Word: ulcerated
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...their boozy camaraderie of yore is dead as yesterday's glass of beer. Their strained efforts to rekindle brotherly love first produce boredom, then brotherly loathing. Kelly has degenerated into a Broadway fast-buck man who manages a double-dealing prizefighter; Dailey has overblown himself into a slobbish, ulcer-ridden TV idea man; Kidd, the papa of five of them, runs a crummy Schenectady diner specializing in "Cordon Blue" hamburgers...
...completely with the little woman that eight of the 14 had stomach upsets suggesting "morning sickness." Some lost their appetites, but several began "eating for two" (one pilot had to be grounded because he gained 50-pounds). Alternating diarrhea and constipation were common. So were dizziness and headaches. Some ulcer "symptoms" seemed just like the real thing...
...Goodwin Jess Knight had most of the things that make men happy: a handsome young wife, two beautiful daughters, a pleasant home, money in the bank. Although half his stomach was removed in an ulcer operation three years ago, he had the health and strength of a Poland boar. He had the job he had always pined for, and was happy in his work...
Chiang moved swiftly to restore Formosan morale. He installed as governor frail, ulcer-ridden Chen Cheng, a general turned civilian who had been with Chiang since student days. Chen simultaneously tightened police control and initiated basic reforms, notably land reform. Chiang had learned his lesson on the mainland: "The consensus is that our party failed during the past four years because we failed to enforce the principle of the people's livelihood...
...Ulcer victims who swill milk and assorted alkalies can do themselves more harm than good; Dr. Edward Kessler of Albany, N.Y. has seen three patients in one year who were petrifying themselves by clogging their kidneys with excess calcium. Other doctors have reported seven deaths. The danger to life increases with the duration and degree of the self-medication, especially with sodium bicarbonate and its proprietary relatives...