INDIGESTION.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXI, Issue XXVII, 31 December 1898, Page 854

INDIGESTION.

Indigestion and dyspepsia are very similar. and in many eases the same reatment will apply to both. Indigestion is the inability >f the stomach o pass the food given to it, and many ire the reasons thereof. Over-eating ■nuses dyspepsia, but this is not, as is lopularly supposed, the most common •ause; indeed there are so many causes

or this common complaint that it is sometimes hard to conclude what 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. and a pale and sallow complexion are all signs of, more or less indigestion. The general tendency’ is toward constipation, and Ixringing 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-feed-ing is just as injurious as excess. Many people make the mistake of rushing from one extreme to another, sometimes with most harmful results. Diet is another important thing, and i.i this the patient must study his own ease, 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 Biliousness, taken as directed, will clear all waste and impure matter from the system, and entirely do away with any constipation Unit may have been contracted. They will also insure the cure being permanent.