Colic very violent; pains begin around the umbilicus, and extended toward the hypogastrium. On a sudden the complaint left the extremities of the body, and seemed to concentrate itself upon the abdomen in the form of a violent attack of colic.
During the course of this disease, which was marked by its usual features, very severe colic set in, evidently caused by lead. Severe colic; the sufferer pressed her belly and rolled on the ground screaming; the pain occupied the whole abdomen (after one hour). Suffered from violent colic, with obstinate constipation. Violent colic, relieved by hard pressure upon the abdomen. Severe colic, relieved by pressure applied secundem artem; he is in the habit of pressing his own hands hard on the abdomen during the paroxysms. Violent colic, with retraction of the abdomen. Very severe colic; screamed aloud, and assumed the strangest postures to obtain relief. Frightful colic, with nausea, constant vomiting, and obstinate constipation.
Intolerable colic. with frightful anxiety, constant retching, retracted testicles. Slight or most violent colic, at first transient afterwards persistent. Violent colic and convulsions, recurring seven or eight times in one day, with closure of the jaws, convulsive movements of the eyes and of all the limbs, with great uneasiness and such violent movements that several men could scarcely hold him, with impeded micturition.
Colic characterized by the fact that he lay flat upon the abdomen, in such a way as to strongly compress it. During the paroxysms all the bowels seem in commotion, agitated by abrupt, spasmodic, irregular contractions. This is especially the case when hiccoughing comes on; at such times he becomes quite desperate, complaining of a most severe tearing sensation throughout the bowels. He generally lies flat on his belly, finding most relief in this position; sometimes the body and limbs are jerked about, and there is an audible lively chattering of the teeth. The colic was worse in paroxysms, which extremely frequent; there was then great restlessness, loud screaming; sometimes he lay flat on his belly, sometimes got out of bed to lie on the brick floor, or strongly pressed a chair against his abdomen; sometimes struck himself with his hands, or tied his cravat around him; in short, tried in all sorts of queer ways to relieved the terrible pains, but any ease thus obtained was of short durations. Although perfectly rational, he was so overcome by pain that he threw open his window in order to jump out, and at another time furiously seized his razor to cut his throat. During the paroxysms the pain often ascends from the epigastrium into the chest, extending thence along the external surface of the upper extremities; it then occasions the utmost uneasiness and anxiety; he sits up in bed, laboring under violent palpitation, and a feeling of suffocation almost amounting to syncope.
Respiration 35-40. As soon as the colicky attack subsides, all the symptoms of the chest and arms disappear; he is prostrated by fatigue; he expands his chest slowly to its full capacity.
(Having had lead colic the year before, for the first time, with cerebral symptoms, he now felt pains in the abdomen, followed by constipation and other symptoms of colic. The colic alternated with pains in the joints and violent headache. Attack of colic, which left behind a trembling state of the limbs. Colic lasting sometimes a quarter of an hour; relieved by pressure, secundem artem, although, between the paroxysms, the abdomen is exceedingly sensitive. His first attack of lead-poisoning occurred ten years since. A year ago he had a second one, and was sick for a month; very bad colic, epileptic seizures, with loss of consciousness and consecutive paralysis. No colic in the interval. Attacks of colic lasting from morning till toward evening, and still worse in the night. Attack of colic, followed by an alvine evacuation, with febrile movement, general debility, and drowsiness; afterwards successive attacks of colic, with persistent constipation. Colic, with paralysis. Repeated attacks of lead-colic pains in both arms. Colic, with hard, tense, retracted abdomen, very painful to pressure. Colic every hour, and lasting extremities. Colic, with jerking. The colic is seldom accompanied by uncontrollable diarrhoea. Colic at first slight, soon ceasing, but afterwards returning, and finally becoming intolerable. Colic that often intermits for two or three days, or even one or two months. Cutting colic, as from flatulence in the morning, in bed. Colic, with diarrhoea, followed by constipation. Had colic six times; the last time it was accompanied by paralysis of the extensor communis digitorum of the right side. Sometimes pressure his fingers deep into his navel, or ties his cravat tightly around him, etc. Colic, consisting of intermittent boring pains in the abdomen, usually commencing in the umbilical region, sometimes so violent that the patient became perfectly wild and knocked his head against the wall, or even stood upon his head, with most frightful cries; tried to press with all his force upon his abdomen; the pain often extended to other regions, to the chest, threatening suffocation, to the small of the back, kidney, bladder, lower extremities, always accompanied by obstinate constipation, and usually by retraction, of the abdomen; abnormally slow pulse. A fit of colic coming on during micturition, the flow of urine suddenly stops, and at the same time the penis, which is very painful, becomes retracted, much shrunken, and concealed under the scrotum. When the fit is over the urine flows quite freely again; during micturition, and for some time afterwards, a slight smarting is felt all along the urethra. (Three previous attacks of colic; the last of these was accompanied by severe headache, delirium, epileptic seizures, and temporary amaurosis). (One previous attack of colic, with epilepsy and delirium). (Five previous attacks of colic, the third one accompanied by loss of consciousness, the fourth by motor and sensory paralysis of the lower limbs). Has had two attacks of colic, the last one severe, with restlessness and delirium; paralysis of the entire upper limbs. Has had two attacks of lead colic. For some time past has noticed that he manipulates the type with much less ease than formerly, sometimes even letting them fall out of his hands. Colic, aggravated by cold. Colic, which was aggravated regularly, morning and evening. Colic, aggravated by any food.
The colic pains are aggravated by sudden and forcible pressure on the abdomen, but if even hard pressure is applied gradually they are relieved. The colic almost always becomes worse by paroxysms; there is then the most painful twisting sensation. Colic, only relieved by lying on the abdomen.
Colic, relieved by lying on abdomen; the pain extends to the testicles. She did not suffer from lead colic during pregnancy.
Colic, allayed by pressure secundem artem, but increased by hard pressure. Pressure neither increases nor diminishes the colic.
Colic, relieved by external pressure, so greatly relieved that the patient would often wish two or three people to lie across the abdomen; at other times the colic was aggravated by the slightest touch. Arthralgic colicky pains. Colicky pains in the abdomen, soon becoming extremely severe; they wee worse than labor pains, lancinating, extending into the back and loins. Violent colicky pains, which made his scream loudly, and throw himself from one side of the bed to the other. Great pain (colic pain) and swelling of the abdomen. Colicky pains all over the bowels, especially the umbilical region, where they are a twisting nature. Dull transient colicky pins in the abdomen, worse after eating. Wandering pains before the colic. He twisted his handkerchief into a rope, and tied it tightly round his abdomen. Attacks of violent abdominal pain, coming on sometimes two or three times daily, with dull pain in the intervals. There is a feeling as of a bar lying across under the navel, succeeded by a pain rising towards the stomach. The pain sometimes extends into the back and loins, somewhat relieved by pressure on the abdomen.
There does not seem to be any connection between the stools and the colicky paroxysms; the latter are more frequent in the night; the stools occur at intervals of several days; there may be two or three in the same day. The paroxysms are generally accompanied by a yellow tinge of the sclerotica.
Horrible pains (in the bowels); rolls about in bed, trying to get into a position where his abdomen will be compressed as much as possible. Pressure on the abdomen with the fingers is painful; pressure with the flat of the hand is also painful, although he prefers to lie on his abdomen. Very acute pains in the abdomen, followed by very profuse diarrhoea.
Great pain in the abdomen, which is much relieved by pressure and warmth. Pains in the abdomen, gradually increasing to very great intensity, accompanied by extreme constipation.
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.