AVomit or Vomiting by which the thing taken, and other Humors and Excrements are sent forth from the Stomach by the Gullet and Mouth, is almost alwayes preternatural, though it doth good, because it is not usual and necessary as spitting, pissing, going to stool, nor is it so easie as those, when they are according to Nature; but is like a Cough with labour, pain, crying, and sweat, and there goes before a loathing moistness and bitterness of the mouth, trembling of the Lipps, and other accidents, worse in them who are unfit, and hard to vomit. And it is chief∣ly preternatural, when it is often and much, or things are voided that ought not.
These are of divers sorts, both in Disea∣ses whose symptoms they are, * 1.1 and with∣out Diseases.
When Vomiting is without a Disease or other accidents, but only those of Vomiting, that is after Gluttony or Drunkenness: They cast up their gorge, and immoderate wine, and therewith somtimes many Excre∣ments, both of Flegm and Choler. This happens to ma∣ny, either suddenly or after sleep, with a Diziness. And though it refresh, yet if it be usual, and continue long, it weaknens the Stomach, and leaves thirst and other acci∣dents.
There is another Vomiting after nauseous meats, by which they, and other things are cast out of the Belly; and this, if immoderate is hurtful.
There is also another which is usual, and comes after the giving of venemous medicines purges especially, which are suddenly thrown up again; or when they begin to work downwnrds, with divers Excrements.
Also that Vomiting which is from a Vomit given on purpose, if it be violent or much, is dangerous. And such symptomes as follow Cholar, follow these Vomi∣tings.
There is another usual Vomiting with Women with Child, who Vomit after their Conception, when fasting, or after meat.
And though this is without hurt, yet if it be with great force, and continue, it hurteth.
There are some Vomitings when Men are sick, in which some throw up easily too much, or nauseous meat, crude and unconcocted.
Some vomit much Flegm, Snot, Choler, especially in the morning, with pain of the Heart before, and sourness, bitterness, and roughness of Teeth after it. All which, though they give ease, yet by continuance, they hurt, and bring other Diseases. As that excellent Printer Frobenius that used after his first sleep for many years, to vomit cor∣rupt matter blackish, dyed after of the same Disease.
In divers Diseases of the Stomach, Guts, and other parts, Vomitings are with other symptoms: As I shewed in them which are different in respect of Flegm, Choler, or Blood.
There is in divers Diseases, * 1.2 Vomiting of Flegm alone, or with other Humors. And it is either clammy, snotty, glutinous, mud∣dy, frothy, or watery, either sweet, sour, or sharp, al these are called flegmatick. We shewed this in other Diseases at large.
Vomiting of Choler is as usual in many Diseases, where it was described, * 1.3 in which yellow, or like Brimstone, or like the Yolk of an Egg is voided, which is tough, or green, and that like Herbs; moist and thin, like Leeks, or Horehound in colour; or so green, that it is compared to Verdegreece, or black, or skie-coloured; which I saw plentifully vo∣mited by women in a Dropsie alone. And then there are worse Symptoms.
There is a kind of cholerick Vomiting, * 1.4 worse then the other accidents, which is ac∣companied with purging of Choler, this is called the Disease of Choler: differing from the Colick.
A continual Purging or Vomiting with great force and conturbation, is of sharp and bitter Choler, thin, or thick, green, black, or yellow, pure, or mixed, and sometimes bloody.
There are great Pains in the Belly, and Guts, with pric∣king, and pain of the Back and Loins.
There is often herewith burning of Urin by reason of Choler.
And an intollerable thirst without a Feaver, which is but somtimes, called a Synochus, which we described in chole∣rick Diseases, which is not great, nor can be, except ano∣ther Feaver come.
Then follows great weakness and faintness, the pulse is swift and weak, and when the Disease continueth, and in∣creaseth, there is fainting and swounding, the Heart beats, and when the outward parts begin to grow cold, and of a cold sweat, Death is at hand. Usually a Convulsion fol∣loweth, before which went the Hickets, and Cramp of the Legs, which foretelleth the Danger.
There is Vomiting of blood but seldom, * 1.5 in Diseases that have others joyned therewith, and in women that want the terms, in which blood is vomited alone, or mixed with them; somtimes more plentifully pure or mixed; somtimes clodded and tough like Pitch, and black, somtimes like Ink, which a famous Lawyer vomited in abundance, and purged also: Not only purging of blood, but great Diseases follow this Vomiting.
There is also a Vomiting of Excrements by themselves, or with Humors mentioned: * 1.6 when the dung of the belly which should be sent forth by stool, is vomited at the mouth, of which we shall speak when we treat of the wrong passage of the Dung.