DSN’T NEGLECT DYSPEPSIA

Hokitika Guardian, 26 September 1918, Page 4

DSN’T NEGLECT DYSPEPSIA

A DANGEROUS POLICY LEADING TO UNTOLD MISERY LATER ON.

Untold misery invariably results from neglect of the early symptoms of indigestion and dyspepsia, and there is always the possibility that stomach ulceration or gastritis may develop. That is why it is so dangerous for those who experience pain after eating, with a flushed face, heartburn, etc., to wait and see if the symptoms will subside of their own accord or become worse. I>e assured that they will certainly become wojso unless you take steps to neutralise the acid, which is the root cause of the trouble. To neutralise acid in the stomach, and so prevent food fermentation and unpleasantness after meals, is quite an easy matter. Simply get some bisurated magnesia from the chemist, and take half a teaspoonful in a little water immediately after meals. This plan is surely preferable to dosing the stomach with drugs or confining yourself to an unattractive diet of easily digested foods. It enables you to eat freely of the foods you fancy, for by taking the bisurated magnesia yon keep the stomach quite free from acicl and prevent all possibility of food fermentation. Food remains bland and sweet until perfectly digested, and consequently there is no pain. This plan is recommended bj r many specialists, and is worthy of a thorough trial by all, but to avoid confusion with the acetates, citrates, or oxides of magnesia, readers should ask the chemists very distinctly for the bisurated, the form prepared especially for stomach use.