The Washington times., 1933-08-05
EXPERT TELLS HOW TO ELIMINATE TAN AND FRECNES FOR AUTUMN
Secrets OF
Health
How to Cure Chronic
Constipation
ByLOUIS e. BISCH, Md, Ph.D.
Famous Authority on Health and

How to Cure Chronic
Constipation
Although the average person
feels best, both mentally and
physically, when the wants OF
nature are complied with and
daily, there are others again
who enjoy excellent health
without special attention being
given to elimination from the
digestive tract.
Marked individual differences
surely exist as regards constipa-
ton and its deleterious influ-
ences upon the system. In some
the slightest deviation from
eliminating habits give rise to
bad humor, headaches, feelings
of fullness, mental topor, dizZi-
ness, nausea and even depreS-
sion of the spirits. In others,
even when they 80 on for three
days without eliminating, no
such effects are noted.
The lowermoSt part OF the
large intestine Is Of course, .
reservoir for waste products OF
digestion. Very little absorp-
tion, if any at all, takes place
through the rectal walls and
into the body proper. This
would explain why those ex-
ceptional individuals suffer no
damage from constipation. The
reason others do is probably
because absorption Of toxic
waste substances occurs higher
up in the intestinal canal.
Each person, therefore, should
study his own requirements so
far as elimination is concerned.
And If complete freedom from
constipation is necessary in
order to remain at the peak Of
efficiency and general we'll
being, then all means to COM
bat constipation should be
practiced, and regularly.
Diet is, Of course, the most
important factor to be consid-
cred.
Each day a considerable
amount Of rough food should
be eaten. Broccoli, turnip
greens, spinach, cabbage, bruS-
sells sprouts, onions, celery,
beans, peas and all kinds Of
salads such as lettuce, dande-
lion, chickory, endive and the
like are excellent.
Dried fruits that have been
stewed, as well as fresh fruits,
should also be partaken Of gen
erously at least once q day,
preferably for breakfast. An.
other helping at bedtime is also
advisable in stubborn cases Of
sluggish lntestines. Grapes and
figs are specially to be recon-.
mended. These hould be
chewed well, seeds and all.
Apples, pears, oranges and
raisinS may be used for va
rtety.
Eating a certain amount Of
fat, which acts as a lubricant,
often helps where other meas.
ures fail. This had best be
taken as olive oil, or some other
oil, in the form Of salad dress
ing. In cold weather the oil
may be taken in tablespoonful
doses at the end Of q meal.
The use Of cream and butter
should also be stressed.
The eating Of bran as such,
or cereals containing the husks
of the grain, activateS the mus
cular action of the tract and
so promotes elimination. Bran
should not be eaten over too
long a period, however, for fear
of irritating the delicate lining
membranes Of the intestineS.
A person who suffers from
chronic constipation should
drink two quarts Of water q
day but between meals. Water,
preferably warm, should be
drunk upon arising and before
breakfast. To this lemon Juice
may be added.
Drugs are to be avoided but
plenty of exercise is highly i'm
portant. Especially Is this true
of bending exercises, and those
in which the abdominal muscles
are brought into play.
Proper elimination depends
also upon regular habits in
respect to elimination. Care
lessness In this respect a. well