Pressive pain in the stomach. Pressure in the pit of the stomach; a dull anxious pain (first day). Pressure and fullness in the epigastrium, after eating. Epigastrium tender on pressure (after one year). Uncomfortable weight in stomach, accompanied by eructations. Weight at the epigastrium. Heaviness in the stomach.
Indigestion. Impaired digestion. Difficulty of digestion. Digestion completely out of order. Dyspepsia, associated with loss of appetite, usually with a clean tongue. with a peculiar sweetish taste. frequent accumulation of saliva, frequent nausea; associated with pressure and heaviness in the pit of stomach, sometimes with pain and confusion of the head, general malaise, and prostration. Painful dyspepsia. Dyspepsia. Heat of stomach (after five hours). Great heat in the stomach. Heat in the epigastric region, with violent pain, that extended to the region of the heart.
Cardialgia. Cardialgia with the colicky pains.
Cardialgia, vomiting, and all the symptoms of inflammation of the stomach. Violent burning in the stomach, immediately.
Sensation of burning in the stomach, with nausea and vomiting. Burning in the stomach. Transient burning in the stomach (after a quarter of an hour). Sense of burning in the epigastric region. When a cold drink reached the stomach, it caused a sensation as of boiling water, and was immediately vomited; the vomiting was profuse, of the color and consistence of coffee. Violent burning pains in the epigastric region, which was very sensitive to pressure. Constrictive burnings pains in the stomach, and afterwards in the umbilical region, occurring at longer or shorter intervals. Violent burning pain, much more by paroxysms, and diminished by gradual pressure. Slight burning pain in the stomach (first day); more pain (second day). Most violent burning pains in the epigastric region, with violent vomiting (after a few hours). Cutting and burning pain in the stomach, extending through the abdomen.
Occasionally a dull pain at the cardiac extremity of the stomach. Sometimes severe pains in the stomach. Very sharp pain at the epigastrium, worse at intervals, when there is a feeling of violent laceration. Extremely acute pain, confined to a space three inches in extend between the epigastrium and hypogastrium. He complained also of a much less severe pain, extending around the hypogastrium. Severe pain at the epigastrium; rather less at the right hypochondrium and the umbilicus; constant, but worse by paroxysms; tearing at the hypochondrium; elsewhere, twisting. Pains very severe at the epigastrium; less so at the umbilicus and hypogastrium; none elsewhere; they were of a tearing nature; constant but much aggravated at times, when, with shrunken, wild-looking countenance, she would throw herself into the strangest attitudes, uttering sharp cries, and begging and praying those about her to press their hands upon her abdomen with all their strength; this would give some relief; she also tied her handkerchief tight around her. Lancinating pain across the stomach and lower part of abdomen. Sharp lancinating pains in the region of the stomach. Most violent pain in the stomach, abdomen, and loins, with a distressing sensation of internal heat. Violent pains in the stomach and umbilical region (seventh day). Excessive pains in the stomach and abdomen. Violent gastric pains, for two months. Violent pain in the epigastrium, almost immediately. Pain in the epigastric region and above the umbilicus. Great pain in the stomach.
Violent pain in epigastric region. Violent pain in the epigastrium and umbilical regions, which the patient frequently rubbed; the muscles of the belly were drawn inward.
Most violent pains in the epigastrium, immediately. Severe pain in the stomach, radiating thence to both groins, striking down both limbs, particularly the left. Violent pains in the epigastric and umbilical regions (second day). Great pain, chiefly in epigastrium (fourth day). Pain in epigastrium, gradually extending over the entire abdomen. Pain in the stomach, spontaneous, and on pressure. Pain in stomach, for eight days. Irregular pains about the epigastrium. Pain in the stomach.
Pain extending from the pit of the stomach to the middle of the chest (after two hours and a half). Pain in the stomach, whence it extends over the whole abdomen, frequently (after two hours). Pain in the stomach, as from fasting, in the morning in bed, disappearing after rising (second day). Pain in the pit of the stomach. The epigastric region is painful on even slight pressure. Sensation of a heavy weight in the epigastrium, together with a constant and uniform smarting pain.
Colic pains at the epigastrium and umbilicus, twisting, constant, but worse by paroxysms, during which her face is distorted, she utters grievous cries, lies on the belly, doubles herself up, ties handkerchief tightly round her, gets up and walks the room, etc.; but no position entirely relieves. Pain like a boring, in the pit of the stomach, extending into the right side, intermitting. Dull, heavy, epigastric pain, giving the sensation of the bowels being drawn toward the spine.
Boring pain, quite severe at the epigastrium, slight at the hypogastrium, scarcely felt at the umbilicus; acute in the right testicle; worse by paroxysms. Pressure gradually applied with the flat hand relieved it, but it was aggravated by suddenly and forcibly bearing down on the abdomen; and pressure did no good unless the limbs were previously flexed upon the pelvis. Pressure on the abdomen uniformly caused the pain to shift its place; when it was applied from the umbilicus to the hypogastrium, the pain went up to the epigastrium. Severe twisting pain in the epigastrium, coming on paroxysmally every five minutes, and diminished by pressure. Twisting pain at the epigastrium and umbilicus, diminished by pressure, and becoming much worse by paroxysms; he lies flat on his belly; bends double, keeps changing his position, and his face is remarkably pinched. Moderate twisting pains at the epigastrium and umbilicus; worse by paroxysms, slightly diminished by pressure. Pressive, tensive constrictive pain in the epigastric region. Constant aching pain at the epigastrium, which was very much aggravated at intervals. Slight pain at the insertions of the diaphragm, during inspiration.
Have not been free from pain at the epigastrium for a year. Pain much worse after eating, and she cannot retain anything on her stomach (after one year). Hot or cold drinks increase the pain; tepid drink agrees best (after one year). Complains sometimes of a feeling as if a ball ascended from the epigastrium along the thorax to the throat, where it causes a kind of suffocation; at such times he can neither speak nor swallow, and suffers the greatest anxiety. Cramp in the stomach. Cramp in the stomach. Severe gastric and abdominal cramps. A sensation of the stomach and bowels, being strongly drawn upwards and backwards. Excessive irritability of the stomach.
After swallowing any liquid, a sensation as if the stomach was turned, not followed by vomiting, but aggravating the abdominal pains. Pricking sensation at the pit of the stomach, gradually amounting to pain, which would be more violent at intervals, drawing his double. Tearing sensation at the epigastrium and umbilicus, worse by paroxysms, during which he is rather restless, often turning in bed; lies flat on his belly; complains and screams somewhat. Abdomen sensibly depressed, hard and contracted. Colic, first at the pit of the stomach, and gradually extending all over the abdomen.
Violent stomachache, becoming worse very day, until it changed into ileus. Fine griping in the pyloric region. Frequent stitches, extending from the pit of the stomach to the back.
Abdomen
Hypochondria. Liver enlarged. Out of one hundred and eighty cases, for died of cirrhosis of the liver. Liver contracted.
Spleen large, extending below the margin of the ribs. Diseased spleen. Morbid sensitiveness of splenic region. Hepatic region sensitive to pressure, but the liver is not enlarged. Liver sensitive to pressure, and somewhat hypertrophied. Spleen and kidneys also painful on pressure. Pain in the region of the spleen. Pain in the liver. Dull pains in the liver. Constant pains in the hypochondria, aggravated by touch. Sensation of heat and burning in the liver and spine (after three- quarters of an hour). Sensation of heat and burning in the liver and spine (after three-quarters of an hour). Tearing in the left hypochondrium posteriorly toward the back, where it became a sticking, in the afternoon. Sticking pressure in the hepatic region. Persistent sticking pain in the hepatic region, first anteriorly, then posteriorly. Slight pain in the region of the spleen (second day). Stitches in the right hypochondrium (after one hour and half). Stitches in the right hypogastrium, in the afternoon. Stitches extending inward in the left hypochondrium, somewhat relieved by rubbing, but returning worse than ever, at last disappearing of themselves, frequently during the day (after one hour). Stitches in the left hypochondrium, relieved by rubbing (after two hours). Stitches in the left hypochondrium, extending backward (after one hour and a half). Umbilicus and Sides.
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.