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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 84, 2 November 1918, Page 7

XJTAUfeJT EXPLAINS CAUSE OF STOMACH TROUBLE. Valuable Advice to Sufferers. ''"There are many different forms of .stomach trouble," said a well-known specialist recently, "but practically all arc traceable to excessive acidity and food fermentation. That is why the results obtained from the use of urugs are usually so disappointing. Admitting fermentation and consequent acidity of the food contents and consequent acidity of the food contests to lie tlie underlying canst' of most forms of indigestion, it naturally follows that the use of a reliable antacid, such as bisurated magnesia, which is so frequently prescribed by physicians, will produce better results than drugs or combination of drugs. Accordingly I almost invariably advise those who complain of digestive trouble to get some bisurated magnesia (note the name carefully, as other forms are not so suitale for this purpose) from their chemist, and take half a teaspoonful of the powder, or two 5-grain compressed tablets, ■with a little water after meals. This, by immediately neutralising the acid and stopping the fermentation, removes the cause of the trouble and insures normal and healthy digest-