Slight rumblings and movings in the abdomen, followed by the passage of some flatus (after eight hours).
Frequent passage of copious, seldom offensive, flatus, usually preceded by painless gripings, at times with a sensation of warmth in the anus; all the provers (first, second, and third days).
Movings in the abdomen, as though a stool would come soon; it does not take place (second day).
Feeling of movings in the intestines, not painful, soon after taking it.
Writhing in the region of the stomach (after half an hour).
Slight pain in the abdomen, lasting five minutes (after half an hour).
Pain in the abdomen, in the morning, in bed (second day).
Violent burning pain under the skin, and extending into it, in the left side of the abdomen, about four inches from the navel, in a spot about an inch and a half in diameter, lasting half an hour (ninety-fourth day).
Twinging, constricting sensation in the walls of the abdomen, lasting five to eight minutes.
Twinging, constrictive sensation in the upper part of the left side of the abdomen, especially in the left hypochondrium across towards the navel, for a few minutes.
Colic-like pain in the region below the navel, of short duration (third and sixth days).
Transient colicky pain in the abdomen (first day).
At times, gripings in the abdomen (second day).
Slight griping and constrictions in the intestines (sixty- seventh hour).
Painless gripings in the abdomen, followed by the passage of flatus (after two hours).
Aching pressing sensation in the region of the left descending colon (after eight hours).
Urging and moving in the abdomen before the stool (second and third days).
Writhing in the abdomen (after one hour).
Violent cuttings in the abdomen, lasting for two or three minutes, repeated two or three times (seventh day).
Cutting pain in the abdomen several times in the afternoon, as if diarrhoea would come on; it lasted till the next, when there was diarrhoea once in the morning and afternoon (fourth day). Cutting-sticking pain in the abdomen, at times, for several minutes (tenth day).
Cutting-jerking pain about an inch and a half from the linea alba, an inch above the navel, extending in slow drawings outwards across the left lumbar region (nineteenth day).
Tearings in the abdomen (after a half hour to one hour).
At 10 o’clock in the evening, on going to sleep, violent, sticking, tearing, colicky pain in the stomach part of the abdomen. Lasting about an hour, extending into the stomach and in the left side to the left hypochondrium, mostly corresponding to a place in front of the kidneys, very much increased by breathing, motion, and touch; respiration short; the abdomen somewhat distended and hard; the pains return the nest morning on becoming erect when rising, though they last only for a few minutes, and return again afterward, though less severe (fourth and fifth days).
Some stitches extend across the abdomen in the region of the stomach (twenty-third day).
A tearing or sticking pain extends around the body in the abdominal muscles.
Hypogastrium and Iliac Region.
In the right inguinal region, near the abdominal ring, some varicose veins, the longest about an inch and half long; they extend downward to the thigh, preceded by pressing in this region (third day).
Peculiar cold sensation in the region of the right abdominal ring, becoming more like a burning.
Twinging pain in both Poupart’s ligaments, also especially above them, extending outward and into the inguinal rings, for a few minutes (third day). cutting pain extending inward in the left inguinal ring, as if it were depressed (forty-ninth day).
Drawing pain above one or the other Poupart’s ligament, extending towards the thigh.
In the inguinal region of one side, and above and in Poupart’s ligament, especially in the region of thee inguinal ring as the chief point, a dragging, sticking pain, with pulse like stitches, sometimes also a painless bubbling sensation, mostly appearing when walking and standing, and thereby aggravated; they extend downward into the testicles and the upper anterior portion of the thigh, outward into the region of the kidneys, at times also beginning in this last place, together with fine stitches in the abdomen in front of the region which corresponds to the kidneys posteriorly, several times.
Just above the middle of the right Poupart’s ligament, ten sensitive stitches, extending from without inward, returning after five minutes, and becoming a twinging pain.
Throbbing stitches in the right inguinal region, by paroxysms, shoot suddenly, for a few minutes in succession, down into the thigh, as with needles (seventh day).
A tensive sensation in one or the other inguinal ring, as if a hernia would appear, frequent, especially on standing and walking.
Itching-burning pain in the region of the left inguinal glands.
Pressive pain in the region of the right inguinal glands, which are painful when touched, as if they would become swollen (third day).
Pressure in the left inguinal region (first day).
Pressive sensation in the right groin near the inguinal ring, above and to the outer side of it, as if something would protrude at this place, extending down to the thigh.
Pressive sensation in the region of the inguinal ring, frequently.
Tensive-sticking pain above the left Poupart’s ligament, extending outward and upward.
Several stitches in one or the other inguinal region, and above Poupart’s ligament.
Burning-smarting pain in the right inguinal fold, with tension on motion.
Itching sensation in the region of one or the other inguinal rings.
Above the anterior border of the left ilium, along down Poupart’s ligament, five slow drawing or cutting severe stitches, so that she had to cry out.
Dragging-sticking pain extends from the anterior inferior spinous process of the left ilium, and a little above it, towards the inguinal region and the thigh (eleventh day).
Tearing-sticking pain in the anterior region of one or another iliac crest, extending up towards the abdomen.
Tearing-sticking pain across from the spine into the crest of the ilium, at times remaining at this place, at times extending downward into the pelvis, or upward into the muscles.
Tearing-sticking pain in the crest of the ilium to the region of the anterior spinous process, and also farther backward, sometimes at this place only, sometimes extending inward and upward into the walls of the abdomen, mostly towards Poupart’s ligament and the region above it, at times downwards into the thigh (350).
Deep seated, sensitive, sticking pain in the ilium of one or the other side, an inch to an inch and a half from the spine, extending obliquely inward towards the sacrum, sometimes with bubbling-like, deeply penetrating stitches.
Five or six sharp stitches, from the origin of the left Poupart’s ligament at the ilium, extending along down it; a quarter of an hour afterwards, a stitch shooting outwardly into the left side of the female urethra.
Tearing-sticking pain above the crest of the left ilium, in the morning when waking.
Tearing pain in the posterior portion of the iliac crest, usually only on one side, extending downward into the gluteal muscles, or into the bones.
Dragging-tearing pain in the anterior portion of the iliac crest, extending into the abdomen to one or the other side.
Gnawing, tearing, ulcerative pain in the same place in the ilium.
Sticking-tearing pain about the middle of the outer posterior surface of the left ilium, severe and deep in the bone, extending from without inward for several minutes, in the morning on waking, when in bed.
Smarting pain in the region of the crest of the right ilium, extending down into the hip (ninety-third day).
Rectum and Anus
Constant feeling as though she must go to stool (third day).
In the anus, hemorrhoids appeared frequently, with a burning pain after a stool; the evacuation is frequently hard and of a dirty blood color externally (second and third weeks, and frequently).
Irritation in the anus, frequently returning (first and second days).
Sensation of warmth in the region of the anus (first to third day, afterwards frequently).
Violent burning pain in the anus, as if the parts around it were sore, frequently returning, and continuing a long time (nineteenth, thirty-seventh, fortieth, and fifty-first days, etc).
Feeling of fullness in the anus after one hour.
Pressing in the anus after one hour.
Pressing in the anus (seventh day).
Slight sticking sensation in the anus (fifth day).
Transient stitching in the anus (second day).
Transient slight stitches in the anus (after three hours).
Burning stitching pain during, before, and after stool (fourth day).
Tearings extending around the anus.
Smarting pain in the anus (third day).
A feeling of soreness and burning in the vicinity of the anus;there arose hemorrhoids, which lasted several weeks, as large as an acorn, and frequently caused itching and burning (ninetieth day).
The skin for some distance around the anus feels completely raw, with severe burning for some days; violent pain on touching the sore place, and great sensitiveness when sitting; finally a thin scurf appears on the border of the anus; this condition returns several times, though later in a less degree (sixty-third day).
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.