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O.r VOM ITI NC.

Vomiting is a fp:lfiHOdic. rctroJr..ldc motian of thc mue·

eul.¡r

liores

th~

odoph;¡gus,

lIomach i\nJ

intdtine~,

.:t'~~'.:th~r

\Vil

h Hrong

convul~ons

lhe.

abdollun.d

Illllrcl~s

al\J

diaphr,¡gm.

'r hare lhitt

are

fliglH,

crcate

naoClas;

thale

th:u are lI roog, vomiting.

Vomiting g('nerall y

b~gtns

with a nauCe.. ,

tt'nfio n and

wc'ght

the epigdHric rt:gion. a biuérne[s in lhe mOlllh.

2nx¡etic$ of

t11t:

prJ!cordl3, pll nty of thin CdlVCl in the

m<..\uth, a trembling of

lhe

neither lip

lhert:

may be

adjed a dll.zinds of lhe head

ti.

fudde n dimncfs offigh t.

reonefs

lhe face. a fruitlcfs

t:fué'tatlon

and

lhen lhe

conrcnts of the Homach

are

difcharged upwards.

. V omiting is caured

e:<cdl'c:s

in e.tung and drink ·

ing ;

lhe acrimony o,r (he ..hmeOts; by lhe u ilnfl.ttion

the Olorbille mJtter of ulcers, lhe gOllt, cryfipc:l<ts, and

other difeafes. to lhe H00l3ch

from a loofencfs or hloo–

Ru.~

tOO fudd<nl y t1opp<d; from a congerlion of " Iood

jn the f1omach. whi..:h happens tOwomen in lhe Cirn monlhs

of pregnancy.

when there

¡,

fl~ppreffion

of the meno

fes, or bl«d,ng piles ; from fymp1thy. by ,ickling or in i·

tating lhe throal or (I!fophagus with the finger or

fea–

ther . from ,he eolie. III,.e

pJffion.

a ruptu re,

fit

of lhe

gr.tvel, worms; (rom poifons; rrom hun s of lhe brJin,

{uch as cootufions. eomprdTions, wounds or intbmm ttions

of the diaphragm, llomach, if)tellint:s. fpl cen, ltver, kid–

Dey',

panereas or mefen tery; (rom an unufual motion of

the (piriu in a cart . coach, or Chip: (rom lhe idea offume

D.1ufeous thing, or which has formerly oeeafioned

lick–

c efs or vomiting; (rom

regurgitation

bile into

the:

Ilomach.

As to the progno(lies;

crítical vomiting is falutary;

fymptomatic bad ;_and th;¡l which proceeds froln

fUII–

til

~u{lic

acrimony, which vellicates Ihe nerve"

\1.101

of all.

violent excellive yomiting is bad, as it may

oecafion abonions, ruptures .

rbc.

Bilious vomiting. e–

fpeci<\.Jly the green, porrdceous , and

~rucinous.

cQnfif}¡ng

of a corrodille acid, por cends

dang~r

of an infl.unmatlon ;

,"omiting fronl worms whi-:h gnaw lhe Oomach, is

glne–

rall y pcrnicious; vomiting of dedd \VonlIS. if at the C"me

time ,he convuHions of rhe Jimbs and other griev(lus

fymptoms (uJdcnly ceafe, (heIVs • monific..,inn.

AII

r",.

tid vomiting is a lign of interna! corruption, and tberefore

bad.

'Nhen vomiting proceeds from craputa, Lu e fuppers.

dirl urbed digeOioo by riding. aod the J,ke, it n,.y be pre–

vented by deep inrpir"tions often repeí\tcd. by which lhe

diaphr 'gm is

mane

ro prtfs on

lhe

Homach, anu accd e·

rate Ihe difeharge of;1 contt nlS; hut If .ill illclillati(,1n lO

'VO'l1it , (rom {he r2me

C;¡U(t:S,

comes

011

uníl\\'lrcs. a prt't

t y Urong and Orteo reprat ed fri,9 10n or Ihe hypograilric

reJ!ion ",ilh lhe

h~Dd.

wi ll prevenl it

Piluitous \-orni, ing. from cructnies of Ihe prima:

vi~,

ben cured by

a vomlt,

and efpcei..dly iflhue is

{Iouble–

fome redching

\'onl;t: :\ttenu.:d wi th a nfl.utl a and a

c:l.rclialgi:t

lhen

ha\'i ~

lidt pr..:fc:ribcd ncmr.d lahs or

fquill" to inCite lite phJegm, r.ive

W ;II/n

W;¡ta mi xcJ

with unCdlLd butter, vcry ",1<-ntl (ulJ ]', or powJcr of ipe–

c.cuanh....

Bdlf,us

\,f)mitin~,

which procC'(rts

rum

a dcpr:l.\'c r! di

geHion, anu

h.u ilS {cal

lhe

dl\ouc.:num}

c;urLu

115

abfor~lents

:\nu g'!ntlc:: Idxativcs of manna and rhubatb.

\ VI}Ln il proct!eds from tOO great a Id xi ty of

(he

biJiary

duéls,

th~n

cortex Pt luvi.mus. cortcx

clcu{heri~,

and Ult–

ter tlnau res anJ el..di

b~.ltts,

wil/ bl! moft eíncacious;

from

COJgulu nl or (tone in lhe

gall

uladJer, mineral

atcrs arc more Ilkd y

rucceed.

\N'htn vomi. íng

c lufcJ by a nnrp man er vellieating

the ner\'c:s

(Ir

Ihe ílonuch, pro eeding from lhe goul, or

eryfipel.l.s. bdides glvlng quit:ting medicines, it ought

droye

back

by uiaphorelic powders. with a flllil.1l

addilion oC camphor. Alfo extcrnaJly, friébons, pcdi–

luvia, and clrHeTs, arc uCefu!'

Whcn it

oceeJ!J. from poifons, nothing i_s ben er at the

beginOlng than drinking l.trge quantitlC!s

0'-

miJk, and (ac

oily thi ngs.

fllealh thcir aCrlmony, and bnng them up

by vom;tlng .

Vonll lin~

(rom a fuppreffion of the menC\!s, or from

,he

rlopp.ge

of ,he blcediog piles. is cur<d by abror–

bcnts, by gentle laxativcs, by c1yflers and nrenglheners;

anJ more crp<ci.lly by blceding or caufing the Ilux 'o

return. Emeli.:s. in this care, are as bad as poifon, and

either cauCe

vomit:ng of bJood, or

fatal iollAmmation

of Ihe Homaeh.

Ivlorning reaching5. eaufed by hard drinking. are cured

ablorbents and ;toti al..ids, and

flrengthening

Ihe

digf O,ve f;;¡cul ty.. by Litters, edndied oranee-pecl.

6c_

The immoJcr:ue ;tnd Irc. qut:nt vorniting of preenant

WOOlt:n nquires blceding in the fooc. and reH both of

mi"d .nd body.

th,VOMIT INC

BLOOO,

V o MITINC of blood is gcnc- . ll y preceded wi,h a ' en–

(ive

pridu ng pain in lhc lert hypochon\lrium; and the

erupllon i(C'.t1t is almon

:tl WdyS

attt:"ndeu with aoxiuy of

the pnr::coldi;t. and a

c0l1lpleffi n~

paí ll

alfo a kind of

~irdir,g

the

CJme fideo

is frequl.'ntly attcnded

wi th

f.inting filS , efpecially If ,he blood ha> ao ilJ (mell, or is

corr upt.:d.

T he lel' of ,his difeafe i, in

,he

Oom><h, though ,he

fpleen (oOletimc!' has

Olare in its prOdlldion.

Perfons more Cobjcél to it are the

I~an

and fl ender ;

'Vomen irregular

lhei r menfes, and

who

ha\le

been

h.t(l:Iy curcd of intermitting (e"crs, which has brought

!upprd Jion

the

m~nfcs,

and lhen h.lve t.tken hot

forcin~

emnH:nagogues

;\S all() \\lomen abou t lhe time

thci r Oll.'nfcs Ica\'c

Ihcm

~ likewif~ pl~lhoric

\\lomen in

Ihe.

time o(prcgnanq',

:lOd

hal'd labollr

and Olt:n o( a

we~k

con·íitution. ruujetl tO lhe blteui ng pitl.'s, which either

cof,!

10 00\\1,

or now in

too

fm ,dl

C]uanli ly.

T hc

cL~ nccr

which ath.n\ls dlis dilt:,de, is nOI Ihe fame

~II .

though no hXll10rrhage is morc d,¡ngelolls

than

tllis.

lhere is no

/1-v\'r

;¡nd if

ploce ds from fup.

prl.. JTccl evacl1.ttior., . c,m!cd by

plt:lho' a, Ihe caC\!

not

dc: fpt:r;tle. On lhe conlrary.

there ís

:lo

ft.'\'cr; if

rhe h10Cld

COI

r\~ ptcrl.

flmk inc ,

lod

hl.lck ; ir it pro·

ceuis fr¿¡m a

Juge,

clifc.:A fc.:d fplcen , or :lOindur'll ed hver,

auen<.J<-rI ",itll lwoC'ning ; lhl.'re is no hope

rcco very

It(t .

is flill

wOlr~.

whcn the 110015 alt" bLlt.:k: lhen

tll'!

ft·at o(

dlc di(L'afc is in lhe iliulO , fl om

ruptl1re oí

lh~

nh::(..t ;¡ic

VL'JTd~.

die

r:tro,

fOl ,

Ihe

paticnt

pkth('llic,

blt:ed

ac–

COI dln¡; lO his

,se

and (\,englll.

Wh,~