Causes and tests for chronic constipation and related pains
Reader asks about lifelong constipation and abdominal pain. Dr Gott cites multiple causes from diet to nerve disorders, urges medical evaluation and tests such as a barium enema. Other letters discuss kidney stone pain, possible CT scans, and reclassifying old injuries for coverage. doctors’ evaluation emphasized.
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DR. Gott
Ethical Wills Guide Heirs Beyond Material Inheritance
An advice piece on living wills and leaving values for heirs. It cites the book Ethical Wills And How To Prepare Them by Rabbi Jack Riemer and Nathaniel Stampfer, offering methods like diaries letters and tape recordings to convey moral guidance beyond money and possessions. It notes the Jewish tradition that one remains connected to loved ones through the values shared.
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J.S.W
China
Jewish Lights Publishing
Jack Riemer
Nathaniel Stampfer
P.O. Box
Columbia
Dear Abby prints soldier wife long distance plea again
In a Dear Abby column reprinted for deployed troops families, Abby advises military spouses and GIs on handling physical needs while apart. The letter from Stacy Lauth in California echoes earlier requests and underscores separation due to service in Somalia and Korea with a call to share the guidance widely.
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Abby
Somalia
Stacy Lauth
Santa Ana
Calif
Korea
Army
States
Jersey
Advice Column Dilemma With Adoptive Family and Forbidden Romance
A teen from Zanesville Ohio seeks guidance as she loves Howard 18 living in California, who is her mother's brother. Her adoptive parents ban contact, and she plans to graduate in June but faces pressure and conflicting feelings about running away. The letters mention Arlene Robert Schmidt Candy Williams and a request for teen guest writers.
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Arlene
Zanesville
Ohio
Robert Schmidt
Klamath Falls
Ore
Candy Williams
Detroit
DR. Wallace
Howard
California
Advice to sever ties with adoptive uncle in troubled romance
Letters from ARLENE in Zanesville and Candy in Detroit advise ending contact with Howard, her adoptive mother's brother, due to legal trouble. They urge Candy to follow her mother’s counsel, find other partners in Detroit or Zanesville, and avoid a relationship that could harm her future or lead to jail. Robert adds that Howard is legally adult but should face consequences, not her burden.
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Arlene
Zanesville
Ohio
Howard
Wallace Arlene
Candy
Detroit
California
Robert
Klamath Falls
Ore
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