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Buxton bloater

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I recall this, but it needs citation. Invalids in the 19th century were commonly bloated not by obesity but by dropsy - massive fluid retention from heart failure, which was a condition untreatable until digitalis was discovered. Gordonofcartoon 18:27, 14 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]