ACID STOMACHS ARE DANGEROUS

Southland Times, Issue 17267, 11 February 1913, Page 6

ACID STOMACHS ARE DANGEROUS

NINE-TENTHS OF ALL STOMACH TROUBLE SAID TO BE DUE TO ACIDITY.

A PHYSICIAN'S ADVICE ON CAUSE AXI > CUBE.

\ faramiy physician whose successful resourcin'* into .he catt.-e end cure of stomach and intestinal diseases hare earned for hmi an international reputation, said in all intestinal troubles, as well as many all intestinal troubles, as well as many diseases of the vital organs, were directly traceable to a d era used condition of tip- stomach, which in lurn was due nine limes out of ten to excessive acidity, wnlch not only irritated and inflamed the delicate, lining of the stomach, but also set up gastritis and stomach ulcers. It is .nteresting to note that lie condemns tit? use of patent medicines as well as of medical treatment for the stomach, staling that he and his colleagues have secured remarkable results by the use of ordinary bisura ted magnesia, which, by neutralising the acidity of lite food, removes the source of the trouble. lie contends that it is as foolish to treat the stomach itself as it would be for a man who stepped on a tack to rub liniment on the foot without first removing tit" tack. Remove the tack and the foot will heal itself —neutralise the acid and stomach troubles will disappear. Irritaljnr medicines and medical treatments aw useless, so long as the contents of tip* stomach remain acid; remove the ac’dity. and there will be no need for medicine —the inflamed lining of the stomach will then heal itself. Sufferers from acidity should get a small bottle of hisarated magnesia from their chemist, and take half a teaspoon!’til in a quarter of a glass of hot or cold water after meals, repeating •in fifteen minutes, if necessary, this being the dose which the doctor has found most efficacious in all cases.

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