Vichy grandegrille Anhang

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[T.F. Allen] (1837 - 1902)

The minerals springs at Vichy, in France. Analysis of Gastric-Grille springs, by Bouguet.

100 grams: Carbonic acid.418, Ferric oxide.002 Sulphuric acid. 164, Calcium.169 Phosphoric acid. 070, Strontium.002 Arsenic acid. 001, Magnesium.097 Hydrochloric acid. 334, Potassium.182 Silicic acid. 070, Sodium.488.

Generals: Uneasiness as if a fever was coming on; weakness, desire for food, and longing for wine; yet he relished his dinner, and felt well after it (28^th day). General uneasiness, as before a fever, nausea; very painful stitches in the right side of the chest, corresponding to the commencement of the cartilaginous portion of the two first false ribs, and extending below and behind the breast towards the back; clammy bitter taste, without appetite or thirst; anxious feeling, as if some misfortune were about to happen; this uneasiness goes off on taking dinner (eighty-ninth day). Excessive weakness after coition, as if suffering from hunger (28^th day). 16 h., bruised pain in the arms; headache, as if the temples were compressed; pain in bowels,

“As if diarrhoea was coming on”, with sore pain in the stomach (the weather was stormy), (31^st day).

Mind: Very low-spirited, felt as though same misfortune were about to happen (83^rd day). Very low-spirited, causelessly anxious about the future (in the morning), (99^th day).

Head: After the second swallow, slight compressive pain in the forehead and temples (91^st day). Some minutes after, slight pain in the temples and forehead (19^th day). Very painful stitching in the right temple for some minutes (after 91/2 hours and a half, 50^th day). A stitching behind the right mastoid process, followed by gripping in the middle, abdomen; then a return of the same stitching during some minutes (after six hours, seventy-second day). Stitches in the petrous portion of the temporal bone (after 1 hour, 83^rd day). Pain in the head; pressure at the occiput, with general uneasiness, as if fever were coming on (after dinner); the pain on wrapping the head up warmly (26^th day). In the evening, stitches in the occiput below the left tuberosity (31^st day). Violent itching of the head, in the morning, on rising (24^th day). Violent itching in the head (after 1 hour, 68^th day). Itching in the forehead (80^th day).

Eyes: Stinging in the eyes, with lachrymation (52^nd day). Pain below the left eye, like pressure, after breakfast (ninety- ninth day). Different colored sparks before the eyes in the morning (99^th day).

Nose: Coryza (92^nd day). In the morning, on rising, fetid, corpse like odor in the nose (66^th day). A very strong smell of cucumbers in the nose, in the morning (75^th day).

Face: Sharp stitching between the articulation of the jaw and the temple (after 10 minutes, 45^th day). Twisting pain in the lower jaw, near the coronoid process, as if the jaw was swollen, when masticating on that side, during the whole meal (after twelve hours, 18^th day).

Mouth: Very dry, with very bitter taste, all day (90^th day). Abundant secretion of saliva, immediately. Flow of salty water in the mouth, with slight burning in the stomach (heartburn), (after ¼ of an hour, 2^nd day). Water in the mouth, instantly (third day). Some saltish water rose in the mouth

(7^th day). Flow of in the mouth, which lasted part of the morning (after 1 minute, 50^th day). Flow of saliva in the mouth (53^rd day). Flow of water in the mouth; rumbling in the stomach (after ¼ of an hour, 62^nd day). Water rises into the mouth, with nausea (83^rd day). Bitter and clammy taste in mouth, on rising (2^nd day). Bad taste in mouth, in the evening (2^nd day). Bitter taste during the day (33, 34 and 64^th days). Bitter taste in mouth, in the evening (several days). Bitter mouth in the evening, with thirst (29^th day). Bitter mouth in the morning, on rising (7^th, 9^th and 85^th days). Bitter mouth in the morning (9^th day).

Stomach: Hungry sensation in the stomach, immediately. Little appetite, no thirst (9^th day). Keen hunger before dinner; yet at the meal he eats very little, and without relish (26^th day). Appetite and no thirst (33^rd day). Craving for food, as from feebleness of stomach, with sick feeling, without hunger (after 11/2 hour and 98^th day). Appetite poor (90^th day). During dinner, I drank less than usual (18^th day). In spite of the hot weather, I have been much less thirsty than usual, since I commenced these provings (11^th day). Heartburn (after a few moments, 21^st day). Heartburn, with sickness at the stomach (after 11 and 17 hours, 21^th day). Transient nausea while eating, causing him to stop for awhile, after which he continued the meal without further interruption after 6 hours, 23^rd day). Passing sensation as if about to be sick at the stomach, as when first feeling the effects of an emetic, without retching or efforts to vomit (after ½ an hour, 18^th day). Acidity of the stomach (after 5 minutes). Belching of air (after 1 hour). Weight at the epigastrium (53^rd day). Slight griping in the stomach, with emission of flatulence, immediately (21^st day). Griping in the stomach, with ineffectual urging to stool (89^th day). The pain in the stomach continues, all the morning, like a griping, until breakfast (83^rd day). Slight pinching at the upper part of the stomach (83^rd day). Pinchings in the epigastrium (83^rd day). After the fist swallow, cutting pain, throughout the whole stomach (ninety-first day). Burning at the stomach, in the evening (7^th day). In the evening, slight burning at the epigastrium (2^nd day). Painful sensation, at the stomach, like a burning (after ½ hour, 62^nd day). Burning in the stomach, which rises towards the throat, followed by singing in the ears, heaviness in the head, and dizziness ( after some minutes, 72^nd day). Burning in the stomach (after a quarter of an hour, 97^th day). Slight burning in the stomach (89^th day). Burning in the stomach, some minutes after each dose (89^th day). Disagreeable feeling in the stomach (a kind of burning), like urging to stool; the burning in the stomach is more intense in the afternoon (90^th day).

Abdomen: Shooting in the liver, at 18 h. (53^rd day). Compressive pain in the l. hypochondrium (after ½ hour, 53^rd day). Slight colic in the umbilical region (after 1 hour, 18^th day). Emission of burning flatulence, with slight urging to stool (6^th day). Copious emission of flatulence all at once ( after 2 hours, 7^th day). Emission of flatulence (after 1 hour, 66^th day). During the day, borborygmus in the bowels, slight griping in the bowels (2^nd day). Borborygmi in the night (88^th day). Some borborygmi (90^th day). Rumbling in the abdomen, rising of air (53^rd day). Rumbling in the bowels, emission of flatulence, copious pultaceous stool ( after ¼ of an hour, 69^th day). Inflation of the bowels; gripes in the middle of the abdomen, shifting to the lower part, which cease after an emission of burning flatulence (31^st day). Inflation of the bowels, with griping, in the afternoon, and especially in the evening, with emission of flatulence (33^rd day). Awoke with distension and uneasiness in the bowels; bad taste, as if from indigestion, which ceased after rising (86^th day). Griping in the abdomen, with ineffectual urging to stool; stitching pain in the rectum, in the morning, after rising (34^th day). Griping in the bowels, at long intervals (34^th day). Slight griping in the bowels (35^th day). Griping in the bowels (after 10 minutes, 45^th day). A little griping in the bowels (46^th, 50^th and 89^th days). Griping in the bowels, as if a stool was desired, without real need (89^th day). Pressing gripes in the bowels (92^nd day). Burning borborygmi (91^st day). Pinching in the bowels, (after 1 hour, 2^nd day). Immediately slight colic, which passed off with flatulence (83^rd day). Griping stitches in the abdomen, which cease after a soft stool, in the morning; colic in the middle of the bowels, at noon; gripes in the lower bowels, in the afternoon, more severe in the evening (32^nd day). Some gripings in the bowels on rising; after the breakfasting on chocolate strongly flavored with cinnamon, they ceased very gradually in the course of the day (33^rd day). A little pain in bowels (after ½ an hour, 79^th). Slight pain in the bowels, like urging to stool, which lasted some minutes (after ¼ of an hour). Feeling in bowels like desire for stool; I passed nothing but wind some minutes after (3^rd day). In the evening, sensation as if diarrhoea was coming on; then a feeling at an unusual (82^nd day).

Rectum: Ineffectual urging to stool, nothing but wing passed (2^nd day). Urging to stool, with stitching in the rectum, which went off on the emission of flatulence (after a few minutes, 38^th day). Ineffectual urging to stool, at 8.30 h. (83^rd day). Urging to stool, which goes off with flatulence (90^th day).

Stool: Very difficult stool, with copious emission of flatulence (2^nd day); no stool yesterday; to-day a very difficult one (5^th day); very difficult evacuation in the evening (6^th day); a very difficult stool, followed in the morning (9^th day); no stool (10^th day; stool regular (11^th day); slow stool

(18^th day); no stool either to-day or yesterday (22^nd day); copious evacuation, in the forenoon (33^rd day) large soft stool in the evening (24^th day);

no movement of the bowels yesterday; this morning, soft stool (17^th day); no stool (34^th day); regular and normal evacuation in the morning (35^th day); constipation for three days (46^th day); no movement of bowels to-day (50^th day); copious diarrhoeic stool in the morning (67^th day); no stool during the day (82^nd day); copious natural stool, at 8 h. (83^rd day); soft stool in the evening (83^rd day); two soft stools during the day (84^th day); two soft stools in the forenoon, with pain in stomach (89^th day); constipation (93^rd day).

Urinary organs: Griping in the bladder, in the morning (27^th day). Frequent urination (7x), during the night; urine abundant, watery, and foaming

(5^th day). Copious emission of watery urine (24^th day). Copious watery urine in the night (37^th day). Very copious urination, during the night and this morning (31^th day). Copious urination (73^rd day). In the night a copious urination (88^th day). Urine, copious, abundant, and watery (89^th day).

Respiratory organs: During last night an attack of dry cough, with tickling in the neck. On continuing the trituration, this morning, violent and frequent sneezing, followed by fluent coryza (42^nd day). Dry cough produced by a prickling in the neck (after 6 hours, 50^th day). Cough at night, with difficult expectoration (51^st night). This morning cough, with mucous expectoration, without pain or any sensation exciting the cough, with mucus expectoration, without pain or any sensation exciting the cough, beyond the necessity of clearing the air-passages (52^nd day).

Chest: Painful uneasiness in the chest, followed by expectoration of purulent matter; this uneasiness ceases gradually (92^nd day). Sensation on the chest as if a bar pressed across it prevented respiration (a ¼ of an hour after taking the medicine), followed by a cough, with expectoration of thick mucus (93^rd day). Tearing pain at the borders of the false ribs on both sides (83^rd day). Stitch in right side of chest, in evening (29^th day).

Neck: Painful stiffness of the muscles of the back of the neck and of the scaleni of left side, as after making a false step; moving these parts is very painful (in the afternoon), (27^th day). Less stiffness of the neck, and it ceased entirely in the evening (28^th day). After a sound sleep he felt, on rising, something remaining of the pain in neck, but it ceased entirely in the course of the day (29^th day).

Back: Stitch in the right lumbar region when seated, preceded by stitch in heart (in the evening); these two pains are of short duration (90^th day).

Limbs: Bruising pain in the fingers, and uneasiness as if a fever was coming on, after lunch (31^st day). Stitch in the right tibia, extending from the upper part to the instep (98^th day).

Sleep: Somnolence after dinner (86^th day). Excessive sleepiness in the evening (84^th day). Fatiguing dreams at night, but the sleep is more prolonged than usual (90^th day).

Skin: A red and sore pimple on upper lip (3^rd day). A few small pimples on the back of the neck, with very lively pricking (24^th day). Itching of the face and right eyebrow (5^th day). Between the eyebrows sharp, prickly itching, which burned after scratching (82^nd day). Pricking itching behind the neck, as of pins, compelling to scratch (2^nd day). Pricking and itching in the back, which ceases on scratching, but returns afterwards (2^nd day).

Sexual organs: Strong and long-lasting erections, without incitement or venereal desire, in the afternoon (50^th day). Excessive itching at the orifice of the glans penis and at the fossa navicularis (51^st day). Sharp itching of the scrotum, which lasts 2 day (57^th day). Diminution of venereal desire (22^nd day).

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