A treatise on indigestion and its consequences, called nervous and bilious complaints; with observations on the organic diseases, in which they sometimes terminate . / by A.P.W. Philip.

  • Philip, Alexander Philip Wilson, 1770-1847.
Date:
1822
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Credit: A treatise on indigestion and its consequences, called nervous and bilious complaints; with observations on the organic diseases, in which they sometimes terminate . / by A.P.W. Philip. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the cause of derangement is in parts too minute for observation ; and before its fatal termination, it is so changed, that the inspec- tion of these who fall a sacrifice to it, throws little light on its origin. Who, for example, -can learn from the appearances in the body of a drunkard, what particular state of the parts concerned caused the dyspeptic symp- toms, which preceded the indurated liver, and distended abdomen? ‘The second cir- cumstance to which I allude, relates to the causes’ of the disease. ‘We know. that the digestive power of the stomach, depends on. a fluid secreted in it, and consequently, that a deranged state of this fluid must be the cause.of the symptoms: of Indigestion ;- but we can make little practical use of this know- ledge, unless we know the immediate causes of its derangement, and the particular manner in which the derangement operates in_ pro-. ducing the symptoms of the disease. These are the questions which chiefly. interest the physician ; and. yet, as far as I know, no attempt has been made to answer them: > and the practice in this disease remains uncertain and ill defined.