Painful writhing sensation in the stomach when, on eating, the food passes into it, as if it had to force its way through against sore places.
Even when fasting she feels a sore pain in the stomach for several days together.
Sore pain in the pit of the stomach, on external pressure and on breathing (first day).
The pressive, sore sensation and gnawing in the stomach are most severe when standing and walking, as also when sitting bent; when lying on the back, on bending forward, or when pressing on the stomach with the hands, she feels only the painful pressure, not the gnawing.
Abdomen
Pressive pain on a small spot in the right hypochondriac region only when breathing (especially when breathing deep), the place is painful to pressure (second day).
Borborygmi.
Borborygmi (after two hours).
Rumbling and grumbling in the abdomen.
Severe rumbling and gurgling in the abdomen.
Gurgling in the abdomen on moving it.
Sensation of much fluid, although she had drank nothing (in the afternoon).
Unpleasant sensation in the upper abdomen, as before vomiting.
Sensation in abdomen as if diarrhoea would ensure, with chilliness.
Pinching in the upper portion of the left side of the abdomen, in a small spot just below the left hypochondrium, increased by pressure with the fingers (after quarter of an hour).
Griping pain extending through the whole abdomen from above downward.
Sudden violent pinching pain in the region of the transverse colon, as from flatus pressed forcibly through it.
Violent pain as from diarrhoea, drawing, here and there, through the whole abdomen; relieved for a short time by a loud rumbling in the bowels.
Some sudden, sharp stitches in the right side of the abdomen which make her cry out.
Sudden, constrictive pain in the lower abdomen above the pubis, which is worse by paroxysms; it gradually disappears (after five minutes).
Suddenly a violent stitch from the right groin into the abdomen, so that she starts.
Stool
Frequent desire for stool, although she goes no more frequently than usually, and the passage then is natural.
Urging to stool, with violent pain in the abdomen, as if the intestines were spread out, then a sort stool followed by renewed urging (after one hour).
Frequent urging to stool, with painful aching in the lumbar region, and creeping coldness over the head and along the thighs as in dysentery, and then a soft stool, at short intervals; continuing pain in the loins with renewed urging to stool.
Involuntary stools.
Soft granular stool without any difficulty.
Stool soft, finally becoming like diarrhoea.
Half liquid stool (after two hours), followed by constipation.
Urinary Organs
Increased discharge of urine.
He is obliged to pass clear, watery urine frequently, though only a little at a time.
Frequent and copious urinating in the morning, fasting, without having drank anything.
When appetite improved and thirst lessened, the urinary secretion became very considerable.
Almost complete incontinence of urine and faeces, Clear and abundant urine.
During twenty four hours the urine held a great deal of mucus in suspension, but no baryta was found on analysis.
Sexual Organs
Red, eroded, moist, burning, hot spot between the scrotum and the thigh.
Profuse sweat of the scrotum.
A formerly swollen epididymis swells anew very violently.
Diminished sexual desire.
Menstruation is somewhat more profuse, and continues longer than usual, but is not accompanied by the usual pain (curative action).
Respiratory Apparatus
Pressure just below the larynx, which does not affect swallowing (after three hours).
Voice rough on account of tough mucus, which constantly collects in the fauces and larynx for several days together; on hawking he raises but little, and makes his voice clear for but a short time.
Voice extinct.
Respiration very slightly affected.
Respiration gradually more and more embarrassed.
Respiration imperfect and very frequent; respiratory sound almost imperceptible.
Chest
Pressive heaviness across the chest, increased on inspiration, which gives a sticking pain below the end of the sternum (after half an hour).
Itching on the chest.
Transient stitch in the right side of the chest, between the sixth and seventh ribs.
Heart and Pulse
Dull, deep sounds of the heart.
Pulse 125-130, very small and very frequent.
Pulse slower than normal by sixty five beats.
Pulse remained pretty regular, but notably slackened (56 instead 70).
(In similar cases has been observed to fall to 25).
Marked, but very short-lasting, irregularity of pulse, on one occasion.
Neck and Back
Pressive, tensive pain of the left side of the neck during rest and motion.
After the first vomiting, the muscular relaxation affected the posterior muscles of the trunk; he was too prostrated to remain in his arm-chair, and had to go to bed.
Sensation of heat in the back.
Anxious sensation, with discomfort and restlessness in the lumbar region like urging to stool; relieved transiently by the passage of flatus or eructations of air; at last, several stools follow at short intervals.
A throbbing, grumbling sensation in the small of the back.
Extremities in General
Scarcely able to sit up in an arm-chair; extreme muscular relaxation in every limb (after fifteen hours).
A transient stitch on the left shoulder-blade, and on the outer side of the right thigh.
Upper Extremities
Heaviness of the left arm, it is moved with difficulty; the shoulder alone seems to act; the hand and forearm are paralyzed (after seven hours).
Sensitive drawing in all the bones of the right arm.
A sudden, transient, pinching pain on the left shoulder blade (after half an hour).
Painful digging in the left shoulder-bone.
In the bones of the right arm a sensitive pain at a small spot.
Pain, as if beaten in the middle of left humerus.
Transient, painful drawing in the left forearm, as if in the bone, during rest and motion (after one and a half hours).
Bruised pain, worse by paroxysms, on the back of the forearm, as if in the bone (after many days).
Rhythmical twitching in the external condyle of the wrist.
Twitching in the inner condyle of the wrist in slow, wavelike paroxysms in the morning when lying in bed.
Cramp like, pressive pain in the right wrist, extending from within outward (after three and a half hours).
Tearing of the wrist-joint, extending to the tips of the fingers.
Burning crawling on the back of the hand and fingers during the day, only transiently relieved by scratching.
Violent, small stitches in the lowest joint of the left index finger, during rest and motion (after nine and a half hours).
Lower Extremities
Giving way of the right leg, then of the left leg (after eight hours).
Tearing extending down the leg, most painful, and lasts longest in the knees, and also in the other joints, the nates, the hips, and the ankles.
Intermitting tearing from above downwards, in the right nates.
Tearing in the external and anterior side of the thigh, extending downward under the skin, as far as the knee when walking (after seven hours).
Painful aching on the inner side when sitting; on extending the foot, it becomes a dull, pressive sensation.
Sharp stitches in the inner side of the left knee, sudden, so that she starts.
Violent stitches through the left knee on going upstairs, they leave a kind of painful paralysis in it.
A feeling of weariness in the legs; jerks in the foot.
Feeling as of a cold air just along the leg as far as the condyles.
Drawing pain down the whole left leg.
Tearing extending from the knee downward under the skin, when walking (after seven hours).
Sensitive drawing in a small place in the left tibia (after three-quarters of an hour).
Drawing pain in the left sole.
Generalities
Lies on his back in bed, deprived of voluntary motion.
The paralysis extends rapidly from above downwards, affecting first the abdominal muscles, next those which have their insertions in the chest, then those of the neck, and lastly, the sphincters of the bladder and rectum.
Great fatigue, he desires to lie or to sit constantly.
The muscular relaxation lasted twenty-four hours, then gradually, but quite rapidly diminished, following the same course as when it came on.
In less than twenty hours after the first slight movements of feet and hands, he was able to hold himself in a chair, and sit up in bed, and could soon take a few steps on the floor of his room.
General debility (after three or four hours).
Alarming debility (after two hours).
Increased weakness, could scarcely put out his left arm to ring the bell.
Loss of vigor and power; when standing, the knees give way; the spine pains, especially in the lumbar region, as if he had taken a long ride; he feels uncomfortable in the whole body, and desires constantly to sit, or rather lie; would rather walk than stand.
After eating, depressed, weak, uncomfortable, with constant desire for stool, and an anxious sensation in the lumbar region, when at rest.
Inability to cough, to expectorate, to articulate words of more than two syllables (owing to failure in expiration), or to lift the head from the pillow.
The general system remained feeble for more than a month; the discoloration of the tissues and emaciation lasted still longer, and sleep did not become sound and refreshing until eight or ten weeks had elapsed.
Born in 1837in Westminster, Vermont. . He was an orthodox doctor who converted to homeopathy
Dr. Allen compiled the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica over the course of 10 years.
In 1881 Allen published A Critical Revision of the Encyclopedia of Pure Materia Medica.