What the Doctor Needs to Know in Order to Make a Successful Prescription

Section 15 — Eating and Drinking

James Tyler Kent · What the Doctor Needs to Know in Order to Make a Successful Prescription · 43 passages

Have you a craving for any special article of food ? (Not merely a desire, but a feeling that you must have it.)

Any aversion to any special article of food ?

Name the article in either case.

Are you hungry much of the time or at any special time ?

Is the hunger or craving for food excessive ?

Have you no desire for food ?

Do you have hunger with aversion to eating ?

Do you eat without hunger ?

Does the food taste good ?

Has the food a natural taste ?

How do you feel before eating ?

Have you any bad effect from eating much or little ?

Do you desire little or much food at a time ?

Is there any special food that disagrees ?

Do you desire solid or liquid food ?

Do you crave you don't know what ?

Do you crave substantial food or dainties, candy, cakes, sweet things, sour things, etc., etc.

Is the appetite even or variable ?

Does food satisfy you ?

Any trouble that always comes on after eating all you want, or after a little food ?

Do you eat hastily or slowly ?

Do you have sick stomach or vomiting after eating ?

Does eating aggravate other complaints ?

Are you sleepy after eating ?

Have you pain anywhere after eating ? (See Section 6.)

Do you suddenly lose your appetite or relish for food while eating, or at any time ?

Are you very thirsty or thirstless ?

Do you wish to drink often or seldom ?

Do you want to drink much at a time, or little ?

What effect has drinking on you ?

Any trouble that always comes on after drinking ?

Do you crave any special drink ?

Do you wish hot or cold, or ice cold drinks ?

Do you feel badly after drinking ?

Does drinking satisfy you ?

Do you use tea or coffee ?

How much ?

Do you use alcoholic or other liquors ?

Do you use much milk ?

Does milk agree ?

Do you have sick stomach or vomiting after drinking ?

Does drinking aggravate other complaints ?

How does water, or other drinks, taste ?