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Q — I am a girl of eighteen, troubled by the "acne of youth" spread over my face. What is the way to remove and cure it? W. A. M. — Abadiyeh
A — Acne, Miss, is caused by two basic factors: the age of puberty, with the menstrual irregularity that accompanies it, and then chronic constipation. The first — the age of puberty — excites the oily secretions spread abundantly over the face and between the shoulders; the second causes a local congestion in the pelvis, which affects the secretions of the ovary, and these in their turn affect the oily secretions. To remedy this condition you must, first, take a quantity of water or other liquids of not less than six glasses a day between meals. Second, ease the bowels by taking a teaspoon of compound licorice powder with a glass of water before sleeping. Third, consult a physician specializing in women's diseases to regulate the menses if they are irregular. It is also necessary to avoid fatty foods and those cooked in animal samn.
Q — I am a married woman, and after giving birth to my second child I suffered a nervous breakdown. My husband took me to a doctor of nervous diseases, who gave me medicine. But I despair of life; I hate the house and my husband and the children, and sometimes running away and suicide occur to me — especially as my husband's family live above us on the upper floor and whisper about me that I am mad.
What do you advise me to do? The despairing A. J. — Beirut
A — Your condition, my dear, does not call for despair, or for thoughts that drag down your home, your husband, and your children... You did well to go to the doctor of nervous diseases; keep on visiting him, listen well to his recommendations, and carry them out to the letter. Your condition is not out of the ordinary: many women suffer a nervous breakdown before or after childbirth, but it is always a passing, temporary condition that soon disappears — and you will certainly be cured, God willing. This is what you must trust and believe; so work together with your doctor of the mind and nerves to overcome this weakness that has struck you, and strikes dozens of women like you every day. Once you have confidence in yourself, you will overcome your despair and your cure will be easy. And attach no importance whatever to the empty talk your husband's family whisper — you are not mad at all; every one of us is liable, at some stage of life, to a nervous breakdown that requires gentleness and care, and a little time, to be completely healed.
Q — I am a married woman with a baby two months old who suffers from heat rash on his thigh next to the diaper. To treat it I have used the talcum powder made specially for babies, and sweet olive oil, without benefit. What is the way to cure it? N. K. — Beirut
A — The problem, as it appears to me from your account, comes down to the soap — I mean the traces of soap left clinging in the diaper after washing; I have heard much of similar cases. The first thing you must attend to is rinsing the diapers or napkins thoroughly after boiling them, to make sure they are entirely free of any trace of soap. Then, what kind of soap do you use for your baby's washing? It may be
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