Glass. '~R)U3-^_ Book. JtiAv- Copyright N° . COPYRIGHT DEPOSIT. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH A CAREFUL ARRANGEMENT OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SYMPTOMS IN DIS- EASED CONDITIONS OF THE STOMACH AND THE REMEDY INDICATED IN THE CURE OF THESE SYMPTOMS BY G. E. DIENST, Ph.D., M. D. PROFESSOR OF THEORY AND PRACTICE IX THE HERIXG MEDICAL COLLEGE, CHICAGO. AUTHOR OF "WHAT TO DO FOR THE HEAD.' 5 PHILADELPHIA BOERICKE & TAFEL 1907 LiBRARY of C0N3HE9S Two Copies «ec«iv©d DEC 9 1907 l CUSS Ct Mo. Wo. tfOPY Be COPYRIGHTED BY BOERICKE & TAFEL 1907 To MY DAUGHTER, MlNNlKTTA PEARLE, WHO SO KINDLY AIDED ME IN THE PREPARATION OF* THE FOLLOW- ING PAGES, IS THIS BOOK , MOST AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED. PREFACE. This work is compiled from the leading repertories, and gives the symptoms and con- ditions in alphabetical order. It is so arranged as to aid the seeker for a remedy to find what he wants with the least possible expenditure of time. The notes given are for the purpose of care- ful differentiation and to prevent routine pre- scribing. If a symptom, or condition, or a totality of symptoms calls for Arsenicum, you should not, and must not, give Bella- donna. If one remedy covers your case, that is THE remedy to be given and none other, until it has done its work — all it can do — and the symptoms call for another. In a condition known as inflammation, you will observe that six remedies are given as leaders, and are the first ones we usually think of in this distressed state of the stomach, and yet each remedy has its own particular cata- 6 PREFACE. logue of symptoms which no other remedy will cure. These should be carefully studied and the patient and remedy clearly understood before the two are brought into contact with each other. The confusion resulting from an incorrectly selected remedy is often most exas- perating to a physician, and frequently unpar- donably dangerous to the patient. To become an accurate prescriber, it is im- perative that we " hew to the line," though finely drawn, and permit no guess work to enter our prescription cases. G. E. Dienst. Naperville, Illinois, October, 1907. INTRODUCTION. Ill presenting this book to the profession there is no boasting of perfection or apology for imperfection. Every busy physician wants something that will aid him to make a quick and an accurate prescription. The long hunt for symptoms and then comparison of remedies in order to find the indicated remedy is, some- times, a very tedious task. My object, in this volume, has been to pre- sent the leading remedies in diseased condi- tions of the stomach, and their peculiar or particular indications in the several symptoms in which they have proven curative. This is done as briefly as is consistent with clear- ness. Clinical notes and indications have been omitted for the reason that to younger physicians and to those who are too busy to make careful observations some of these indi- cations may be misleading. There can be 7to true and permanent success in the administra- 8 INTRODUCTION. tion of remedies except on the immutable law OF similars ; and, though some symp- tom and the remedies there indicated may savor of keynote prescribing, there is really nothing of the kind. The scope of this work is to lead the busy man to the indicated rem- edy and do it accurately. Indulging the hope that this work may be of permanent value to the many hard-working disciples of the immortal Hahnemann, I now present it to the profession. G. E. Diknst. Naperville, Illinois, October, 1907. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. In diseases affecting the stomach a few things must be thought of besides the in- dicated remedy. First. Is the matter of diet. Much of the " stuff" put into the stomach is not food, nor is it palatable or nutritious. Disease and pain often come from eating things which should not be eaten, and from drinking things which should not be drunk. The man who eats boiled cab- bage saturated with vinegar and always has a pain in the stomach afterwards, must either stop eating the cabbage or the vinegar, or both, or continue to suffer pain when he eats them. The man- who gets a headache every time he drinks coffee, must first stop the use of coffee 2 10 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. before He can hope for permanent results from medicine. We have no remedy that will permit a man or woman to sin against their bodies persistently and then go un- punished. Secondly. . Is the manner of eating. He who " bolts " his food — " swallows it whole " — can not hope for immunity from pain or increase in health until he has learned to eat slowly and masticate his food thoroughly — chew it as fine as sand. Rapid eaters are more liable to overload the stomach and thereby endanger life and health than those who eat slowly and calmly. Rapid eaters shorten their lives by many years. Hence the imperative necessity of putting absolutely nothing into the stomach but that w T hich is whole- some, and masticating everything put into the stomach until it is properly prepared for digestion. Don't make the stomach do the work the teeth should do. Thirdly. Is the matter of having a regular time each day for evacuating the WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 11 bowels. As much care — yea, more — should be taken in the observance of this regularity as in doing anything else what- ever. Where this is neglected, constipa- tion, haemorrhoides, indigestion, head- aches, melancholy and a myriad of kin- dred evils result. Unless these points are strictly OB- SERVED, there is very little reason for taking medicine. Correct the diet if faulty, the manner of eating if faulty, the careless evacuation of the bowels and you will be ready to take medicine for dis- turbed conditions remaining. Let us notice some of the uncomfortable or diseased conditions and the remedies indicated in their cure. Alive. When there is a sensation in the stomach as if something alive were there — rumbling, rolling, uncomfortable mo- tion — give a dose of Croc, and do not re- peat until this dose has ceased its work. 12 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Anxiety. A feeling of anxiety in the stomach is most frequently controlled by Ars. How- ever, conditions may be such as to call for Aeon., Arg. n., Calc, Cann. s.\ Card, v., Canst., Cham., Cnpr., Dig., Ferr., Jatr., Kali c, Lye, Nux v., Pes on., Puis., Secale, Stram., Sil. and Verat. If this anxiety is worse in the morning on waking or is found in drunkards your remedy is Asar, If it occurg at night when the individual gets up or moves about, for any cause, think of Ars. Appetite. Here we approach a delicate subject. If the appetite is capricious, if the patient hungers, but knows not what for, or if he refuses things which are offered or asked for, your first thought will be of Bry., Chin, or Cina. These, however, do not cover all cases, and you may have to study Hep., Ign., Mag. m., Phos. or Puis. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 13 If the appetite is simply changeable, sometimes good and sometimes bad, some- times for this and then for that article of food, think of Cina. You may be com- pelled also to call on Cur., Mag. m., or Nit. ac. to help you out. When the ap- petite is constant, always wanting some- thing to eat, think of Kali bi., Merc , Nat. c. or Nat. m. There is often a diminished appetite, in health as in sickness, no desire for food of any kind ; in such cases study Arg. n., Aur., Bar. m., Cina, Coff., Coloc, Con., Cycl., Dig., Gels., Lac d., Lack., Lye, Mttrx., Psor., Sabad. The one remedy most strongly indi- cated, however, is Pic. ac, and particularly so if the want of appetite is due to nerve disturbances. When the appetite seems to leave at the usual meal time, give China. When the appetite is easily satiated, your leaders are China and Lye, but you will often be compelled to use one of the 14 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. following: Card, v., Caust., Cic, Clem., Colch., Cycl., Gels., Ign., Nux m., Nux v., Op., Phos., Podo., Rhodo., Sep., Sil. or Sulph. When the hunger is increased, in gen- eral, if from diseased conditions, you will find your most potent help in one of the following remedies : Ars., Calc. c, Cann. i., Chin., Cina, Cinnb., Graph., lod., Lye, Nat. m., Nux v., Olnd., Phos., Puis., Sabad., Sulph. and Verat. Notice : Ars. Desires acid and pungent things, with intense thirst and often regurgita- tion of water drank. Calc. c. Has great desire for eggs and salt food. Cann. i. Has ravenous hunger, with desire for, yet dread of water. China. Has great hunger with con- stant sensation of satiety. Cina. Has hunger after eating. Graph. Has hunger with aversion to meats, fish, cooked foods and salt. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 15 Iod. Has ravenous hunger, with every symptom ameliorated by eating. Lye. Has great hunger, with a sense of fulness after eating but a little. Nat. ml Has great hunger for oysters, fish, and salt foods. Nux v. Has great hunger about twenty-four hours before attacks of indi- gestion, and is worse two or three hours after eating. Olnd. Has great hunger after vomit- ing. P/ios. Wants cold food and drink, but ejects it as soon as it grows warm in the stomach. Puis. Has hunger, but knows not for what. Sabad. Has aversion to nearly all things until beginning to eat when appe- tite returns and he eats a hearty meal. Sulph. Great hunger for sweet things which produce flatulency. Verat. Has hunger for juicy things. Abnormal hunger in the morning on rising needs Arg. m. or Calc. carb. 16 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. A hunger that comes on at 10 A. M needs Nat. m. A hunger that comes on at n A. M. needs Sulph., and this in particular if there is a sense of faintness accompany- ing the hunger. An abnormal appetite at the noon hour may need either Mez., Nat. m. or Nux m. An increase of appetite at night, after taking the usual evening meal, needs, as a corrective, Chin., Lye. or Phos., accord- ing to the modality in each case. An appetite alternating with a loss of appetite — in other words, hungry one day and a loss of appetite the next, or for one- meal and no appetite for the next, needs Ferr. m. Sometimes you will find this condition when Berb., Calc, Iod. or Phos. may be indicated. Notice : In Serb, you will have frequent and bitter eructions followed by prolonged yawning. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 17 Hunger during a chill calls for Ars., Cina or Sil. Hunger during a diarrhoea needs Calc, lod., Olnd., Petr., S tram, or Stdph. If there is hunger during dysentery give Nux v. and give it in potency. If eating increases the dysentery give Lye. If the dysentery returns only when eating, then give Chin. When there is hunger after eating, that is, a sensation as if one had not eaten, you will think of Lye. or Phos. at once. Remember, how- ever, that Arg. m., Chin, s., Merc, and Psor. have similar symptoms. An abnormal appetite with persistent emaciation needs Iod. or Nat. m. accord- ing to totality of symptoms. A strong appetite as a prodrome to an epileptic attack needs Hyose. A strong appetite during fever will lead you to think of Phos. as the first remedy. You will also find that China and Cina have similar modalities. 18 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. An increased appetite during an attack of gastralgia needs either Lye. or SiL An increased appetite with a headache needs Phos., Psor. or Sep. An increased appetite with marasmus is led by three cardinal remedies, Calc, Iod. and Nat. m. You may need, however, Calc. p., Lye, Mag. c, Nux v. y SiL or Sulph., according to symptoms. An increased appetite with pain in the stomach is covered usually by two rem- edies, Lye. and SiL A gnawing appetite that prevents sleep needs Ign. or Phos. A capricious appetite that comes on at untimely hours is in need of Cina as a corrective. An appetite that marches boldly to the front, but retreats at the first sight of food, is in need of Sulph. As we go down the line and find an in- satiable appetite despite good feeding, we think of Ferr., Secale or Spong. But WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 19 here we come to a class of people who are hungry, always hungry, but do not relish their food. They say — u Nothing tastes good." Our minds at once fall upon such remedies as Nat. m., Olnd., Op., Rheum and Rhus tox. No Appetite. There are many conditions which pro- duce loss of appetite, and a want of ap- petite is a pretty correct indication of dis- eased conditions somewhere- Our leading remedies in, not only a loss of appetite, but a want of appetite, are Ars., Calc, Chanty Che I., China, CycL, Dig., Ferr., Kali bi., Lye, Nat. m., Nux v., Puis., Rhus t., Sep., Sil. and Sulph. In a lesser degree we have Agar., All. c, Alum., Anthr., Ant. c., Arg. n., Bapt., Bov., Bry., Cact., Calc. a., Carb. ac, Carb. an., Carb. v., Cic, Cina, Cocc, Coff., Colch., Con., Fl. ac, Hydr., Ign., hid., Ip., Iris, Kali i., Meph., Merc, Merc, c, Mez., Mur. ac, Nux m., Petr., Phos., Phos. ac, Plb., 20 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Psor. y Sabin., Sang., Spig., Syph. and Tereb. If the appetite is wanting in the morn- ing yon will think of Caust. and Ferr. m. Caust. if there is a burning sensation in the stomach on rising, and ameliorated by eating or drinking something warm. Ferr. m. if there is a heavy pressure in pit of the stomach on rising. If there is loss of appetite after coition think of Agar. When smell of food causes loss of appe- tite, Colch. When there is a sense of fulness with loss of appetite think of China. In a paradoxical condition, loss of ap- petite with hunger, study Bar. c. and Dulc. If the appetite is wanting during menses, give Ign. if symptoms agree. When the appetite sharpens or returns after eating a mouthful or two of food, study Calc. c, Chin, and Sab ad. When there is a loss of appetite with WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 21 thirst, you will at once think of Calc, Kali n. and Spig. Your great strong- hold, however, lies in Sulph. Apprehension. A feeling of apprehension, fear, or sense of uneasiness in the stomach calls for Mez. You will sometimes find such conditions also under Lye. and Phos. Aversions. By aversions we do not mean things which one dislikes only, but things which disagree. Aversion to acids or sour things in general can be corrected by Bell., Cocc, Ferr., Sabad. or Sulph. To alcoholic stimulants should be en- couraged, but if you want a corrective you will find it in Hyosc. or Rhus tox. If it is aversion to malt liquors, China and Nux v. will lead. To bread is led by Chin, or Nat. m. Other remedies as Con., Cyel. } Kali e., 22 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Lye., Nat. s., Nit. ac., Nux v., Phos., Puis, or Sulph. may be indicated. To brown bread, Lye. To broths need Am., Ars., Cham, or Graph. To butter need Chin, or Puis. You may sometimes need to study CycL,Mere. or Ptel. To coffee need Calc. or Nux v. which often correct the pernicious effects of coffee. You will also find Bell., Bry., Cham., Coff., Dulc, Lye., Mere., Nat. m., Phos., Spig. and Sul. ac. indicated. To drinks in general is led by Ferr., Hyose. and Nux v. . These three are closely followed by Apis, Bell., Canth., Lac. e., Lyssin., Nit. ac., Rhus and Stram. To drinking anything during a head- ache, Ferr. To eggs, Ferr. To the odor of cooking or food of any kind, Colch. To everything, wants nothing at all, Puis. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 23 To fats and rich foods is corrected in most instances by Chin., Petr., Ptel. or Puis. Conditions may be such that you will need to study Ars., Bry., Card, an., Coleh., Cycl., Hep., Merc, Nat. m., Sep. and Sulph. You will readily see that the routine practice of prescribing Puis. for the above conditions is bad practice. To fish — here you have a fine leader in Graph. To salt, Phos. To food of any kind, in sickness or health, needs Ars., Cocc, Colch., Ferr., Ip., Lil. t. or Nux v., according to symp- toms. To cooked (boiled) food, Graph, or Sil. To hot food, Chin. To the smell of foods, Coc. c., Colch., Ip. or Podo. To warm food, Chin., Lye., Mere, e., Sil. or Verat. To garlic, Sabad. To gruel, Cale. To meat. This means a dislike for 24 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. meats and its effects. Your leaders are Chin., Mur. ac., Nux v., Petr., Puis., Sep., Sil. and Sulph. These are closely followed by such remedies as Alum., Arn., Ars., Aur., Bry., Cad., Calc, Card, v., Cycl., Ferr., Graph., Ign., Kali bi. , Kali c. , Lye. , Mere. , Mez. , Nat. m., Nit. ac., Phos., Plat., Ptel., Rhus t., Sabad., Syph. and Zinc. To fat meat, Carb. v. To milk — here you will find a number of remedies of almost equal importance. We have Ant. t., Arn., Bry., Calc, Carb. v., Cina, Guaj., Ign., Nat. c, Phos., Puis., Sep., Sil. and Sulph. To boiled milk, Phos. To mother's milk. When a child de- velops a dislike for the mother's milk when this milk is normal, you will at once think of Sil., which is the leading corrective. Following this think of Cina. To onions, Sabad. To pork, Colch., Dros., Psor., Puis. To potatoes, Alumina. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 25 To puddings, Phos., Ptel. To salt foods, your leaders are Cor. r. and Graph. The next provings you will find in Curb, v., Nat. m., Selen. and Sep. To solid food, Ferr. and Staph. To soup, Am., Graph, and Rhus t. To sweets is led by Graph. Follow- ing this we have Ars., Caust., Merc, Phos., Sin. n. and Sulph. according to totality of symptoms. To tea, Phos. To tobacco is common and should be cultivated, but Nux v. is the leading remedy to correct this aversion. If this dislike is to smoking tobacco or the odor of tobacco smoke, Ign. is the leader. For details see repertory. To veal, Zinc. To vegetables, Hell., Mag-c, Mag. m. To water in general, Hyosc, Nux v. and Stram. As second grade remedies you will find Apis, Bell., Bry., Calad., Canth., Lyssin., Nat. m., Phys. and Puis, helpful. 3 26 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. To cold water, Calad., Phel. and Stram. To cold water during thirst, Nux v. To wine, think first of Sabad. If symptoms do not agree, think of Ign., Merc, Rhus t., Sulph. ox Zinc. Ball. When there is a sensation of a ball in the stomach, particularly a burning ball, think of Bell. If this ball seems to rise up into the throat, Lack., Senec. Cancer. If treated in time we believe cancer of the stomach maybe cured. At all events its pains may be ameliorated. Your first study will be of Ars., Bism., Card. an., Con., Cund., Lye. and Phos. You may need to study also Acet. ae., Ars. i., Caps., Caib. ae., Carb. veg., Crot. h., Hydr., Kreos., Lack., Mere, e., Mez., Sep., Sil., Staph, and Sulph. Bach case must be taken upon its own indi- viduality; and having selected your WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 27 remedy you must stick to it until the ends are obtained. Clothing. When the pressure or weight of the clothing causes discomfort (except corsets, belts, etc., usually worn ruinously tight), your leading remedies are Bov., Lack. and Lye. Bov. if there is much pain, and Lye. if there is great distension of the stomach soon after eating. You will also think of Bry., Calc, Crot. h., Graph., Hep., Kali bi., Petr. and Puis. Each one according to its peculiar indication, and in no sense alternate or combine these remedies. Coldness. This means a sensation of coldness in the stomach produced by disease. Your leaders are Camph., Caps, and China. These three cover a majority of the cases you will meet in practice; but it is well to bear in mind that Carb. an., Carb. v., 28 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Castor., Co/ck.j Kreos., Lack., Lact. ac. y Nat. m. y PJtos., Sul. ac. and Tar ax. are also indicated. If this coldness is especially marked after drinking cold water, give Elaps. If any drink, unless containing some spirituous liquor, causes this coldness, give Sul. ac. If this condition comes on after eating, give Carb. an. or Cist. If it comes on after eating fruit, give Ars. If it is a painful coldness, as if ice were in stomach, give Colch. If the stomach feels icy, give Caps. Colic. In case of colic in the stomach with cramps in the chest, give Cupr. Constriction. A sensation of constriction, as if a string, band or belt were drawn across the stomach, calls loudly for Chel., WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 29 Graph, or Guare. Should neither of these be indicated by the totality of symptoms, then study Alum., Arg. n., Ars., Cocc, Coloc, Ferr., Guaj., Kali bi., Lye, Mag. c, Mane, Mez., Nat. c. or Op. If this constriction is worse in the morning, Kali bi. If eating relieves it, Sep. If it is periodical, Arg. n. If it is of the pylorus, Phos. Contraction. This may be real or imaginary and your leaders are Ars. and Cupr. If accompanied with intense burning, a sense of weight and great anxiety, give Ars. If accompanied with pressure, a deathly feeling and cramps, give Cupr. If worse in the evening, Ars. If worse sitting or walking, Castor. Crawling. A sensation of crawling in the stomach is soon relieved by Ars., Bry. or Puis. 30 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. If this sensation is accompanied with yawning, Lye. Desires. By this we mean a longing, craving appetite for this thing or that thing more than anything else. For alcoholic liquors, think of Ars., Asar., Caps., Crot. k., Lack., Nux v. and Sulpk. These are leaders and when not indicated think of Aur., Hep., Iod., Kreos., Lyc.,Mur. ac., Op., Pkos., Puis., Selen., Sep.,, Spig., Stapk. or Sul. ac. If the desire is for ale, give Sulpk. If for beer, give Aeon., Nux v. or Sulpk. When these are not indicated, study Bell., Bry., Caust., Coec., Coloe., Kali bi., Lack., Merc., Nat. c, Nat. m., Petr., Pkel., Puis., Rkus t., Sabad., Spig., Stront or Zinc. If for brandy, think first of Nux v. and Op., and then, if not indicated, think of Hep., Petr., Pkos., Selen., Sep., Spig., Stapk., Sul. ac. and Sulpk. If for whiskey, your leader is Lac. c. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 31 Should this not be indicated by the total- ity of symptoms you will think of Am., Ars , Curb, an., Lack., Phos., Selen. or Spig. If for wine, think first of Phos. and Sulph., and when these do not meet the conditions, study Aeon., AEth., Bry., Calc, Cic, Hep., Lack., Mez., Sep. or Spig. If for claret, give Sulph. If for bitter drinks, give Nat. m. If for bread only, study Ars., Aur., Cina, Coloc., Ferr., Mag. c, Merc., Nat. m., Plb. and Stront. If for bread and butter only, your first thought will be of Merc., then after that, Ferr. and Mag. c. If for dry bread, Bar. m. If for chalk, Ahem., Calc., Nit. ac. If for charcoal, Cic. If for cheese, Cist. If for cloves, Alum., Chlor. If for coal, Alum, and Calc. If for coffee, think first of Aug., then 32 . WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. of Alum., Ars., Aur., Bry., Caps., Carb. v., Chin., Con., Mez., Nux m. and Selen. If for cold drinks, your first thought is for Aeon., Ars., Bry., Cham., China, Cina, Eup. per,, Nat. s., Phos. and Verat. If none of these are indicated, study Alumn., Ang., Ant. t., Arg. n., BelL, Bov s , Calc., Caps., Caust., Cocc, Croc, Cupr., Cupr-ac, Dulc., Glon., Led., Lye., Mere., Mere-e., Olnd., Phos-ac., Plb., Rhus-t., Sabad. and Thuj. If for cold food your leader is Phos. and following this we have Ant-t., Mere-e., Puis., Sil., Thuja and Verat. If for cucumbers, AnUe. If for delicacies only think first of Chin, and Ip. When these do not cover the symptoms, study Aur % or Rhus. t. If the craving is for chalk, earth or lime, think first of Nit. ac., then of Nux v. Should the craving be for eggs, give Cale. e. If for farinaceous food, Nat. m. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 33 If for fat foods, your first thought is of Nit. ac, then after that of Nux v. If for the fat of boiled or fried ham, give Mez. If for fish, give Nat. m. If for flour, the dry flour, give Calc. If for raw potatoes, give Calc. c This I have verified clinically, with one dose of the 10 m. potency. If for fruits only, think first of Verat. Remember, however, that Alum., Ant. t., Ign., Mag. c, Phos. ac. and Sul. ac. have a similar desire. If for herring, dried or spiced, think first of Nit. ac, then of Puis, and Verat. If for highly seasoned food, your first thought is for Chin., Phos. or Sulph; }^our second thought is for Hep., Lac. c, Sang. and Tarantula. If for ice, or iced drinks, Verat. comes first and Elaps second. If for ice cream, Phos. is first and Calc. second. If for indigestible things you will think of Alum, or Calc. 34 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. If the desire is indistinct, wants some- thing and knows not what, think first of Bry., Ign. or Puis. Should these not be indicated, study Lack., Mag. m. or Therid. If for juicy things, think of Phos. ac. or Sabad. If for lemonade, Bell, is your first rem- edy, then think oijatr., Nit. ac. or Sabin. If for liquid foods only, Aug., Ferr., Merc, Staph, or Sulph. When a child wants many things, give Cina. If the desire is for meat only, think first of Sulph., and if this is not indicated, study Ferr., Kreos., Lil. t., Mag. c. and Meny. If for smoked meats only, Caust. is first and Kreos. second. When the craving is for milk, your leader is Rhus t., but you will find it necessary to study Apis, Ars., Aur., Bry., Calc, Chel, Flaps, Merc, Nat. m., Nux v., Phos. ac, Sabad., SiL, Sir out. and Staph. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 35 If the desire is for very cold milk, think of Phos. and Rhus t. If for warm milk, give Bry. When the craving is for mustard, study Coce. When the craving is for raw onions, study All. c. When the craving is for oysters, study Bry., Calc, Lack., Lye, Nat. m. and Rhus t. When the craving is for pastry, study Calc. When the craving is for pepper, study Lac. c. When the craving is for pickles, study Ant. c, Lach. and Sulph. When the craving is for pungent things, Hep. and Sang. When the craving is for raw food, give Sulph. When the craving is for refreshing things you again find Phos. ac. first. Study also Ars., Caust., Cocc, Fl. ac, Phos., Puis., Valer. and Verat. 36 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When the desire is for dry rice, give Alum. When the desire is for salt, then think first of Card, v., Nat. m., Phos. and Verat. Study also Con., Lyssin., Mane, and Same. When for salt things, our leaders are Arg. n., Phos. and Verat. Following closely on the heels of this trinity of remedies we have Aloe, Cale. } Card, v., Caust., Con., Cor. r., Lyssin., Nat. m. and Nit. ae. If the desire is for sand, give Tarent. If the desire is for sardines, give Cyel. or Verat. If the desire is for sour things, acids, etc., you will first call to mind Cor. r., Hep. and Verat. But these do not cover all cases, for you will find the following effective, viz.: Ant. c., Ant. /., Apis, Am., Bor., Brom., Bry., Calc., Carb. v., Cham., Con., Ferr., Ferr. m.,Ign., Kali e., Lach., Mag. c., Nat. m., Phos., Podo., Puis., Sabad., Sabin., Secale, Sep., SquiL, Stram. and Sulph. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 37 If the desire is for starch, give Alum. If the desire is for strong things, give either Bry., Cale., C ale. ph., Cycl., Hep. or Mane. If this desire for strange things comes on during pregnancy, think first of Lyssin. When this does not cover the symptoms, study Chel. or Mag. c. When the craving is for sweets you have four leaders in Arg. n., Chin., Lye. and Sulph., each with its special modality. You will find also that Am. e., Bry., Cale., Card, v., Ip., Kali c., Mag. m., Nat. c., Plb., Rheum, Rhus t., Sabad., Secale and Sep. are needed. If for sugar or candy only, give Arg. n. If for tobacco, give Tobaeeo. (This is doubtless one of our best remedies for the pernicious influence of tobacco.) A craving for tonics needs Cocc., Phos. ac., Puis., Rhus t. or Valer. A craving for vegetables only, needs Alum., Mag. c. or Mag. m. A craving for vinegar, needs Hep., pos- sibly Sep. 38 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. A craving for warm drinks is led by Bry. or Lac. c. Study also Ars., Hyper. or Sabad. A craving for warm drinks during a chill, give Cedron. A craving for warm drinks during fever, give Case, or Lup. per. A craving for warm food wants Ferr. or Lye. (It is imperative to know carefully the leading remedies in Aversions and De- sires, and a careful study of the foregoing will aid in learning these things. Much depends on knowing these things and what they mean.) Disordered. For a disordered! stomach in general we have excellent remedies, which, given in the proper potency, are most effective. Our leaders are Ant. c, Arg. n., Ars. } Asa/., Bry., Carb. v. , Chin., Kali bi., Lye, Merc, Nat. m., Nat. s., Nux v., Puis, and Ve?at.; and each one of these WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 39 has its special sphere. Those less fre- quently indicated are Caps., Cham.^Chin., Coff., Hep ,Ip., Kalic, Lob.,Mez.,Nat. c. } Phos., Sars. and Sep. Marked Particulars. Ant. c. Has disorder caused by over- eating, sour foods or drinks, hot weather, and bathing in cold fresh water. Tongue coated very white. Arg. n. Has great distension of the stomach, with loud, explosive eructations of gas. Ars. Has painful pressure in region of stomach, with intense burning, amelio- rated by drinking sweet milk. Asaf. Has eructations smelling like garlic with flatus passing upward and none downward. Bry. Has frequent eructations after eating, with regurgitation of ingesta, all of which is aggravated on any motion. Caps. Has a sensation of icy-coldness of the stomach, followed by sensation of trembling and burning. 40 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Card. v. Has a heavy feeling in stomach and sensation as if the stomach were hanging down. Cham. Has painfnl pressure in stomach with a feeling as if he could not endure pressure. Chin. s. Has malaise, drowsiness, hypochondriac mood, fulness, distension with constant desire to lie down after every meal. Coff. Has disorder from hurried eat- ing and drinking. Bad effects from wine, liquors and coffee. Hep. Has vomiting of acids, bilious or slimy substances with bitter taste of food and drink. Ip. Has constant nausea not relieved by vomiting. Kali bi. Has sharp, burning pains which alternate with pain in the limbs. Kali c. Has pain radiating to chest, back and extremities. Large lump deep in scrobiculum. Lob. Has a feeling of weakness in the WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 41 stomach, extending through the whole chest and downward as far as the umbilicus. Lye. Has sensation of great fulness immediately after eating but little. Merc. Has aversion to solid and warm foods ; desires refreshing things, with pressure in the epigastrium. Mez. Has a burning soreness, as if the food lay in stomach undigested. Nat. c. Has constant qualmishness with hypochondriac mood after eating, or small errors in diet. Nat. m. Has sensation of clawing in pit of stomach and is better from tighten- ing the clothes. Nat. s. Has a burning sensation in the stomach as if it would be perforated. Nux v. Has pain two or three hours after eating and is worse from highly seasoned foods and sedentary employ- ment. Phos. Has great desire for cold foods and drinks which are regurgitated as 4 42 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. soon as they become warm in the stomach. Puis. Has disorder from eating rich or highly seasoned foods, thirstless, with nausea and desire to vomit. Sars. Has burning in the stomach from eating bread ; with nausea from thinking of food. Sep. Has a stone-like pressure in the stomach with pain after eating the sim- plest kind of food. Verat. Has anguish, great weakness and sudden sinking of strength in the stomach. If the disorder is caused by the use of acids you will think of Ant. c, Caust. or Sep. If after beer, give Sulph., if symptoms agree. If after bread, give Lye, if symptoms agree. When coition produces disorder, think of Dig., but do not give it on retiring. When caused by cold foods, think of Ant. c. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 43 If caused by rich or fat foods, think of Puis, and Sep. If the disorder is associated with head- ache your first study will be of Ant. c, Ip., Nux v., Puis, and Sang. Now and then you will find a headache caused by or associated with disorders, and where Lye, Iris, or Kali bi. will be necessary. If the headache is caused by drinking milk, give Sep. Distention. Remember that in this ailment many remedies are indicated, each one having a particular form not found in another rem- edy. These particulars must be learned. Your leaders are — Arg. n., Calc, Card, v., Cic, Kali. c. and Lye. There follow others, often of great importance, as Asa/. } Bell., Bor., B?y., Cale. a., Cham., Chin, s., Cocc, Colch., Croc., Dig., Dulc., Gels., Graph., Hell., Hep., Ign., Lach., Mane., Merc, c, Nat. m., Nat.s., Nux m., 44 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Nux v.y Phos., Prun., Puls. y Stram. and Sulph. If the distention is aggravated in the morning, think of Phos. If the distention is aggravated in the evening, think of Kali bi. If the distention is aggravated from anger or contradiction, Nux. m. If the distension is aggravated from eating, you again have strong leaders in Card, v. y Colch., Chin, and Lye. But these are not the only remedies indicated for distention after eating, for we find Ambr., Apoc. y Ber.j Bry., Calc, Grat., Hep. } Lack. , Nux m., Nux v., Pkos. y Sanic. and Stann. also of frequent indication. If eructations relieve the distention, think of Arg. n. and Carb. v. If the distention is aggravated from drinking milk, think of Con. Emptiness. By this we mean a sensation of gone- ness, weak, falling or hungry feeling in WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 45 the stomach, as a diseased condition. Here are yotir leading remedies, all of which have a particular form of " empti- ness n not found in any other remedy, viz.: Ant. c. f Dig., Ign., Merc, Phos., Podo., Sep., Sulph., Tobac. and Zinc. NOTICE. Ant. c. Has this condition associated with hot weather, eating sour things or bathing in cold water. Dig. Has a death-like, sinking sensa- tion in the stomach, as if he were dying. Ign. Has a sinking sensation in the pit of the stomach, associated with a very flat taste or sighing. Merc. Has a weak feeling in the stomach, with a sensation of repletion or constriction. Phos. Has a goneness in the region of the stomach usually associated with heart- burn or scratching in the throat. Podo. The stomach feels hollow, head full. 46 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Sep. Has painfull sensation of empti- ness, which food does not relieve. Sulph. Has sensation of emptiness about one hour before the usual time of eating. Tabac. Do you remember the sensa- tions in the stomach after your first cigar ? So weak you cold scarcely say a word. Zinc. Has a sensation like a worm creeping up from the pit of stomach into the throat, causing coughing. You will also find Aesc, Agar., AIL c. } Ambr., Aran., Arg. n., Ars., Asa/., Bar. c, Brom., Bufo., Calc, Calc. p., Camph., Caps., Carb. an., Carl., Caust., Chin., Cina., Calc, Coloc, Croc, Crot. h., Crot. t., Elaps., Gamb., Gels., Glon., Hydr., Hydr. ac , Kali c, Kali chl., Lac. c, Lack., Lob.) Mag. c, Mur. ac, Nat. c, Nat. m., Nat. s., Nux v., Olnd., Op., Petr., Puis., Rhus. t. and Stann. frequently indicated. If the empty sensation is in the morn- ing, think of Aesc. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 47 If the empty sensation is in the fore- noon, think of Nat. c. If the empty sensation is at n a. m. you naturally would think of Sulph., for this is one of its strong provings ; but Asa/., Phos. and Zinc, also have ati n A. M. aggravation. If this condition appears about 2 p. m., think of Grat. If this condition occurs soon after eat- ing, think of Sep. If this condition is accompanied with aversion to food, you will think of Bar. c., Chin., Grat., Hell., Nux v., Rhus. t. and Sulph. If it occurs during a chill, think of Ars. If it occurs during the climacteric period, think of Crot. h., Lach., Tabac. If it occurs about an hour before dinner, Sulph. If this emptiness is not relieved by eat- ing, your attention is at once directed to Cina and Phos. If the symptoms do not agree, study Carb. an., Lye., or Ahtx m. 48 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. If it occurs immediately or soon after eating, you turn again to Cina and Verat. Failing in these study Dig., Grat., Laur. or Lye. Here we have a paradoxical condition, for when the emptiness is aggravated by eating, study Lye. If it comes on during a headache, ha- bitually, you will at once think of Sep. If the symptoms do not agree, study Phos. and Sang. If it comes on before the menses, think of Lgn. If this emptiness comes on during nausea, your leader is Phos. Next in rank we find Hell., Ign., Sep. and Sil. Lgn. is especially indicated if there is marked sighing at such times. If the emptiness is aggravated by talk- ing, give Rumex. If the emptiness is accompanied by throbbing in the stomach, you will think of Asaf. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 49 Epileptic Aura. This means that certain disorders of the stomach precede an epileptic spasm. Two remedies lead in this condition, vis. : Cic. and Nux v. In Cicuta we find a sudden shock, deep in the pit of the stomach, preceding an epileptic attack In Nux v. we have an attack of indi- gestion preceding an attack. Calc. c. and Silic. are indicated when the symptoms agree. Eructations. In this condition we have many rem- edies, but here we shall notice only those which have first class provings. They are Aeon., Amb., Arg. n., Arn , Asa/., Asar., Bell., Bry., Carb. v., Chin., Cocc, Con., Guaj., Kali c, Lye, Mag. c, Merc, Nat. c, Nat. m., Nux v., Phos., Psor., Puis., Rhus t., Sep., Sulph. and Verat* Observe these particulars : 50 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Eructations in day time only calls loudly for Lod. Eructations in the morning calls loudly for Petr. Eructations before breakfast calls for Bov. and Ran. s. Eructations while fasting calls for Plat. Eructations in the afternoon calls for Carb v., Caust. Cic., Lye and Nat. e. Eructations in the evening points strongly to Puis., but forget not Alum., Armb. and Caust. Eructations at night also points to Puis., but here we may have Carb. v., Crot. h., Kali c, Merc, or Nux v. Eructations which seem to aggravate the stomach must have Cham, or Chin. Eructations which ameliorate the stomach need Ant. e., Arg. n., Carb. v., Graph., Ign , Kali c., Lye. and Sang. Euctations (unusual) after beer, think of Ferr. Eructations after eating butter, think of Carb. v. and Puis. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 51 Eructations after eating cabbage, think of Mag. c. Eructations with chilliness, think of Sul. Eructations after drinking coffee, think of Caust. and Puis. Eructations with coldness (of baby), think of Gamb, Eructations constant, think of Con. Eructations after coughing, think of Amb., Am., Sang. Eructations with, or during coughing, is lead by Ambr. You will also study Aug., Cimex. and Lack. Eructations difficult, calls, as first study, for Arg. n.\ if symptoms do not agree, think of Con., Graph, and Nttx v. Eructations after dinner, more than any other meal, Sulph. Eructations after drinking, Carb. v., Kali c. and Sep. Eructations in drunkards, Rane. b. and Sul. ac. Eructations while eating, Sars. 52 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Eructations after eating finds many remedies, of which Arg. n., Card, v., Ferr., Nat. m., Puis, and Sulph. take the lead. But these remedies do not cover every case, and we have often to study A esc., Bry., Camph., Caust., Chin., Hep., Kali c, Kreos., Lack., Lye, Nat. e, Nat. s., NiU ac, Nux m., Nux v., Ox. ae, Phos., Podo.j Ran. s., Sars., Sep., Sil., Spig., Stann. and Verut. Eructations causing faintness, needs Arg. n. Eructations while fasting, calls for Nit-ac. or Nux v. Eructations after fats is led by those precious remedies, Puis, and Sep. Ferr. may sometimes be indicated. Eructations with headache makes one think of Mag. m. and Calc. c. Eructations which are ineffectual or in- complete, in other words, not relieved by them, need as correctives one of the fol- lowing : Arg. n., Ars., Bell., Carls., Caust., Chin., Cocc, Lach., Lye, Mane, Nat. m., WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 53 Phos., Phyt. and Puis. Of these China takes the lead. Eructations before the menses, Kali c, Nat. m., Nux m. and Puis. Eructations during the menses, Graph., Lach. and Nit. ac, of which Lach. is most frequently indicated. Erucations after drinking milk, Calc, Carb. v., Chin., Cupr., Mag. c, Nat. m., Sulph. and Zinc. Eructations during nausea, Calc, Caust., Cycl., Lye, Mag. m., Mag. s. } Nat. m. and Petr., of which Petr. takes the lead. Eructations that are painful, find their best friend in Cham., though Bry., Carb. an. and Par. are often indicated. Eructations caused by eating potatoes, call for Alumina. Eructations from pressing on the stomach, need Sulph. Eructations from pressing painful parts of stomach, Borax. Eructations from eating rich foods, find their greatest remedies in Carb. v. 54 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. and Puis., but do not forget that Bry. and Sep. are frequently indicated. Eructations that are spasmodic, call for Pkos. Eructations during stool, lead one to think of Kali, c, Merc, or Puis. Eructations after stool, think of Ars., Cocc. Eructations which come after supper, need Carb. v. Eructations that are suppressed, i. e., incomplete, ineffectual in this that one tries and cannot eructate, need Calc. or Con. Eructations followed by pain in the stomach, need Con. Eructations, violent, forceful, Bism., Carb. v. and Coloc. Eructations while walking, Graph, and Mag. m. Eructations, acrid, Ambr., Apis, Calc, Cann. s., Carb. an., Caust., Dig., Fl. ac, Graph., Lac. ac, Lach., Lye, Merc, Nit. ac, Nuph., Nux v., Phyt., Rhus t., Sang., WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 55 Sep. and Sul. ac., of which Lye. is the leader. Eructations, acrid, in the afternoon, Caust. Eructations, acrid, in the evening, Ambr. and Caust. Eructations, acrid, in drunkards, Sul. ac. Eructations, acrid, tasting like almonds, Caust. and Laur. Eructations, Bitter. Here we have a long list of remedies of which we find Aloe, Alum., Ambr., Am. c, Am. m., Apis, Am., Berb., Bry., Calc., Cann. s., Carb. v. , Carl. , *CheL , Chin . , Cocc. , Dios. , Ferr. m., Grat., Ign., Mere., Nux v., Podo., Puis., Phos. ae., Sars. and Sep. indicated. The greatest of these are Am., Chin., Nux v., Podo. and Puis. Eructations worse after breakfast, Sep. Eructations worse in the evening, Puis. Eructations worse after eating potato, Alum. Eructations at night, think of Puis. first, and then of Mere, or Nux v. 56 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Eructations, when worse after eating, turn to Lye. first, if symptoms do not agree then study Bry., Chin., Nat. m., Nat. s., Sars., Sep. or Stann. Eructations with regurgitation of food, Lye. and Nat. s. Eructations while fasting, Nux v. Eructations during menses, Sep. Eructations from eating rich food, Ferr. m. Eructations containing blood, Sep. Eructations burning (heartburn), Caust., Iod. and Lye. Eructations tasting like spoiled eggs, Agar. j Am., Psor., Sep. and Sulph., of which Arnica is your leader. Eructations on rising, Am, and Mag. s., of which Am. leads. Eructations in the evening and at night, call for Mere., Nux v. and Puis. Here Puis, is your leader. Eructations after eating direct us to Bry., Chin., Lye., Nat. m., Nat. s., Sars., Sep. and Stann., and of these Lye. is strongest. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 57 Eructations with ejections of food lead you to study Lye. and Nat. s. Here it is hard to differentiate. Lye., however, is the stronger. Eructations smelling like the food eaten, need Cham, and Podo. Eructations empty, tasteless, call for many remedies, but it is our purpose to give the most frequently indicated, which are Agar., Ant. c. } Arg. n., Am., Ars., Bism., Cann. s., Carb. v., Tod., Lp., Lye, Puis, and Sulph. Eructations empty, occurring in the morning, Plat., Sulph. Eructations empty, after fasting, Plat. Eructations empty, in the forenoon, Co fin. Eructations empty, before breakfast, Bov., Ran. s. Eructations empty, after a cough or during paroxysms of coughing, Sang. Eructations empty, after dinner, Sulph. Eructations empty, after eating, in gen- eral, Aeon., Camph., Nat. m., Ox. ac, 5 58 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Phos., Plat., Ran. s. } Sep., Sulph. and Verat., of which Sulph. and Verat. are leaders. Ernctations empty, during mental exer- tions, Hep. Eructations empty, during a headache, Calc. Eructations fluid, we have Calc, Lac. ac, Plat., Puis, and Sulph. Of these Puis. leads. Eructations fluid, in the forenoon, Carls. Eructations fluid, at 4 P. M., Lye. and Valer. Eructations fluid, after white bread, Crot. h. Eructations with regurgitations of food, calls for many remedies of which the fol- lowing are most frequently indicated, viz. : Arum, t., Bry., Calc., Camp., Carb. v., Caust., Chin., Ferr., Hep., Kali, bi., Lach., Lye, Mag. ph., Merc, Mez., Mur. ac, Nat. m., Nux v., Phos., Phos. ac, Podo., Puis., Rhus. t. and Sulph. Of these Chin., Ferr., Phos., Phos. ac. and Puis, are leaders. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 59 Eructations with regurgitation of food at noon, Ferr. Eructations with regurgitations of food at night, P/ios. Eructations with regurgitation of food, tasting bitter, Lye. and Nat. c. Eructations with regurgitation of food after coughing, Raph. Eructations with regurgitation of food after eating, Ferr., Nat. m., Phos. Eructations with regurgitation of food immediately after eating, Mag. ph. and Phos. If the food is " gulped" up by the mouthful soon after eating — particularly when there is great craving for cold food and drinks — your leader is Phos. in the potency. You may need to study, in this connection, Dig., Ferr. and Hyosc. When the eructations are of sour food you will think along the line of Dig., Fen., Lye, Phos., Podo., Puis., Robina. and Sulph. When sour food is gulped up in small 60 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. quantities, your greatest help lies in Mag. m. When eructations taste like the food eaten, you will quickly call to mind Ant. c, Bry. and Puis. N. B. — In Ant. c. the nausea is persist- ent, and the stomach easily deranged, especially by taking vinegar. In Bry. the food comes up in mouthfuls, when moving about, and ceases on lying down. In Puis, there is a slimy, bitter or fatty taste to the eructations. These three remedies do not not cover all cases where food eaten is tasted in the eructations. You will possibly need to study Apis j Calc, Carb. an., Caust., Con., Graph., Grat., Ip., Phos., Ran. s., Sil., Sulph. or Thuya. If the taste of food is intensified by drinking water, your remedy is Apis. When the eructations are foul, that is, have a sickening taste or odor, Am. and Asa/, are your leading generals. Arnica, if the eructations taste like rotten eggs, WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 61 Asa/cetida, if the eructations taste or smell like old or rancid fat. You will often need to study and use An t. t. y Card. v., Cocc.,Dzg., Ferr., Fl. ac, Graph., Hep., Kali bi., Plb., Psor., Puis., Sep., Sul. ac. and Sulph. When this condition is worse in the morning, think of Nux v. If after rich food, Asa/., Caust. and Puis. If the odor is like feces or garlic, Asa/. If the eructations are frothy, Caust. or Lack. If the eructations are greasy, Mag. c. Sometimes Cycl. or Puis. If the eructations are hot, Hep., Lac. ac., Petr., Phos. or Podo. Should these hot eructations come on soon after eating, then think of Podo. or Sinnap. If the eructations are loud, noisy, com- posed of great quantities of gas, think of Arg.n. or Plat. Arg. n. if this condition comes on soon 62 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. after eating, and Plat, when the stomach is empty. When there are eructations of mucus, study Am., Canst., Kali bi. or Lack. If they taste like musk, give Caust. If they are nauseous think first of Puis. If the symptoms do not agree, then study Carb. v., Graph, or Sep. When the eructations are putrid, think of Acet. ac, Am. or Bor. When the eructations are rancid, you again turn to Asa/, if the symptoms agree. Should this not cover the case turn to Calc, Carb. v., Croc, Graph., Psor. or Puis. When the eructations are salty think of Carb. an. or Kali c. When the eructations scratch the throat, i. e., are acrid, give Nat. m. When the eructations are severely sour, i. e., when there is acidity of the stomach so that the eructations taste of the acid, you have a number of strong leaders, viz. : Carb. v., Chin., Ign., Lith., Lye, Mag. c, WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 63 Nat. £., Nat. s. } A T ux v., Phos., Rob., Rheum, and Sulph. As to the particulars, think of Nux v. or Sulph., when this condition is worse by day. Think of Puis, when worse in the morning. Think of A T at. c. when worse in the afternoon. Think of Alumina when worse in the evening in bed. Think of Mag. c. when worse after eat- ing cabbage. Think of Cycl. or Puis, when after drinking coffee. Think of Sulph. or Zinc, when worse after dinner. Think of Sulph. ac. when it occurs in drunkards. Think of Nat. m. when worse after eating. Think of Caust. when worse after farinaceous foods. Think of Nit. ac. or Rob. when worse after fat foods. 64 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Think of Chin, when worse after fruit. Think of Lye. when the condition is in- termittent. Think of Kali c. when worse before menses. Think of Mag. e. when worse during menses. Think of Cale., Carb. v.. Chin., Lye., Mag. c. or Sulph. when worse after drink- ing milk. Think of Caust. when worse after eat- ing sugar. Think of Plb. when the eructations are sweetish. Think of Nat. m. when the sweetish eructations are worse before menses. Think of Zine. when they occur in pregnancy. Think of Lye. when the eructations are tasteless. This remedy does not cover all such cases of tasteless eructations, and you will often need to study Bry., Cale., Coleh., Croe., Dios. and Nat. m. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 65 When the eructations are composed of water, turn at once to Coleh., Graph., Merc, or Plb. We now come to a very common, but sometimes very stubborn condition ac- companying eructations, known as u water- brash." For this notice the following general remedies, viz. : Bar. c. } Bry., Calc., Card, v., Lye, Mez., Nux v., Par., Puis., Sab ad., Sang., St I., Sulph., Staph., and Verat, N. B. — Bar. c. In a dwarfish or deli- cate person. Bry. In nervous, dry, slender people. Calc. In persons with large head and belly — flabby people. Carb. v. In irritable, peevish, " want to be fanned" people. Lye. In haughty, mistrustful people, worse in the afternoon. Mez. When the " mouth waters " con- stantly. Nux v. In irritable, sullen, dark-com- plexioned people. 66 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Par. When there is a greasy cuticle on the urine. Petr. When there is a marked dislike to fats, cabbage, etc. Puis. " Very easily excited to tears. " Sabad. When eructations are worse getting cold. Sang. When the trouble is worse every seventh day. Sil. When there is much foot sweat with foetid odor. Staph. When the conditions are brought on by sexual excess. Sulph. In lean, scrofulous individuals. Verat. When there is cold sweat on the forehead, at every slight exercise of body. Notice a few particulars and we .shall close this subject. For water-brash at night, in bed, Carb. veg. For water brash during menses, Puis. For water brash after eating, Bry., Kali c, Sep n Szl. y Sulph. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 67 For water brash before menses, Nux m., Puis. For water brash after drinking milk, Calc, Cupr. For water brash dnring pregnancy, Lac. ac, Nat. m., Nux m. and Tabac. For water brash when riding in a car- riage, Nux m. For water brash after strong or spiced foods, Mag. c. For water brash with freqnent swallow- ing, Merc. Faintness. For that peculiar feeling in the stomach known as faintness, we have an excellent remedy in Tabac; except when the faint- ness is produced by pressing on the stomach, when Merc, is indicated. However, as individuals and conditions differ, it will be necessary to stud}^, in addition to the above, Ctmic, Crot. h t) Dig., G/on., Hydr., Nat. m., and Sulph. N. B. — Cimic. is indicated when the 68 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. condition is caused by meeting a friend — rather strong, but true. Fermentation. Here we have two strong remedies in Caust. and Chin. Caust. when there is much burning, and Chin, in great disten- sion of the stomach. Fluttering. So many people complain of a flutter- ing sensation in the cardiac region, which they think is due to organic heart trouble, but which is really a functional disturb- ance of the stomach, and for this condi- tion Nux v. takes the lead. Cact. and Lye. are also indicated. Fullness. For that sensation of fullness in the stomach, you will be led to think first of Card, v., Lye., Nux m. and Sulph. Re- member, however, that Ant. c, Arg. n., Am., Bar. e., Bell., Bov., Bry., Cale., WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 69 Cale. ph., Cast, eg., Caust., Chin., Coloe., Con., CyeL, Ferr., Fl. ae., Graph., Grat., Hell., Hydr., Ign., Kali c, Kreos., Lob., Mane, Merc, Mosch., Nat. m., Nat. s. y Nux v., Op., Phos., Prun., Puis., Rheum., Rhus t , Rob., Sabin. and Secale, all of which are indicated when the symptoms agree. If this sensation of fullness comes on in the afternoon daily, you will doubtless find your greatest help in Sulph. Should it come on in the evening after retiring, you have a potent force in Nat. s. If the pressure of the clothing aggravates this fullness, you will think of Gels.; if it is caused or aggravated by drinking, either cold or hot drink, you will study Mane. If this fullness comes after eating, your first thought will be of Lye. and Nux v., and in simple or uncomplicated cases either one of those may be indicated. N B. — A Lye. fullness comes on ivhile eating, and a Nux v. fullness, about one or two hours after eating. 70 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. There are many cases not covered by either Lye. or Nux. v., and to cure them you will need to study Ars., Carb. v., Chin., Coleh., Cop., Ferr., Hydr., Kali e., Lac. ae., Nat. m., Nit. ae., Puis., Rhus t. } Sil., Spong. and Sulph., each of which has a special indication for it use. When one is afflicted with eructations after eating but little, no matter what kind of food, your great help lies in Lye. This is particularly true if such an in- dividual has pain, fullness (bloating) or nausea after eating oysters in any form. As in many other cases, so in this one, Lye. will not cure every one, and we some- times must study carefully the following: Carb. an., Chin., Dig., Ferr., Kali e., Mane., Nat. m., PuL and Sulph. Do not forget that, where the eructa- tions relieve whatever uncomfortable sen- sation there may be in the stomach, Carb. v. and Nux v. will be your first thought. If this sensation of fullness disappears during sleep, to reappear after waking, Phos. is your remedy. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 71 Gagging. (Nausea, Attempt to Vomit. ) This means " sick at the stomach " with inability to vomit, or abortive attempts at vomiting. When it is the result of a dis- ordered stomach, or general systemic dis- turbance, you will find your greatest help in Carb. veg., Chin., Kali c, Lye. or Podo. But if it is worse in the morning, think of Coi'n. c. If it is worse at night, you will think of Arg. n. If it comes from, or accompanies cough- ing, you will turn to Lack, or Lyssin. When it comes on after eating, i. e., the usual meal, your remedies will be selected from Ambr., Kali c. or Lack. If it is caused by accumulation of mucus in the throat (fauces), study Carb. v. or Lye. Gout. A gouty stomach is a hard one to man- 72 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. age, but study well Ant. c. or Nux m. and see if one of these two will not give relief, especially so if the trouble is rnetastatice. Gurgling. This refers to a gurgling sound in the stomach ; sometimes called rumbling. When with this gurgling you have more or less cramping pains in the stomach your prime remedy is Cupr. You will also find, in simple cases, such remedies as Am., Ars., Hydr. ac, or Lauro. very valuable. When this sound is caused by drinking water or milk, think at once of Cupr. or Hydr. ac. Hanging. This means a relaxed condition of the stomach, a sensation as if the stomach were hanging down, or was being lowered by some cause. In such sensations your very first thought will be of Ip. Should this not be indicated by the WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 73 totality of symptoms, then turn to a study of Ca/c. y Calc. ph n Curb, veg., Lye, Staph. or Sul. ac. Hardness. This does not mean a hardness such as accompanies cancer or other growths in the stomach, but a temporary sensation of hardness. Our provings in such con- ditions are not very elaborate, but we have found that Baryta carb. and Baryta mur. are effective in removing such a condition when the symptoms agree. ( See cancer}) Heartburn. How often do we find this amazing symptom? It is usually the result of errors in diet, or the excessive use of tea, coffee, tobacco or liquor. Whatever the cause may be, remove it first. Then turn to this fine selection of remedies, one of which will doubtless cure your case. Your leaders are: Calc. c. } Carb. v., Czc. } 6 74 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Con., Croc, Ferr. p., Lye, Mag. c, Nux v. and Puis. It is possible that your case may be of such a nature as to require some other remedy, and then you will find one of the following useful, viz. : Aesc, Ambr., Am. c, Apis, Ars., Berb., Bry., Canth., Caps., Carb. an., Caust., CheL, Chin., Chin, s., Fl. ac, Graph., Hep., Iod., Iris, Kali c, Lack., Lob., Nat. c, Nat. m., Nat. s., Phos., Podo., Rob., Sabad., Sabin., Sep., Sil., Sinnap., Sulph., Syph., Valer., Verat. v., Zinc. Now if this heartburn comes on before breakfast, Nux v. (in potency) is your remedy. It should be given the evening previous. If this trouble comes on in the evening, usually after the evening meal, think of Nat. m., Ox. ac, or Petr. When it comes on at night only, and not by day, you will give Merc If it is worse lying down, by day or by night, think of Rob.; and if during pregnancy, Merc viv. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 75 When found in old drunkards, there is little to do while they persist in drinking, yet Nux v. in high potency will give some relief. This must be accompanied by total abstinence. If it comes after eating, you will study ^Esc, Am. c. } Calc. c, Calc. ph., Chin., Graph., Iod., Nat. m., Nit. ac. and Nn x. v. Notice, please, that each remedy has its own peculiar form of heartburn, and one will not suffice for the other. Notice, also, these few particulars : If heartburn follows repeated eructa- tions, give Calc. c. If it comes from eating meat, especially beef-steak, you will think of Ferr. ph. When it comes on regularly before the menstrual epoch, think of Sulph. If drinking sweet milk produces it, you will give China. When the heartburn is accompanied by nausea — sick stomach — think of one of these three : Calc, Puis, or Sang. Heartburn during pregnancy is usually 76 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. covered by Caps, or Merc. When it conies on habitually after supper, you will think of Alumina. When it is caused or made worse by walking in the open air, think of Ambr. Study your patients carefully before prescribing, and be sure the remedy you select is of proper potency and that it " covers the case." Heat. Here is a condition, expressed by a symptom, heat, which will sometimes puzzle you. Your leading remedies are Ars., Bry., Caust. and Nux vom. I say these are leaders, yet you will often find one of the following remedies needed, viz.: Aeon., Alumina, Anth. n., Apis, Arg. n., Camph., Canth., Cic, Hydr. ac, Lac. ac, Lac c, Lob. i., Nat. m., Nit. ac, Nux m., Phos., Phyto., Podo., Rob., Tereb. and Thuja. If the burning is worse after eating you will study Ferr. or Sep. If the burning radiates from the stom- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 77 ach over the entire body your first thought is of Camphor. If the heat extends from the stomach to the head, think of Calc. c. If it extends upwards into the throat 3^our first thought is of Ferr. or Valer.; and if the rising into the throat resembles a flame, " hot flame," study Mancinella. Heaviness. By this we mean a sensation of weight or oppression in the stomach. Here again many remedies are indicated, but we have four that lead, viz.: Chin., Lye, Nux v. and Sulph. In addition to these you will often be compelled to think of Ant. t. } Apis, Apoc, Am., Arg. m., Brom., Bry., Cact., Curb, an., Carb. veg., Carl., Crot. h., Cycl., Fl. ac, Gels., Hydr., Kali bi., Kali c, Lob. i., Mag. m., Nat. m., Nat. s., Op., Phos., Plat., Rob., Sang., Sil. and Tabac. 78 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Notice : In China we have oppression, a sensa- tion of fullness with inability to pass the "gas" upwards or downwards. In Lye. we have a sensation of heavi- ness or fullness immediately after eating but a little. In Nux v. the sensation of heaviness or oppression comes on two or three hours after eating. In Sulftk. there is much flatus, " gas," in stomach and in the bowels, with a faint feeling from 30 minutes to an hour before each meal. If this heaviness is most marked in the morning on waking, you will give Card, an. or Pu/s. y according to the totality of symptoms. If it comes on soon after the noon-day meal, or at 4 o'clock P. M., Lye. is your remedy, unless other symptoms or condi- tions call for another remedy. Should this heaviness reveal itself more WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. i 9 by night than at any other time, you will study carefully yZzsc. or Chin. Between these two remedies it is easy to differen- tiate. When this heaviness comes on after cold drinks, you will think of Ars. as the first remedy. If not severe!}' chronic, one dose of 30X in % glass clear pure water will cure it. If this heaviness comes after eating, you will find your strongest support in the four following leaders: Clrin., Kali bi., Lye. and Sulph. Chin, is characterized by a pressure or heaviness in the pit of the stomach, ex- tending upwards, with inability to eruc- tate. Kali bi. is characterized by the sensa- tion of a load in the stomach with actual • suspension of digestion. Food seems to remain as when eaten. Lye. is characterized by heaviness and fullness combined, impeding natural breathing. The feeling of hunger with easy satiety must not be forgotten. 80 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Sulph. is characterized by a sensation of weight ; a downward pressure or heavi- ness, and is, therefore, just the opposite of China. Such remedies as Ant. t., Apis, Apoe.\ Am., Arg. m., Ars., Brom., Caet., Carb. an., Carb. v., Carls., Crot. h., Cyel., Fl. ac., Gels., Hydr., Kali bi., Kali e., Lob. i., Mag. m., Nat. m., Nat. s., Op., Phos., Plat., Rob., Sang., Sil. and Tabacum are often indicated, and each one has its own, its individual, peculiarity which it cures. Let us now turn to a few particulars of value. If this heaviness occurs in the morn- ing on waking, your remedies will be Carb. an. or Puis. If it occurs after eating or in the after- noon, in most cases you will give Lye. If it occurs at night and wakes one out of sleep, you will think of AEse. or Chin. If after cold drinks, give Ars., and par- ticularly if these cold drinks excite nau- sea or vomiting. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 81 If this heaviness is most marked after eating, yon are again introduced to four leaders, Chin., Kali bi., Lye. or Sulph. Other remedies, such as Abies n., Am. c , Bry., Chin. s., Elaps, Hep., Hydr., Lod., Laeh., Nit. etc., Phos. and Rumex, are of- ten of most excellent service. Now if this heaviness occurs after eat- ing but little, Chin, and Lye. are the first to offer their services. If this heaviness is caused by an ex- cessive meat diet, or, indeed, caused by any quantity of meat, give Kali bi If it comes after a sleep, by day or by night, give Laeh. Hiccough. Here we meet a S3onptom that is often very distressing, and to make an accurate prescription is not an easy task. Our leading remedies are: Am. m., Ars., Cic., Cycl., Hyos., Ign., Lod., Lye., Mag. p., Merc., Nice., Nux m., Nux v., Seeale and Teuer. 82 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Notice. Am. m. Has a hiccough, usually ac- companied with a bitter taste, and sharp, stitching pains in the chest. Ars. Has a hiccough in fevers, and the peculiarity is this — the hiccough im- mediately precedes the on-coming attack of fever — a prodrome. Cic. Has a violent, loud sounding hic- cough accompanied with crying — in per- sons subject to convulsions. CycL Has a violent hiccough, one that comes on while eating and continuing a long time after eating — a sort of hic- cough-like eructations. Especially when this occurs in pregnant women. Hyosc. Has a hiccough accompanying spasms, with loud rumbling in stomach and bowels. Ign. Has a hiccough caused by strong emotions, especially grief, and by smok- ing tobacco. It is especially useful in " touchy " children, who take every little correction " to heart." WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 83 Iod. Has a hiccough in lean, swarthy, dried-up creatures, who are constantly eating and growing thin at it. Lye. Has a sour hiccough, and which, with nearly every eructation, he " gulps " up a watery, sour substance. Mag.phos. Has a spasmodic hiccough, day and night, with retching, " gulping " up the contents of the stomach with bile and slime, and all this with great pain and lamentation. Merc. The hiccough of Merc, has no special characteristic, except that it is ac- companied by an excessive flow of saliva. Nice. Has violent hiccough, but that which distinguishes it from other forms is, short paroxysms, about twenty min- utes apart, and which, if not cured, might possibly continue for a week. This hic- cough produces severe soreness in the pit of the stomach and hypochondria. Nux m. Has a severe hiccough that is attended by a sensation of great full- ness in the stomach and difficult respira- tions. 84 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Nux v. Has a hiccough caused by ex- cessive eating, or the use of highly spiced foods, or foods that are too hot or too cold. The patient is prone to anger when hic- cough is severe, and this does not amelior- ate the trouble. Secale. The hiccough of Secale is a strange one, in this, that more or less nausea attends it, with emissions of coffee- ground substance or particles of blood from the stomach. Teuc. This remedy has but one, and that one a very strange characteristic, viz. : paroxysms of hiccough in persons afflicted with pin worms. . When the worms disappear the hiccough ceases. There are many other remedies indi- cated, but their provings are not so clearly marked as those already mentioned. A mastery of the above will aid any one in making a reasonably careful and effectual prescription in hiccough. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 85 Indigestion. By this we mean faulty digestion or discomforts in the stomach caused by eat- ing or drinking certain kinds of food or drink, or by thermal changes not men- tioned elsewhere in this book. Our leading remedies are : Alumina, Bar. m., Calc, Card, v., Ip., Lye, Nux v., Puis, and Sulph. Wherein do these remedies differ in di- gestive disturbances, the one from the other ? Notice. Alumina. Has a constricting, or twist- ing, or drawing, or stitching pain in the stomach, extending up into the chest, ag- gravated by eating potato. Bar. mur. Has a pressive, cramping, heavy feeling in the stomach, which is very sensitive, and is always made worse by solid food, though he takes but little of it. 86 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Calc. Has a peculiar hardness and swelling at the pit of the stomach, which is very sensitive ; cannot bear the pressure of his clothing, and has a strong craving for boiled eggs. A Calc. patient is a very poor assimilator and is in danger of ma- lignant growths in the stomach. Carb. veg. Has these peculiarities : sensitiveness in region of stomach, dis- tention, great fullness with a sensation of burning in the stomach. Ip. Has a sensation of relaxation, as if the stomach hung down relaxed, and with this there is an indescribable nausea not relieved by vomiting. Lye. Very much like Carb. v., has great sensitiveness in the region of the stomach, with this modality, that all the stomach symptoms are worse after eat- ing, and worse in the latter part of the afternoon. Nux v. Has a stomach that has been disordered by high living, overeating, drinking too much coffee or liquor; or WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 87 disturbances caused by indulging a fitful temper ; and all these things producing a cramping, burning, clawing sensation in the stomach. Puis. Has indigestion from eating sweets or fats which cause the stomach to become sour. Sulph. The Sulphur stomach is a ver- itable crank ; for about one hour before his usual meal time, he complains of a weak, empty, all gone feeling that makes him feel like fainting, and when he has appeased these conditions by a reasonably hearty meal then he complains of a full- ness, heaviness and sense of weight in the stomach. He is a hard case to please. I will ask you to observe these few par- ticulars under this subject: Indigestion produced by drinking bad water, needs All. s. Indigestion caused by coffee, needs Cham, or Nux vom., and the practice of total abstinence in coffee drinking. Don't take the medicine with the hope of in- 88 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. dulging your appetite for coffee, you'll get fooled. Indigestion caused by eating cold food needs Ant. c. to correct the error. Indigestion caused by eating farina- ceous — breakfast — foods needs a dose of Sulph. When caused by eating fish, take a dose of China, but stay away from China. When caused by eating fruit, take China. If it results from drinking milk, you will choose between sEth., Ant. c, China and Iris. If caused by eating pork, give Cycl. If by potatoes, give Alumina. These few points will aid you over the worst part of the road. Induration. This means a hardening of the walls of the stomach. In all such conditions your first thought is of Ars. Should this rem- edy not cover the totality of the symp- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 89 toms you will be led to study such reme- dies as Acet. ac n Kreos., Lye, Mez., Nux v. and others. Inflammation. In this symptom — rather this afflic- tion — whether acute or chronic, we have some very excellent remedies. Our lead- ers are: Ant. t., Ars., Bell., Bry., Lye. and Nux vom. But when shall I give the one and not the other ? Notice. Ant. t. Has great nausea, severe straining at vomiting, with great anxiety, trembling of hands, and tendency to cramps in the legs during such vomiting spells. Ars. Has that restlessness, anxiety, fear, burning pain in the stomach, thirst for small quantities of water, with ejection of the same as soon as it reaches or gets warm in the stomach. Bell. Has violent throbbing in the 7 90 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. stomach, aggravation from light or noise. Particularly inflammations resulting from exposure to cold winds. Bry. Has aggravation of every symp- tom from motion or pressure, and thirst for large quantities of water at lengthened intervals .and seldom much vomiting. Lye. Carries with itself its unmistak- able modality of aggravation from eating, and worse in the latter part of the after- noon. Nux v. Has an inflammation caused in great part by errors in diet or indul- gence in too highly seasoned foods and drinks. It is important that the modalities of the different remedies be carefully mas- tered if we would be careful prescribers. This list does not cover all the reme- dies indicated in inflammation of the stomach, for you may need to study yjEtk., Ant. e., Apis, Arg. n., Bary. m., Bism., Camph., Canth., Coce., Dig., Ip., Plb., Sang., Secale, Tereb., Verat. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 91 Remember that each remedy has its own particular "similar" in disease, and is curative of its own similars, and none other. If this inflammation results from tak- ing cold, Coloc. If it results from eating or drinking cold things, Aeon. When it results from being overheated, think of Aeon, or Kali c. Laxity. By this we mean a sensation in the stomach as if it needed a support.^ It wants to hang down, is flabby, feels wilted and tired. No matter what the pathol- ogy } your first thought is of Ign. Should this not cover all, or the major part of the symptoms, turn to Ip., Tabac. or Sitlph. If you have interpreted carefully the symptoms, you will find one of these cur- ative in most eases. 92 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Lime. When you find a person suffering from a sensation or pain in the stomach as if lime were being burned there, give Caust. It is the only remedy that has this symp- tom in a marked degree. Loathing. This does not mean a nausea, but a simple dislike for food in general or cer- tain foods in particular. Here you , are led by such remedies as Ant. c, Ars n Cocc, Colch., Kali c. and Sep. Let us not tarry at the special indi- cation for each remedy; this you can study out when you have more time. Following the above, you may need to use, at times, Ant. t., Arg. n., Am., Bell., Bry., Canth., China, Dulc, Ferr., Gamb., Grat., Ip., Mag. c., Nux v., Olean., Phos., Plat., Prun., Puis., Sabad., Secale, SiL and Sulph. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 93 Lump. This is sometimes expressed as a "stone" or weight, or heaviness, and your leader for this symptom is Same. Remember, however, that it is not a cure all for this sensation, for Agar., Bry., Graph., Hep., Kali bi., Kali c, Lob., Nux m,, Nux v. and Rhus t. may be indicated according to the totality of the symptoms present. If this sensation occurs after midnight, think of Arg. n. If it is caused by lying on the back, you will think of Sulph. Nausea. In common language we call this sen- sation, or symptom, " sickness at the stomach," "I feel like vomiting" sort of a sensation, and yet this does not neces- sarily imply vomiting. The leading rem- edies in nausea are: Ant. c., Ant. t., Arg. n., Ars., Bell., Cham., Cocc, Dig., Dulc, 94 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Hell., Hep., Ip., Iris, Nat. m., Nux v., Petr., Puis., Rhus tox., Sang., Sep., Sil., Sulph., Tabac, Valer., Verat. and Zinc. Morning (Aggravation). — S uppose there is nausea in the morning only, or suppose it is worse in the morning, your leading remedies are Nux v., Puis, and Sep. Possibly neither of these covers the case, then turn to one of the following : Anac., Am., Bov., Cad., Calc. c., Carb. veg., Cham., Cic, Cur., Dig., Graph., Kalm., Lac d., Mez., Nat. m., Petr., Psor., Sil., Sulph. Let us study this matter a little more carefully. If the nausea occurs early on waking, while still in bed, Nux v. If it comes on during the menses, you will again study Nux v.; but in this symptom we have a close second in Graph. and Mag. c. If it comes on while cleansing the teeth, washing the mouth or gargling thet hroat, think of Sep. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 95 If you find an individual who becomes nauseated on perspiring, give Nux vom. If the nausea conies on on rising or moving about early in the morning, you will find Lac d., Nux v. or Sep. ready to run to your aid. If this nausea comes when walking about, and subsides on sitting down, give Sep. Now suppose the patient gets along nicely until in the afternoon before the nausea appears, you will be directed to the study of Cocc, and particularly so if this nausea is intensified after drinking water. There are three other remedies that have nausea in the afternoon, and they axeJPhos.y Ran. b. and Sil. Suppose this nausea does not appear until late in the evening, sometime after supper, then you will study Ca/c. } Hep., Pall, and Puis. Is it not strange that some persons can drink water during the day without nau- 96 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. sea, but when they drink it before retir- ing they feel like vomiting ? Yet such is the case. Nat. m. and Nux v. will cor- rect the trouble. When you find a person who is nau- seated during stool, and at no other time, give him a dose of Sulph. Nausea at night, that is, after one has retired, will lead you to study Carb. an., Dulc. or Merc. Look well to your cause. Nausea before a chill, calls for Eup. per. Nausea after drinking cold water, for which the patient has a great thirst, needs Phos. Nausea during the menstrual epoch needs Puis. Nausea accompanied with cramping or pressing pains in the abdomen, needs Nux v. Nausea that comes on in a warm or poorly ventilated room, and is relieved by going into the open air, needs Tabac. Nausea appearing during apyrexia of WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 97 fever, needs, if not otherwise controlled, Ant. c. y Chin. s. or Puis. We have spoken of morning nausea — not due to pregnancy — on rising. Just this word more ; if the nausea does not appear until the individual is up and dressed, and always before breakfast, give Sep. If the nausea comes on after breakfast, you will think of Cham, or Sars., except in jaundiced conditions with a clay-colored stool, in which case you will give Dig. If nausea at any time is caused by the smell of food, particularly the odor or even thought of food being cooked, give Colch. Here and there you will find a case that complains of nausea in the chest, and then your first thought is of Rhus t. Then, again, you will find people who complain of nausea from getting cold or chilled, and . then you will think of Camph., Eup. per., Kali bi., Kreos., Lach. or Puis. 98 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Should the nausea precede a chill, say, in intermittent fever, you have your great aids in Ars., Carb. v. and Ip. If the nausea, however, conies on dur- ing the chill, think at once of Eup. per. If this remedy does not cover the totality of symptoms, or fit your case, turn to Chant., Cocc., Ip., Lye. or Nat. m. When the nausea follows the chill, you will think of Elat., Eup. per., Ip. or Kali c. If the nausea continues from one chill to another, you had better study Chin. s. You see from the above that a nausea before, during, or after a chill, or a nausea constantly accompanying a chill, has its greatest foe in Eup. per. When nausea comes on from closing the eyes, give either Laeh. or Ther. If nausea is produced by drinking cof- fee, think of one of the four following remedies: Calc. p., Caps., Caust. or Cham. Nausea on getting cold, especially in persons suffering from indigestion, think- first of Coec., then of Hepar. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 99 Nausea after cold drinks is cured by Ars., Calc., Kali e., Lye. or Rhus tox. Care must be taken to differentiate be- tween the indications for the use of these remedies. If the nausea is relieved by cold drinks, you will think of Bism. or Phos. Constant nausea calls for Nux v., and yet, in many instances, you will be com- pelled to use Ant. e. } Ant. t., Dig., Lac c* or Lye. before you will get relief ; and this from the simple fact that Nux v. is not a " cure all." Nausea during a cough has for its leader our fair haired Puis., but because of her apparent easy disposition she will fail in many instances, and it is then that you will have to call on Calc, Cocc. c, Ign., Lp., Kali bi., Kali c, Merc, Nux v., Phos. ac.j Sep. or Verat. to help you out of your trouble. A very deathly nausea, such as you sometimes find in very severe cases, must have Crot. h., Ip. or Tabac. There are 100 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. three others we would not fail to mention right here, and they are Cadm., Camph. and Dig. Nausea of drunkards is a hard proposi- tion, and your first thought will be of Kali bi.; you may sometimes find Ars. and Sul. ac. indicated in case Kali bi. does not cover the case. Nausea caused by excessive dryness of the larynx, and this dryness caused by excessive tobacco smoking, particularly cigarettes, is most quickly relieved by Cocc. Nausea before eating, this means nau- sea when the stomach is empty, calls for one of the following: Canst n Nat. s. } Phos. ac. or Sulph. Nausea caused while eating is most speedily relieved by Canst., Cic. or Puis. If, however, the nausea comes on after eating, you will first think of Cocc., Nux v., Puis, or Sep. N. B. — The nausea of Cocc. is described as " in the head," hence accompanied by vertigo. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 101 The nausea of Nux v. is described as " qualmish." The nausea of Puis, is also a qualmish- ness, accompanied by chills on rising, or by particles of food rising up into the throat. The nausea of Sep. is described as a waterbrash. Now and then a person complains of nausea on eructating ; " sick at the stom- ach when I have to belch," and is relieved of nausea as soon as the eructation is over, and it is then you will think of Kali c. A nausea accompanied by a sensation of great weakness, a sensation as if about to faint, will lead you to think of Cocc. } Lack, or Nux vom. If nausea comes on during an attack of fever, study Nat. m. But notice, give nothing that will interfere with the indi- cated remedy. If your patient needs Nat. m. for the fever, it will also relieve the nausea dur- 102 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. ing fever, and for this particular reason we call your attention to the following : Ars., Card, v., Cimex, Eup. per., Ip., Nux v. and Sang. Do not forget that the remedy indicated in the totality of the symptoms, in case of fever or other acute diseases, will also control the symp- toms of nausea. When nausea results from rich food, study Nit. ac, Puis, or Tar ax. Nausea during headache is sometimes a " corker," and a failure to relieve has often led to empiricism. Notice, we have strong remedies covering this symptom, and they are Ant. c. } Caust. } Cocc n Ip., Iris and Sang. When to give one or the other is the problem. Let us try a solu- tion : Ant. c. Has a nausea and headache caused by foods that do not agree, ex- cessive use of acids, becoming overheated or bathing in cold fresh water. Caust. Has a nausea with headache, caused by excessive use of acids, sour WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 103 eructations, excessive burning in the stomach, with all conditions worse when the stomach is empty. Cocc. Has a nausea and headache on riding in cars, buggies or in a boat, or horseback. It is one of the great reme- dies in seasickness. Ip. Has a constant nausea and head- ache, not relieved by eructations or vom- iting. Iris. Has a severe nausea with vom- iting of acrid, corrosive substances, mak- ing the throat .sore, and accompanied with great heat in the head. Sang. Has a nausea with much burn- ing in the stomach, with a headache that is paroxysmal in nature. An intermittent nausea, or nausea in paroxysms, is cured most frequently by Ant. t. and Tabac. I say most frequently, for there are in- stances where Ant. c, Ctna } Bros, and Sep. are strongly indicated. Should the nausea recur regularly the 104 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. evening before a paroxysm of fever, you will study Eup. per. A nausea brought on by bard work, or labor of any kind for that matter, is quickly relieved by Ip. A nausea produced by steady or con- stant use of the eyes, or by straining the eyes, needs Sars. or Ther. A nausea caused by the smell or eat- ing of cooked or prepared meats, can be remedied by Carb. an., Caust., or Colch. A nausea preceding each menstrual epoch, is remedied, in most cases, by Crot. h., Hyos., Ip., Lye, Nat. m., Nice, or Puis., according to the totality of symptoms. Should the nausea come on during the menses, then you will study such reme- dies as Borax, Bry., Calc, Caps., Colch., Graph., Hyos., Ip., Kali bi., Kali c, Lye, Nux v., Puis, or Vib. When nausea is produced by a sup- pression of menses, your leader is Puis., when no other remedy is indicated. A nausea resulting from intense or WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 105 prolonged mental labor will lead you to think of Atir. met. or Lack. Should it result, however, from mental worry or trouble, you will think of Kali c, and when it follows emotions of any kind, give Kali iod. A nausea produced by the use of milk, points at once to Calc, with Puis, a close second. A nausea that is produced by motion of any kind, calls for one of two leading remedies, as a rule Cocc. and Kali c. The nausea of Cocc. is accompanied with vertigo, and is aggravated by riding in a carriage, street car, boat, etc. The nausea of Kali c. } however, results from strong emotions, great anxiety and is accompanied with a sensation of uneasi- ness in the stomach, or fainting. There are other remedies also indicated when Cocc. and Kali c. do not suit the condi- tions. On careful study we find such remedies as Am., Bry., Eup. per., Ip., Kali bi., Lac. ac, Op. and Tabac. 8 106 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When you find a case suffering from nausea caused by moving the eyes, then give Sep. A nausea that is said to be in the mouth more than in the stomach, calls for Mag. m. and Puis. A nausea produced by noise of any kind or aggravated by a noise of any kind, calls for Cocc. or Ther. When odors of any kind, pleasant or unpleasant, produce nausea, we think at once of Colch., Dig. or Sep. Notice. That the nausea resulting from the odor of a bad breath, broth, eggs, fish, food, or the cooking of food, etc., is nearly always cured by Colch. When a nausea is produced by an oper- ation on the abdomen — appendicitis, laparotomy, etc., then give Bism. in the potency. When the odor of oranges or highly scented flowers produce nausea, we think of Cic. v. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 107 A periodical or recurrent nausea calls for Ip. or Sang. Remember that Ip. has this peculiar nausea, not relieved by vomiting, and that Sang, has a nausea accompanied by loud eructations of wind. A nausea that comes on during a warm perspiration is nearly always cured by a dose of Nux v. in the higher potencies. This remedy, however, is not suited to all cases alike, and we find ourselves often compelled to study Con., Ferr., Graph., Lob. and Merc. If this perspiration, however, is cold then we think of one of three great rem- edies, namely, Petr., Tabac, Verat. One of the great difficulties in a prac- titioner's work is controlling nausea dur- ing pregnancy. Here is where many grievous mistakes are made. Our lead- ing remedies in this difficulty are Asar., Kreos., Lac. ac, Nux v., Sep. and Tabac. 108 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Notice. That Asar. has a horrible sensation in the region of the stomach as of something pressing, digging or clawing, accompanied with nansea immediately on waking in the morning. The vomiting of Kreos. is a sympa- thetic nansea, a regurgitation of sweetish water, undigested food, or great quanti- ties of sour, acrid fluid or white foamy mucus. The nausea of Lac. ac. has no special characteristic so far as our provings go, except excessive amount of colorless urine. The nausea of Nux v. in the conditions under consideration is constant, worse in the morning before breakfast, and is as- sociated with an ineffectual effort at vom- iting. The nausea of Sep. is aggravated by thinking of food. It is not only the thought of food, however, but eating that intensifies the nausea. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 109 The nausea of Tabac. cannot be better described than to say it is a deathlike sickness at the stomach. Do you remem- ber your first cigar ? That explains it. There are other remedies indicated by various symptoms in this condition. We have for instance Ant. c, Ant. t., Ars., Bry., Card, an., Colch., Con., Hell., Ip., Iris, Jatr., Kali c, Lac c, Lack., Lob., Lye, Mag. c, Mag. m., Nat. m., Nux m., Ox. ac, Petr., Phos., Psor., Puis., SiL, Sul. ac. and Symphoricarpus. This latter remedy, in a high potency, given in the early stages and at lengthened intervals, is a most precious remedy. A nausea that comes on in the evening after lying down, calls loudly for Tarent. A nausea that is produced by riding in a carriage, car or on horseback, is most frequently covered by one of three reme- dies, namely, Cocc, Petr. and Sep. Now if the nausea is ameliorated by riding in a carriage, car, or on horseback, you will at once think of Nit. ac. 110 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Sometimes we find people who seem to feel well while lying in bed or on a couch, but the moment they arise from this re- cumbent position they are at once seized with nausea, and to cure this condition, we give either Bry. or Cocc. Again, we often find people while walk- ing in the open air or sitting in a cool room have no symptoms of nausea what- ever, but as soon as they enter a warm room and remain long enough to get a little warm themselves, they are seized with an attack of nausea, and for this condition we have a fine leader in Nat. c. If the nausea comes on by a mere change of atmosphere from cold to warm, or en- tering a warm room, you will give Puis. One of the most distressing and per- plexing forms of nausea is that known as sea-sickness. Here we have four leading remedies, namely, Cocc, Nux v., Pet?. and Tabac. Of these four, Tabac. given in a very high potency, has won the greatest laurels. As a simple remedy for WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Ill sea-sickness where there are no complica- tions, Tabac. is our leading remedy. Certain conditions found in the travel- ing public may necessitate the use of Card, ac., Glon., Kali bi., Kreos. or Sep. If the sea-sickness is ameliorated b}' clos- ing the e}'es, then we think of Ther. A nausea that constantly returns after a night's sleep, needs Verat. A nausea brought about by smoking tobacco, needs, first of all, abstinence from tobacco. If this is not done, then give either Ip. or Nux v. An excellent rem- edy for destroying the taste for tobacco is Puis. Another very excellent remedy is Caladium. Also Lappa Maj. A nausea appearing or aggravated be- fore stool needs Merc, Podo., Rhus t., Sep. or Verat. If this nausea comes on during stool, then give Glon., Ip., Kali c., Nit. ac., Podo., Puis., Rhus, Sil., Sulph. or Verat. If this nausea does not come on until after stool, then give Caust., Kali bi., Nat. ??i. or Sil. 112 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Very sudden attacks of nausea, without any perceptible cause, are most frequently controlled by Kali bi. If the nausea is produced by being out in the hot sun, give Card. veg. A nausea produced by drinking tea must have ^Esc, and if perchance you find someone who is nauseated by the simple thought of tea, then give that per- son a dose of Lack. A nausea that is felt in the throat and is described as being in the throat, is a symptom often found, and for its cure we have three leading remedies, namely, Cycl., Phos. ac. and Stann. Observe, please, that the peculiar fea- tures of Cycl. are constant qualmishness, with a sensation as of having eaten too much, and a disgust for food, particularly meat. In Phos. ac. the nausea is spoken of as particularly in the throat or rather in the soft palate or roof of the mouth. The nausea of Stann. is not particu- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 113 larly marked, but is accompanied with a heavy pressure in the stomach, which is very sensitive to touch. These, I say, are our leaders for nausea in the throat, but yott may be compelled to study such remedies as Coff., Croc, Cupr., Mez., Puis., Rhus and Squil. If this nausea is produced by spasms in the throat, you will give Graph., and if from a tight fitting collar, you will loosen the collar and give Lack. If a nausea is produced by drinking small quantities of wine, your very first thought will be of Zinc. If it results from drinking sour wine, then you will turn at once to Ant. c. Overloaded. For a sensation in the stomach as if it had been overloaded by food or drink, you will at once study Puis, as the cura- tive remedy. In case, however, Puis, does not cover the totality of symptoms, you will study Am. c. and Ant. c. This is a 114 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. symptom the cause of which must be carefully ascertained in order to make a correct prescription. Pain. We now take up the study of pain. My desire is to call your attention first to the leading remedies in a general way, for pain. The differentiations will be noticed in studying the different kinds of pain. Our leading remedies are Arg. n.,Ars., Be 11. } Bry., Card. v., Card, an., Caust., Che I., Coloc., Cupr. ae., Lack., Nux v., Plb., Puis., Stann., Sulph., Tabac. and Verat. We have another list of very useful remedies which we shall place here as second-class remedies. These are Abrot., Acet. ae., Aeon., ASse., AEth., Ami. n., Ant. e., Ant. t., Apis, Arn., Asa/., Bar. e., Bar. m., Bism., Brom., Cale., Camph., Canth., Caps., Carb. ac., Carb. an., Cham., Chin., Cocc., Chalc., Con., Corn., Crot. h., WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 115 Cupr., Cupr. ar., Dig., Dios., Ferr., Gels., Graph., Grat., Hydr., Hyos., Ign., Iris, Iod., Ip., Kali bi., Kali c, Kreos., Lack., Later., Lob. i., Mag. c, Mag. m., Mag. phos., Mane, Merc, Nat. 'm., Nitr. ac, Nux m., Opium, Petr., Phos., Phyt., PteL, Sang., Secale, Sep., SiL, Spig., Staph., Sir am., Sul. ac, Tereb. and Zinc. When the pain occurs early in the morning on waking and before breakfast, you will at once think of Nux vom., and particularly so if the patient has indulged in highly spiced foods, tobacco or liquor. In case there is great burning in the stomach on waking, you will think of Caust. If the pains are sharp and shooting, radiating from the stomach into the chest or back, you will think of Kali c If there is great desire for very cold drink or food which is vomited soon after taken, you will think of Phos. When the pain is associated with an empty, hungry feeling, and relieved by eating, you will think of Sulph. 116 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When the pain * comes on in the after- noon and is associated with more or less distention of the stomach and bowels, you will think of Lack. If the pains come on in the evening af- ter supper and are accompanied with con- siderable bloating, you will study Carb. v. But if with this evening pain there is a sensation of internal trembling, you will study Sulph. ac. Pains that come on in the night after one has retired, may need Abrot., Arg. n., Graph., Kali c. or Sulph., according to the totality of symptoms. Pains that occur at the mid-night hour, or near that hour, are most frequently cured with China. Pains that come on between twelve at night and two in the morning, and with them there is a great anxiety and restless- ness, need Ars. Pains produced by acids call for Ant. c. Pains which have a sensation as of a cold wind blowing on the stomach or ab- domen, need Caust. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 117 Pains in the stomach, alternating with pains in the limbs, that is when the stom- ach is better the limbs are worse, and vice versa, mnst have Kali bi. Pains cansed by drinking beer are often ameliorated by the nse of Nux m. The pain in the stomach relieved by bending forward, mnst have Coloc. A pain prodnced by eating bread, par- ticularly white bread, needs Ant. c. or Phos. If the pain in the stomach is relieved by eating bread, then you will give Nat. c. When pains are produced by normal breathing, you will think of Ars. y Lye. or Puis. But if this pain is caused or aggravated by deep breathing, you will give Caust. When pains in the stomach are aggra- vated during a chill or from becoming chilled, you will study Ars. or Eup. per. If pains are produced from the pressure of the clothing, then give Am. c. When pains are produced by drinking coffee, think of Nux v. 118 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Pains produced by drinking cold drinks, need Aconite, Ars. or Rhus as leaders in this symptom. Notice : That in Aconite cold drinks produce a sensation in stomach as from a weight or hard stone. That in Ars. we have a nausea and of- ten vomiting as soon as the cold drink gets warm in the stomach. That in Rhus we have severe sharp pains in the stomach, accompanied by nausea after drinking ice water or any very cold drink. You may find it frequently necessary in connection with the above remedies to study Calc. a>, Canth., Graph, or Iris. When pains are produced by taking cold drinks when overheated, you will at once think of Kali c. When the pains in the stomach are re- lieved by cold drinks or cold food for which the patient craves, your first WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 119 thought will be of Phos. Now and then Puis, must be employed to aid you in this difficulty. Pains in the stomach produced by coughing, are usually relieved by one of these three leaders, namely, Bry., Lye. and Stann. Though these are leaders they do not cure all cases, and for this reason you will be obliged to study Am., Ars., Camph., Chin., Dros., Hell., Lp., Lack., Nux v., Phos., Rhus, Sabad. and Sepia. When the pains are caused or come on in damp weather, then give Kali c. When they come on after the mid-day meal study Mez. or Nat. c. When pains are produced by drinking, that is, warm drinks or of medium tem- perature, your great leader is Apoc. There are a few other remedies that have this symptom in their pathogenesis, namely, Apis, Coloc, Lac c., Mane, and Nat. m. The stomach pain so often found in 120 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. drunkards, calls for Calc., Carb. v., Lac. or Nux v. Pains that come on after eating any- thing or at any time, and particularly at the regular meals, point to one of these great leaders, Arg. n., Ars., Bar. c, Calc. p., Lye, Nux v., Puis., Sepia or Sulph. Now if these pains come on about one hour after eating, you will give Carb. v. If they do not appear until two or three hours after eating, then give Con. When the pains are relieved by eating, your first thought will be of Graph., though Brom., Che I., Kalm., Lac, Med., Nat. c. and Petr. are often indicated. When the pains return after some strong emotion, think of Cham, or Coloc. If the pains are accompanied with loud, uncontrollable eructations, then give Sil. When the pains are relieved by eructa- tions then think of Bry., Graph, or Lye. When the pains are accompanied by fainting, " things turn black before the eyes," then think of Nux v. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 121 If the pains come on while fasting, think of Calc. } Cocc. or Ign. If after fat foods, pastries or rich sonps, give Puis. If from flatulent food such as cabbage, beans, peas, etc., give Carb. v. If from fright, give Ign. If the pains are accompanied by hic- cough, give Rat. If the pains return every time the pa- tient gets hungry, give Psor. If the pains are caused by eating ice- cream, give Ars. If the pains are produced by a jar, sud- den motion, or walking or jolting in a carriage, give Bell. When the pains are produced from lac- tation, give Carb. v. This remedy also applies to pains pro- duced by any loss of animal fluids. Pains caused by lifting, or coming on after lifting, should have Bor. Pains relieved by lying on the stomach, need Elaps. 9 122 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Pains relieved by drawing tip the limbs, need Caust. Pains produced by fried or roast meats, should have Kali bi. If the pains are produced by boiled meats, give Graph. When the pains come on before the menses, you will at once think of Puis. If the pains come on during the menses, your very first thought will be of Sulph. Should this remedy, however, not cover the totality of symptoms, then turn to a study of Bor., Cham., Cocc, Graph., Nux v., Puis, or Sars. If pains in the stomach are caused by or result from a suppression of the men- strual epoch, then think of Lac. c. When these pains in the stomach come on with a profuse menstrual flow, you will study Calc. or Lye. Pains that appear only during urinat- ing, need a dose of Ip. So many people complain of pain in the stomach after drinking milk. In such WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 123 a case your very first thought will be of Mag. m. Should this remedy fail to meet the conditions, you will then turn to Ars. } Ferr. or Mag. c. for help. Pains caused by a misstep or by motion of any kind or any part of the body, call for Bry. or Canst. Pains relieved by moving about, need Chin. Pains caused by eating potatoes, call first for Alumina. Pains caused by the pressure of the hand, clothing, or anything for that mat- ter, lead one to think of Calc. or Opium. When the pains are relieved by pres- sure, you will think of Stann. If relieved by rubbing or gentle mas- sage or by bending over, think of Cycl. or Calc. When the pains come on during stool, think of Lye. Pains caused by some sudden turn, strain or movement of the body, call for Cupr. 124 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When the pains return after supper, and at no other time, give Sepia. If the pains are caused by vaccination, study Thuja or Variolinum. Now and then we find people suffering from stomach pains which they call vio- lent. For these violent pains we turn to Aconite, Am., Ars., Bell., Cupr., Cupr. ac, Iodine, Ip., Iris, Lac d., Mag. phos., Nux v., Plb., Podo. or Verat. Should these violent pains come on during walking or exercising, think at once of Bell, or Bry. When the pains are relieved by warm or hot drinks, think of Nux v. If relieved by drinking hot milk, you will give Graph, at once. If pains in the stomach extend to the bladder or genital organs, or extend from the stomach up into the chest, give Kali c. If these pains extend through to the back, think of Con. or Ferr. If they extend up to between the shoul- ders, give Bell. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 125 If the pains extend downward with a downward pressure, give Sep. If the pains extend transversely, when they radiate from one side to the other, give Ctna. Pains (Particular). /. Boring. — For boring pains in the stomach our symptomatology or our Ma- teria Medica seems to be decidedly cir- cumscribed. We have but two remedies that have marked provings in this com- plaint. They are Ars. and Nat. c. II Burning. — A burning pain is a very common pain, and for its cure we have a number of remedies. It will not be neces- sary to define each remedy and therefore we will ask you to study carefully the following leaders, first, Ars., Caps., Card. v., Cic, Colch., Phos., Secale and Sulph. Notice : That the burning of Ars. is likened to that sensation as if all the blood in the 126 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. region of the stomach were hot. To- gether with this you will find that pecu- liar anxiety so general to this remedy. That the burning of Caps, is likened to that sensation as if a piece of ice had been lying in the stomach, quickly removed and now reaction was setting in. That the burning of Card. v. is accom- panied with weakness and difficult breath- ing. This remedy extends down to the small of the back or up between the shoulders. That the burning of Cic. is accom- panied with severe pressure, swelling, or throbbing at the pit of the stomach. That the burning of Colch. is in alterna- tion with icy coldness of the stomach or in connection with gouty or dropsical con- ditions. That the burning of Phos. is intense with a great thirst for very cold drink which is often regurgitated as soon as it grows warm in the stomach. That Phos. is also a precious remedy in WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 127 catarrh of the stomach where there is much burning. That the burning of Secale is a deep- seated burning, with a pain likened uato gangrenous troubles. That the burning of Sulph. is accom- panied with great thirst but loss of appe- tite. These are our leaders, but do not forget that we have a battalion in reserve, ready for duty when required. Here it is s£sc, Anthr., Apis, Ars. h., Bell., Berb. Bism., Biy., Cadm., Calad., Calc. p. Camph., Canth., Carb. ac, Carb. an. Canst., Cham., Che I., Coloc, Con., Corn c., Crot. t., Cupr., Cupr. ac, Dig., Dios. Dnlc., Erig., Form., Graph., Hep., Hydr. Ign,, Lris,Jatr., Kali c., Kali i., Kali n. Kreos., Later., Lob. i., Merc., Merc. c. Mez., Mill., Nat. m., Nit m ac, Nux m. Nux v., Oc. ac, Ran. b., Ran. s., Sabad. Sabin., Sang., Sepia, Sil., Tereb. and Zinc. When this burning pain occurs in the 128 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. morning before breakfast, think of Dios. and Sulph. If this pain is relieved by eating break- fast, however, then yon will think of Kali bi. or Nat. sulph. When the bnrning pains come on at night, then think of Abrot. When the bnrning pains are produced by drinking, then study Lack, and Led. When the burning pains are on and not relieved by drinking, then give Calad. That dreadful burning pain so often found in old drunkards is best relieved by Sul. ac. Burning pains that come on soon after eating or while eating, find their cure in Caps. j Calc, Carb. an., Carb. v., Daph. } Kali c. and Lack. When these pains do not come on un- til some hours after eating, give Nat. m. or Plb. If the burning pains are relieved by eating, study Graph, or Mez. Here and there you will find a person WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 129 complaining of a burning in the stomach after eructations. In such a case give Calc. phos. When the burning pain is relieved by eructations, you will think of Ambr. In case of a severe burning pain during a fever, think of Lack. If such a pain occurs after a fright, give Aconite. If it occurs during a headache, and then only, give Sang. If the burning pain causes hunger or a craving for food, give Graph. If the burning pain comes on in parox- ysms, study Nat. m. If it comes on while standing or is made worse by standing in an upright position, give Sulph. If it comes on after stool, give Calc. phos. If it comes on habitually after supper, give Card. v. When the burning pain extends through to the back, give Card. v. 130 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When it extends up into the chest, give Phos. When it extends into the larynx or throat, give Kali e. When it extends up into the mouth, give Aeon, or Gels. When it seems to permeate the throat from the stomach, then give Kali e., Lac. etc.. Lye. or Nat. m. When the burning pain comes on after eating, give Kali e. When the burning pain radiates to the side or upwards into the body, give Cale. or Seeale. LIT. Clawing. — By this we mean a pain that seems to draw the parts together. It is sometimes called a puckering pain, like the sensation produced when biting into a raw persimmon. For this particu- lar symptom we have two remedies, Caust. and Nux. v. Observe: That in Caust. we have a sensation as of lime being slaked in the stomach. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 131 And in Nux v. we have a clawing that brings on a decidedly disagreeable dis- position. Apart from these two remedies you may be obliged at times to study Carb. an., Cocc, Graph., Nat. m., Stann. or Sulph. ac. IV. Cramping. — By this we mean a griping, a constricting or " doubling up" pain. For this sensation or symptom we have a quiver full of pointed arrows. Arrows that shoot straight to the mark. Here they are: Ars.,Bism., Carb. v., Caust., Che I., Coloc, Cupr., Graph., Lye, Mag. phos., Nux v., Podo. and Verat. There are other remedies which have cramping pain, but these you must study out for yourselves. It is our purpose here to give you first-class material with which you may cure the most of your cases. Remember these few points, that a cramping pain coming on early in the morning calls most frequently for Nux v. That a cramping pain coming on at night is most frequently cured by Camph. or Coloc. 132 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When it recurs at two o'clock in the morning, give Ars. When you find a man or woman doubled up with pain and find it im- possible to straighten them out because of the increased severity of pain it pro- duces, then give Coloc. When you find a person pressing on the stomach to relieve the pain or tight- ening the clothing for the same purpose, then give Nat. m. When you find a cramping pain in the stomach affecting the hands and feet and particularly drawing the thumbs down into the palms of the hands, then give Cham., and give it in a high potency. Cramping pains in old coffee drinkers, need Cham, or Nux v. When with this cramping pain there is a deathly feeling below the sternum or chest bone, then give Cupr. For cramping pains after eating, we think first of Nux v. This feature must not be forgotten, however, that these WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 133 cramps do not appear until one or two hours after eating. Your other remedies are Cale., Coee. } Coloc.j Crot. h., Tere., Kali c, Nat. m. and Sulph. according to conditions and totality of symptoms. If the cramps are relieved by eating, which is a different condition from aggra- vation by eating, you will then think of Brom., Chel.. y Graph, or Ign. If these pains come on while sitting only, give Gels. If they are relieved by eructations then give Bar. e. or Calc. If they are caused by eating fruit give Lye. If from loss of animal fluids give Chin. If they are better from lying down, think of Lye. When they come regularly before each menstrual epoch, you will give Bell, or Puis. If they do not come until the menstrual flow has begun, then think of Cupr. or 134 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Sars. If they appear after the flow give Bell. Where these cramps are periodical, re- curring at regular intervals and made worse by eating, be sure to give Arg. n. When they accompany pregnancy, give Con. Or when they are relieved by rising and walking about, give Gels. If they come on regularly before each stool, and cease during stool, give Coloc, but when they come on during stool and cease only when through stooling, give Kali. c. If the cramps are such as to cause urg- ing to stool, particularly ineffectual urg- ing, you will give ,Nux v. When the cramps are materially re- lieved by hot applications and return when the heat is removed, then give Mag. p. or Nux v., according to preponderance of symptoms in favor of one or the other. V. Cutting. — We have one marked cutter in our Materia Medica when applied WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 135 to pains in the stomach, and this cutter — as if knives were being thrust into the stomach — is Dios. This is our leader and a faithful one, too, and should not escape our memory. There are others that need our atten- tion when our leader is not indicated, and they are Abrot., Arg. n., Ars., Bell., Cadm., Calc, Cham., Coloc, Hydr., Ign., Kali c, Lye, Merc, Nat. c, Nnx m., Op., Phos., Phyt. and Sol. Notice : Most patients complain of a twisting sensation in the stomach, as if it were being tied in a knot, when suffering from the cutting pains of Dios. If the cutting pains compel one to bend backward for relief, you will give Bell., when they bend forward, — double up — for relief you will give Coloc. When caused by cold drinks, give Calc. p. When they recur after each meal, give Kali c. in most cases. 136 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When they accompany intermittent fever in spite of the indicated remedy used, think of Aran. VI. Digging. — A digging pain is hard to describe. The idea is that it burrows, seems to deepen, going inward or down- ward. Our provings are not very clear on this symptom, yet we have two rem- edies that are very useful and they are Kali c. and Sulph. Observe , please ', that Kali c. is indicated in this symptom when the pain results from grief, while in Sulph. this pain may occur in consequence of shame, mortifica- tion or chagrin. VII. Distress. — This is a peculiar pain and points particularly to that form of pain as an anxiety, anguish or agony. For this distress or agony we have five leading remedies, viz.: — Ars. } Lyc. } Nux v., Phos. and Puis. Notice : That Ars. is a sensitive remedy and has an affinity for people who are sensi- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 137 tive to pain, and that the pains — of a burning nature — are usually worse be- tween 12 and 2 A. m. or p. M. That Lye. has more or less distension of the stomach, scanty urine, and pre- dominantly worse after eating and late in the afternoon. That Nux v. is worse from contradic- tion, anger, indignation and predomi- nantly aggravated about 4 A. m. That Phos. is the reverse, in most cases, from Ars. in this that it has a disposition that is insensible and that it is predomi- nantly worse from cold, from growing cold, and from straightening up or stretch- ing. That Puis, is sensitive, easily disturbed by rich foods, touchy, and predominantly worse indoors, in a warm room, from growing warm or wrapping up. In addition to these remedies, which may not cover every case one meets, you may have to study ^Esc, Coleh., Dios., ■ Tod., //>., Kali di. } Lept. } Mag. c, Nit. ac. and Sulph. 10 138 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. If this distress is worse in the afternoon you will study, besides Lye. and Pu/s., — Iris and Sep. If after dinner only, then think of Nux m. If it comes on regularly after eating, even a little, and is associated with a sen- sation of fullness, give Lye. When it follows the use of milk, give Sulph. VIII. Drawing. — This means a drag- ging, pulling, tugging sensation, as if something were attached to the stomach and is drawing it together, downwards or upward. For this symptom we have few medicines of any consequence, but on careful study we find these — Anae 9) Arg. 7z., Phos. and Stann. If the drawing extends up into the chest you will think of Phos. at once. Should this pain extend to the small of the back, and be associated with a milky urine, you will give Phos. ac. IX. Gnawing. — This is, in fact, a met- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 139 aphorical definition of pain and refers to a biting, corroding, nibbling sensation. Were you ever painfully hungry ? Well that explains it. Gnawing is the opposite of soothing, softening, comforting or a re- freshing sensation. For this symptom we have two leaders, — Cina and Sep. Notice : The gnawing of Cina is keen, biting, worse from warmth, rest, standing, press- ure and in people who use much pepper in their food. That Sep. is worse from the open air, from cold applications, from lying on the back, after sweating and in persons who have used much Mercury or Quinine. While these are leaders you will not suppose for a moment that they cure every case ; for we find such remedies as Arg. n>, Ars., Calc, Cupr., Gamb., Glon. } Kali bi., Kreos., Lack., Lye, Mag. m., Merc. c. y Nit. ac, Puis, and Ruta often indicated. 140 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When a gnawing pain occurs during a chill, you will give Ars. When it occurs regularly before dinner or before eating, give Graph. When it recurs regularly after dinner, give Tromb. When this gnawing comes on after eat- ing then study Graph, or Kali bi. When eating relieves the pain, you will turn to a study of Hep., Ign., Lach., Lith. or Nat. c. When it comes on regularly after sup- per and at no other time give Sep. X. Lancinating. — This is a word used to express a sharp, shooting darting pain, and for its cure we have two strong rem- edies, viz. : Carb. v. and Kali c. Remember that in Carb. v. there is much flatulency, sensitiveness to little aggravations, from being in the dark, from stooping, aversion to salt things, and ailments from the excessive use of Merc. } Quinine and Acohol. That in Kali c. there is much irrita- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 141 bility, displeased with friends and food, that the pains come when being qniet as well as in motion, and that they are worse from lying on the stomach and from press- ure. XL Pinching. — This refers to that sen- sation as if the stomach were being squeezed together, or as if parts of it were being squeezed together, a distressing, tantaliz- ing pain. In this symptom we are led by CausL and Nux v. Notice : That in Caust. there is more or less burning, that the pains produce irritabil- ity of disposition, that they are worse in warm dry weather, worse morning and evening, the pinching pain of painters, pains resulting from the abuse of Qui- nine, Plumbum, Asa/., Euphrasia or Coloc. and relieved by eating dry food. That in Nux v. the pains often result from irritability, from excessive use of coffee, tobacco, alcohol, highly spiced 142 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. foods, eating at irregular hours or from eating too much. Our reserve forces, when these rem- edies are not indicated, will be found in Am., Cocc, Coloc , Graph, or Puis. XII. Pressing. — This is the opposite of relaxation, hence a drawing together, or as of a weight in or on the stomach ; or as if the skin and clothing were too taut, or the walls of the stomach were being drawn together. For this symptom our quiver is full of arrows. Those that shoot best are — Ars., Card, m., Caust., Cupr.y Cupr. ac, Phos. and Puis. May I again, " lest we forget," call your attention to the peculiar features of these remedies. Remember the fear, anxiety, restless- ness and thirst of Ars. } its aggravation from 12 to 2 A, m, and p. M., its aggravation from cold food and from the effects of Strych. and Dig. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 143 That in Card. m. there is aggravation from every motion, almost constant eructa- tion of air, there are much fatigue, colicky pains in the stomach and hepatic engorgement. That in Canst, the pains are worse when the stomach is empty, worse morn- ing and evening and in bright clear weather. That in Cupr. and Cupr. ac. we have an aggravation of pains from drinking cold water, from laughing, from mental exercise or from being over hurried. That P/ios. craves cold things to eat and to drink, that it is not as sensitive to pain as Ars., and that it is worse from cold wet weather. That Puis, is worse from sweets, pastries or rich foods, worse indoors and better from being in the open air and in lively company. In our quiver, however, we also have these remedies which do not fail to catch their prey when indicated, viz.: — Aeon., 144 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Ambr., Am. c., Anac, Asa/., Am., Bar. c., Bell., Benz. ac., Bism., Bry., Calc, Coloc, Con., Ferr., Fl. ac, Gent., Graph., Grat., Hep., Ign., Iod., Kali c., Kali n., Kalm., Lack., Laur., Led., Lye., Mere., Meny., Meph., Mez., Mosch., Myric, Nat. c., Nat. m., Nit. ac., Nux v., Op., Osm., Petr., Plat., Plumb., Ran. s., Rhodo., Rob., Samb., Sang., Seeale, Senega, Sep., SiL, Spong., SquiL, Stann., Stront., Sul. ac., Sulph., Valer., Verat. If the pressing pains are worse in the morning on waking or rising, you will think of Chin., Nat. m. or Nux v. When they come on early in the fore- noon, you will think of Graph. If they come on regularly at the noon hour, think of Am. When they appear in the evening or lying down in bed, give Lye. Pressing pains at night, that is, pains that come on after retiring and are absent during the day and on moving about, need Am. c., Calc or Sulph. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 145 A pressing pain from drinking beer needs Nux m., with total abstinence from beer. Pressing pains caused by eating bread have a remarkable remedy in Caust. This should be given in the higher potencies for pronounced results. The bread should be well baked. - You will sometimes find Bar. c, Bry. or Phos. useful in this disorder, according to the totality of symptoms. Pressing pains soon after breakfast need Nat. c, and if the patient indulges in hot bread or poorly prepared cereal for breakfast a change in diet will be neces- sary. Pressing pains from weight or pressure of clothing, call for Am, c. Pressing pains caused or aggravated by coughing, call for Phos. Pressing pains coming on after dinner need Clem, or Nat. c. When they are caused by drinking, think of Chin. s. 146 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACli. When caused by eating — morning, noon and night — think of Bry. The pressing pain most frequently found is that which comes on after eating. Here we have five great leaders which every physician should master. They are — Chin., Lack., Lye, Nux v. and Phos. Chin, and Lye. are similar in many symptoms of the stomach, but dissimilar in this that Chin, has great aversion to food with a sensation of fullness after eat- ing, while Lye. has great hunger with easy satiety after eating but little, and great fullness and pressure after taking but a mouth-full of food. Lach. has a fitful appetite, alternating between a ravenous and loss of appetite, and in either case eating produces such a pressure that breathing is made very difficult. In Nux v. there is loss of appetite with corresponding loss of energy, with sud- den sensation of repletion after taking but a small quantity of food, and no WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 147 matter how small the quantity, there is a sensation of pressure in the stomach in one or two hours after eating. In Phos. there is, apart from a sensation of pressure, also a sensation as of a heavy weight in the stomach. While this is true in most cases, do not forget that we may also have a sensation of complete emptiness in the stomach with a sensa- tion of pressure after eating but little, and that salty food aggravates these symptoms. And now besides the above leaders, we have as a reserve force such valuable adjuncts as Asa/., Bell., Bism., Bry., Canth., Card. v. } Cina, Ferr., Hep., Kali bi., Kali c. y Lob., Lyssin, Nat. c, Nat. m., Phos. ac, Puis., Sang., Sep., Sil., Stront. and Sulph. When this pressure is relieved by eruc- tations you will think of Carb. v. or Graph. If the pressure is aggravated during expiration give Am. 711. When caused by fasting think of Petr. 148 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When caused by fat foods, give Puis. When worse by lying on the back, give Calc. When worse before the menses, give Nux v. When worse during the menses, think of Sulph. first, and when it is not indicated turn to the study of Caust. If the pressure is worse from drinking milk, think of Ferr. If produced by motion of any kind, give Bry. If this pressure is worse by sitting in a bent position and relieved by standing erect, give Kalm. When it is worse after stool, study Calc. or Puis. A sensation of weight was mentioned in Phos., but you will also find this sensa- tion under Aeon., Bry., Cham., Phos. ac, Puis, and Spig. XIII. Scraping. — By this is meant a sensation of rawness, abrasion, as if the inside of the stomach were skinned; a WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 149 sensation quite the opposite of smooth- ness. Here we have two strong rem- edies — Ars. and Puis. In Ars. there is great burning, as if the stomach were on fire, with great thirst and nausea after drinking. In Puis, this scraping is milder j but ex- tends up into the oesophagus as if corrod- ing the mucous membranes. XIV. Shooting. — For shooting pains in the stomach, for which we have marked provings, one remedy seems to be most frequently indicated, namely, Anac. If this shooting pain extends through to the back, a feature not found in Anac, we give Ran. b., When the pain extends up into the chest, a feature not found in the two rem- edies already named, we give Rumex. XV. Soreness. — This includes such sen- sations as if the stomach were bruised, or beaten, or pounded, or as if it were very tender or sensitive to touch or pressure. Our list of remedies for this symptom 150 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. is a long one, but we shall select those that have the greatest affinity in their provings. When these do not cover the totality of symptoms you must study your case more carefully. The remedies are — Arn.> Ars., Bell., Bry., Carb. v., Chin., Colch n Kalic, Lack., Lyc n Mag. m. } Merc. c. } Nux v. and Phos. Notice. That in traumatism — effects of blows on the stomach, heavy lifting, straining, etc. — in persons of yellowish, livid com- plexion, hypochondriacal mood, — where the eructations taste like spoiled or putrid eggs — where there is a feeling of indo- lence in the extremities from prolonged watching or studying, Am. is indicated. That in a soreness resulting from the abuse of wine, malt or spirituous liquors, ice cream, acid fruits, very fat or salty foods, the face is pale, sunken, livid or of a cadaverous appearance, the extremities WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 151 cold, and where with the soreness there is burning in the stomach and a great thirst, you will give Ars. That in persons who are disposed to be hysterical, where the face is very red or pale, where the eyes are injected — where there is a putrid taste in the fauces while eating or drinking, though the food tastes natural — where the soreness results from eating food that is slightly spoiled, or a soreness resulting from clam chowder or lobster in any form, and when with the soreness there is throbbing give Bell. That persons who complain of sore- ness after drinking chocolate, milk, eating flatulent foods, fruit, pastry, salads ; who have frequent eructations immediately after meals, and who are worse from any motion, or from pressure on the stomach, need Bry. That persons who abused wines, and who flush up quickly on drinking a little wine, who are suffering from the loss of animal fluids, who have been on a "spree," 152 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. who have over-loaded their stomach and complain of soreness with distension of the stomach and difficult breathing, who " bloat up n after eating flatulent foods, or complain of soreness soon after eating any kind of food, are in need of Carb. v. That persons who complain of soreness in the stomach and with this soreness suffer from loss of aniinal fluids, complain of malaise, drowsiness, hypochondriacal mood, fullness and distension of the stomach ; who want to lie down after every meal, even after eating but little, and who are easily disturbed in sleep, need Chin, That the modality that will lead you to think of Colch. and prescribe it with effect is, nausea aggravated by the smell of food. That Kali c. has sharp shooting pains in the stomach, frequently with soreness, but its leading modality is dissatisfaction with any and all kinds of food — food that he once relished, he now dislikes. This WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 153 dislike applies not only to tlie food pre- pared, bnt to the one wlio prepares it. He is preeminently a disgruntled individual. That Lack, has a soreness and a sensi- tiveness in the stomach that prevents the fastening of clothing; for any pressure, no matter how slight it may be, aggra- vates the soreness. Here also you will find, in most cases, a dislike for bread, and a craving for milk or wine, though the latter produces distress and with the distress there is a malaise and a disposi- tion to indolence. That in Lye. there is a fair appetite, with easy satiety after eating but little, an in- crease of pain from eating shell fish of any kind, particularly oysters, much dis- tension of the stomach and bowels, ema- ciation around the neck and' upper part of the body, and a general aggravation of all complaints, late in the afternoon. That in Merc, you will find an aver- sion to solid foods in general and to warm foods, with a desire for juicy and re- ii 154 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. freshing foods and drinks, with a general sensitiveness to the extremes of heat and cold, and an aggravation from all com- plaints during the night and from per- spiration. That in Mag. m. yon will often find, associated with soreness in the stomach, a continnal rising in the month of a white frothy snbstance, eructations tasting like onions; and a gulping up of water in the throat or mouth. That in Nux v. you will have an ag- gravation of the soreness from eating highly seasoned foods, from coffee, to- bacco and strong drink; there is often heat and redness of the face, or yellow, sallow complexion and an individual with a "chip on his shoulder," ready to take offense at any thing and resent it with vehemence, which always makes the stomach worse. That in Phos. you have not only the tall, slender, narrow-chested, dark com- plexioned individual, but one who craves WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 155 cold things to eat and to drink, — the colder the better he likes it — with tender- ness over the stomach and a regurgita- tion of food and drink as soon as it grows warm in the stomach. If the inside of the stomach, could be kept cold he pos- sibly would not want the food or drink. When these remedies do not apply, you will study your cases carefully for some other remedy of which there are many. Here are a few more particulars, how- ever, we must not forget while studying soreness in the stomach. If this soreness is always worse in the morning, you will at once turn to P/ios. If this soreness is aggravated by cough- ing, you will think of Bry., Dros., Nux v. or Stann. If it comes regularly after eating, con- sider Calc. p. or Sang. When it is worse by fasting, think of Bar. c. When it is worse on deep inspiration, think of Ars. 156 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When it is worse on stepping or com- ing down a stairway, turn to Aloe, Bar. c. or Bell. XVI. Stitching. — This is similar to a sticking or stinging pain, as if something very pointed were penetrating the stomach in one or more places. For this kind of pain we tnrn at once to Ars. as onr leader, and particularly so if with this stitching we have one or more of the peculiarities of Ars. — as restless- ness, anxiety, fever, burning and great thirst for repeated drinks of small quan- tities of water. It would be arbitrary, however, to give this remedy for every stitch in the stomach, for in our provings we find that Aeon., Am., Berb., Bism., Card, v., Caust., Cham., Gamb., Ign., Kali c, Lye, Nat. c, Nit. ac, Phos., Psor., Puis., Rhus t., Sep., Sulph. and Tabac. have this peculiar sen- sation in a minor degree. But when this stitching pain is made worse, or produced by deep inspiration, you will think of Caps, or Sulph. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 157 When caused or made worse by cough- ing, you will study Bry., Podo. or Tabac, When produced by eating, turn to Kali bi. When caused by stepping hard, so as to jar the stomach, you will give Puis. When these stitching pains extend through to the back, almost compelling one to gasp for breath at times, you will give Bor. or Chel. If these pains extend into the chest, you will think of Colch., Lack, or Rumex. XVII. Tearing. — This is sometimes known as a lacerating pain, as if things were separated or torn apart in the stom- ach. You will not often find this symp- tom, but when you do, and find it is the result of anger, give Coloc. Your other remedies will be Ars., Cocc, Colch., Cupr. and Daph. Should these tearing pains come very suddenly, you will possibly find your greatest help in Cic. XVIII. Ulcerating. — This is another 158 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. form of soreness with a continual burn- ing or drawing pain. But an ulcerative pain may resemble any pain in the cata- logue from a dull to a sharp pain, and you possibly will need to turn to some other pain for clearness in prescribing for this. However, such remedies as Acet % ac. } Arg. n., Lack., Mag. c, Mag. m., Nat. m., Rat. and Rhus t. will aid you greatly in prescribing. Should this pain come regularly after dinner, or the mid-day meal, together with more or less distension of the stomach and an aggravation from eating sweets, you will give Arg. n. Pulsation. This means a throbbing or beating sen- sation in the stomach. When abnormal, it is an unpleasant sensation and the source of much anxiety to patients. No matter what the cause or the pathological conditions, your first thought will be of WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 159 Chin., Nux v. or Puis. The differentia- tion is not difficult. Chin, with its bloating, loss of appetite and pallor, is easily known. Nux v. with its irritable temper and excessive indulgence in highly seasoned foods, etc., cannot be mistaken. Puis, with her tendency to a "sour stomach " and increase of symptoms from rich or fat foods is so well known that you will recognize her on the street corner. But there are other remedies that have this strange pulsation in the stomach, and they are Ant. c, Ant. t., Arg. n., Asa/., Cact., Calc, Cic, Ferr., Glon., Graph., Hydr., Iod., Kali c, Mag. m., Mang., Nat. m., Nit. ac, Rhus t., Sep., Sil. and Stann. Notice these few particulars, please: When this pulsation is worse in the morning, and relieved by eructations, you will give Sep. When it is predominantly worse at 160 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. night, before midnight, you will give Puis. When it is produced by eating or brought on by light exercise immediately after eating, you will doubtless turn to Nat. m n which may cover the entire case. If this throbbing is accompanied by a headache, you will think of Kali c. You see, therefore, that each remedy has its particulars, which must not be for- gotten when selecting something to cure your patient. Retching. This is another term used to define certain forms of nausea and vomiting. It is usually thought of in that form of vomiting where little or nothing is ejected from the stomach. Here are our leading generals in this complaint, Bell., Eup. per., Ip., Nux v. These are so well known that we need not analyze them. For the sake of clearness let us add these particulars : WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 161 When this trouble comes on by day only, and not by night, study Stann. When it comes on in the morning on waking, think of Nux v. or Nat. c. When it occurs during menses only, give Puis. If it is caused by or accompanies a cough, you will turn to a study of Carb. v., Dros., Hep., Nit. ac, Puis. When it accompanies a diarrhoea, think of Arg. n. and Cupr. When found in drunkards, think of Ars. or Nux v. When it comes on after eating, think of Cham., but when it is relieved by eat- ing, give Ign. When it is caused by hawking mucus from the fauces, you will first study Nux v., and if this does not cover the case, study Ambr., Anac, Bry., Calc. p., Kali c. or Stann. A persistent and increasing retching needs Ars. When it is ineffectual, that is, when a 1 62 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. patient tries to and cannot vomit, you will turn to a study of Ant. t.\ Arn., Ars. } Asar., Bell., Bry., Nux v. or Podo., for among these you will find something that will aid you. If it is produced by drinking milk, give Calc. If it is accompanied with much pain in the stomach, or is spasmodic, you will think of Merc. When caused by smoking tobacco or after having smoked tobacco, give Ip. When caused by swallowing, particu- larly empty swallowing, you will first think of Graph., and if this does not cover the case, study Lack. For violent retching, give Ars. For vomiting after prolonged retching, think of Apis or Sep. Retraction. For a sensation of retraction, as if the stomach were drawn in, you will find Dulc, Kali i. or Op. helpful. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 163 Sinking. For a sinking sensation, or a sensation of emptiness, faintness or collapse of the stomach, you will turn to one of these leaders, viz., Dig., Nux v. or Tabac. These three cover the majority of cases, but when not indicated, study well the general conditions for another remedy. When it occurs before meals, think of Sulph. When it occurs after meals, think of Dig. Slaking. For that peculiar sensation described as of slaking lime in the stomach, give Caust. Stone. A sensation in the stomach described as a feeling of a stone or some heavy weight, will lead you to think of two rem- edies, Ars. and Bry. 164 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. However these do not meet every case, and here and there you may need to ob- serve carefully, the following: Bar. c., Brom., Calc., Cham., Kali bi., Merc, Nux v. and Phos. ac. When it is the result of a cold, produc- ing vomiting, give Aeon. When caused by eating, or drinking cold water, think of Bry.; and if this is relieved by eructations, give Bar. e. TENSION. This sensation may be likened to a strain, stiffness, lack of tone, or as if the stomach were being stretched. It is the opposite of looseness, relaxation or slack- ness. For its relief you will think of one of these great remedies, Carb. v., Lye., Nux v. or Ruta. Or failing to find the similimum in these, you will turn to Ant. t., Ars., Caps., Chel., Hep., Ip., Kali e., Lack., Lob., Plb., Puis., Sil., Stann., Staph, or Tereb. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 165 Should tension be aggravated by cloth- ing, then give Hep. or Kreos. Should it come on after eating, give Iod. Should it be caused by drinking milk, give Ruta. If it is relieved on motion, give Puis. Thirst. This is an abnormal thirst for things that should not be drunk, or for abnormal quantities of water. The catalogues of remedies are many and each one differing from the other in some particular. There are, as leaders, Acet. ac, Aeon., Ars., Bry., Calc., Caps., Cham., Chin., Dig., Eup. per., Hell., Iod., Merc, Nat. m., Op., Phos., Secale, SiL, Stram., Sulph. and Verat. Notice. Acet. ac. has a burning thirst, not sati- ated by taking large draughts of water. It is an intense thirst and found in dia- betes, dropsy or chronic diarrhoea. 166 WHAT TO DO FOR THE^STOMACH. Aeon., also an intense burning thirst that seems unquenchable, but found in all cases of a fever with dry and hot skin. Ars. has a burning, unquenchable thirst, but drinks little at a time and often. This thirst is for acids, often producing vomiting, and is most intense during the supurating stage of a fever. Brj/.j as you know, has an intense thirst for large quantities of water, but takes these drinks far apart. A Bry. thirst is more easily satisfied by warm or hot drinks than by cold. Calc. has a constant thirst for cold drinks, but feels this thirst more by night than by day. Particularly adapted to phlegmatic constitutions and found in cholera infantum, worms, podagra, gout and epilepsy. Caps, has a thirst after stool, but more particularly in intermittent fever, when the chill comes on. Cham, has an intense thirst for cold WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 167 water and acidulated drinks, but this thirst is more intense in the mouth, which is dry, and in which the patient wants to hold the cold water until it gets warm. It seems to satisfy more thoroughly in the mouth than in the stomach. Chin, has a real thirst during the hot stages of fever, or rather when there are hot flushes ; for China has no thirst dur- ing a chill and often none during a con- tinual heat. Dig. has a continuous thirst with very dry lips. The abnormality of a Dig. thirst, however, lies in the desire for sour or bitter drinks, beer for instance. Eup. per. has an intense thirst for cold water — sometimes warm drinks — with this peculiarity that the thirst grows in- tense from three to twelve hours before a chill or an attack of fever. Hell, has a greedy thirst ; the patient swallows the water ravenously, often bites the spoon and frequently expresses his disgust for the water he just drank. 168 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Iod. has a thirst, but not for much water. An Iod. patient thirsts for some- thing stronger, and wants liquor, pure and straight. Merc, is thirsty all the time and longs for beer and ice water. Nat. m. has a unique thirst — u constant without desire to drink." When Nat. m. drinks, it drinks copiously , almost greedily, with an aggravation of thirst in the even- ing. Op. has no characteristic thirst. This point, however, must not be forgotten that, in Op. cases, there may be unquench- able thirst, or complete absence of thirst. It has these extremes. Phos. has great thirst for fresh drinks, cold, very cold and fresh water, but ejects it as soon as it grows warm in the stomach. Secale has a thirst during all stages of a fever, but this is a thirst for acids rather than for anything else. Secale is a lover of lemonade. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 169 Silzcea being a chilly patient, we look for but little thirst except in fevers, when, particularly in the afternoon, with in- creasing heat, there is an increasing thirst. Stram. is paradoxical, for at one time you may find a violent thirst, with great dryness of throat and mouth, and again, "thirstless, fear of water and an aversion to all fluids. " Stilph. is preeminently a thirst} r rem- edy, craving anj^thing from water to strong whiskey or brandy, and is found in many of the ills peculiar to Sitlph. 11 Drinks much but eats little," is one of the characteristics. Verat. like Pfios. craves cold drinks, especially during perspiration, but it does not eject the liquid when it grows warm in the stomach. Let this suffice for a few general notes. As to particulars regarding time, nature, etc., of thirst, study well the following: For morning thirst, that is, abnormal, you will first think of Nit. ac. } and sec- ondly of Graph., Nux v. and Stann. 12 170 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. For great thirst during a chill, think of Verat. For thirst after rising and moving about, you will study Verat. v. For a ten A. M. thirst daily, give one of the Natrums, preferably Nat. m. For abnormal thirst at noon-day give Lye. Afternoon thirst calls for Calc, Nat. c, Ran. b. and Zinc. For thirst before chill or at two p. m., you will think of Puis., but if this thirst is at 4 P. M. regularly, you will give Lye. For evening thirst you are led by Cycl., which has a close following in All. c, Croc., Gamb., Lod., Mag. c, Mag. m., Nat. m., Nat. s., Nice, Thuj. and Zinc. Growing thirsty after a chill calls for Nat. m. or Sulph. Abnormal thirst after exercise calls for Nat. c. Night thirsts are led by Sil., which has a close following in Aeon., Ant. c., Ars., Eup.per., Hep., Lack., Lye, Mag. c, Merc., Phos., Rhus t., Spong., Sulph. and Thuja. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 171 A burning and vehement thirst calls loudly for Acet. ac, Bry. or Phos. These three remedies are most frequently indi-" cated, and when not indicated, do not use them, but study these pages for one more suitable. A strong thirst before a chill in inter- mittent fever needs Eup.per. Sometimes Caps., Hep. or Puis, are indicated. A strong thirst during a chill, in inter- mittent fever, needs Apis, Caps., Cina, Eup. per., Ign., Nat. m., Nux v., Sep., Sil. or Verat. If this thirst comes on after the chill, in intermittent fever, study Ars., Chin, or Dros. When the drinking of water makes the headache unbearable, study Cimex. When there is a thirst with dread of liquids from any cause, study Bell., Canth., Hell., Hyos., Lack., Nux v. or Stram. If the thirst is increased while eating, look well to Am. c., Cocc. or Lack. 172 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When it is increased after eating, then turn to Bry. or Caust. For extreme thirst in any diseased con- dition, we turn to Acet. ac., Aeon., Arg. n., Ars., Bry., Cale., Phos., Rob., Sil., Sulph. or Verat. Observe, carefully, the modalities gov- erning each remedy. An extreme thirst with headache, needs in most cases Mag. m. An extreme thirst during the heat of a fever is in need of Aeon., Ars., Bell., Bry., Eup. per., Nat. m., Nux v. When there is a thirst for large quan- tities of water, think of Bry., Nat. m., Phos., Sulph. or Verat. An abnormal thirst during menses, will need Bell., Cedr., Cham., Coe. c. or Zinc. When a thirst comes on after nausea, give Nux v. A thirst during perspiration calls prin- cipally for Ars., Chin., Nat. m. or S tram. If it comes on after perspiration, think first of Lye. and then of Ant. e., Ant. t. or Nux v. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 173 A thirst for small quantities of water often, before stool, leads you to think first of Ars. and then of Chin., Coloc, Corn., Hell., Lack., Rhus t. and Sulph. If it occurs after stool only, then think of Caps. For an unquenchable thirst, is led by Ars. and Phos. A thirst preceding an attack of vomit- ing needs Eup. per., but when the thirst comes on during vomiting, you will turn to Ars. Thirstless. Our thirstless remedies are not very numerous. The leaders are Ant. t., Apis, Chin., Gels., Hell., Nux m., Puis, and Sabad. A second grade of remedies deserve more than a passing notice, and these are AElsc, Agn., Am. m., Ant. c., Arg. n., Asaf., Bell., Bov., Camph., Con., Cycl., Ferr., Hydr., Ip., Kali c., Lye, Mang., Olnd., Op., Samb., Sep. and Staph. 174 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. When there is thirstlessness with de- sire to drink, you will turn to Ars., Camph. or Cimex. Thirstless during heat — fever — is led by Apis and Sep. Closely following these will be Alum., Ant. t. } Calc, Caps., Carb. v., Caust., Dros., Ferr., Ign. and Led. Tingling. A tingling sensation in the stomach is most frequently cured by. Puis, or Rhus t. Trembling. This trembling or quivering sensation in the stomach is one frequently found in practice, and you will find your principal remedies in Arg. n., Ars., Flaps, Ham. and Ign. Twisting. A twisting sensation, as if something were trying to make a rope of the stom- ach, finds its similimum in Alum., Arg. n., Cocc, Lye, Nux m., Nux v. and Plb. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 175 When this twisting sensation extends to the abdomen, give Arg. n. Look well to the totality of symptoms. Twitching. This is a strange and nnfrequent symp- tom, and refers to small spasmodic jerk- ings in and around the stomach and is purely of nervous origin. In such con- ditions study Hydr. or Ign. Ulcers. For ulcers of the stomach we think first of Kali bi. } Merc. c. or Phos. It is difficult to differentiate between these- remedies. The totality here, as in all other cases, must decide upon the remedy. Apart from the three remedies above mentioned, you will not forget to examine Arg. n., Ars. } Kreos., Mez>, Nit. ac. and Nux v. 176 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Vomiting. Because of the many particulars we find in the study of remedies for vomit- ing, let us be content to mention our gen- eral leaders without noting the differen- tiations, and look to our particulars for indices to prescribing. These leaders are: Aeon., ALth., Ant. e., Ant. t., Apis, Apom., Arg. n., Ars., Bry., Cham., Coleh., Cupr., Cupr. ac., Ferr., Gamb., Ip., Iris, Kreos., Lob., Nux v., Phos., Plb., Puis., St I., Sulph., Tabac, Verat. and Verat. v. I will ask you to observe carefully the following particulars : For simple morn- ing vomiting, you will look to Caps, as your first aid, except in drunkards, when you will think of Ars. In addition to these two, you may need to study such remedies as Con., Cycl., Dig., Dros., Ferr., Ferr. p., Guai., Hep., Ign., Lye., Nat. m., Nux v., Si/., Sul. ac., Sulph., Tarent. and Verat. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 177 A noonday vomiting especially caused by eating soup, needs Mag. c. Vomiting habitually in the afternoon or evening, needs Puis, or Sulph. For nocturnal vomiting you will think first of Calc. and Ferr.; the first most frequently before, the latter most fre- quently after midnight. Such remedies as Ant. t., Arg. n., Ars., Chin., Ign n Lack., Lye, Merc, Nux v., Plb., Podo., St I., Stram., Sulph. and Verat. are often indicated. Vomiting from anger will lead you to Cham., Coloc. or Nux v. When it occurs during apyrexia, give i P . Habitual vomiting after retiring, needs Tarent. Habitual vomiting from drinking beer, needs Mez. Habitual vomiting before breakfast, points you at once to Tabac. When this is not indicated, study Kreos. or Nux v. Habitual vomiting after breakfast, points to Borax, Card. veg. or Ferr. 178 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Vomiting from cleansing the teeth needs Coc. c. Vomiting before a chill, in intermittent fever, points to Ars., Eup. per., Ferr. Vomiting during a chill, points pre- dominantly to Eup. per. Such remedies, however, as Caps., Cina, Eros., Ign., Ip., Nat. m., Puis, and VeraL must not be for- gotten. Vomiting after a chill points predomi- nantly to Eup. per. and Nat. m. You will see by this that vomiting before, during or after a chill, in intermittent fever, points first to Eup. per., and it will be your first consideration, unless symp- toms point to another remedy. Vomiting caused by drinking cold water, points to Verat. v., and this will be your remedy unless conditions call for another. Vomiting on coughing leads one to think of Alum., Ant. t., Bry., Eros, and i P . Vomiting during a diarrhoea points pre- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 179 dominantly to Ant. t., Arg. n., Ars. and Verat. Difficult vomiting, " So hard for me to vomit," is relieved by Ant. t. Vomiting after drinking — anything — points to Ant. c. } Ars., Phos. and Verat. When the vomiting comes on immedi- ately after drinking, you will think of Ars., Bism., Eup. per., Nux v. and Zinc. When it is produced by drinking but little, think of Ars., and if this little is very cold and soon ejected, think of Phos. The habitual vomiting of drunkards points first to Kali bi. There are certain conditions and changes, even in drunkards, that compel us to study such remedies as Alumina, Ars., Cadm., Caps., Carb. ac, Crot. h., Kali bro?n., Lack., Nux v., Sang, and Sul. ac. Easy vomiting, ejecting the contents of the stomach without apparent effort, leads one to think first of Cham., but we must not forget that Ferr., Ign., Kali'bi., 180 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. Nux v., Phos., Phyt., Ran. s. and Tabae. have each a similar condition, particu- larly PAos.j which "spits" up food and mucus by the mouthful without apparent effort. Sudden attacks of vomiting while eat- ing, need Ars. Sudden attacks of vomiting after eat- ing, point to Ars. } Bry., Chin., Ip., Nuph., Phos., Sep. j Si/. } Sulph. and Verat. Vomiting caused by eating eggs, needs Ferr. Vomiting caused by eating fat foods, needs Puis. Vomiting during the heat or fever, when suffering from malaria or intermit- tent fever, needs Nat. m. Forcible vomiting, ejecting the con- tents of the stomach as from a force pump, needs Verat., though Con., Nux v., Petr. and Same, have this symptom, but in a milder form. Forcible vomiting soon after eating, points to Same. WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 181 Vomiting caused by hawking up mucus or clearing the throat, leads us to think of Ambr., Calc. p. and Coc. c. Vomiting associated with headaches has a long list of remedies, but on look- ing them over very carefully we find the following most frequently indicated: Ars., Ip., Iris, Melt., Phos., Puis., Sang, and Sep. Vomiting during the heat of a paroxysm of intermittent fever calls for Ant. t., Eup. per. or Nat. m. most frequently. Vomiting caused by eating ice cream, needs Ars. or Puis. — predominantly Ars. Incessant vomiting, that is, day and night without relief, leads one to study with great care the following : Arg. n., Iod., Ip:, Kreos., Merc, c, Nit. ac, Phos. and Plb. Vomiting during intoxication, needs Nux v. Vomiting before menses, Calc, Kreos., Nux v. and Puis. Vomiting during menses, Am. c, Am. 182 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. m., Apoc, Calc, Carb. v., Cupr. } Graph. , Kali e. } Lye. , Phos., Puis., Sulph. and Verat., of which Apoc. is our leader. Vomiting due to suppressed menses,^. Vomiting caused by drinking milk, points to sEth., Sil. and Valer., each of which should be carefully studied. Remember this, please, that when a baby habitually vomits its mother's milk, your first study will be Sil., and your next will be Ant. c. or Sanic. Vomiting on motion leads you to study Ars. and Tabac. Vomiting after the abuse of Opium, Cham. Vomiting from being overheated, Ant. c. Paroxysmal attacks of vomiting, Ars. and Phos. Vomiting during perspiration, in febrile attacks, Ars., Eup. per. Vomiting when perspiration ceases, Cact. Vomiting during pregnancy points to Asar.y Che I. , Jatr., Kreos., Lac. ae. } Nux WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 183 m., Nux v., Puis., Sep., Symph. and Tabac. Vomiting produced while riding in a carriage, train or street car, Curb, ac, Cocc, Petr. and Tabac. Vomiting produced by rising from re- cumbent positions, Aeon., Colch. and Lac d. Vomiting from sour wine, Ant. c. Vomiting from loud speaking, Coc. c. Vomiting during ordinary stool, Arg. n., Ars., Merc, and Verat. Vomiting on trying to swallow, needs Merc, c. Violent attacks of vomiting are most frequently cured by Ars., Colch., Crot. t., Phos. and Tabac. Acrid vomiting, making throat and mouth sore, needs either Kreos. or Sang. Albuminous vomiting, that is, vomiting a substance similar to the white of a raw egg, calls iorjatr., Merc. c. or Plb. (a) Bile. The vomiting of bile is sometimes a puzzle. Great care is neces- 184 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. sary in prescribing for this symptom. Here are your principal remedies, Ars., Bry., Cham., Chel., Colch., Eup. per., Ip., Merc , Merc, c, Merc, cy., Nux v., Op., Phos , Puis., Sang., Sep. and Verat. When it occurs in the morning on ris- ing, think of Sep. When at night, Merc, or Podo. During or after a chill, Eup. per. or Nat. m. With colic, Chin., Iod. or Nux v. During a cough, Chin, and Puis. During a fever, Ars., Cham., Chin., Eup. per., Nux v. or Puis. When lying on right side or back, Crot. h. When in connection with headache, study Chel., Ip., Iris or Sang. When it occurs during perspiration, think of Cham, or Chin. When with this there is great nausea, trembling and prostration, give Eup. per. When there is vertigo, give Chel. (b) Bitter. For bitter vomiting three WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 185 remedies take the lead, Nux v., Phos. and Sang. When this bitter vomiting occurs in the morning, think of Bry. When after drinking coffee, give Cham. If during a cough, give Sep. If during a chill, give Cham. If during the heat of fever, give Eup. per. When during a headache, give Sang. (c) Black. For vomiting of black substance, you will think of such reme- dies as Ars., Cadm., Nux v., Phos. and Verat. For a black oily substance, Ars. the 10,000 did very quick and effectual work in a case seventy years old. Phos. not only controlled the vomiting, dark brown, in a case eighty-three years of age suffering from a malignant tumor of the right ovary, but made her reason- ably comfortable and prolonged her life. I gave it in the 1,000. (d) Blood. The vomiting of blood 13 186 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. strikes terror to the physician as well as to the patient and parties concerned. To know what to do and what to give is mas- terly. Here is what to give, Am., Cact., Card. v., Chin., Crot. h., Ferr., Ham., Ip., Phos. and Sabin. Bach one of these remedies must be prescribed upon its own peculiar charac- teristics. Now these alone do not cover every case, and we may need to study Aeon., Am. c, Ars % , Bry., Cole, Canth., Caust., Cupr., Cycl., Erig., Ferr. p., Hyos., Lack., Merc, c., Mill., Nit. ae., Nux v., Petr., Phyt., Plb., Podo., Puis., Sang., Secale, Sep., Sulph., Verat. and Zinc. Observe, that Am. is indicated in vom- iting produced by injuries to the stomach. That Cact. is indicated in hsematamesis resulting largely from organic cardiac lesions. That Carb. v. is indicated in low and dangerous forms of disease, body cold, WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 187 hippocratic face ; and the blood is black and thick. That China has a constant spitting or vomiting of venons blood, which is usu- ally dark. That Crot. h. has an oozing of dark, really black blood, is from the stomach and is found in low forms of disease as in typhoid or typhus fevers. That Ferr. has vomiting of bright red blood, the blood is vomited easily, and this trouble is found in Ferrum patients, persons with very red faces, look healthy, full-blooded, and yet are always com- plaining. That Hamamelis is preeminently ap- plicable to hemorrhagic people, vomiting of thin, rather dark blood. That Ip. has vomiting of bright red blood, with a constant nausea, not relieved by vomiting. That P/zos. is also a hemorrhagic rem- edy, and useful in vomiting of blood that is mixed with a dark, acrid matter, or 188 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. dark spots that look like particles of soot in the blood. That Sabina has vomiting of large quantities of rather dark blood, but ejected in paroxysms — some hours or days ap- parently free from the trouble, then at- tacks of vomiting until the contents of the stomach are discharged, when rest and relief ensues. Should this vomiting of blood occur at night only, then think of Canst. When it results from suppressed menses, then study Bry. or Ham. If it occurs during pregnancy, give Sep. (e) Brownish Substance. For vom- iting of brownish substance you will at once think of Ars. } Nat. s. or Plb., accord- ing to predominant symptoms. Chocolate colored vomituria needs either Bry. or Secale. In chronic cases of vomiting, turn to a study of Nux v., Sil. or Sulph. (/) Coffee Grounds. Vomiting a WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 189 substance that resembles coffee grounds, leads you first to P/ios. y which, is one of our most patent remedies in this symp- tom. For second place remedies you will study Arg. n m) Cupr., Merc. c. and Nat. m. (g) Curdled Milk. Vomiting of curdled milk is a condition sometimes very hard to treat. Here, however, are our leaders, and very reliable ones at that, JEth., Calc, Stl. and Valer. But what is the difference between these rem- edies and the conditions that call for the one or the other ? Notice : Aith. has forcible ejection of milk soon after it is taken, and this is followed by weakness and drowsiness. Sometimes the curdled milk and cheesy matter is preceded by vomiting of a yellow fluid. In either ease the vomiting is forcible. Calc. has vomiting of sour curds, and is found in leucophlegmatic constitutions, 190 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. where there is a tendency to grow fat, with lax muscles. That the vomiting in Sil. follows im- mediately upon taking milk, and is found most frequently in rachitic children and those who take their milk too rapidly, voraciously. That in Valer. the milk vomited has a sickening odor, very much like that of putrid eggs, and that with the vomiting there is faintness, white lips, and body icy cold, and that the child wants to be moving about constantly. Do not forget that here and there you may need Ant. c, Nat. m. or Sulph. (h) Everything. When you find a person that vomits up everything, and seems to " vomit up his shoes," think of Ars. (z) Fecal Matter. Now and then the vomiting of fecal matter will confront you, and to know what to do is of vital importance. In such a case look well to all conditions and think of Op. This is WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 191 indeed your first thought, and failing to find your similimum here, study Bell., Nnx v. and Plb. (/) Food. The vomiting of food is of most frequent occurrence, and leaders in this difficulty are Ars., Bry., Eup. per., Ferr., Ign., Lye, Nux v., Phos., Puis., Sang, and Verat. Should this form of vomiting occur in the morning on rising, think first of Sep., then of Plb. or Stdph. When it occurs in the evening, think of Puis, or Stdph. When it occurs regularly at midnight, you will give Ferr. If the vomiting of food is succeeded by the vomiting of bile, then study Bry. or Nat. m. Vomiting of food after breakfast calls for Ferr. or Sil. Vomiting of food before a chill or be- fore each chill, calls for Ars. or Cina. This form of vomiting produced by coughing, leads you to think of Bry. first 192 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. of all. When the symptoms do not agree, you will then study An t. t, Coc. o., Ferr., Kali c, Mez., Nat. m., Nit. ac, Phos. ac. or Puis, for a similimum. When this vomiting comes on imme- diately after eating, then give A fits, Ars., Bry., Ferr., Ferr. p. or Graph. , according to symptoms. When undigested food is vomited two or three hours after eating, give Kreos. Vomiting of food during intermittent fever, calls for Ferr., Ferr. p. or Nat. m. (k) Frothy Vomit. For this form of vomiting, think at once of Kreos. or Verat. Or in case they do not cover the symp- toms, turn to ^Fth., Apis, Canth., Con., Ip., Lye, Merc, c, Nux v., Podo. or Puis. (/) Glairy. This means a watery mucus, very much like the white of a raw egg, and will at once turn your thought to Arg. n., Ars., Iris,Jatr., Kali bi., Sil. or Verat. (m) Greasy. For vomiting of greasy WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 193 matter, whether much of it has been eaten or not, you will turn at once to Iod., Mez. or Nux v. (n) Vomiting of green substance turns one's thought to three great leaders, viz., Ars., Ip. and Verat., but when neither of these are indicated, we take recourse to Aeon., Aith., Arg. n., Can. s. } Canth., Card, m., Coloc, Crot. h., Cupr. ac.,Dulc, Hell., Hep., Lack., Lye, Merc, Merc, c, Nat. s., Nux v., Op., Petr., P/ios., Plb., Puis, or Strain. A dark green vomit points to Crot. h. A thin, very fluid green vomit, leads one to think of Aeon., Card, m., Coloc., Cupr., Cycl., Hep., Lack., Nat. s. or Strain. A yellowish green vomit leads one to think of Ars., Cupr. ac. or Nat. s. (o) Liquids. The simple vomiting of liquids points predominantly to Aeon, or Bz'sm. (p) Vomiting of milky substance, points predominantly to Sep. {q) Vomiting of mucus leads one to 194 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. consider as remedies most frequently in- dicated such medicines as Arg. n. } Dros., Nux v., Phos n Puis, and Verat. When this form comes on after drink- ing coffee, we think of Cham. When the mucus is bloody or streaked with blood, we think of Kali bi. or Nit. ac. When it occurs with or is produced by a cough, we think of Dros. , Nit. ac, Puis. or Sil. When it occurs during a diarrhoea, we give Arg. n. When the vomited mucus is jelly-like in substance, we usually give Ip. When it occurs from rinsing the mouth, we give Coc. c. (r) Offensive. When the substance vomited has an offensive odor, we look for Ars n Nux v. or Sep. for first assist- ance. If the vomituria is purulent as well as offensive, then we consider Nit. ac. first, and one of the Kalis or Mercuries secondly. (s) Salty. Vomiting of salty sub- WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 195 stances or things that taste salty, leads us to Iod. or Nat. s. (t) Sour or acid vomiting directs our minds to such leaders as Calc., Caust., Chin., Hep., Lye., Mag. c., Nux v., Phos., Psor., Puis., Rob., Sulph., Tabac. and Verat. These fourteen remedies cover most cases. Should this sour vomiting occur most frequently at night, give Calc. Should it occur during a chill, give Lye. If there is a fluid substance, tasting and smelling very sour, you will give Caust., Ip., Nat. m. or Nux v. If the vomiting of sour substance oc- curs regularly before the menstrual epoch, you will study Calc. or Puis. (u) Stringy. Where there is a stringy, shreddy or ropy vomiting, turn at once to Cor. r. Do not forget, how- ever, that Arg. n., CheL, Dros., Kali bi., Kreos., Merc, e., Nat. m., Nit. ac. and Sil. are also indicated according to conditions. 196 WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. {v) Sweetish. Vomiting of sweetish substance is led by Kreos. } followed closely by Plb. (x) Tenacious. This implies a sticky, gummy or adhesive substance, and is most frequently cured by Kali bi. or Merc. c. (y) Watery. Vomiting of a watery substance, that is a clear, watery-like fluid, is most frequently controlled by Ars., Bry., Canst., Rob. or Verat. When it occurs early in the morning, you will study Sulph. When it occurs at night, you will think of that nocturnal remedy for vomiting, Calc. (z) White. When the substance is white like aluminum, think of Merc. c. (a 1 ) Worm. When there is a sensa- tion as if a worm were in the stomach or throat, give Lack. (b l ) Worms. When vomiting is caused by the presence of worms in the stomach or intestines, think first of Sang., then of WHAT TO DO FOR THE STOMACH. 197 Aeon., Cina, Ferr., Phyt t) Sabad. or Secale. (c l ) Yellow. Vomiting of a yellow substance, points at once to Phos. or Verat. Do not forget to study carefully, how- ever, Colch., Coloc, Con., Dulc, Grat., Iod. and Tereb. May the above prove a veritable mine of information to every lover of a true knowledge of the law of similars. INDEX. PAGE Introductory, 9-11 Alive, as if something, 11 Anxiety, 12 Appetite, . . . 12-19 Appetite, no, .... 19-21 Apprehension, 21 Aversions, 21-26 Ball, sensation of, 26 Cancer, 26-27 Clothing, pressure, . ... 27 Coldness, 27-28 Colic, 28 Constriction, sensation of, 28-29 Contraction, 29 Crawling, 29 Desires, 30-38 Disordered, 38-42 Distention, 43-44 Emptiness, 44-48 Epileptic aura, 49 Eructations, . 49-67 Faintness, 67 Fermentation, 68 Fluttering, 68-71 Gagging, 71 Gout, 71 200 INDEX. Gurgling, ... 72 Hanging, 72-73 Hardness, 72 Heartburn, 73-76 Heat, 76-77 Heaviness, . 77-81 Hiccough, . 81-84 Indigestion, 85-88 Induration, 88 Inflammation, 89-91 Laxity, 91 L/ime, ... 92 L,oathing, 92 Lump, 93 Nausea, 93~ II 3 Overloaded, 113-114 Pain, 114-125 kinds of, boring, 125 burning, 125-130 clawing, 130-131 cramping, 131-134 cutting, 134-136 digging, 136 distress, 136-138 drawing, 138 gnawing, 138-140 lancinating, 140-141 pinching, 141 142 pressing, 142-148 scraping, 148-149 shooting, 149 soreness, 149-156 stitching, 156-157 tearing, 157 INDEX. 201 ulcerating, 157-158 Pulsation, 158-160 Retching, 160-162 Retraction, ... < 162 Sinking, . . 163 Slaking, 163 Stone, 163-164 Tension, 164 Thirst, 165-173 Thirstless, i73-!74 Tingling, 174 Trembling, 174 Twisting, 174 Twitching, 175 Ulcers, 175 Vomiting, 176-197 (a) bile, 183-184 {6) bitter, . . . 184-185 (c) black, 185 (d) blood, 185-1S8 (e) brownish substance, 188 (f) coffee grounds, 188 (g) curdled milk, 189-190 (k) everything, 190 (i) fecal matter, 190 (j) food, 191 (k) frothy vomit, 192 (/) glairy, 192 (m) greasy, 192 (n) green substance, . . 193 (o) liquids, 193 (p) milky substance, 193 (q) mucus, 193 (r) offensive, 194 14 202 INDEX. (s) salty, .... . 194 (t) sour or acid, 195 (#) stringy, . . 195 (v) sweetish, ... 196 (jtr) tenacious, 196 (y) watery, 196 (z) white, ... 196 (a 1 ) warm, 196 (& l ) worms, .... 196 (c 1 ) yellow, ' 197 DEC 8 19UV