MEZEREUM.
STOMACH.
►
Appetite. ► Incessant
hunger, with a sensation of emptiness in the stomach, [37]. [540.] ► *Great hunger and appetite, noon and evening,
[5]. ►
Sensation of hunger in the stomach, with rumbling in the abdomen, at 6
A.M.; at noon and in the evening, the appetite was again diminished; in
the morning he felt very sick at the stomach after eating, especially
after fat food (third day), [27a].
► Violent sensation of hunger
recurring at intervals, with accumulation of water in the mouth
(immediately), [3]. ► Constant longing for food, [36]. ► Though
without real appetite and hunger, yet constant desire to eat and take
something into the stomach, whereby he has less pain, [11]. ►
Unusual desire for bacon, [11]. ► Diminished appetite (first evening and
second day), [27a]. ► Very little appetite; he is soon
satisfied (seventh day), [27]. ► Remarkably little appetite, so that he
ate very little (fifth day), [27].
► *Loss of appetite, [45]; (second day), [41]. [550.] ► Loss of appetite, as from too much mucus
in the throat, [1]. ► Neither hunger nor thirst, [41a]. ► On
eating, he does not relish the first morsels; meat is so repulsive to
him that he will not eat it, [1]. ► Aversion to meat, [1]. ►
Aversion to meat, though in other respects the appetite is undisturbed, [35]. ►
Thirst. ► Increased thirst
(soon), [27]. ► Increased thirst, though he was cool; in
the forenoon (second day), [27]. ► Increased thirst during the chilliness
(second day), [27]. ► Increased thirst for fresh water (first
day), [27]. ►
Much thirst in the evening, with great dryness of the mouth, momentarily
relieved by drinking, [5]. [560.] ►
Thirst very urgent (after seven hours), [48].
► Excessive thirst (first to fourth
day), [35]. ►
Extreme thirst, [51]. ► Asked feebly for cold water (after six
hours), [48]. ► Loss of thirst (immediately); next day,
great desire to drink, without dryness of the mouth or really excessive
thirst, [1]. ► Eructation and Hiccough. ► Eructations (after half an hour), [27a], [41a],
[41b]; immediately, [27]. ►
Eructations from drinking cold water, [4].
► Eructations, with uprisings of
liquid which, however, do not reach the mouth (first day), [30a]. ►
Frequent eructations, without taste, [42].
► Frequent eructations and
ineffectual efforts to eructates, while the burning in the throat
continued, only momentarily relieved by a swallow of cold water, [30]. [570.]
► Empty eructations (third day), [42]. ►
Empty eructations, with burning and anxious seat, [11]. (?). [Interrogation mark inserted by
Hering, l. c.] ►
Repeated empty eructations (first day), [27].
► Tasteless eructations, [37]. ►
Frequent empty and tasteless eructations, [4], [7], [8]. ►
Eructations of gas and acrid fluid, [9].
► Eructations in two paroxysms; first
a shock having a hiccough-like forcing out of gas, [11]. ►
Eructations tasting of the meat; sour and scraping (seventh day), [27]. ►
Many sour, rancid eructations after supper, with very distressing
pressure in the stomach (third day), [27a].
► Gulping, with a clean taste of the
food and drink that had been taken, [11].
[580.] ►
Violent, almost painful, hiccough lasting a few minutes (after two
hours), [30]. ► Nausea and Vomiting. ► Nausea, [4], [5], [6], [16];
[A frequent effect. -Hughes.] ►
Nausea and eructations (after a quarter of an hour), [35]. ►
Nausea, with empty eructations (seventeenth day), [42]. ►
Nausea, with pain in the stomach, as from over-distension, [3]. ►
*Nausea in the throat (third day), [30]. ► *Feeling
of nausea in the throat, like the first effect of an emetic
(first day), [30a]. ► Increased nausea in the throat, as if it
would amount to vomiting, followed by nausea and the sensation of
intoxication; increased while walking (first day), [30a]. ► Very
disagreeable sensation of nausea in the throat, as if she would vomit,
without disturbances in the stomach or mouth (taste perfectly normal);
the nausea disappeared after eating (soon), (first day), [31a]. ►
Frequent nausea in the afternoon, [1].
[590.] ►
Slight nausea and pressure in the epigastric region, [38]. ►
Qualmish nausea in the afternoon, disappearing on eating, [12]. ►
Qualmish nausea, with shuddering and shivering over the whole body, and
accumulation of water in the mouth, so that he could not sufficiently
spit it out, [9]. ► Violent qualmish nausea while walking,
with burning heat in the forehead, [3].
► Nausea, amounting even to
qualmishness (immediately), [37]. ► Shuddering nausea (soon), [27]. ►
Qualmishness, [40]. ► He woke at night with qualmishness, [1]. ►
Great qualmishness, with efforts to vomit, and rising of water from the
stomach to the mouth; relieved by motion, [9].
► Excessive vomiting daily, for six
weeks, [20]. [600.] ► Violent vomiting, [18]; (soon), [46].
► Frequent and violent vomiting, [51]. ►
Vomits beer (which has a bitter
taste), but not water, [1].
► The vomited matter is sour or
bitter, [43]. ► Easy vomiting of green bitter mucus, with
great confusion of the head, and throbbing pain in the right frontal
eminence, lasting several hours, [9].
► Bloody (fatal) vomiting, [21]. [The original is “purpuream
evomit animan.” -Hughes.] ► Stomach.
► Inflammation of the stomach, [17]. ►
Twitching of the muscles of the pit of the stomach, and transient jerks
in its vicinity, [4], [5]. ►
A sensation of too long fasting; the stomach hangs down, [11]. ► A
sensation in the stomach and lower portion of the pharynx after long
fasting, though without longing for food; after eating the sensation was
immediately relieved, but returned after a few hours, [11]. [610.] ► Stomach easily disordered from eating a
little too much, or from fat (fifth day), [27a].
► Great feeling of satiety and
indigestion, as if undigested food were lying in the stomach, after a
light breakfast, with a very uneasy sensation over the stomach, whole
abdomen, that at the same time makes him depressed and indifferent
(second day), [27]. ► Great pain in the stomach and chest after
eating (second day), [33]. ► Warmth in the stomach (immediately), [41c]. ►
Sensation of heat in the stomach, frequently, [39]. ► *Burning
in the stomach, [9], [11], [14].
[11 added by Hering, l. c.] ► Burning and pressure in the pit of the
stomach on pressing upon it, [9]. ► Burning and pressure in the stomach,
extending transversely at intervals, aggravated by pressure, [11]. [Revised by Hering, l. c.] ►
Fulness in the stomach, and pressure after eating (seventh day), [27]. ►
Stomach very much affected; much tensive and spasmodic pain, especially
before eating, for several weeks, [11].
[620.] ►
Pulling tensive pain in the pit of the stomach on inspiration, as if a
portion of the diaphragm had become adherent, [12]. ►
Contraction in the stomach, [40]. ► Pain in the stomach, as if the arteries
were beating against the abdominal muscles as far up as the præcordial
region, [3]. ►
Violent pains in the stomach and intestines, accompanied by a
stinging-burning sensation in the skin, restlessness, loss of appetite,
intense fever, and irregular actions of the tendons, [45]. ► Dull
pain in the stomach, lasting a long time (immediately), [39]. ►
Pressure in the stomach, [39]. ► Pressure in the stomach, not aggravated
by eating, [39]. ► Pressure in the stomach, as from fulness,
after eating, [1]. ► Pressure in the stomach after eating, and
long afterwards a sensation as of undigested food in the stomach, [11]. ►
Pressure in the stomach after eating cooked fruit at noon (sixth day), [27]. [630.]
► Pain in the stomach and chest;
pressure and sticking in the stomach; after dinner (first day), [33]. ►
Pressure in the pit of the stomach, [41],
[41b]; (seventeenth day), [42]. ►
Pressure in the pit of the stomach, in the evening, aggravated by
paroxysms, [4]. ► Pressure in the epigastric region, [4], [8];
(after a quarter of an hour), [41a];
(third day), [41]. ► Persistent pressure in the stomach, [39]. ►
Very uncomfortable pressure in the stomach and abdomen (fourth day), [27a]. ►
Dull pressure in the stomach for a long time at night, [39]. ► Dull
pressure in the stomach, lasting two hours, with nausea, and much saliva
in the mouth, [39].
ABDOMEN.
►
Hypochondria. ► Dull pain
beneath the left ribs, as from incarcerated flatus, aggravated by
pressure, followed by eructations that afford relief, [4]. ► *Dull pain
in the region of the spleen, in the left side of the chest;
very acute; momentarily aggravated by deep inspiration, at times over
the whole of the region of the false ribs (after one hour), [30]. [640.]
► *Stitches in the left side, in the
region of the short ribs, [39].
► Umbilical and Sides. ► Twisting griping in the umbilical region,
disappearing on emission of flatus, [7].
► Painful griping flatulence becomes
incarcerated in both sides of the abdomen, [7]. ►
Twisting pain about the umbilicus, with nausea and a sensation as if
diarrhœa would come on, or like a faintness (after a few hours), [27]. ►
Dull stitches in the right flank, from within outward, frequently
repeated, [4]. ► Colic pain in a small spot in the right
side of the abdomen, as if apiece of intestine were incarcerated; after
dinner, [12]. ► General Abdomen. ► Distension of the abdomen, [35]. ►
Distension of the abdomen, with griping and emission of much flatus, [3]. ►
Painful distension of the abdomen, with short, anxious respiration, so
that he was obliged to loosen the clothes; eructations, rumbling in the
abdomen, difficult loud emission of flatus, chilliness, shivering, and
excessive yawning, in the evening (first day), [6]. ► The
vomiting and purging were soon succeeded by considerable tympanitic
distension of the abdomen, [47]. [650.] ►
Abdomen much sunken, so that one could reach far under the sternum,
which seemed to stand out very prominently while lying down; during the
proving, [27]. ► Abdomen hard (after twenty-four hours), [1]. ►
Inflammation of the intestines, [17].
► Flatulence, [41c]. ► Great
flatulence (first day), [42]. ► *Loud flatulence in the abdomen, and loud
emission of it (first day), [27].
► Rumbling in the abdomen during and
after eating, [38]. ► Rumbling and noises in the abdomen,
sometimes with more, sometimes with less flatulence, [4], [6], [9]. ►
Audible rumbling in the abdomen, with a feeling of hunger or
hiccough-like eructations (second day), [27].
► Loud rumbling in the abdomen, and
loud emission of flatus without odor (first day), [27]. [660.] ► Flatus constantly passes, but in a short and
interrupted manner, [5],
[12]. ►
*Much short, very offensive flatus; especially before the stools,
[11]. ►
Emission of flatus, after violent colic pains in the small intestines, [12]. ►
Frequent emission of flatus, always with a little soft stool (second
day), [27]. ►
Emission of offensive flatus; he was once obliged to take care that no
soft stool passed with it (second day), [27a].
► Emission of very offensive flatus
for several days after the proving, [27].
► Feeling as if the intestines and
stomach were empty, and swashed about on walking; in the morning, after
sufficient breakfast, [3]. ► A sensation of diarrhœa, extending to
the rectum, followed by creeping shivering over the whole body, and the
sensation disappears, [11]. ► Heaviness in the abdomen, with anxiety, [1]. ►
A simple pain in the abdomen, [1].
[670.] ►
Pain in the abdomen, in order to relieve which he was obliged to rise
and stretch, [1]. ► Chronic pains in the abdomen, [22]. [Add “with burning in the
throat and diarrhœa.” -Hughes.] ►
*Burning and a sensation of heat in the abdomen (soon), [6], [9].
► Feeling as if the whole abdomen
were full of flatulence, [4]. ► Coliclike pains, as if the intestines
were seized, one by one, and constricted, [12].
► Compression in the abdomen, and a
sensation as of a weight in it, [1].
► Griping in the upper abdominal
region, [9], [11]. ►
Griping and drawing in the abdomen, especially about the umbilicus, [6]. ►
Griping colic, spasmodically increasing and decreasing at short
intervals; a pressive-sticking pain low down in the lower abdomen,
starting from the middle of the abdomen, at times extending into the
left side, with hard tension of the abdomen, transiently relieved by the
emission of flatus, with weakness of the body, especially of the lower
extremities, with frequent paroxysms of aggravation, when it is
intolerable, [4]. ► Pressure at night in the hard tense
abdomen, aggravated by every position except lying on the back, with
distress for breath, and rapid pulse, [4].
[680.] ►
General pressure over the whole upper abdomen, with tension day and
night, [4]. ►
Painful pressure in the abdomen woke him at night after very vivid
dreams, with an anxious sensation as if the abdomen would become rigid,
hard, and adherent to the chest, though there is a moving about in it as
of flatus that frees itself, [4]. ► Pressive pain in the abdomen with
anxiety, so that he did not know what to do, [1]. ► Painful
twisting in the abdomen before the accustomed stool; the stool was pasty
and copious; afterwards colic continued, and pressure in the anus as if
more would follow (first day), [6].
► Cutting and twisting in the
abdomen, [35]. ► A pressive cutting in the abdomen, always
toward evening, [4]. ► Tearing stitches in the right half of the
upper abdomen, followed by pressure, [4].
► Tearing pain in the abdomen, [1]. ►
Colic for month, [23]. ► Colic, in the morning, in bed, as from
cold, wet weather, [12]. [690.] ►
Colic, apparently after taking cold in the night under light covers, at
last preceded by chilliness in the abdomen, with a very offensive
evacuation, at first pasty, nodular, and brown, afterwards a thin
trickling evacuation, with much dragging in the rectum (fourth day), [30b]. ►
Violent colic, [51]; for two
days), [24]. ►
Pressive colic on walking in the open air after eating; followed by
perspiration and anxiety, as if he were struggling with death; relieved
by eructations, [1]. ► Cutting colic below the umbilical region,
for several days, [11]. ► A sensation as if bubbles of air formed
in the upper abdomen between the pit of the stomach and navel, [5]. ►
Painful movings about in the abdomen, as if diarrhœa would occur, [5]. ►
Hypogastrium and Iliac Regions. ►
Pressive pain, extending towards the abdominal ring, frequently, [35]. ►
Sticking pain in the hypogastrium, extending to the ilium, [12]. ►
Constant dull sticking in the left side of the lower abdomen, aggravated
by pressure and by walking, [4]. ► Frequent dull stitches low down in the
abdomen, especially just above the penis, [4].
[700.] ► Pressing asunder in the right inguinal
ring on urinating; disappearing on bending up the knee, returning on
becoming erect, [3]. ► Dull sticking pain in the right inguinal
region, followed by tearing, [4]. ► Violent stitches in the left side above
the crest of the ilium, more towards the back, that take away the
breath, [12]. ► Sudden pain in the left groin like a
pressure upon a sore spot, worse on expiration and on bending over, [5]. ►
Drawing pain in the inguinal glands, [1].
RECTUM AND ANUS.
►
Drawing pain in the rectum and anus, [27].
► *Stitches in the rectum, [39]. ►
After the stool, the anus is constricted around the protruded rectum,
which is then incarcerated, sore, and painful to touch, [2]. ► Pain in
the anus and anterior portion of the penis (sixth day), [27]. ►
Pinching in the anus and left side near the anus, in the lower
extremities, and on the scrotum, in the evening (first day), [27]. [710.]
► Sticking and drawing in the anus,
extending upward (sixth day), [27].
► A stitch in the anus, [27]. ►
*A biting sore pain in the anus on walking, and a burning in the rectum,
[8]. ►
Crawling in the anus, as from ascarides, before and after the stool
(fourth day), [27]. ► Itching in the anus, [27]. ►
Itching in the anus, like a tenesmus (first to fourth day), [27]. ►
*Much itching about the anus, several times during the day, and also in
the evening before going to sleep (fourth day), [27a]. ►
Acute tenesmus, tearing and drawing in the anus and perineum, and
extending thence through the whole urethra, [4].
STOOL.
►
Diarrhœa. ► Frequent
diarrhœa (fourth and fifth day), [30b].
► *Constant diarrhœa, with
intolerable pains in the abdomen, [12].
[720.] ►
Excessive diarrhœa, [15]. ► Violent hypercatharsis (soon), [46]. ►
Diarrhœa-like stools, preceded by anxiety in the pit of the stomach, [2]. ►
Almost uninterrupted pituitous stools, mixed with blood, and causing
excruciating pains, [51]. ► Small, soft, frequent stools, [1]. ►
Stools several times a day, though very scanty, [2]. ► Five
thin stools, preceded by pain in the umbilical region, and by straining
(second day), [39]. ► Stool rather hard, in the morning, at
short intervals, and only after sitting a long time; immediately after
eating, other pasty evacuations at short intervals, and in the evening,
repeated desire as in diarrhœa, and urging, that, however, repeatedly
disappeared after the emission of flatus, but at last resulted in a
small stool, that was first natural and then pasty, during the
evacuation of which the urging was very much increased, after which it
immediately ceased, [5]. ► Stool tenacious, daily, but scanty, [4]. ►
Stool thin for the first two days, afterwards soft; at times several
stools as day; after about a month the stools became harder and more
infrequent, sometimes omitting a day, [39].
[730.] ►
Evacuation of stool easy (first day), [30].
[For a long time the evacuations had been difficult, with an almost
constant painful sensation in the rectum, which was very similar to
tenesmus.] ► The evacuation of the
bowels is very speedily accomplished, followed by a sensation of great
relief, [11]. ► After urging, there is passed a copious
pasty stool at short intervals in quick succession without any trouble,
immediately followed by tenesmus in the anus, as in diarrhœa (after
half an hour), [5]. ► Stool copious, very brown, hard, somewhat
nodular (fifth day), [27]. ► Excessive urging to stool, a very scanty,
soft evacuation, effected only with difficulty and much pressure,
followed by a distressing sore sensation in the rectum, in the afternoon
(after 5 drops of the tincture), [30b].
► Stool very early in the morning,
soft, brown, of a sour odor (second morning), [27]. ► Stool
for the first time in the evening before going to sleep, copious, soft,
as if fermented and not completely digested, color brown, passing into
grayish-yellow, of a very offensive, sourish odor (second day), [27a]. ►
A second stool in the evening, before going to sleep, but unsatisfactory
and hard (third day), [27a]. ► Stool (after thirty-three hours) copious,
soft, very offensive, scarcely formed, less fermented than previously
(fourth day), [27a]. ► Second stool in the evening, soft, dark,
indeed grayish and black, with loud fermentation and rumbling movements
in the abdomen during and after the stool (second day), [27]. [740.] ► Stool very much fermented, neither soft
nor quite consistent; part dark, in part yellowish, with undigested
portions, and with very offensive odor (third day), [27]. ► Stool
thick, pasty, smeary, preceded by sudden violent pressure, and followed
by in the anus, [11]. [Revised by
Hering, l. c.] ►
Stool scanty, very soft (second morning), [27].
► Stools scanty and clay-colored,
being remarkably devoid of bile (after nine hours), [48]. ► Stool
very dark, nodular, though not very hard, with great pressure, [27]. ►
Stool hard, slow, in the evening, accompanied by great pressure, [5]. ►
Stool yellowish-brown, somewhat streaked with blood (fifth to sixth
day), [27]. ►
Stool very unsatisfactory, with some bright blood, [39]. ►
Discharge of much bright blood during and after the stool, without pain
or straining, [30]. ► Discharge of thin bright blood during and
after a stool, [39]. [750.] ►
Evacuation of thin dark blood, with a thin stool, without pain or hæmorrhoids,
[39]. ►
*Small white shining grains in the brown fæces, [2]. ►
Constipation. ► *Constipation
(after eight days), [11]. ► No stool (sixth day), [27a]. ► No
stool (first and second days); stool for the first time in three days
and a half, dark brown, nodular, evacuated with much pressure, but
without much pain, in the evening (third day), [27].® 2000
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