The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-13


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DR.. Clendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
until 1t is far advanced. 1t prac-
tlcally never produces pain and the
old-fashioned picture of the man
leaning over on a cane, with his
hand over the small Of his back
represented an entirely false con-
ception.
Infection Of the kidney with
germs, however, is an entirely DIFF. .
ferent sort of process. The COM
monest form is that in which only
the pelvis of the kidney is involved,
pyeltis, and which affects mostly
children and elderly people. Where
you do have pain in the small Of
the back and also fever and pus
and germs in the urine. it indi-
Gates the site and nature of the
disease.
How the germs get there is quite
a mystery. The kidney is pretty
well protected and germs don't
Just float in as they do into the
lungs and the digestive tract. The
usual explanation is that most Of
the germs which cause pyelitis in
infancy are normal inhabitants Of
the intestines and that there is a
pathway Of lymphatics from the
intestine TO the pelVs Of the
kidney.
Difficult to Diagnose
The condition may be very mys-
ferrous and may fool the attending
physician for a long time. The
child may have fever and chills
which nobody is able to explain.
The collection Of child's urine for
examination is difficult, and the
younger the child. the greater the
difficulty.
In elderly people in these cases
there is backache, but children
usually aren't able to explain their
illnesses and the localization may
be missed for a long time. How
ever, the alert pediatrician is al
ways thinking Of pyelitis in any
child with an unexplained fever
and he soon makes an examination
which will reveal the true nature
of the condition.
The cases are fairly easy TO
treat. There are a number of
drugs which are harmless in them
selves but which are excreted in
quite strong concentrations in the
pelvis Of the kidney and which kill
off the germs responsible for the
condition.
Use Of Water
Besides this, the use Of plenty
# water to flush out the kidney is
q logical form Of treatment and
in few cases will complications
arise, so that actual pus found in
the urine is a fairly rare con-
dition.
The Importance Of this subject
lies in the fact that a child may be
aillng for long time and may not
respond 70 the diagnostic tests fer
typhoid fever. Malta fever or any
of the more common infections.
while this condition may be the
root of the evil. 1t is important
that it should be recognized early
in order that proper treatment
may be instituted before any of
the complications arise.
In elderly people the treatment
can be carried out more effectively
because it is more humane TO irri-
gate the pelvis of an elderly per-
son than it is that of a child.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A. R.:-"Will lemon juice help
one TO reduce? II so, how much
juice could safely be used per
day."
Answer: Lemon juice itself does
not do any reducing. Its only fune-
ton is to satisfy the appetite par
tally and keep you from eating
more nutritious foods of high ca
loric value. Lemon juice itself has
very low caloric value. There ia
hardly any limit TO the amount Of
lemon juice a person can take a
day. At least three or four lemons
are perfectly safe.
NJ. F: "Do Won think i. IL ad-