Practical observations on the venereal disease, and on the use of mercury / by Abraham Colles.

  • Colles, Abraham, 1773-1843.
Date:
1837
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Credit: Practical observations on the venereal disease, and on the use of mercury / by Abraham Colles. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    failed him, so that he could not, even by these means, provoke vomiting. He now discovered that he could still excite this act, if he first drank large quantities of boiled milk, so as to over- distend the stomach, and then introduced the finger in the manner before mentioned. The milk thrown up was completely changed into a curd. He says, that the quantity of milk he used on these occasions, generally amounted to two gallons ; and this he always had boiled before he used it... Within the last two years the pain has increased greatly in severity, and comes on after any kind of food; but he thinks it more severe after eating vegetables or eggs. Pressure on the stomach procures some slight mitigation of the pain ; and: he has, sometimes, found relief by lying on his back upon the cold pavement. He handed me the following communication, from Mr. Cane, a very intelligent surgeon, practising in the city of Kilkenny. Sir, Sept. 20, 1836. The bearer, My. Walslie, was a patient of mine about twelve months since, for gastrodynia of the severest character I have witnessed. Since then I had nearly lost sight of him, until this day, when he applied to me to state in writing what I had then done for him, as he wished to consult you, for he is still suffering as severely as ever. I have no notes of his case, but have a tolerable recollection of his very great sufferings, and the reme- dies applied. He was cupped repeatedly, rubbed with the tart. ant. ointment, and blistered over the epigastric region ; he got calomel and blue pill occasionally, and the carbonate of soda in inf. quassize daily. Cupping gave temporary relief; the other remedies none. He was then put upon sedative treatment : he got the acet. morphiz, and had a belladonna plaster over the stomach; these failed: he _, afterwards took the muriated, and then the acetated tincture