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Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
Don’t self-treat severe asthma
By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
DEAR DR.LAMB - For
about eight years I've been
treated with shots for allergic
rhinitis. I was doing fine as
long as I took the allergy
shots.
Since we have moved I have
been going to a Navy hospital
and the doctor claims I have
asthma. He has been giving
me prednisone and other
medicines As long as I am in
the hospital with intravenous
medicine and breathing
machines I get better. Last
night I was rushed to the
hospital just gasping for
breath. After five shots of
adrenaline I was sent home I
feel jumpy but the wheezing
continues. I'm really upset
as I don't know what to do.
Should I change doctors or try
any medicine over the counter
that will help this constant
wheezing?
DEAR READER -
Allergic rhinitis does not
cause wheezing or the
breathing problems you
describe. You have asthma.
The confusion may arise from
the point that some people
who are allergic have both
asthma and allergic rhinitis.
The three major
manifestations of such
allergies are allergic rhinitis,
asthma and hives Some peo
ple have one of these and
some have two or even all
three
The difference is really
which cells are involved in the
allergic reaction In allergic
rhinitis the cells in the nasal
area are interacting with the
allergic substance and pour
out histamine or a related
chemical that causes the
nasal symptoms. In asthma,
the cells in the air passages
are affected. In hives the cells
in the skin are involved in the
reaction. Desensitization
shots may help in some cases
in all three of these con
ditions.
To help you sort out your
problem I am sending you two
issues of The Health Letter.
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POLLY S POINTERS
Polly Cramer
Hair spray on pen stain
POLLY’S PROBLEM
DEAR POLLY — How can I remove a blue pen mark
from an ivory washable wool sweater? Will washing
remove this mark that is on the front and very
noticeable 9 —MRS. E.F
DEAR MRS. E.F. — If the stain is from a ballpoint
pen you might spray with hair spray, let it dry and then
launder. Some permanent inks cannot be removed. Run
cold water through the stain until no more color runs out
and then rub in lemon juice and detergent, leave for a
few minutes and then launder. If none of these work
spread a paste of baking soda and peroxide on it and hold
over a steaming tea kettle. Wool can also be sponged
with a mixture of one part rubbing alcohol and two parts
water. I always wash wool sweaters with that detergent
made for washing wool in cold water. —POLLY.
DEAR POLLY — My favorite money-saving Pointer is to
save the water left after boiling potatoes tor cleaning the
copper bottoms of my pans Dip the bottom in the water, rinse
and wipe dry Do this often and you will not have to scrub
them —REG IN'A
DEAR POLLY — The grocery store where I shop has
special parking places for handicapped people and when I see
an able-bodied person park in one of these spaces it drives me
up the wall The people who do this are not very considerate so
here s hoping that this will reach even a few of those guilty of
this and they will stop it. Thank you for letting me sound off
with my Pet Peeve —MAC.
DEAR POLLY -My Pointer is for those who wear glasses
and prescription sun glasses. Recently I misplaced my regular
glass case and was in a hurry to keep an appointment so I used
one of my fluffy little nylon footlets The elastic top kept my
glasses better in my purse than my regular case. The footlet is
also good for wiping smudges from one’s glasses and while one
is in the wash the other one can be used. MRS. JS.
DEAR POLLY - When using liquid stain removers I used to
end up putting more on than was needed do I put some stain
remover in a clean empty old roll-on deodorant bottle When
we need to use some we just roll a little on the stain and it
works great. —C.P.
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number 8-4 Hay Fever
(Allergic Rhinitis) and 8-6
Asthma. Others who want this
information can send 50 cents
for each with a long, stamped,
self-addressed envelope for
mailing to P.O. Box 1551.
Radio City Station. New York
N.Y. 10019 As these issuesex
plain your parents may have
one of these three disorders
and as a child you may inherit
a different one of the three
Treating acute asthma at
tacks is sometimes difficult I
would not advise a do it
yourself approach in a severe
case such as yours. That could
be a very serious mistake.
Better stick with your doctor
and stay away from those
over the counter, do it
yourself efforts. You 11 un
derstand this better when you
read the Health Letters that 1
am sending you.
DEAR DR LAMB - What
is the approximate limit of
calories that the body can con
vert into fat a day'’
If I burn 3000 calories per
day but eat 20.000 calories a
day can the entire balance of
17.000 calories be converted to
fat or are some of them simp
ly excreted without being
utilized?
DEAR READER - The
limit is in how much you can
eat and absorb. Once the
calories are absorbed from
the small intestine into the
blood stream they will be
processed and the unused
balance will be used to form
fat In your illustration, about
4 85 pounds of fat
Os course if you developed
diarrhea from overeating you
would not absorb all of them
and those wouldn't count
Otherwise calories do count —
every last blasted one of
them. So if your stomach and
intestines can hold the food
and digest and absorb it — you
will convert the total excess
to fat
Dr Lamb answers
representative letters of
general interest in his column
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