=Constipation.= The causes of this difficulty are so varied that it can seldom be regulated by diet alone. It can be _helped_. A large number of cases of chronic constipation are due to the failure to respond to Nature’s call at a regular time each day, thus establishing a regular habit at a certain hour. Many others are due to the weakness of the muscular walls of the intestines or to the nerves controlling them. In this event the intestinal peristalsis is weak. Still another cause is a failure of the liver to discharge sufficient bile into the intestines to lubricate the foeces. Many chronic cases are due to the pill and drug habit. Where one continues to take pills, the condition brings a result similar to the feeding of “predigested” food,—if the work is done for the organs they become lazy and rely upon artificial aid. _Every part of the body requires activity for strength._ If the straight front corset cramps the intestines it may cause constipation by restraining their normal exercise during movements of the body in walking, etc. Every woman who wears the straight front corset should take exercises for the intestines morning and night. The most natural relief for constipation is exercise,—particularly exercise directed to the muscles of the intestines and to the nerve centers controlling them. Such foods as are laxative in effect, with the free use of water are helpful. Figs and raisins (due to their seeds), prunes, dates, grapes, apples, and rhubarb are laxative, due to their acids. These have best effect when eaten just before retiring. Oatmeal, or any cereal containing the bran, is laxative,—such as bran bread or green corn. As must be inferred from the above statement, the _cause_ of the difficulty must first be reached. Children should be trained to attend to Nature’s call regularly _every_ day. The best time is shortly after breakfast. * * * * * =Enteritis.= (=Inflammation or Catarrh of the Intestines=) is similar in its nature to Gastritis or Catarrh of the Stomach and is treated in a similar manner. _Acute Enteritis_, as Acute Gastritis, is usually caused by a strong irritant,—either by some food which disagrees, or by a mass of undigested food. A fast of two or three days is the initial dietetic treatment. A free drinking of water not only soothes the irritated intestines but it cleanses the intestinal tract and assists the kidneys in eliminating elements of fermentation; if these are not eliminated, they will absorb into the blood. Physicians usually give a course of calomel and castor oil to eliminate all intestinal contents. After the fast, a liquid and semi-liquid diet is followed until inflammation is relieved. Milk, strained gruels, broths, strained soups, buttermilk, eggs (soft cooked or raw), beef juice, barley water, custards, gelatines, soft puddings, etc., are the foods most nourishing and causing least irritation.