" CONSTIPATION" by: J.H. Tilden M.D

When Dad arrived at Fayetteville, with a bunch of books that I loaded into the R.V. and he brought them here for me..... I began unloading them and looking for room in the bookcase. One particular little green book caught me by surprise. It was titled "Constipation". I thought for half a minute that it must be a kinda joke book ....... upon opening it, I noticed it was written in 1939 by a REAL medical doctor.
I couldn't help but glance thru it....and had a few chuckles, and snickers.
I wonder how much importance we actually place on constipation nowadays....that is; until we find ourselves locked in a bathroom with the agonizing condition....... wondering if "IT" will EVER COME OUT? And, sighing with GREAT relief, and Thanks to God when it does plop on out...

I thought you might enjoy a few precerpts..........

....."Rule number #1. must be observed:
Never Eat Unless Absolutely Comfortable in Mind and Body from the Previous Mealtime?
(Val says Whhhaaaaaaaattttt?)

And here is another one:
"Constipation is an affection- it is not a disease; hence, whatever the cause is, it must be sought out and removed. (?)
"To use anything -any ONE remedy or any hundred remedies- is equivalent to limiting cause, and that shows a fallacious understanding of what constipation is. No cure can come from a treatment based on a false conception of cause and cure. (?)

And here is the humdinger.......
"As to cause, it is as impossible to find a single cause as it is to find a single effect or a single remedy. The causes and effects become a tangled web,as we see causes becoming effects and effects becoming causes.....
(Ummm, OK!)

Anyway....here's hoping to ya all that you are enjoying a constipation FREE summer.