Abdomen
Hypochondria. Slight pressive sensation in both hypochondria. A tensive pain in the right hypochondrium lasting ten minutes, then disappearing with rumbling in the upper abdomen (from 3d dil). Tensive pain below the false ribs in the right hypochondrium, especially sensitive on deep inspiration, lasting about ten minutes (from 1st dil)., (after half an hour). Transient, sharp stitches deep in the right hypochondrium. A sharp transient stitch beneath the wall of the right men in the right hypochondrium, extending toward the epigastrium (from 5th dil). Sharp, transient stitches in the right hypochondrium, soon followed by a similar one in the epigastrium. Some transient stitches in the right hypochondrium; painful sensitiveness of this region, especially to hard pressure and deep inspiration. Burning pain in the abdomen in the region of the liver (after eight hours). Tensive pain in the region of the liver. Long-drawn stitches in the liver while sitting (ninth day). The region of the liver was sensitive. Umbilical and Sides. Hard swelling about the navel an beneath the hypochondria. Transient burning in the abdomen below the navel. In the afternoon, while riding in a very jolting wagon, pinching pain above the navel extending towards the spleen. Slight griping around the navel (after quarter of an hour). Slight, frequently repeated griping in the upper part of the umbilical region (first days). Slight griping above the navel, extending from the region of the liver to the spleen, with nausea and inclination to vomit. Severe griping around the navel. Awakened three times in the night by severe griping in the umbilical region, which started the sweat on the forehead an hour after dinner; it gradually disappeared with passage of offensive flatus (thirty-second day). Colic-like pain around the navel before eating. Colic-like pains around the navel half an hour after dinner, lasting half an hour, relieved by passage of flatus. Very violent attack of colic, two fingers’ breadth below the navel, followed by a passage of flatus after eating. Boring pains around the navel. Boring pain around the navel (after two hours). Boring, but transient pains around the navel, with chilliness (after half an hour). Slight pressive pain below the navel towards noon. Pressive pain in the region of the navel and great urging to stool, which awoke him from sleep at 6 A.M. (second day). Dull pressure in the region of the navel every time on waking, but he soon sank back into a kind of half sleep, in which he was busy with frequent fancies; this continually recurred until he awoke at six in the morning, with urgent desire for stool. Pressure on the navel, as from a button, when walking in the open air. A pressive sensation in the region of the navel was relieved by walking in the open air, but lasted in a slight degree till about 5 P.M. (second day). Painful twisting, with stitching around the navel. Twisting about the navel, with slight nausea. Rather severe bruised sensation at the ends of the left false ribs, extending to the navel, continuing thirty hours. Painless twitching in the left side of the abdomen between the navel and the left flank, as of twitching in the muscles of the walls of the abdomen, followed by sticking pains deep in the left side of the back. Tearing pains in the left side of the abdomen. Sudden colic-like pain in the right side of the abdomen somewhat below the navel, sticking-pinching, lasting several minutes, and followed by passage of flatus. Stitches in the left flank (fourth day). General Abdomen. Distension of the abdomen. Distension of the abdomen (soon after taking). Great distension in the abdomen towards evening. Great distension of the abdomen after eating. Distension of the abdomen and feeling of discomfort after a every meal. Distension of the abdomen after every meal. Distension of the abdomen, relieved by passage of offensive flatus. The abdomen is very much distended, with an unusual uneasy feeling it it, as if menstruation would come on. Distension of the abdomen, impeding respiration. Distended abdomen, continued motions in the abdomen, and colic, then continued constipation; feels as if something lay in the abdomen. And colic, then continued bowels; is unable to breathe and must sit (after eighteen hours). The whole abdomen very tense (second day). Very troublesome tension in the abdomen after eating, which even made respiration difficult. Tension in the abdomen, which disappears after a long walk. Tympanitic tension of the abdomen, painful, followed the next day by two pasty evacuations, which relieved the distension. The abdomen tense and distended. Tension and distension of the abdomen, especially in the afternoon after eating (third day). Extreme tension and distension of the abdomen and epigastric region, which was only relieved towards morning by passing a great deal of offensive flatus. Abdomen very much retracted. Frequent twitchings and convulsive movements in the abdominal muscles on the right side. Gurgling in the afternoon at three, followed by a moderate pasty evacuation and passage of flatus. Rumbling in the abdomen, without pain. Rumbling in the abdomen, especially in the forenoon. Rumbling, with tension in the abdomen, after eating. Rumbling in the abdomen and sensation as if diarrhoea would ensure. Rumbling in the abdomen and passage offensive flatus. Rumbling in the abdomen; griping, rather severe colic pains in the left side of the abdomen, which cease after a few minutes, followed by passage of flatus. Rumbling in the intestines followed by three liquid stools, without relief. Rumbling and gurgling in the intestines with gripings, followed by two liquid stools at short intervals (soon after taking). Flatulent rumbling in the abdomen, with desire for stool, which was softer than usual. Loud rumbling of the bowels for fourteen days. Loud rumbling in the bowels, especially in the evening, in bed, for eighteen days. Frequent troubles, with constant inclination to diarrhoea. Passage of much loud odorless flatus. Passage of offensive flatus. Passage of offensive flatus (second day). Constant, or rather frequent, short emission of offensive flatus (after three hours to hours). passage of flatus in the night, preceded by loud rumbling and grumbling. Heaviness in the abdomen. Heaviness in the abdomen below the navel. The abdomen, especially the lower abdomen, seemed heavy while sitting, as if it hung down the things. (Sensation as if a lump were lying in the abdomen). Pain in the abdomen as if one would vomit (after fifth day). Pain in the abdomen as if he had taken a purge, or as of hemorrhoids; vomiting. Pain in the abdomen, as if he had taken a purge, or as of hemorrhoids; vomiting, Pain in the abdomen, as if diarrhoea would ensue, for one and a half hours (after five minutes). All day long feeling in abdomen as though a diarrhoea would come on; the same sensation exists in anus (third day). Pain in the abdomen on urinating. At 6, 7, and 8 P.M., sense of fullness, weight, and intestinal hypertrophy (third day). Tension in the abdomen. Pinching and pressure in the abdomen, in the region of the navel, when walking and standing. Slight pinching and moving in the intestines, followed by watery stool, with passage of flatus; the pinchings do not disappear, but are frequently repeated during the afternoon, with a sensation of soreness in the intestines, together with a dragging downward and outward, with two profuse watery evacuations in one hour, followed by slight burning in the anus (850). Gripings in the abdomen. Griping in the abdomen (fifth day). Slight griping in the abdomen (fourth day). Frequent griping in various places in the abdomen. Griping in the abdomen, while walking, before a meal, followed by a liquid stool, whereby the contents of the intestines poured out as from a tube; after the meal a similar stool, followed by burning in the anus. Griping and rumblings in the abdomen, with tympanitic distension of the abdomen. Gripings and rumblings in the bowels, with ineffectual urgings to stool. Griping and pinching in the abdomen and in the region of the navel, as after taking cold, for several days, and (after three days) a profuse, thin evacuation followed. Dull griping and cutting in epigastric region, prior to passage of flatus; motion and standing increase the pains (after three to four hours). The griping in the abdomen returned several times (second day), but became less severe as flatus was passed, and at last there was only rumbling in the abdomen (second day). A slight attack of colic after eating, followed by passage of flatus and afterwards a pasty evacuation. Slight colic at time of rising, an through forenoon (second day). The night’s rest was disturbed by continuous wind colic. Colic-pain during and after dinner. Flatulent colic after supper, with pressure in the caecum. Colic with the stool, like a constriction and griping with the hand, which causes diarrhoea. The colic lasted two hours and disappeared with a pasty evacuation and passage of flatus. (*The patient frequently suffered from a similar wind colic of a less severe character*). Spasmodic pain in the abdomen after dinner. Intermitting cuttings in the abdomen in the forenoon, as if dysentery would ensure, without stool. Sudden painful cuttings in the intestines, with a feeling as though one were digging him with the fingers, compelling him to bend double; relieved by profuse pasty evacuation. Very violent cuttings in the abdomen, with gurglings and rumblings, followed by a watery stool. Severe cuttings stitches in the abdomen from below upward into the stomach (after drinking a cup of warm milk in the afternoon); the pain obliges him to bend double and is relieved after a stool. Pain in both sides of the abdomen, like a pleuritic stitch. Tearing and drawing in the abdomen, especially on motion, followed by stitches, especially with stool, mostly in the evening. Sensitiveness in the abdomen. Abdomen very sensitive, as if sore (first day). Sensitiveness of the abdomen; rumbling and passage of flatus. Constant movings in the abdomen, as if a stool would follow, which, however, did not. Hypogastrium and Iliac Regions. Slight, crampy, cutting pain, with heat in right hypogastric region, increased by every inspiration (after half an hour to two hours). Violent colic-like pain, starting from and small of the back and extending over the whole lower abdominal region (after four hours). Pressure and pinching in the lower abdomen. Violent cutting deep in the lower abdomen. A sudden violent stitching in the lower abdomen from left to right, soon followed by two very painful stitches across through the chest from the left to the right side, while at dinner. Drawing in both groins, which gradually changed to a burning on the right side; afterwards this sensation extends over the inner surface of the right thigh (second day). Pressive pain in the region of the left inguinal ring every morning for half an hour for several days. Pressive pain towards the inguinal ring on sitting down. Dull stitches in the right inguinal region (fourth day). Soreness in the groin, in the overhanging folds of the abdomen.
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.