The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-29

questions Of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
Of him, works all his life and never
gives any trouble until he is old or
something very considerable an
noys him. The artistic, eXcitable,
moody. Eighty one-the brain sure
" The silent one that never, or
almost never, gives any trouble
he spleen.
Then there is the problem rela-
iye-useless, lazy, always making
rouble-certalnly the gallbladder
the analogy for him.
The gsllbadder practically new
,r cbtrudes itself on our conscious
ness unless It has decided TO 90 on
sspree. Then, no matter what else
We are doing or what we want TO
do. We have to get up and put on
our clothes and 90 down TO the po-
lice station and bail him out. And
a sorry locking detected bum he is
81 such times-full Of bile and ven
ON and with a hangover you could
cut with knife.
Function of Gallbladder
Lots of people get along well
without the gallbladder-glad to
get it out of the house, never knew
what genuine comfort was until it
was gone.
Is the gallbladder of any use at
all? Does it perform any useful
function?
There is always somebody TO
stand up for the black sheep Of the
family. Let US see if anything ia
vorable can be said for the gall
bladder.
The liver, one of the largest and
busiest organs of the body, has
many functions, not the least of
which is the formation of bile,
which is carried by a series of
ducts to the intestine where it is
employed chiefly in the digestion of
fats.
Nature, like any thrifty person,
guards against the rainy day. The
liver is larger than it need be and
produces more bile than we can or
dinarily use. So it provides also a
storehouse for the extra bile which
can be called on when needed-and
that storehouse is the gallbladder.
Observing It Work
II is possible TO give a person a
dye by mouth which is concentrated
in the gallbladder and which will
cast a shadow on the X-ray plate.
So we can watch it at work. AS
soon as a meal gets into the in
testine, especially fat meal, the
gaubladder contracts and empties
its contents Into the intestine.
So a physician, if he wants to
drain the gallbladder by Natures
method, gives the patient a high
fat meal. If he wants to soothe it
and keep it quiet he gives a fat
free meal.
When the gallbladder has been
removed surgically the main bile
duct usually swells up and takes
the place Of the reservoir for bile
the gallbladder once was.
Whenever there is any stagna-
zion in Nature trouble is likely 10
breed. And in between meals the
still quiet gallbladder full of bile
is a fine spot for an infection 10
light. This may cause simple in
flammation, or produce mucous
around bit OF which a gladstone
may form.
But the actions of the gallblad-
der raising Cain deserves an ac-
count by itself which we will give
soon.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
VI. Elbow important is 1t to
keep on a diet for diabetes? Should
you stick to diet only or must every
diabetic use insulin?
Answer: - 1t depends on how
severe the diabetes is. | should say
that so per cent Of all diabetes
can get along on diet alone. But
If you can't get enough uourish-
ment through diet, use insulin so
you can eat more. But diet is still
the basis Of dlabetic treatment.
How important - it depends on
whether you think life or death
is important.