Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!slb From: slb@drutx.UUCP (Sue Brezden) Newsgroups: net.med Subject: Re: prunes Message-ID: <169@drutx.UUCP> Date: Thu, 15-Aug-85 11:31:32 EDT Article-I.D.: drutx.169 Posted: Thu Aug 15 11:31:32 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 01:55:11 EDT Organization: AT&T Information Systems Laboratories, Denver Lines: 25 >> I don't know what chemical is the active agent in prunes; >>there was a claim a while ago that oxyphenisatin, a prescription laxative, >>was somehow related to the agent in prunes > >Can't you deal with this on a factual basis, if people eat prunes it increases >the number of trips to the restroom. Prunes seem to be harmless and eating >them in excess seems to cause only more of the above condition. Why must you >find a chemical equivalent? There is none. No chemical equivalent? I suppose they work through a "vital principle", huh? AAAAAUUUUUGGGGGHHHHH! -- Sue Brezden Real World: Room 1B17 Net World: ihnp4!drutx!slb AT&T Information Systems 11900 North Pecos Westminster, Co. 80234 (303)538-3829 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Your god may be dead, but mine aren't. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~