Natrium phosphoricum

Volume IV — Appendix

NATRUM PHOSPHORICUM.

Sodium phosphate, Na^HPO^.iiH.O.

I. I. E. L. Corson took 20 gr. After 4 h., slight dizziness, and

passage of a yellowish<brown watery stool, containing fxcal lumps,

another similar stool at 6 h., another, more profuse, at to^ h. ; before

each weak feeling in rectum and sphincter, had to use great effort of

will to prevent untimely evacuation. 2nd d., 6.30 p.m., sudden

urging to stool, which was copious, painless, and easy, — first part fluid,

second containing fxcal lumps. 3rd d., two gumboils. Later, took 2 gr. j

nothing noticed but fulness of head towards e. Next d, took 6 gr.

once, and 2 gr. 5 times ; soon after first dose, fulness and heaviness in

head, and slight dizziness, while studying ; sudden urging to stool at

C.30 p.m., difficult to retain f^ces, stool was mushy, yellow-brown,

with flatus and momentary colic. On 3rd d., no stool ; on 4th, desire

r stool at 9 a.m., but only passed with difficulty two small lumps }

-■normal stool this e. and next. Through m. of 5th d., at times while

^Studying, fulness and dull aching in forehead. On 6[h d. took 4X diL

^t short intervals j fulness at root of nose and in ears, e. 7th d. (also

^Bn 10th), soreness in hypogastrium after urinating, e. ; better lying on

^>ack, worse on belly ; after rising, bowels loose, rumbling in abdomen ;

rafter breakfast a small dry difficult dark brown stool, requiring much

straining (same nextd.). From 6th to 9th d., four nocturnal emissions.

1 ith d., bladder seems incapable of properly expelling contents, flow soon

stops, and straining is required, each effort resulting in a small spirt of

mrine -, sharp pain in r. temple, several times ; colic pains in lower

abdomen, with desire for stool ; much flatus before stool, in e., while

walking after supper. 12th d., slight burning in eyes, producing slight

lachrymation, and exciting rubbing of eyes. 13th d., slight colicky

pains while walking after supper. On 14th d.,took 6xdil. every 15 m.

Very flatulent during d. ; urine greatly increased and pale p.m. ; in e.

momentary colicky pains, with discharge of flatus ; on retiring, pain

over each eye, worse when closing eyes, rfth d,, urine very copious

after rising in m. i6th d., fatigue on slight exertion. 17th d., urine

scanty and dark. 18th d., sharp cutting in hypochondria and L iliac

region. (Allen's Encyclopadia, vi, 601.)