Evening star., 1962-05-14
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
b DIR. PETER sTETNCROHN

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husband swears you aren't
talking about cigars when
you say smoking too much is
harmful. he loves cigars
Mrs. L.
MOST STUDIES Of the
bad effects Of nicotine on
the lungs and blood circula-
ton seem to point the finger
Of guilt ct cigarettes. What
1t. is In cigarettes which
makes them more harmful
than a pipe or cigars is
something I don't know.
For example, in a recent
paper given at the American
Heart Association meeting,
stress was laid upon the po-
tential dangers Of cigarette
smoking, and the pipe and
cigar seemed to be absolved.
I wish I could say that
pipe-smoking or cigar-smok-
ing Is an innocuous habit;
that you can smoke these to
your hearts content. But I
can't. ! really don't under
stand why cigarettes are sup
posed to be 50 harmful and
continually get q good, stiff
sentence Of scientific disap-
proval while pipes and cigars
go scot free with Q pat on
the back and a judgement Of
mot guilty"
Until we have the true an
swer about all forms of to-
bacco. ! am not going over
board In my advice to read
ers. I won't say switch from
cigarettes TO pipe or cigar"
Whatever your present smok-
ing habit, ! win say that you
will be better off If you
smoke moderately than If
you overdo it.
Perhaps the best advice of
all is to quit II you can.
AS the woman said, whose
guest burned q hole in her
new davenport with q ciga-
rette, 'Smoking's q nasty
habit" Although I smoke
moderately, ! think she's
right.
What would I say to your
husband, Mrs. l., in answer
to your question about his
cigars? In our present state
Of knowledge all I can sug-
gest Is ''go easy" until all
forms Of tobacco are abb
solved.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: / am
o 42-year-old woman and
have been in the hospital six
times in the last 10 years.
I've had all kinds of X-rays,
thinking that I have an ulcer
buts all the doctors tell me
that I have q nervous s
stomach. Right now I am
taking treatment from q
nerve specialist. I can't see
that I'm getting any better.
Is there a cure for nervous
stomach, or does a 'psrsc1
have to suffer for the rest oe
her life?-Mrs. w.
NERVOUS STOMACH
often is q vague sort Of dag
noSis. However, it is the only
way your doctor has Of ex-
planning that your symptoms
are on q functional basis and
not due to disease like ulcer,
gan bladder trouble. inflama-
ton In the colon, chronic
gastritis, pancreatitis and
other organic conditions,
Many patients like yourself
have told me they wished
they had real trouble like
gallstones or ulcer, which
could then be treated with
operation or specific medi-
cineS.
AS in your case. it's awfuliy
frustrating to have stomach
pains, indigestion and con-
tinual discomforts and be
told there Is nothing really
wrong except nerves" Yet,
the only thing we can do is
prescribe tranquilizers, seda-
tiveS, proper diet, accliInati-
zation to stress situations in
the family and at business,
and hope that you will inn
prove.
AS for cure, that often
comes about with proper
nnanagement. However, ! adj
NIT. that 10 years is Q long
time to wait. You'll have to
be patient, and be thankful
you do not have serious or
ganic disease.
= = =
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: You
ars so patient with peoples
problems, and we all have
them. don't we? ! am "a and
thankful to be alive. I agree
with you that the secret is to
keep punching" and have
faith in the future when we
get sick. I have been through
much iIlness.--Mrs. s.
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