The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-09-26

third or fourth month of pregnan- cy. In few instances this be- comes serious complication, and is called pernicious vomiting. It Is likely to lead to multiple neuritis. Heretofore this has been regarded as "toxemia", meaning the presence in the mothers blood of the condi- ton on that basis has never given much satisfaction.
 Recently various investigators have observed that there is usually a marked reduction in gastric se- erection in pregnancy, and this di- intuition of gastric juice may &C., count for impaired appetite and lowering of nutrition. Of course nausea or vomiting tends to restrict the intake of food. Where the vo- hitting becomes pernicious the pa- ticnt's nutrition suffers greatly.
 Along these lines of observation good physicians now consider per- nicious vomiting and the consequent polyneuritis of pregnancy, not a "toxemia" but rather a deficiency disease. Deficiency of vitamins; de- ficiency of iron; deficiency of pro- tein.
 Treatment with suitable diet, plus optimal rations of vltamins, plus adequate doses of irOns (much larg- CT doses of iron than the old tim CTS thought necessary has given more satisfactory results-and as I may have remarked here before, clinical experience is the best medi- cal authority.
 Concluding report of several cases of pregnancy polyneuritis thus treated, Drs. Maurice B. Strauss and Vim. J. Mcdonald c. A. M. A. 100:17, 1323) indicate that l. Polyneuritis of pregnancy is probably dietary defi- ficiency disorder similar to beriberi.
 2. Large amounts of vitamins should be given 3. Adequate vitamin rations
 have prophylactic value against pernicious vomit- ing.
 Here let me repeat that Dr. c. Ulyses Moore finds that the pros- pective mother requires three or | IOuT LlHcS hB nuCH VAthHiih D oH she would ordinarily need.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Let Nature Do It,
 Having considerable trouble try ing to dry up the breasts after weaning my baby at nine months Neighbor told me to wiring out tow el in hot water (Mrs. c. M McD.)
 Answer--All such tampering only proIongs the trouble. Leave breasts severely alone and nature will take care of them. Send stamped en. velope bearing your address and ask for monograph on Nursing ant weaning".
 Whooping Outdoors
 Please state for the benefit O. certain old wiseacres whether 1t fl harmful for child with whoopint cough to be taken outdoors into the fresh air, and whether one chilt in a family should be allowed to at. tend school while two other chil. dren in the same family have whooping cough? CD. B.
 Answer-Yes, by all means, thu child with whooping cough should be outdoors every day, and If pos sible sleep on 6 porch or in ten or in the open. Of course the wei child may safely attend school ol play with other children.
 Dizziness
 What causes dizziness after bend ing down? Tn case of heartburn should certain foods be omitted from the diet? Is bicarbonate o soda all right to take for 1t? Ii any kind of chocolate or cocoa al right for a baby 12 months old (Mrs. J. B.)
 Answer-Normal persons unac' customed to somersaults or othel undignified activities may feel mo mentary dizziness on. suddenly ris' ing or after stooping. In anemjs and in simple flabbiness from gen. eral poor hygiene and lack of out door exercise, this may be more troublesome. Heartburn occurse ir many different conditions, most oi them minor.
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