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Appendix disorders

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• Re: Appendix disorders [archive in diet] Walt Stoll 11:34:44 3/30/01 (0)

In Reply to: Appendix disorders posted by Carol on March 28, 2001 at 02:35:43:

Hi, Carol.

ALL appendicitis is caused by dietary factors. See Dr Burkitt's book (written while he was a missionary physician in Africa) about refined foods and chronic disease. Dr Burkitt is world famous for discovering the first true cancer that is caused by a virus (Burkitt's Lymphoma).

He noticed that when a patient came to his hospital, with abdominal pain (so that appendicitis might be suspected), the first question asked the patient was: "Do you eat the white man's diet?" If they said no, no further tests were done for appendicitis since there has never been a case of appendicitis in people who eat a primitive diet. If they said yes, they were tested for appendicitis and frequently had it.

Hope this helps.

Walt