Note 21 — ON THE DISEASES OF PREGNANCY, AND HINTS FOR THEIR PREVENTION AND RELIEF.
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Besides the morning sickness, the period of pregnancy is often attended with another distressing symptom, described as a sinking at the pit of the stomach: the patient complains, to use a common expression, that she feels all gone. This feeling I have often relieved by the free use of soda water. Another remedy which I have often used, and which is by no means disagreeable, is a fresh egg, beaten up with a tumbler of milk, and sweetened.