra ten berries II he got it from some alleged stomach specialist.
 Bu: I'm not peddling diet lists; Not that H. | like to be mean and unaccommodatlng. OHiy that I don't believe they are worth your nickle pr dime my poor gullble friend. oh, yes, have l few little things like that, menus, sample diets as if were in one thing and another which do send to correspondent when think 1t may
 be of use to him. What mean is you cant pur-
 chase a diet list for this or that from me, not
 at any price, and neither can you get one iree
 of charge, by asking for it. If you get any such list from it will be strictly voluntary on my part and NOT Tn response lo your request oi
 Now, then, readers who have gastric or duo
 denal (peptic) ulcer will please stand asae. ., want to have few words with the rest or the family--the unfortunate folk who have to i've with such patients I have here folks, care fully prepared Menu for People Who Have to Live with the Peptic Uucer Patient, and 1t cov- CTS three meals a day for full week, with the items the patient may take marked with aster- isk I am happy to send this list to any corre-
 spondent who asks for it and incloses a stamped envelope bearing his address. on the back of the menu, just to prove I'm not so | crabid, you will find complete menu Of SIX | meals a day covering the first weeks diet for
 an ambulatory peptic ulcer patient, so IT the two, three four star meals he shares with
 the rest of the family, just turn him over ana
 give him the diet on the reverse side or the
 menu. rather turn the menu over and reed
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 | VaricOse Veins
 Is 1t possible to varlcOcclc by exercise.
 such running. and the application or hot ana
 cold packs? Can the III effects be rcmcdicd by
 Answer-Sounds like farcical cut-sure Vari-
 cose veins in any situation cannot be cured by
 such fool remedies. Varicocele has no particular
 i'll effect, save the discomfort it gives in some
 cases I dislike to answer impersonal queries | about morbid conditions. either here or by let | ter but am always glad to give the best can | to any one who cares to inquire about any
 question of his her own health or happiness. 1 First and Last Time
 Bothered with reaches for first time. They
 get into everything. Please send me the instruc- | lions for their annihiIat0n which so many Of
 your correspondents praise Mrs D. e.
 | Answer-Yesm and if you follow the in- structions I'm mailing you (not safe to print) | this will be the last time you'll be bothered by that particular band of reaches. Short | Iy after you offer 'em the remedy I suggest | they'll get out of everything and quit your | premises cold. I'm really sorry about this, for | | doubt the amusing little fellows do any harm | and feel cruel in killing them as would l in killing ordinary garden or country cottage snakes.