Volume 1
Clinical illustrations of the more important diseases of Bengal : with the result of an inquiry into their pathology and treatment / by William Twining.
- Twining, William, 1790-1835.
- Date:
- 1832
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Clinical illustrations of the more important diseases of Bengal : with the result of an inquiry into their pathology and treatment / by William Twining. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![On 13th October, the jalap and pills were repeated, and he had twice an enema of a pint of cold water. Oct. 14th.—No material change for the better, calls to stool very frequent, and he is passing much white mucus ; his chief distress arises from tenesmus and strangury. Extract. Colocynth. Comp.—Pil. Hydrarg. aa. gr. v. in the morning. O]. Ricini zi. at noon, An Enema of cold water twice in the day, and Goulard’s ointment inserted into the rectum. From this latter remedy, he derived much ease; he had only four natural loose stools during the day, and two at night; has made very little urine. The treatment was repeated on the 15th. Oct. 16¢h.—He had frequent calls to stool in the day, with much straining; the evacuations consist of natural feeces with slime. Ordered to take Extract. Colocynth. Comp.—Pil. Hy- drarg. 4a. gr. v. in the morning ; and an Enema at bed time of Tinct. Opii. 5 i—Aque Font. 5 i. After which he only rose to stool once in the night, and made urine freely. The same treatment was repeated daily for four days. He was convalescent on the 19th Octo- ber, and well on the 25th.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33093970_0001_0098.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
