صاحب القانون في الطب ... مم مات؟
Hello folks, Avicenna portrait. Credit: Wikimedia Commons . I've been reading recently a book and came by this account of Avicenna's (Ibn Sina) death. The detailed account of his physical illness is remarkable. Ibn Sina is one of my heroes, and one that inspired me early on to start my life in the medical field. When you read this account, just notice that the colon was called "Kawlong" in the early Arabic literature. What I understood is that he had some colon issue (I.O? Ulcerative colitis? Acute appendicitis? who knows!) and he got himself drug-induced peptic ulcer which probably perforated, leading him into septicemia and convulsions, after which he was killed by opium overdose!! I'll leave you with the actual text. You'll be surprised to find some funny stuff at the beginning and end if you know what I mean. " و كان الشيخ قوي القوى كلها, و كانت قوة المجامعة من قواه الشهوانية, أقوى و أغلب, و كان كثيرا ما يشتغل به فأثر في...