DEP/DUA/1/39/17 (Normalised version)

John Farquharson

1786

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N^o26^th January 13^th 1786

John Farquharson at 22 a currier of a stout habit & healthy appearance complains of a very severe looseness, often attended with violent gripes, & sometimes with tenesmus. He is also affected with flatus & borborygmi; & he is sometimes troubled with acidity in the stomach. Pulse rather slow but full & regular. Tongue clean. Thirst great in general, appetite bad.

The above complaints commenced about three months ago since which he thinks the gripes & tenesmus occur less frequently & with less violence. But the diarrhoea has rather increased

He imputes his disease to cold

He was formerly very healthy & none of his relations are liable to such disorders.

Cap. Sal. Glaub. ℥ i. m. s. sumat. bis indies Pil. Theb. gr X.

21. The salts operated well & he has taken the pills regularly, his looseness is much diminished & he is very little affected with gripes but has still in general three or four stools every day.

Cont. Pil. Theb. bis indies. u. a. & Rx. Pulv. Cort. Peruv. ℥I P. Cort. Cassiae ℥ii. M cap. coch parv. bis indies.

28. Has taken none of the Pills since Tuesday last & he thinks that since their use was omitted has looseness has been increased but without severe gripes, & his appetite is considerably mended, since he began the use of the powders.

Cont. Pulv. Cort. Peruv. cum Cassia u. a. & Repet. Pil. Theb. [quarum] cap. gr X bis indies.

February 4^th Had a severe return of the looseness on Monday, which he ascribed to his powders, & he has taken none of them since Wednesday last. But has continued the use of the pills. His looseness is again considerably diminished.

Inter. Pulv. Cort Per. Cont. Pil. Theb. bis indies u. a.

11 Has been almost entirely free from the looseness since the last report & in other respects he is well.

Dismissed.