Bismuthum (old name; prefer bism-sn. or bism-o.)

Common name: hydrated oxide of bismuth.

Gastralgia alternating with headache (Bl.).

Dull, heavy headache (Bry., Cocc., Nux-V., Phos-Ac., Sil.) (Bt.).

Sensation of heaviness in inner parts (Bry., Calc., Nux-V., Phos.).

Flushes of heat, especially upon the head and chest.

ANGUISH, HE SITS, THEN WALKS, THEN LIES,-NEVER LONG IN ONE PLACE (Ars., Kali-Br., Phos.) (A.).

Screwing pains.

Pressing, tearing in the bones of the hands and of the feet.

Cramping pains in the extremities (Coloc., Cupr., Mag-P., Plb., Sec.) (Bl.).

Morose, discontented and complaining about his condition (C.).

SOLITUDE IS UNBEARABLE (Stram.).

The child holds on to its mother's hand for company (Kali-C., Lil-T., Lyc.) (A.).

Pressing pain in the eyes, head, abdomen and testicles.

Catarrhal inflammation and irritation of the alimentary canal (Bl.).

Nausea after every meal (Bry., Cocc., Colch., Ipec., Nux-V., Puls., Sep.) (Bt.).

BURNING IN THE STOMACH, WITH VOMITING (Ars., Canth., Phos., Sec.) (Bt.).

Lancinating, burning or griping pain in the epigastrium, causing him to bend backward (Bell., Caust., Dios., Kali-C.) (Bl.).

Vomiting of all fluids (in children); spasmodic vomiting; food is ejected from the stomach with great force, as soon as it is partaken of (Ars.) (Bl.).

Intense pressure, as of a load, in the stomach (Bt.).

Craves cold drink (Apis, Ars., Phos.) (B.).

Face: deathly pale; blue rings around the eyes (Cina, Staph.) (A).

Bitter or metallic taste in the mouth (Merc.) (C.).

Painless diarrhœa, accompanied with great thirst and vomiting (Bl.).

Frequent waking at night as from fright (Bell., Hycs., Stram) (C.).

Lascivious dreams, with seminal emissions (Nux-V., Phos., Sulph.) (C.).

Headache returning every winter (A.).

Headache alternating with, or attended by gastralgia (A.).

VOMITING OF WATER, AS SOON AS IT REACHES THE STOMACH (Ars., Bry., Cadm., Crot-T., Eup-P., Nux-V., Sep., Zinc.); FOOD RETAINED LONGER (vomits food and water- Ars.) (A.).

Cardialgia and pyrosis (Nux-V., Puls.) (A.).

Toothache: ameliorated by holding cold water in the mouth (Bry., Coff., Puls.) (A.).

VOMITING OF ENORMOUS QUANTITIES, AT INTERVALS OF SEVERAL DAYS, WHEN FOOD HAS FILLED THE STOMACH (A.).

Convulsive gagging and inexpressible pain after laparotomy (Nux-V., Staph.).

Slow digestion, with fetid eructations (Br.).

Vomiting and purging, with great prostration, flatulence, white tongue and cadaverous stools (G.).

Cholera morbus and summer complaint, when vomiting predominates (Ant-C., Ars., Podo.) (A.).

Stools; foul, papescent, watery, offensive, and very prostrating (Ars., Kali-P., Verat.) (A.).

Eructations of wind after drinking water (C.).

Black ulcers (Ars., Carb Ac., Lach., Sec.). (B.).

Angina pectoris: Pain around heart, left arm to fingers (Acon., Ars., Cact., Mag-P., Nux-V.) (Br.).

Bismuth is one of our best remedies for cholera infantum-genuine cholera infantum-where the disease is sudden in its onset, and rapid in its course (N.).

Frequent and copious micturition (Apis, Merc., Phos-Ac.).

Surface covered with warm sweat (Bell.) (N.).

Cancer of the stomach (Ars., Con., Kali-B., Kreos., Lach., Lyc., Nit-Ac., Phos., Sec.) (G.).

AGGRAVATION: When alone; during summer; during winter; from eating and drinking.

AMELIORATION: From cold drinks; from holding cold water in the mouth (toothache); from remaining in company; and while in motion.

RELATIONSHIP. Similar to: Ars., Nux-V., Kreos., Phos., Sec. and Verat.

Antidotes: Calc., Caps., and Nux-V.