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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday January 13 Page You can eat safely with diverticulitis DR GOTT DEAR My physician re cently prescribed an antibiotic to take care of my diverticulitis but my re quest for a list of which foods to eat and which to avoid was not granted Can you give me some guidelines DEAR READER Until a few years ago physicians insisted on detailed restrictions for patients with vertlculltis recurring infection of sa intestinal The old fashioned prohibitions included roughage and hard to digest foods such as nuts salad raw fruit and spices Doctors now believe that diet makes very little difference in pre venting this condition I advise you to chew nuts and salads thoroughly In addition you probably should avoid eating fruit with small seeds such as raspberries blueberries and the like these indigestible seeds might become wedged in intes tinal sacs divertfculosis leading to infection diverticulitis To give you more information lam sending you a free copy of my Health Report Diverticular Disease DEAR DR GOTT Does a vitamin deficiency cause white spots under the fingernails Are there any other causes for this condition DEAR READER Vitamin defl ciencies are often associated with ab normal nail growth including split ting peeling and discoloration However the white spots you de scribe are more commonly due to ill and fever No one knows how nail growth Is disrupted during sickness but white streaks and spots then grow out with the normal nail after a person regains health This reaction is not harmful nor does it indicate a nous condition in most cases DEAR had an gram for a blockage in my right thigh Following the test I had no pain Could the condition have cleared My doctor suggests surgery yet I feel better DEAR READER During an gram ray examination of the aor a small plastic tube catheter is passed through a leg artery into the aorta Then liquid dye is injected and ray movies are taken The dye fills the aorta and shows areas of blockage An enables physicians to determine the extent and location of obstruction in the aorta and other large arteries in the pelvis and thighs The test does not ordinarily produce any therapeutic benefit although it possible that In your case the cathe ter or dye could have dislodged a clot thereby Improving blood flow to your thigh In any event if your symptoms have improved I suggest you post pone surgery Most specialists do not Par All Your Fine China Silver Crystal MAIN ST MILTON 8780050 encourage vascular operations unless the blockage causes symptoms or is serious enough to be a potential ture hazard If your doctor Insists on surgery ask for a second opinion from a vascular specialist DEAR DR GOTT I m a year old female with an overactive thy My doctor gave me a radioactive cocktail and things are back to nor mal Yet now I have bags under my eyes which water constantly lumps and a rash on both legs above the an kles My doctor tells me the only an swer is steroids but I can t have them because my blood doesn I clot Help DEAR READER Treatment of over active thyroid often includes the use of a radioactive cocktail an isotope that controls the overproduction of thyroid hormone I am not aware that this therapy is associated with watery eyes fluid re tention or rash However hypothy roidism under active thyroid can cause these symptoms It possible that the radioactive material caused your thyroid to under function You should have a blood test to de termine whether you have the proper amount of thyroid hormone in your system If your thyroid gland is cient as a result of the therapy you will have to take thyroid pills to sup ply the correct amount If the tests prove your thyroid is functioning nor your doctor will investigate other causes for your symptoms Such symptoms can also be the result of al reactions for instance Imcon about your blood clotting problem too which can cause red spots or hemorrhages in the skin re a rash I don feel comfortable endorsing your doctor s recommendation of roids such as cortisone until a defl nite diagnosis is made Such medicine is not ordinarily used for thyroid dis eases Incidentally steroids will not prevent your blood from clotting they are sometimes used to counter act bloodclotting disorders DEAR I a diabetic and take Micronase Could this have any effect on my bowels When dis cussing diarrhea with my doctor he gave me a prescription for Carafate and Zantac A month later I still have the same trouble DEAR READER Micronase a pill that stimulates the secretion of lin does not ordinarily cause diar Somepatlentsexpenenceheart burn bloating and nausea but I suspect your doctor will have to find another reason for your symptom HOMEMADE PIES DAILY SPECIAL SMALL COFFEE REG DQNUT ONLY I Danuts Baked Fresh Dally on Promises HOURS Georgetown 8731211 Dorvut LOOK GOOD FEEL GREAT Male and Female Membership Membership 75 WORK THAT BODY STREET OEORQETOWN 8770771 The causes of diarrhea are legion ranging from relatively harmless bowel disturbances such as irritable colon to serious conditions such as colitis Rather than giving you Cara fate and Zantac which are medicines to treat peptic ulcer your doctor should I think approach the problem more aggressively by taking a de tailed history performing a complete examination and ordering appropri ate tests such as a stool analysis and a flexible sigmoidoscopy This latter test during which a spe cialist examines your lower colon with a lighted instrument is easy causes relatively little discomfort and often gives important about the presence or absence of infection If your doctor doesn t choose this approach ask for a refer ral to a a special ist who is trained in bowel diseases To give you more information lam sending you a free copy of my Health Report Irritable Bowel Syndrome DEAR GOTT Could you tell me what mycosis is It was listed as a cause of death for my mother in law We ve recently been told my husband has a malignant mel with metastases and there is no treatment for it Is there any con between the two DEAR READER Mycosis fun is a form of skin cancer that re sembles eczema It typically appears as a rash that is itchy and chronic then progresses to nodules in the skin If untreated the will spread to internal organs Fortunately mycosis grows slowly and is easily treated radiation therapy In some cases however the cancer develops into a kind ol leukemia with abnormal cells in the bloodstream Chemotherapy is then considered As far as 1 know mycosis is not related to melanoma a highly malignant skin cancer Because early mycosis can be confused with other skin dis eases the diagnosis can best be made after biopsy To give you additional information I am sending you a fret copy of my Health Report Eczema and Psoriasis DEAR GOTT Is it harmful to cut all the hairs out of ones nose consistently DEAR READER No Nasal hairs are there to protect the nostrils from harm by foreign material such as bugs and DEAR GOTT Can caffeine cause sleepiness DEAR 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Hopes and dreams seem to surface each New Year s eve and as we cheered the year in I naturally thought not only of my loved ones but of what the deck of cards will deal out in real estate this year Certainly was a difficult year calling upon all our energy patience and skills that could be utilized The market tested our strengths and weaknesses like no other market that I have ever been through It put lots of things into perspective and gave us a new vision of our posi tions in the community I can say that I m sorry to see out and I know that many of you have told me the same story but just in ferent covers but I am glad that I have had this experience to add to my knowledge and my education One never stops learning this pro fession Now we are entering a new market and usually this is the best time to put your home on the market The listings are coming in at a good dip presently and the sales are coming in too It will take a few more weeks to get a grip on just what is going to happen 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