Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-02-19
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF


Often you hear people say.
II feel fine. What's the sense
of going to o doctor to invite
trouble and spend your good.
hard-earned money!" On the
face of it, this. seems like
sound reasoning: IT feel well
so I must be we'll" Unfor-
tunately, this isn't always
true. I'm afraid that to know
and not to guess about
your health. you'll still have
to put the true answer UP to
your doctor. Consider the
following:
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: My
husband is 6 feet z inches
and weighs over 200. He is q
heavy eater and an alcoholic.
About three months ago he
had an Army physical exam
nation which showed q two
plus sugar and q four-plus
acetone reaction in his urine.
They advised him to see his
doctor, which he refuses to
do. Just says he feels fine,
why 60? Can you tell me
what this condition means
and how important treatment
is2-Mrs. r.
WHAT 1T MEANS is that
he probably has diabetes
mellitus. And the acetone in
his urine indicates that 1t is
getting serious enough to
cause an upset in the balance
between the acids and alkali
in the blood. Untreated, the
next step may be really Sc
we're acidosis followed by
coma (unconsciousness).
Your husband has other
reasons for going to the doc
tor. He Is not only over
weight but has the problem
of chronic alcoholism to con-
tend with. In spite of all
these threats against his life,
he feels well. This false sense
Of security because there is
no pain or other discomfort)
greases the skids to oblivion
for many people. Keep re-
Numbering that to feel well
is no guarantee Of being well.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: /
have heard about O new
technique in the treatment
Of stomach ulcers. A bag is
placed in the patients stom-
ach and then a liquid with
temperature well below zero
is pumped into the bag. Can
you tell me how effective and
how expensive It is?--Mr. T.
YOU WON'T FIND this
treatment in your doctors
office. From what I under
stand. 1t Is still in expert
mental stages.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: A
friend Of mine suffered from
colds, bursitis and throat in
lection. Antibiotics didn't
help. Then doctors prescribed
a special antibiotic which
she took for about q month.
She began to feel weak. A
study Of her blood. showed
that she is very anemic and
will have to have injections
and transfusions for years to
stay alive. Would you say
that q permanent cure Is
poSsible?-Mrs. T.
NOT KNOWING the dag
nosis I can't say. If 1t Is
what we call aplastic ane-
mia, the condition is serious
and the outlook clouded. This
case history underlines the
dangers Of taking some medi-
cines without constant su-
pervision - which includes
taking blood studies early
and late-to make sure the
medicine is not harming the
blood-forming elements in
normal bone.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: I am
rs and have been told I have
hardening of the arteries. I
forgot to ask my doctor II I
should 60 on a low choles-
terol diet. What do you
think?-Mrs. v.
MY GUESS would be that
1t would be better not to
change signals now. You've
proved yourself able to make
quite q bit Of yardage In
your lifetime.
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