A practical treatise on the diseases peculiar to women, illustrated by cases. Derived from hospital and private practice / by Samuel Ashwell.

  • Samuel Ashwell
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1844
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    tinued; + as the appetitey-digestive powers, ;and strength of, the parent: would! benthereby improved.); But the attempt) to. nurse is’ often persevered: in without these, advantages ; and the mor- bid! results!iare.soon aggravated... Besides.,an.excitement, or depression ‘of mind; there. is proneness) to,-hysteria;, the pulse ig quicker ‘than: natural; ‘and; easily compressed.; the muscular system is weakened ithe »appetite is nearly, destroyed, or, at least: fastidious, and:unhealthy ; | the; bowels are, either;consti- ‘pated and flatulent, or» painfully. griped, and. slightly, purged s there is' headache-or-giddiness, | with impaired vision,;. pain be~ tween the shoulders; or in the: sides, below,.the cartilages: of,,the false ribs; and, if the suckling be continued, \there is swelling of the ancles, oedema) of the: face, and .frequent, palpitation. Such are the symptoms commonly attendant, even on a recent case; and it is only~requisite that their intensity. should be increased, and they will then correctly pourtray a severe and protracted example of undue lactation. . Nor is it at all uncom- mon that one or several of these symptoms shall exist in marked prominence, so as to excite the peculiar apprehension of the patient, and the almost exclusive attention of the practi- tioner. Impaired appetite is a marked attendant of this ma- lady, and palpitation is also common. A chlorotic aspect, and slicht emaciation, often give the first alarm; and_dimness of vision, exciting fears of amaurosis, seldom fail to induce anxiety. The contrast of such a case, with one of favourable ‘suckling, where health, cheerfulness, and vigour are enjoyed for many months, must fix the attention of the practitioner on the disease. Let it be remembered, that the morbid process now sketched is entirely functional; at least, there is no symptom. in the series which may not have a functional origin, and be confined within the limits of functional disease. Before leaving this part of the subject, it will be proper to — allude to some of the complications of morbid lactation, giving the priority to profuse menstruation, menorrhagia, and leucor- — rhea. That the function of the uterus should be sooner or later — i |