Medical reports of the effects of tobacco, in the cure of dropsies and dysuries, or cases of pain and difficulty of passing urine / by Thomas Fowler. Together with observations on the medicinal effects of tobacco, from correspondents.

  • Fowler, Thomas, 1736-1801.
Date:
1788
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Credit: Medical reports of the effects of tobacco, in the cure of dropsies and dysuries, or cases of pain and difficulty of passing urine / by Thomas Fowler. Together with observations on the medicinal effects of tobacco, from correspondents. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A flrong marked Cafe of Tympanitis Jn- teftinalis (or Tympany from Flatulence in the Bowels) of two Years Continuance, after the Trial of various Remedies with little or no Benefit, has been furprifingly relieved by Clyf- ters of Tobacco, prepared fomewhat itronger than thofe dire&ed in the Treatment of the Colic. Their Operation was moderately pur- gative, accompanied with Naufea, Vertigo, a copious Perfpiration, and much Difcharge of Wind. In a Cafe of a Woman aged 33, who had been afflicted with Afcarides for feveral Months, attended with a troublefome Pruritus Ani, and occafional Difcharges of thofe Animalcu- les ; I ordered a Clyfter of an Ounce of the Infufion, in half a Pint of Milk, to be inject- ed at Bed-time, twice in the Courfe of a W'eek. She was materially relieved by the firft Operation, and has had no Symptom of her Diforder fince the laft. Each Injection was attended with a flight Vertigo and Naufea for about fifteen Minutes, was alfo retained about an Hour, and then occasioning a ftrong Motion of the Rectum, procured a Stool and a Difcharge of Afcarides, about one hundred From the two Operations.. I have now exhibited the Infufion in feven- ty-nine Dropfical Cafes, including thofe con- tained in the firft Section, twenty-eight of which were cured, thirty-two relieved, and N 2 nineteen