The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-10-15
GALL.BLADDER TROUBLE VERSUS
BELLYACHE

The so-called intelligent reader, who Is usu-
ally quite ignorant OF elementary anatomy ana
physiology, MT to mention hygiene or parnUic
significance of the term bellyache. The stupid
reader will regard the term as indecorous SO
q portion of our limited space must be used to
enlighten all and sundry.
Tho world belly Is the only English word we
have to signify the anterior abdominal wall. 1t
Is not synonymous with abdomen, which means
the great body cavity. NO Ii 1t synonymous
with stomach
| 1t is correct to say bellyache or pain In the
belly 1t is incorrect to say pain in the aboomen
stomachache or pain In the liver or gaH-piau-
der or other abdominal or thoracic organ NO
one can have pain in the heart or IN the lungs
There sensory nerves In any OK tnese
Internal organs and therefore there can De no
pain sense. All the painful sensations pro-
duced by Inflammation or other abnormal con-
dtions In the internal organs are actually felt
In the wall OF abdomen or thorax which. has
spinal sensory nerves. All the nerve control
Of internal organs is the sympathetic or auto
nomc system, which is independent Of the Will
or consciousness.
nver think Of this lack of organ conscious
ness or control without thinking what a great
blessing 1t Is to mankind, particularly civilized
| md educated mankind. We'd make q fright
full mess Of things If we had organ conscious
| ness will power over our internal organs.
! Pain felt in the region Of the right shoulder
blade has always been associated with liver
trouble, and nowadays more specifically with
gabladder Inflammation (chcOlecystitis) and
gallstones The spinal sensory nerves supply
| ing that area of the chest wall are called inter-
costal nerves (because they lie between the
| rbs); close to the spine they connect with the
gangia or substations of the sympathetic nerv-
Gus system. 1t Is through these connecting
| 1bers that impulses from the internal organ
are reflected switched over to ~the spinal
sensory nerve and SO become painful sensations.
Intcrcostal neuralgia in any portion of the
body wall may deceive the patient ix1d even the
physician into the belief that there IL serious
disease of an internal organ. Many sufferer
| from left thoracic intercostal neuralgia be-
\ lieves herself sometimes 1t may be himself) q
victim Of heart disease" Not a few hurry-up
Operations for appendicitis have been ad.
vised or actually done, when in fact the trou-
BILE was right intercosal neuralgia or perhaps
neuritis, as evidenced by the appearance Of
herpes zoster after several hours of acute pain.
lSome good diagnosticians assure US that many
ll-bladders are removed in the futile attempt
to cure intercostal neuralgia felt either under
the right sholderblade or In the region OF the
right lower ribs.
| A physician with true diagnostic acumen
can apply some simple tests in any which
will pretty definitely distinguish such neuralgia
or neurits from actual trouble In the organ In
Iquestion. I am not describing these tests here
because they are none of the laymans business
The thing the layman should know is that not
all bellyache Is what 1t seems to be.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
| The Whole Family
Found three reaches and haven't slept since
Three big ones. Our whole family enjoys bet
ter health thanks to DIR Brady. We taken 10.
haven't worried about "constipatlon"-cvery =
thing fine, not pill In the place. Our three
boys have had banana since they were months
old. SO you have the thanks Of the whole -
family. MRS q. II. r.
Answer-Yeah. that goes for the Raffertys
but no such sentiment Is expressed by the
Roaches. Send stamped envelope bearing your
address and ask for instructions for extermin-
ating the Reaches.
Obstinate Acne Cleared Up
For years ! suffered with pimply rash on
my face Doctors and specialists said Il was
acne, hut their treatment was without effect
wrote for your advice and followed Il with
varied and intermittent relief but no cure. Then
began sOpping my face, after thorough soar
and winter washing each night, with gIycerlH
and busting ON ~ much powdered b6ric aGd
m would stick. leaving II on MI night. In d
short time my face was clear and II Iias stayed
clear. ! have told several friends Ut this and
they have tried II with the same result, (Mr,
u. H. ~
| Answsf--Thank you Our readers will s0oT
tell w whether II IN effective.
| Alcoholic Percentage
Can yOu seBa pamphlet ON the effects 0
b00ss or aieaisoI an people That arc bringiDf
lcisiidren IntO the wOrIdY ~. H. ~
| Answer have no such pamphlet. Alcohol.
Iiam IN either parent IN likely 70 cause epilepsy
feeble. fDiBdednsns, neuf0fieism Or insanity N
l0nspTisg, number ~ cases ara on record
where children conceived while parents wefs
Intoxicated srs splieptie.