The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-08-17

tenderness, . different sensa ton, may Do sharply localized by the sufferer.
 Belly acbe may be duo to the on. set of pneumonia, especially in chil. drGn, and has led to c too hasty operation for appendicitis" In not few instances.
 Certain forms of heart disease may cause the patient to complain of high belly ache or stomach" ache on c good many occasions be- fore the nature of the trouble is recognized. LAyTnen who are gulli- bio enough to be their own doctors consume enormous quantities of medicines purporting to Do good for Indigestion" "gas," 'aeidity" and the like, perhaps for some years before they learn that the actual cause of tho symptoms is not the stomach at oil.
 Once . surgeon gets through the belly, whether under local anes- theGia or general anesthesia, ho can carry Oh HEateVcr may be neceB. sary, from repair or t Tovlaa or ins jury of on organ to the most oxtors sive removal of hopelessly dainageu structures, without giving the con. scious patient any pain, as long aS tho surgeon exercises care not to stretch, tear or make tension on any of the tissues within tho abdomen. Even such careless handling gives no pain. 1t simply increases tho degree of shock.
 Generally bellyache iA referred pain. Trouble, say, in the appendix, causes an alarm to be transmitted by the autonomic c"sympathetic") nerves to their substations, ganglia situated alongside the spine. These substati tions switch tho message over to the spinal nerves (which supply the body structure with motion, and sensa tion) and their controlling cen- ters in tho brain interpret 1t aS c distress signal from the portion of body structure the spinal nerves supply. That's how beily-ache hap- pens. The pain from perforation' of gastric ulcer may be referred to the back, tho chest or the shoulder. The pain from gallstone may be felt under the shoulder blade. But in most cases bellyache is referred to the pit of the stomach, the hole low or depression below the tip of breastbone.
 Tn any case of bellyache severe enough to call for 6 remedy there are only three safe things to do-- CD apply heat, (O give no food or drink, and (O keep quiet in bed. There are also two important things to avoid: (lr Never give Q cathartic or enema, and (2) never give dope without medical advice.
 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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 How many calories in ounce glass of B milk? Are three glasses of water too much moisture In the body when one is dieting to TO. duce? am 66 inches tall and weigh 205 pounds. I should weigh l43 pounds. (Mrs. L. M.)
 Answer-Milk of any grade (A, b or C) ylelob upproxlmatcly ~ calories to the ounce. One attempt ing to reduce should drink plenty of water. Water has nothing to do with the overweight. You should plan to devote two years, no less, to reduction, not more than two or three pounds e month, following c moderate, physiologicaiy sound regi- men, which in itself makes you feel better and 50 readily becomes habit ual. Send ten cents in coin and a three-cent-stamped envelope bear- ing your address, for booklet "De- sign for Dwindling."
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 Is there Q cure other than by vac- cine, for paratyphoid-B? I be- lieve this is sometimes called Malta fever or goat fever. s.. ~. 4. B.
 Answer-Best insurance against it Is iniinunlzatlon against typhoid, which includes paratyphoid A and B. Paratyphold is not Malta fever usually known as uaduIant fever Copyright ieS0, John 2. pilie CO.,