A sign without which there is no indigestion is the stench of feces; As for the signs, sometimes accompanying it, and sometimes not, these are rumbling, belching and burning. An indication that the cause is the mentioned qualities of the food will be given by checking its qualities and establishing whether it was too plentiful, whether it was rotten, whether the doctor made one of the previously mentioned mistakes regarding the order of dishes, the time of eating or movement after carried, as well as the fact that every time such a mistake is made, indigestion occurs, and every time the stomach is cleansed and it responds to this: digestion becomes good. As for the signs of indigestion, the cause of which is the nature of the stomach and its diseases, they are recognized by the signs mentioned in the general part. If the spoiled matter is in the stomach itself, then nausea and other symptoms observed in indigestion appear constantly, without interruption; if there are breaks, it means that juices come and pour into the stomach from other organs.
Digestive disorder due to thinning of the stomach, looseness of the plexus of its fibers and a state where the stomach seems to be worn out is recognized by prolonged pain in the stomach and its diseases, by weakness of digestion and weakness of appetite along with weight loss of the body. In this case, sometimes weakness of digestion occurs and it stops without upset. Indigestion due to winds is indicated by the above-mentioned signs of presence in the slings. The signs of the outpouring of matter from the participating organs include the signs mentioned in the appropriate places; one should consider what the state of the organ is, and check whether there are frequent effusions from the hero into other organs by other means. For example, it is necessary to check whether a person who is suspected of having a stomach disease is suffering from catarrh, the flow of matter into the throat, lungs and other organs. A sign of indigestion due to damage to the duct through which yellow bile flows is that the nature of the stomach itself is not so bile, and there is a burning sensation and floating of food in the stomach.