Experiments and observations on the gastric juice, and the physiology of digestion / By William Beaumont.

  • Beaumont, William, 1785-1853.
Date:
1833
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Credit: Experiments and observations on the gastric juice, and the physiology of digestion / By William Beaumont. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    +. Say ‘ a “277 When ape, it ig capable of being kept for months, and perhaps for years.* 28. That it coagulat es ee. and afterwards dis- solves the coagule. 29, That it checks the progress of putrefaction. — 30. That the pure gastric Juice is fluid, clear and Besparent without odour ; a little sal, and percep- — & atibly acid, ” '-* ot “That like other aliciitee! agents, it commences rcs a on food, as soon as It comes in contact with % i ’ ae : 32. Thatit is capable of combining ane a certain and fixed guantel yor food, and when fhoré aliment is te ‘for its action tha vn it will dissolve. disturb- ance of the stomach, or “indigestion,” will ensue. That it becomes intimately mzred and blended ae the i ingeste in the stomach, by the motions of that organ. 34. That it is invariably the same Seasonce, modi- peg only by admixture with other fluids. . 35. That genils exercise facilitates the digestion of ‘agat 36. That die is not ordinarily found zn the stomach, and is nof commonly necessary for the digestion of food; but 37. ‘That, when ozly food has been used, it assists its digestion. 38. That chyme is homogeneous, but variable in its colour and oe sitence. 39. That towards the datter stages of tiyiilticdlton, it becomes more acid and stimulating, and passes more rapidly from the stomach. AQ. That water, ardent spirits, and most oO her f ‘fluids are not affected by the gastric juice, ‘Dut. pass from the stomach soon “after they have been received. * 7 have now (Nov, 1, 1833) in my possession, some clear rn juice, po-ses-ing all its original properties, unchanged and | ‘ } ished, which was taken from the stomach in De 32, ‘ab ven months ago, and has been kept tgh'ly corked in : T%, vm e ‘ ¢ vial. i ‘ * a et Me ge A a a” a ey,