The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-20

NUTRITION AND PEPTIC ULCER
Persons with stomach (gastric)
or duodenal ulcer generally adhere
TO more or less restricted diets. This
Is oil right 80 for as comfort II
concerned, provided the individual
knows which foods he or she can
take with comfort and which foods
are likely to cause distress.
But there Is another aspect OF
the question which Is quite as linz
portant In the long run and merits
the careful consideration Of every
peptic ulcer sufferer, whether the
physician or specialist consulted
from time 10 time cautions about II
or not. I refer to the state Of the
patients nutrition, particularly 10
the hypo-vitarliinosis from which
any one following o restricted diet
Ia likely to suffer.
Effects OF moderate deficiencies
Of the essential vitamins are diff
cult TO recognize In any case, and
especially when the functional dis
turbances due 10 lack OF enough
OF this or that vltafriin ore masked
by the symptoms Of such O disease
% peptic ulcer, anefIlia or colitis,
for instance. Medical textbooks
are still pretty vague or indeed 81
lent about this, and many doctors
are incapable Of making practical
observations from their own clinical
experience.
One eminent authority, McCar-
rison, British army surgeon who
lived for many years In the Hima-
layas, found that the natives prae-
tically never had either gastric ui-
GERS or appendicitis and inferred
that their diet, consisting chiefly
OF eggs, milk, vegetable, whole
grains - foods with their natural
vitainin B complex and o content
unimpaired by refining processes -
accounted for the rarity OF such
diseases among them.
without going further into the
problem Of the far-reaching effects
Of moderate deficiency OF the es-
sentiai vitamifis, lot us SOY that In
any circumstance IL u harmless 10
supplement the restricted diet with
O suitable concentrate Of the vita.
Minis most likely 10 DO deficient In
the diet.
Many peptic ulcer sufferers can
insure On adequate intake OF vita.
min d complex by eating three or
four ounces Of wheat germ daily,
this being the richest natural food
source OF d complex. Physicians
commonly exclude raw fruit or fruit
Juice from the peptic ulcer diet,
and that makes On adequate Vita
min q ration difficult TO provide In
the food. Although eggs ore usually
allowed (egg yoik n the richest
natural source OF yitafiifi d IL ID
advisable In most instances TO take
some additional vitaf1iir y TO sup-
plemont the diet. Every physician
abreast Of progress IL now prepared
10 advise or prescribe suitable vita.
min concentrates 10 supplement tho
restricted diet. Every one subject 10
peptic ulcer should make sure TO
Get On adequate daily ration Of the
essential vitamins - vitafffifis A, d
complex, @, . In one form or
another, especially b complex which
is invariably deficient In the peptic
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