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ABDOMEN.

►
Hypochondria.
► The
hepatic region is greatly distended, painful as if suppurating, and as
if an ulcer would develop, [37]. ► Pain in the left hypochondriac region,
neither sticking nor burning (after five minutes), [14]. ► Pain
in the left hypochondriac region, not disappearing on rubbing, also not
aggravated by breathing (after one hour), [14].
► Indescribable pain in the right
hypochondriac region, extending towards the small of the back (after one
hour), [14]. ►
A simple pain in the right hypochondriac region (after five minutes), [14]. ►
Burning in the right hypochondriac region at 3 P.M., [14]. [420.] ► Twinging in the left hypochondrium (after
half an hour), [14]. ► Sticking, pressive pains in the liver, [37]. ►
Sticking in the right hypochondriac region about 1 P.M.; extending
towards the axilla, at 2 P.M., [14].
► Frequent sticking and burning in
the right hypochondriac region, so that the spot became painful even to
touch (after three hours), [14]. ► Burning-sticking in the right
hypochondriac region, towards the back, which after rubbing goes to the
middle of the scapula (after three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ► Two
stitches in succession in the right hypochondriac region, extending
towards the back (after one hour), [14].
► Two stitches in the right
hypochondriac region; immediately afterwards burning, extending
backwards (after three hours), [14].
► Sharp stitches in the left
hypochondriac region, extending forward, at 2 P.M., [14]. ► A very
sharp stitch in the right hypochondriac region (after two hours and a
half), [14]. ►
A fine stitch in the right hypochondriac region (after three-quarters of
an hour), [14]. [430.] ►
Some coarse stitches in the right hypochondriac region, extending
backward, followed by a violent stitch in the nates, so that he was
obliged to cry out (after two hours), [14].
► A paralytic bruised pain, extending
from the liver to the shoulder, noticed on every inspiration, [37]. ►
Beating and bubbling in the liver, as in a sore finger, [37]. ► Umbilical
and Sides.
► Distension in
the umbilical region (after half an hour), [14]. ►
Pinching and tearing about the umbilicus at 2 P.M., [14]. ►
Griping in the umbilical region, and two pasty stools in succession, [28]. ►
Twinging about the umbilicus, at 3 P.M., [14].
► Twinging about the umbilicus, and
sticking in the small of the back at 10 P.M., [14]. ►
Twinging pain extending from both hypochondria to the umbilicus, where
it is most painful; soon disappearing (after five minutes), [14]. ►
A feeling below the umbilicus as if the intestines were cut to pieces,
followed by moving about in the abdomen; relieved by emissions of flatus
at 3.30 P.M., [14]. [440.] ► A
feeling about the umbilicus as if something had torn loose there at 2
P.M., [14]. ►
Rumbling in the right side of the abdomen (after two hours and a half), [14]. ►
A painful weary sensation in the right flank, as if he had walked
several miles (after twenty-four hours), [37].
► Dull sticking-drawing pain in the
right side above the umbilicus (after two hours), [38]. ►
Painful drawing pressure in the right side of the abdomen, lasting a
long time (after two hours), [14].
► Cutting in both sides of the
abdomen, disappearing after emission of flatus, [14]. ►
Sticking in the left side of the abdomen at 3 P.M., [14]. ►
Sticking from the right side of the abdomen, near the umbilicus, coming
out at the left groin (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Several successive stitches in the left side of the abdomen; after the
morning beer, [14]. ► A pinching stitch in the left side of the
abdomen, that chiefly spreads upward, [37].
► General Abdomen. [450.] ►
The abdomen is hard, and the skin distended and tympanitic, [37]. ►
Almost all food distends the abdomen, and he then feels stuffed, [37]. ►
The abdomen is drawn more tightly together, with a general comfortable
feeling (after four days), [14]. ► The abdomen is retracted, and if he
presses it out there is a stitch externally towards the right clavicle
(after one hour and a half), [14].
► Moving about in the abdomen, during
supper (after one hour), [14]. ► Moving about in the abdomen from right to
left, where it becomes a sticking, and disappears (after a quarter of an
hour), [14]. ►
Moving about in the whole abdomen, with burning (soon), [14]. ► Moving
about in the upper abdomen; together with a stitch in the stomach (after
three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ► Rumbling in the abdomen at 2 P.M., [14]. ►
Audible rumbling in all the intestines (after a quarter of an hour), [14]. [460.]
► Emission of flatus (after a quarter
of an hour), [14]. ► Emission of flatus after stool, after
dinner, [14]. ► Frequent easy emission of flatus, [14]. ►
Loud emission of flatus (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
*Coldness and audible rumbling in the whole abdomen (soon), [14]. ►
Burning in the whole abdomen (after three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ►
Feeling of distension below the umbilicus (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Contraction and pinching from both sides of the abdomen, at 2 P.M., [14]. ►
Pinching in the whole abdomen, especially in the middle, at 2 P.M., [14]. ►
Pinching in the whole abdomen, mostly in the left side, followed by soft
stool, without tenesmus (after a quarter of an hour), [14]. [470.] ► Pinching in the upper abdomen, afterwards
a stitch in the middle of it (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Pinching and contraction in the upper abdomen, followed by sticking in
the left hypochondriac region, near the back (after one hour), [14]. ►
Violent griping in the abdomen, extending from both sides towards the
centre, followed by two successive diarrhœa-like stools, with tenesmus
(after thirty-six hours), [14]. ► Twinging in the abdomen and moving about,
followed by soft stool, (This had also been noticed before taking the
drug (after one hour and a half), [14].
► Frequent short twinges about the
middle of the abdomen (after two hours), [14].
► Cutting in the abdomen, in the
afternoon while walking, [14]. ► Cutting in the abdomen, followed by
diarrhœa, at 2 and 4 P.M. (third day), [14].
► Cutting in the upper abdomen, and a
stitch in the left hypochondrium (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Violent cutting about the middle of the upper abdomen, coming from both
sides, at 9 P.M., [14]. ► Awakened at 2 A.M., by terrible cutting
and contractive pain in the whole abdomen, lasting two hours, followed
by two successive diarrhœa-like stools, and cessation of the pain
(seventh day), [14]. [480.] ►
Two stitches in the middle of the upper abdomen, afterwards in the right
hypochondriac region (after five minutes), [14]. ►
Violent colic lasting twenty minutes, without alteration of the pulse
(after half an hour), [13]. ► Pinching, sticking, pressive, flatulent
pain in the right side of the abdomen, which disappears after the
emission of some flatus, but soon returns (after one hour), [37]. ►
Hypogastrium and Iliac Regions.
►
Flatus accumulates towards the perineum and causes a forcing and
pressing outward, [37]. ► Flatulence presses upon the bladder, [37]. ►
Fulness in the lower abdomen, relieved by emission of flatus (second
day), [14]. ►
Feeling as from a swelling as large as a nut in the left side of the
lower abdomen, with sticking pain, if she presses it with the fingers
when stooping, relieved by becoming erect, at 2 P.M., [14]. ►
Violent contractive pain in the lower abdomen above the pubis on both
sides, at 7 P.M.; also in bed, lasting an hour, [14]. ► Slight
pinching in both sides of the lower abdomen, which then extends into the
small of the back (after one hour), [14].
► Twinging, extending from both sides
of the lower abdomen towards the middle, followed by stitches in the
right hypochondriac region (after half an hour), [14]. [490.] ► Pressure and tension beneath both
Poupart’s ligaments, as if a part would press through, [37]. ►
Sticking pain above the right pubis, extending along the spermatic cord,
while lying and on moving about, disappearing when sitting up, [37]. ►
Contractive pain in the right groin, after dinner (after four hours), [14]. ►
Contractive pain in both groins, extending downwards, so that she was
obliged to bend up for two hours, about 4 P.M., [14]. ►
Stitches in the right groin, on the ilium, at 1.30 P.M., [14]. ►
Stitches in the left groin, on stooping, disappearing on becoming erect,
(after three-quarters of an hour), [14].
► Stitches in the left groin, if she
inclines forward toward the left side, disappearing on becoming erect,
at 2 P.M., [14]. ► Four or five stitches in succession in
the left groin (after half an hour), [14].
► Stitch in the right groin; then
moving about in the stomach (after three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ►
Stitch like a fleabite in the right groin, during dinner (after four
hours), [14]. [500.] ► Sharp stitches in the right groin (after
a quarter of an hour), [14]. ► Fine stitches in the right inguinal
region, extending towards the thighs, an hour after dinner, [14]. ►
Tearing extending from the umbilical region towards the right groin, at
6 P.M., [14]. ► A bubbling pain above the left ilium, [37].
   

RECTUM AND ANUS.

►
Periodic rumbling and gurgling in the rectum (first hours), [38]. ►
The rectum feels constricted, [37].
► Burning in the anus in the morning
(seventh day), [14]. ► Violent burning in the anus, after a
stool (in the evening; also second day), [14].
► A feeling like a contraction in the
rectum, [57]. ► Cramp in the rectum extends upward from
the anus, [37]. [510.] ►
Fine sticking in the rectum, after urging to stool, [14]. ► A
stitch as with an awl in the rectum during stool, which shoots from
above downward; followed by discharge of some pasty fæces, [37]. ►
Three tearings in succession in the rectum (after two hours), [14]. ►
Crawling in the rectum as from worms, in the evening in bed, [14]. ►
Itching and crawling in the rectum, in the morning (second day), [14]. ►
Desire for stool with passage of only flatus, while walking (after one
hour), [14]. ►
Ineffectual desire for stool; she was obliged to go frequently, [14].
   

STOOL.

►
Diarrhœa.
► Diarrhœa
once, followed by burning in the anus (seventh day), [14]. ►
Diarrhœa, without tenesmus, in the evening (fifth day), [14]. ►
Diarrhœa twice, with tenesmus, in the morning (fourth day), [14]. [520.]
► (The diarrhœa, with tenesmus, from
which he had suffered ceased), (after two hours), [14]. ►
Diarrhœa, with tenesmus, returns in the afternoon, [14]. ►
Diarrhœa, at one time with, at another without, tenesmus (in the
evening, first and second days, and in the morning, third day), [14]. ►
Diarrhœa, consisting of thin greenish mucus, with contraction in the
groin, four times in two hours, without relief; at 2 P.M. (second day), [14]. ►
(This prover was tormented by an obstinate diarrhœa, commencing the day
after the last dose, and lasting nine days; he had three watery stools
daily, especially after midnight; which, however, were not ascribed to
the action of the drug), [2]. ► Involuntary stool and micturition, [40]. ►
Soft stool twice (first evening), [14].
► Stool in the evening the third
time, and after the stool tenesmus, [14].
► Soft stool twice in succession,
without relief of the pain, at 5 P.M., [14].
► Two soft stools (second morning), [14]. [530.]
► Desire for stool; five minutes
after a soft stool (after one hour and a half), [14]. ► Soft
stool at 4 P.M., [14]. ► Urging and soft stool, after dinner, [14]. ►
Pressure and soft stool, followed by some tenesmus (after one hour and a
half), [14]. ►
Soft stool, with pressing (after one hour), [14]. ► Thin
stool (after two hours), [14]. ► Soft stool with tenesmus (second
morning), [14]. ► Soft stool first (after eighteen hours);
after the stool burning in the anus; during the stool twinging in the
upper abdomen; after dinner, [14].
► Stool pasty, seven hours earlier
than usual, with slight pain as from a cold, about 5 A.M., [37]. ►
Stool several hours later than usual, but of the normal consistence, [37]. [540.]
► Stool drier and harder than usual
(after last three doses), [9]. ► A second evacuation of the bowels towards
evening, which was difficult and dry (after 14 drops), [12]. ► Stool
with pressure at 6 A.M. (second day), [14].
► Stool at first somewhat hard,
afterwards somewhat softer, with colic, as from taking cold, and
tenesmus in the rectum, as though more stool would follow, [37]. ►
Hard stool, contrary to habit, [14].
► Hard stool, at noon, with urging, [14]. ►
Hard stool, with some pressure (after three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ►
Stool hard, with pressure (second morning), [14]. ► Hard
stool, with pressure, followed by burning in the anus (eighth day), [14]. ►
Stool hard, without much pressure, twelve hours too late, [37]. [550.] ► Stool hard, difficult, [37]. ►
Constipation.
►
Constipation, stool hard and dry (after 16 drops), [12]. ►
Complete constipation for eight days, [13].
► Stool every two or three days;
after which the abdomen continued full, with a feeling as though he had
accomplished nothing, and a peevish mood, [37].
► No stool (first day), [14]. ►
No stool (first and second day), hard stool (third day), [14].
   

URINARY ORGANS.

►
Bladder.
► It was
impossible to pass a drop of urine, the bladder and sphincter ani were
completely paralyzed; this condition lasted five days, [17]. ►
Pressure upon the bladder after dinner; he had to press a long time
before the urine passed, and then but little was evacuated; but he felt
very much relieved (after three days), [37].
► Urethra. ► Burning in the urethra, and urging after
urinating (second morning), [14]. ► Itching in the forepart of the urethra, [37]. ►
Micturition.
[560.] ► Micturition (after three minutes), (he
had urinated an hour previously), [14].
► Urinating a second time, contrary
to habit (after one hour), [14]. ► Urinates the fourth time, at 4 P.M., [14]. ►
Frequent emission of scanty urine, [14].
► He is obliged to rise from bed
early in the morning to urinate, but only a little passes, [37]. ►
Only a few drops of urine during the stool, [14]. ► The
urine passed slowly and indolently, [37].
► The urine waited some time before
it passed, in the morning (eighth day), [14].
► Urine after three hours as usual,
but she was obliged to wait for some time before it passed, preceded by
painful urging, [14]. ► Urine. [570.]
► Urine increased (third, fourth, and
fifth days), [14]. ► Urine increased in the morning (second
day), [14]. ►
The urine is apparently increased; the first since the morning after
taking (after three hours and a half), [14].
► The urine seems to be increased in
the afternoon, and becomes turbid over night, [14]. ► Urine
increased in the afternoon, soon depositing a thin cloud, [14]. ► Urine
increased in the evening, with burning while urinating (first day), [14]. ►
Urine increased while walking (at 4 P.M., and also second day), [14]. ►
Urine a pale yellow, at 3 P.M., the second time; deposits a cloud, [14]. ►
Scanty urine (after half an hour), [14].
► Diminished secretion of urine; he
urinates only three times in twenty-four hours, each time but little
passes, [37]. [580.] ►
No urine (first day), [14]. ► Urine pale and of the usual amount (after
one hour), [14]. ► Urine pale, seems to be increased (after
one hour), [14]. ► Urine yellow and scanty (after three
hours and a half), [14]. ► Urine watery yellow, scanty (after
three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ► Urine pale yellow, the second time since
rising (after one hour), [14]. ► Urine golden yellow, after a short time a
cloud forms in the middle of it, [37].
► Urine too acrid, so that the
pudenda are made sore thereby (at least, this seems to be the cause of
the burning), [14]. ► Urine frothy all day; of the usual
quantity (after two hours); three times in the day, [14]. ► The
urine after standing a quarter of an hour looks like thick clayey water,
[37]. [590.]
► A thin pellicle like a spider’s web
forms after a time on the clear urine; in the middle of the urine large
flakes float, and at the bottom of the vessel there is a reddish
sediment, [37]. ► The urine deposits a small cloud (after
two hours), [14]. ► The urine is clear when passing, but
after awhile deposits very much red sediment, with white flakes of a
gelatinous consistence (after four hours), [37]. ► Urine
deposits a thickish red sediment, [7].
   

SEXUAL ORGANS.

►
Male.
► Erections in the
evening and at night, [37]. ► Erections without fantasies, which had
not happened for a long time, at 7 and 9 P.M., [14]. ►
Voluptuous itching beneath the prepuce, with desire for coition, [37]. ►
Female.
► Menstruation
eight days too early (after six days), [14].
► Menstruation eight days too early,
though not more profuse than usual (after seven days), [14]. ►
Menstruation eight days too early; during the first four days tearing in
the vertex only at night, disappearing in the morning after rising; the
discharge lasted eight days, was more profuse than usual, and painful;
the blood was thin, [14]. [600.] ► Menstruation more profuse and
long-lasting than usual (after seventeen days), [14]. ►
Menstruation at the right time, but more profuse than usual; on the
second day toothache; on the third day very violent cutting colic from 2
to 4 P.M., relieved by the application of warm clothes to the abdomen;
on the fourth day menstruation ceased (after one day longer than usual;
almost without difficulty), [14].
   

RESPIRATORY ORGANS.

► Larynx, Trachea, and Bronchi. ► Tenacious mucus in the upper part of the
trachea (after 16 drops), [12]. ► Dryness and rawness in the trachea, as
from mucus which he could not loosen, but was constantly obliged to hawk
(after three-quarters of an hour), [14].
► Pain in the trachea on coughing
(second forenoon), [14]. ► Sticking from without into the larynx,
which takes away the breath (after three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ►
Sensitiveness and a feeling of drawing low down in the trachea,
aggravated by swallowing (after four hours), [14]. ► Some
rawness in the trachea (after one hour and a half), [14]. ►
Rawness and scraping in the trachea (after two hours), [14]. ►
Rawness in the trachea, with pain like a drawing, and hacking cough
(after a quarter of an hour), [14].
[610.] ►
Scraping in the larynx, with hoarseness; followed by increased secretion
of mucus in the larynx, and frequent provocation to cough (after 14
drops), [12]. ► Tickling in the larynx, [12]. ►
Tickling and rawness in the trachea (after half an hour), [14]. ► Fine
tickling in the trachea, during the rawness (after a quarter of an
hour), [14]. ►
Tickling in the trachea provokes cough (after half an hour), [14]. ►
Crawling in the upper bronchi, as if tickled with a feather, [37]. ►
Itching beneath the larynx, causing a hacking cough, [37]. ► Voice.
► Deep base voice (after
three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ► Hoarseness, [12]; (after 20 drops), [11]. ►
Hoarseness and rawness in the throat, when swallowing and when not
(after one hour and a half), [14].
[620.] ►
Hoarseness, and a feeling as though the breath were impeded in the
trachea (after half an hour), [14].
► Hoarseness and ineffectual
provocation to cough (after three-quarters of an hour), [14]. ► Voice
hoarse, but distinct, [40]. ► Cough and Expectoration. ► Tickling in the throat provoking cough
(after two hours), [14]. ► Slight tickling in the throat provokes a
cough (during the first hours), [38].
► *Cough, with a whistling sound,
and a feeling in the throat as if the mucous membrane were too dry, [37]. ►
Paroxysms of cough, [14]. ► Cough in a few paroxysms (after a few
hours, and frequently), [14]. ► (Violent cough; from inhaling the vapor
of aqua Laurocerasi, in hooping cough), [23].
► Frequent short cough, with
roughness and hoarse speech (after a quarter of an hour), [14]. [630.] ► A dry, short cough, with a feeling as if
mucus were hanging in the throat and could not be loosened; an hour
afterwards the mucus loosens easily, [37].
► Short hacking cough, at 2 P.M., [14]. ►
Short hacking cough, caused by tickling in the larynx (after one hour
and a half), [14]. ► Hacking cough on account of rawness in
the trachea (after one hour), [14].
► Easy hacking of a piece of mucus
(second morning), [14]. ► Respiration. ►
Slow, moaning, rattling respiration, [23].
► Sobbing respiration, [37]. ►
Respiration very slow and scarcely perceptible, [18]. ►
Frequent deep breathing (after one hour), [14].
► On inspiration breathing was
impeded in the epigastric region (after one hour and a quarter), [14]. [640.]
► Very short breath on account of
sticking pain in the right shoulder and liver, [37]. ► Not so
much dyspnœa as usual, while walking, but motion was easy (fourth day),
[14].

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