Health - 31 August 2006

my period had ended for the month of august on the 17th. my boyfriend and i had sex for the first time on the 21st then twice on the 23rd. we used a condom for all three times. on the 25th, i started to bleed but it wasnt normal. it was brownish and came out thick and in little chunks. it wasnt like a regular flow. i still get it once in awhile up to today and its really starting to freak me out. i usually dont start my period until the 13th. is this normal? or am i just freaking out because i dont want to be pregnant? :/

2006-08-31 15:17:43 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I recently started smoking, I smoke Kool Menthol, I don't know the real reason I smoke, I stared out of cursiouty? Everyone else around me was smoking? How about you? Why did you start? What do you smoke? At what age?

Me 18, how about you?

2006-08-31 15:17:29 · 6 answers · asked by ArchAngel Raziel 3 in Other - Health

I'm being tested right now for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and other disorders. However, my doctor wouldn't tell me what these other disorders are. What other disorders have the same symptoms as PCOS?

2006-08-31 15:16:58 · 7 answers · asked by libraryn71 3 in Other - Diseases

can they

2006-08-31 15:16:10 · 7 answers · asked by vick 3 in Other - General Health Care

2006-08-31 15:15:58 · 5 answers · asked by save_me_now 3 in Women's Health

I don't know if I am depressed. I really don't have a reason to be sad (except the fact that I am a loner), but I am always feeling sad. Sometimes it is about something, other times I am just feeling sad. I cry myself to sleep at least 3 times a week. Sometimes when I am busy doing something, I all of the sudden feel like crying for no reason. I keep thinking about suicide, but I don't really think I would commit suicide. But no matter what I am doing, I can not stay happy. I am not sure if I am depressed, bipolar, etc. And I can't ask this question to my parents because they think I am perfectly OK and they wouldnt believe me.
And please don't put stupid answers, because I am serious and I don't like feeling this way.

2006-08-31 15:15:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

Any good and relatively cheap shoes? I've looked at Sauconeys, Converse so far, and their shoes seem fairly nice but I'm just looking for some recommendations. I'm not professional athlete, I just need decent workout shoes with white soles so I don't get kicked out of the fitness center. Ha! (Male)

2006-08-31 15:14:48 · 12 answers · asked by Kristen J 2 in Men's Health

2006-08-31 15:13:48 · 7 answers · asked by melissa r 1 in Women's Health

I have just been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. So, I am new to this. I was just wondering if someone could please tell me the reason to why you get this disease and if it is anything that a doctor could give you to cure it? Will medication help this disease or will it just be a waste of time trying to take medication for it? I have been in so much pain for the last few weeks behind this illness and I am currently going to the therapist to do some exercises on the foot that is messed up. I was just wondering if I could get some kind of advice on this sickness and if there is somethinf I can do or get to help my siguation?

2006-08-31 15:13:41 · 3 answers · asked by michelleadams22 2 in Other - Diseases

im just not sure what meds. to take if im sick, or in pain, i get scared and have a panic attack if i take somthing and im not sure i can, if i can help me plez do.

2006-08-31 15:11:10 · 3 answers · asked by stayfit014life 1 in Heart Diseases

I use antihistamines, diphenhydramine hydrochloride, to help me fall asleep. Works pretty well, but I have been taking it for a long time. Would like other options.
Thanks.

2006-08-31 15:10:47 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - General Health Care

Hi everyone. Over the past couple of months I have not felt quite right. I believe something is not right with my body. If u can read the symptoms I have been going through, maybe u can give me some suggestions of what might possibly be wrong with me. I'm not asking u for an actual diognosis...just some suggestions that I can bring up with me doctor tomorrow.
SYMPTOMS(occur randomly throughout each day)
faintness
dizziness
i feel as though i am high(and no i am not, i am pregnant!)
blurred vision, and I sometimes start to black out
occasinally, numbness and tingling on my toes, feet, and legs
sweating
nausea
tenseness(its really hard to relax)
*usually when I eat something the symptoms will subside and I will feel normal again, occasionally (like todAY) they will continue for awhile even after eating.
*At night I feel very dehydrated and no matter how much I drink, it doesn't help
I am getting worried and think I need medical attention
Well thank u all who respond to this!

2006-08-31 15:10:16 · 5 answers · asked by sexymama421 2 in Other - Diseases

i have been completely broke and the only thing in my house to eat is hot dogs. the past four days i have eaten nothing but hotdogs (with bread). i eat like four or five a day. how come i lost five pounds in four days eating this junk?

2006-08-31 15:09:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I like coffee, and when it comes to instant (what I drink at work) I prefer non-dairy creamer to milk.
I have read recently that the palm oils that are used in creamer and many other foods are not at unhealthy as we are lead to believe. Advocates from countries that produce palm oil say that we have been mislead by those who have interests in production of other oils. Anyone have any insight into this?
Incidentally, I'm an American living in Japan. This tends to mean that even though my diet is not perfect and I eat meat and oily foods fairly often, my diet in general is far better than what most Americans eat on a daily basis.

2006-08-31 15:07:42 · 4 answers · asked by KSR 2 in Diet & Fitness

It seems like all of a sudden they get puffy and swollen and then by the next day they "deflate" and get chapped and painful. Finally, the skin on my lips starts to peel. What is going on and what could I do for this? Wearing chapstick doesn't even seem to help, it seems like my lips go into a cycle.

2006-08-31 15:07:05 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Skin Conditions

2006-08-31 15:03:43 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

Its not like a big deal or anything, but i just wanted to know if theres a chance i can grow taller? I'm still a young teenager.

♥ Me

2006-08-31 15:02:23 · 2 answers · asked by Asian_sweetie 1 in Diet & Fitness

If not, what else are they useful for??

2006-08-31 15:02:21 · 4 answers · asked by koolbreeze 4 in Mental Health

My neighbor's tv/radio drives me crazy at night. its not as if she is blasting it but it is certainly loud enough for me to hear the vibrations and some thuds. I dont want to confront her just yet b/c she just moved in a week or two ago.

I want to invest in a nice little noise maker. What do you guys know about them. WHere can I get one and how much do they cost.........

What are other ways to just deal with it.......I need complete silence when I sleep unless it's my own noise. It's making me crazy. what the hell can i do

2006-08-31 15:00:10 · 1 answers · asked by Snuz 4 in Mental Health

My mother has an anurysm on her aorta. We want to go to Colorado Springs with an altitude of 6800 ft. Will this altitude have any effect on the anurysm?

2006-08-31 14:59:59 · 2 answers · asked by Janet M 1 in Heart Diseases

2006-08-31 14:59:18 · 1 answers · asked by Deb F 3 in Diet & Fitness

At the gym I notice feelings of a tight chest. This is not a "my heart hurts" issue. My ribcage feels constricted, and it can be difficult to take a full breath. When I take a full breath, it feels like my lungs are pressing against the chest cavity. It's not a sharp pain, more of a dull ache.

And this is not after a grueling workout, either. The situation today happened prior to the workout, while I was doing stretches.

I had thought it might be because I work at a desk, on a computer. You tend to hunch over. So when I'm working out I need to focus on pulling my shoulders back. Could it be that my body is just not used to breathing with good posture?

2006-08-31 14:59:05 · 2 answers · asked by Islandkiwi 2 in Diet & Fitness

In your opinion.

2006-08-31 14:58:33 · 6 answers · asked by ? 6 in Cancer

How much delay for next pregnancy after a c-section is normally recommened by doctors?

2006-08-31 14:55:26 · 2 answers · asked by taurus0092 1 in Women's Health

i've been trying to figure out what it is and I'm not sure.. Its just a bump.. just a little red and it doesn t really bother me but trying to figure out what it might be? and its below my belly button.. any ideas as to what it could be? cause i'm paranoid.. lol even though I doubt it is anything serious.

2006-08-31 14:53:49 · 27 answers · asked by sammie 2 in Women's Health

2006-08-31 14:52:56 · 12 answers · asked by jokes_kids 1 in Men's Health

I have noticed small black ants on my countertop. I don't want to use any poisons because I have cats. I know there are some natural remedies -- does anyone have any solutions?

2006-08-31 14:51:40 · 4 answers · asked by gldjns 7 in Other - Health

Do you prefer guys with hairy chests or guys with clean shaven chests? I personally do not like having chest hair.

2006-08-31 14:50:18 · 14 answers · asked by Maximus D 1 in Men's Health

I started my period on the 19th of August, it should have been over by about the 26th. But I caught a bad virus and have had fevers, coughing, body aches, etc., for about a week now. Its now almost September, and I'm still bleeding. Yesterday I asked the doc if its normal for a period to last so long and if its cuz I'm sick. He said yeah that can happen. It was really light for the past several days, not even enough to fill a tampon in a whole day. Then my fever spiked to 104 and all of a sudden my bleeding became heavier and fresh looking again. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

2006-08-31 14:49:57 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2006-08-31 14:47:01 · 3 answers · asked by jarhead 1 in Skin Conditions