Sensation of constriction of the stomach, with swelling of the abdomen. 10.30 P.M., having not yet supped, felt whilst going upstairs a sudden gnawing in stomach, then crampy gastralgia, quite severe, better by standing up straight; then the final, repeated shuddering of the head before mentioned, and eructations, which conclude the pain (twenty-fifty day). Pressure in the stomach. After eating, pressure in the stomach, followed by cutting in the upper and middle abdominal region (fifth day). Even the slightest food causes pressure in the stomach and a return of the usual symptoms. Sitting down, oppression of stomach; had to loosen my waistbands; better thereby, but only relieved by repeated eructations, in the evening (twenty-eighth day). Near morning, awoke with painful oppression at epigastrium; turned over in bed and fell asleep again (third day). Oppressive sensation in the epigastric region and in the hypochondrium, especially in the left side, with occasional passage of very offensive flatus (twenty second day). Fasting; visiting a patient, sitting on a low chair, preparing medicine on my knee, sudden oppressive sensation in stomach, with salivation, and tension in the salivary (parotid) glands; better after leaving the house, but previously constant flow and swallowing. (Have occasionally had the like, with shuddering of the head at the end of the spell added to the above, in the evening), (tenth day) Sudden cutting and twisting in the epigastric and umbilical regions, transversely across the abdomen (eighteenth day).
Twitching sensation in the stomach and oesophagus. Trembling in the stomach.
Abdomen.– Hypochondria.
Pain in the region of the liver, shortly before going to bed. Dull painful sensation in the region of the spleen, disappearing on pressure; this frequently reappeared during the succeeding days (second day). Pressure in the region of the liver, lasting a quarter of an hour, disappearing on pressure of the hand, in the morning (sixth day). Pressive pain in the region of the spleen (thirteenth day). Stitch moving at a slow rate forward, from region of gall-bladder to right rectus muscle (forty-first day). Stitches in the left side, below the short ribs (fourteenth day). Subcutaneous cutting stitch in left hypochondrium, in the afternoon (fifteenth day). A sensation of suppuration in the region of the liver, disappeared with the pain in the right side of the chest (thirty-second day). Umbilical. While sitting in a room, colicky pain to the left of and above umbilicus; propagated to sigmoid flexure and rectum, immediately (not severe) in the afternoon (tenth day). A rasping pain in the abdomen, from the umbilicus up to the chest, with dragging downwards towards the genitals (thirty-seventh day); this violent griping and rasping, with dragging towards the genitals, lasted two days, when at last traces of menstruation appeared in the night of the forty-first day, when it reached its height, and was quite copious; on the forty-third day the whole evolution was completed; after this the girl continued to menstruate regularly but scantily. General Abdomen.
Abdomen distended (tenth day). Abdomen distended, with passage of much flatus, upwards and downwards (thirty-first day).
Distended abdomen (seventh day). Greatly distended abdomen, in the afternoon. Much distension of the abdomen, followed by diarrhoea (twentieth day). Great distension of the abdomen, without passage of flatus. Commotion in the abdomen, which is sensitive to pressure, with passage of much flatus (fourteenth day). Commotion in the abdomen, as if diarrhoea would follow; followed by passage of flatus only (thirteenth day). Commotion in the abdomen, as from diarrhoea, with passage of much flatus. Commotion in the abdomen, with passage of much flatus, followed by soft stool (had been constipated the previous day). Commotion in the bowels began soon after rising in the morning, as if diarrhoea would follow; stool, however, was normal (eighteenth day). Some commotion in left colon, including the left lumbar region, in the evening (twelfth day).
Rumbling in the abdomen. Grumbling in small bowels (within boundaries of colon), (twenty-ninth day). Sitting, after motion, colicky grumbling in left colon, at noon (fourteenth day). Some flatulence (second day). Passage of flatus (after two or three hours) Passage of flatus by the mouth and anus. Passage of much offensive flatus (tenth day). Profuse passage of flatus (fifty day). Copious passage of flatus, upward and downward. Emission of non-fetid flatus; subsequently some fetid wind, in the evening (sixteenth day). Whilst moving about, another emission of still more fetid flatus, after midnight (seventeenth day). Sonorous evacuation of decidedly fetid flatus, after urinating (twelfth day). When leaning back in chair, flatus goes down into rectum with a shock, then presses on anus; escapes with subsequent similar movements in left colon, and twinges of colic, coming and going; flatus not notably fetid; colic better by passing wind (twelfth day). On rising, breaking wind; after it, irritable around anus, with slight indication of protrusion (twenty fifth day). The pain in the upper abdomen aggravated by pressure of the hand, returns and continues some days; it began in the epigastric region, and extended towards the umbilicus (ten and eleven days, etc). An unpleasant sensation in the upper abdomen, which increased to a tension and distension of the abdomen towards evening, with dull pain on pressure, and some oppression of the chest, after 2 P.M. Pinching in transverse and left colon, whilst going about house, continuing whilst in street-car, in the afternoon (thirteenth day). While standing, notable cramp in left colic region, causing me to give down somewhat, in the morning (seventeenth day). Dull crampy pain at left border of left upper rectus abdominis, whilst going about, recurring more sharply when sitting, at 1 A.M. (twenty-second day). Crampy ache in left border of upper left rectus abdominis, in the evening (twenty-fifth day). Cutting in the upper abdomen. Tearing pain in the abdomen (after two hours). Colic, transverse and left colon (twenty-second day). Colic and diarrhoea. Colic, immediately after rising, followed by stool, at first mushy, like diarrhoea, with cadaverous odor, with gradual relief of the colic (twenty-third day). Colic in transverse and left colon to rectum, afternoon (twenty-seventh day). Colic in transverse colon persists while sitting (twelfth day). Colic aggravated on standing up suddenly; then emission of fetid flatus; some amelioration, not complete relief, at noon (fourteenth day). The colic, with cutting pains in the upper abdomen, continues for several days, aggravated by pressure with the hand (fifth day). Some colic during the day (first day). Sudden colic, with passage of much flatus, at 2 P.M. (twentieth day). Sitting, inclining to left side, slight, left-sided colic, in the evening (sixteenth day). Walking about, colic in transverse and sigmoid colon, quite sharp; relieved by emissions of flatus, evening (twenty-sixth day). Violent colic, lasting the whole day, with distension of the abdomen (thirteenth day). Writing, colicky feeling in right superior angle of the colon, evening (twenty- seventh day). Colicky pain in transverse colon, slight, going to rectum as if for stool, in the afternoon (twelfth day). Colicky sticking in transverse colon, in the evening (eighteenth day). Irritation of the intestinal canal from the arrest of the ordinary movements by the action of the quinia. Hypogastrium and Iliac Region.
Painful sensation in the lower abdomen, like a dragging towards the genitals (first day). Wandering pains and cutting in the ileum, followed by diarrhoea (twenty-second to twenty-fifth day). Little cutting stitch, outer left groin; subcutaneous, whilst sitting, in the afternoon (fifteenth day).
Rectum and Anus.– Rectum.
Stool, with usual protrusion (nineteenth day). Stool at 10 A.M., with protrusion, rectal activity deficient (twenty-third day). After stool, mucous protrusion, requiring the usual means of correction, in the morning (twenty-sixth day). After stool, with protrusion; sitting, felt the mucous fold spontaneously retracted, and on touching the anus, afterwards found very little of it. This is very notable (twenty-first day). Slight tenesmus. Commotion in rectum, pressure of flatus, in the evening (eighteenth day). Pressure of flatus, and commotion in rectum, sitting, in the evening (eighteenth day). Itching in the rectum. Anus. Increased hemorrhoidal trouble.
Discharge of bright blood from the anus, without previous pain in the back. After breakfast, stool soft, but impeded by painful contraction of inner sphincter, which feels like a firm rim; comparable with rigid os. (This is a marked and repeated symptom, which I do not remember to have had before this proving). Protrusions, requiring to be reduced (twenty seventh day). Twice, when standing, sudden crampy or cutting stitch at inner sphincter ani (forty-fourth day). Whilst walking, in the evening, sticking to right of anus, like a straw; itchy and irritable; at the same spot, afterwards (twenty-third day). After stool, considerable soreness in front of anus; better by oiling, and sitting quietly with a bunch of clothing under perineum, on a cushion, in the forenoon (old symptom), (twenty-fourth day). Sticking in left side of inner sphincter ani, afternoon (twenty-sixty day). Urging.
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.