The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-04-15

he feels like passing out and is
very nervous.
The back of his legs ache when
he walks short distance. At times,
his heart beats SO hard that his
chest seems to shake Blood pres
sure varies from 1920. He does
not give the diastolic pressure, but
/ believe it is about llO-l2O. AT
times his face SWells and the eyes
become baggy for several weeks. 1t
often appears in the morning and
he sleeps poorly
Cardio- Renal Disease
He smokes a package Of cigar
cites a day, drinks glass OF wine
and can do only light work. His
doctor advises him to drink great
deal OF water, take very little salt
and only a little meat. He asks II
three quarts Of water a day are
too much. He does not mention
headache. Otherwise, his story Is
a very m p e e description OF
cardiO-renal disease due to some
infection. His tonsils are large, but
do not hurt; he has had all his
teeth removed. He is suffering
from arterio sclerosis, contracted
kidney, chronic Bright's disease,
and badly overworked heart.
It is the same old. old story
some infection. possibly his teeth,
followed by disease Of the kidneys,
followed further by hardening OF
the arteries and a dilated heart
due to overwork in trying to keep
the blood circulating.
The heart also may have been
infected. He thinks he smokes too
much, as he has bronchial cough
all winter. He closes by saying that
sit sounds like a poor physical con-
dition. don't 1t, Doctor?"
l thoroughly agree with him In
that statement. His physician Is
evidently giving him good care but
he asks this column for advice. I
am Of the opinion that his doctor
can do better than I can. A quiet
life, avoiding all undue strain is
imperative. ] cannot advise con-
corning his tonsils. might suggest
to his doctor that he prescribe
course Of garlic and parsley med
ication to overcome any possible
intestinal toXaemia and possibly
to reduce that blood pressure to a
more reasonable degree.
Mr.. S. is very sick man, but II
is not impossible for him TO lead
quiet. even a prolonged life in rea-
sonable comfort. He evidently is
strong man who could regain some
Of his former health.
Gall-Bladder Trouble
Mr.. l.. D.. Of Mississippi, asks
for advice for gall bladder trouble.
He does not give much informa-
ton. He says he has what is called
a honeycomb condition. I do not
know just what he means by that.
We have what is called mulberry
stones, but he says nothing about
stones. He cannot get anything to
cause the bile to flow
II a stone is caught IN the COM
mon duct. bile could not get
through, but he would suffer Sc
we're iaundice. He has much gas
on the stomach and intestinal
tract.
solution of EPSON salts into the
duodenum thins sluggish bile and
helps it to flow A teaspoonful or
two Of EPSON salts taken before
breakfast, followed by Is to 30
minutes Of lying on the right side,
may be Of service Capsules Of
dried bile each containing three
tenth GIN. Of whole bile, Of which
from two to four capsules are given
three times a day, will thin the
secretion and cause a greatly in
creased flow Of bile. n aids diges-
ton and prevent the formation
Of gas.
This remedy Is marketed as
Kapsuls Desicol and should be
taken with meals, so 1t will be well
mixed with the food.
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