Seven Hundred Red Line Symptoms from Materia Medica

Colocynthis coloc.

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Red line symptom

Severe colicky pains, mostly around the umbilicus, has to bend double, worse in any other position, great restlessness and loud screaming on changing position, worse at intervals of 5 or 10 minutes, discharge of stool or flatulence affords temporary relief. Colic so distressing that they seek relief by pressing corners of tables or heads of bedposts against the abdomen. Dysentery-like diarrhoea, renewed each time after taking the least food or drink. Urinates small quantities with frequent urging, fetid, thick, viscid jelly-like urine. Intense boring or tensive pain in the ovary causing her to bend double with great restlessness.