INDIGESTION.

Evening Post, Volume LVI, Issue 153, 27 December 1898, Page 2

INDIGESTION.

Indigestion and dyspepsia are very similar, and in many cases the same treatment

will apply to both. Indigestion is the inability of the stomach to pass the food given to it, and many are the reasons thereof. Overeating causes dyspepsia, but this is not, as is popularly supposed, the most common cause ; indeed there are so many causes of this common complaint that it is sometimes hard to conclude wnat is the real reason. Insufficient mastication, or " bolting " the food, is one of the' principal, while among others are lack of exercise, abuse of spirits, which causes inflammation, insufficient food, bad air, worry, or brain work, and sedentary habits. The symptoms are almost as numerous as the causes ; distress after eating and a heavy feeling on the •chest is the most noticeable ; bad taste in the mouth in^the morning, accompanied by a dull pain in the head, loss of appetite, general indisposition for work, ana a pale and

sallow complexion, are all signs of, more or less, indigestion. The general tendency is towards constipation, and bringing sour liquids up into the mouth is a frequent occurrence in some cases. Gas or wind on the stomach, also heartburn, and at times a dry cough, may all be attributed to the same cause. Chronic indigestion is an ailment that requires a great deal of care to effect a cure. Care should be taken to eat neither too much nor too little. Under-feeding is just as iniuribus as excess. Many people make the mistake of rushing from one extreme to another, sometimes with most harmful resulto. Diet is another important thing, and in this the patient must study his own case, as individuals differ greatly in this particular. Light meats may be taken, such as beef, mutton, turkey, and chicken. Young vegetables are good ; tea and coffee are best avoided, as is new bread ; claret and other light wines may be taken in

small quantities. A regular amount of exercise will be found very beneficial, but must not be of a violent character. Bile Beans for Billiousness, taken as directed, will clear all waste and impure matter from the system, and entirely do away with any constipation that may have been contracted. They will also ensure the cure being permanent.