Practical observations on some of the diseases of the stomach and alimentary canal / by James Alderson.

Date:
1847
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Credit: Practical observations on some of the diseases of the stomach and alimentary canal / by James Alderson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    thinned ; his temples were hollowed out, his skin dry. He vomited frequently and largely; he had great thirst, and having quenched it the fluid again immediately returned, as if from a forcing-pump : sometimes he vomited during the day as much as a wash-hand-basinful of greenish fluid, having a dark sediment. On examining him as he lay in bed, an uneven resisting tumour could be distinctly felt at the pit of the stomach; slight pressure of the hand caused considerable uneasiness. Immediately the tumour was first pressed, he exclaimed, “ Aye, that’s it— the very spot; you have touched it directly.” As long as two years previously he had suffered from what he called “ indigestion,” with “ heart- burn,” and had been in the habit of taking “ anti- bilious ” pills for its relief; he had habitually suffered during that time great pain in his stomach and bowels, and frequently vomited clear water, having no particular taste, but rather bitter; he had always a bitter taste in his mouth: he always got some relief from vomiting, but the amount of relief obtained, and the length of time it continued, gradually decreased. His bowels were