Outlook Lifesty OUTLOOK Friday May 15 DRGOTT DEAR I My gy that I have in it Is and that many older women have this problem baths of soda and cornstarch help a lot but I have be consistent On occasion I take Ncgram for cystitis Would this cause the regular DEAR READER Irritation the lower reproductive tract can be a result of menopause Vulvo- vaginitis results when these sensitive tissues respond to the decrease In the I evils of hormone Of course older women also can develop infections but postmenopausal women can develop simply from lack of hormone In addition the hormone deficiency can cause an irritation of the urethr bladder opening that resembles infection causing frequency and burning DEAR MEG Her Navy mans in dangerous waters Meg Whit comb band Is We have a yearold child and another on the way Jack a Navy man and away for weeks at a time just found out that he been seeing a very young of my sister I wrote Jack and told him everyone is accusing him of fooling around lie wrote back that it all lies but I know Its true My source Is a reliable one I still love Jack but this situation Is tearing me apart My mother advised me to wait until he gets home and dis cuss things in person but I not sure I want to give him another chance to hurt me DEAR Doubts and sua pi can t be resolved long distance Socalled reliable sources are often unreliable or carriers of half truths And as the wise man said Watch out for half truths you may get hold of wrong hall Your best bet Is to wait and deal with Jack face to face It can hurt you any more than you re already hurting Till then stay busy and keep the faith DEAR MEG I m a 16year old American boy whose family is from Jordan and Im ditlng an American girl My mother disapproves She wants me to date and marry a girl from her country This summer I m spending two months In Jordan Should I drop my girlfriend and look for a young lady there to make my mother happy or keep my girlfriend and make me hap py ASSAD P S I ve lived In the United States for years and feel American DEAR ASSAD Mom is Jumping the gun You ve got plenty of time be fore tackling the aisle run But you have grounds for worry later mous marriages that a fivcdol lar word for marrying outside your group arc more problematic than ones oh ere couples share similar backgrounds And for all intents and purposes you are American Keep your options open At 16 you should be broadening your horizons i narrowing them Megs booklet Teenage Sex Should I or Shouldn t Is available by sending I to DEAR MEG in care of this newspaper Box Cleveland OH Ask your doctor to prescribe mone cream that you can apply to the affected area This often solves the problem and makes the use of such as unnecessary DEAR A woman I know is four months pregnant and is confined completely to bed because she has an open cervix She said she developed this because her mother took drugs to prevent a miscarriage Is this possible Also Can her be sutured DEAR READER The drugs that her mother took did not cause this condition An open incompetent Is dangerous in early pregnancy because It can result In premature la and harm to the unborn baby Bed rest is he traditional method of treat sometimes drugs to prevent la arc used Because all drugs have side effects obstetricians may prefer to close the cervix with sutures until the woman Is at the end of her pregnancy Your friend probably should see a special 1st who is trained in managing high risk pregnancy DEAR I am been taking medicine for years for tic douloureux One doc tor called it the worlds worst pain and I agree If It lasted long I prob ably lose my mind Drugs don help after a while m now taking Darvo- 100 milligrams four times a day Is there anything else that would DEAR READER Tic doulou reux or trigeminal neuralgia is caused by breakdown of or pressure on a nerve in the face The condition produces sharp tabbing attacks of pain that last for hours or days Some times surgery Is needed release the pressure on the nerve The neuralgia is difficult to treat and may become chronic Pain medicine may help There are several experimental techniques being tested for tic reux including injection of materials such as anesthetics into the nerve to deaden it Ask your doctor If one of the newer would be appropriate in your case Or Gout Health Report ABOUT GOUT explains the cause and treatment of this disease For yourcopy Send Hand your name and Bos Cleveland OH 3428 Be sure to mentw the title StotnedGIass Such VJ oil by Donna 8731749 8779896 POLLYS POINTERS Use sourdough in coffee cake DEAR POLLY Would you repeat the recipe for sourdough that is used to make coffee ALISON Mix cups flour tablespoons 1 teaspoon sail and I package live dry yeast stir in I cups Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let stand at room lempirn lure lor stirring at least once a daj At the end days the starter should be bubbly with a clean sour somewhat alcoholic aro ma Use Immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to days To make a 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