| OMIT (In severe cases) | EAT (In severe cases) |
| Coffee | Baked bananas |
| Condiments | Egg whites |
| Flesh foods | Lettuce |
| Fruit | Puree of tender beans |
| Intoxicants | Puree of tender carrots |
| Starchy foods | Puree of tender corn |
| Sweets | Puree of tender peas |
| Tea | Spinach |
| Tobacco | Squash |
| Vegetable juices |
In the earlier stages of acute gastritis, all foods should be omitted except, perhaps, vegetable juices. (See recipe, p. 451.)
See also Fermentation and Superacidity, pp. 424 and 418.
NERVOUS INDIGESTION
Mental effects of nervousness
There are millions of nerve fibers leading out from the stomach and alimentary tract to every part of the anatomy, so that the nervous connection, especially between the stomach and the brain, is very direct and sensitive. The stomach seems to bear the same relation to the brain that a basket bears to a balloon so far as their nervous connection is concerned. Thus it is that the irritated stomach produces an irritable temper, insomnia, forgetfulness, and a lack of ability to concentrate the thoughts. These are the milder symptoms or first warnings.
NERVOUS INDIGESTION—THE CAUSE
The use of stimulants or narcotics, such as tea, coffee, liquor and tobacco are most prolific causes of nervousness. These drugs act upon the body in a dual capacity: (1) They excite or raise the nervous system above normal, only to drop it below when the reaction takes place. (2) In addition to this, they irritate the stomach and the intestines by causing superacidity.