Health - 6 June 2007

I am from Europe and I will work in USA during summer holiday.
I heard lot of popular stories about food in USA. I am from country where we have good food - really natural!
Doctors said to me that I will have to take lot of care not to get weigth there. But I heard that vegetables and fruits are very expencive in USA. Beside that, they told me that even if I bought it, I will be surpriced because it has no real vegatable or fruit taste...
I will not have some great selary, so I wont be able to buy some expencive stuffs.
So PLEASE give me some tips!
Can I spend four months in USA and not to get fat and HOW?
What should I eat that is not too expencive?

2007-06-06 07:26:31 · 12 answers · asked by milica 2 in Diet & Fitness

I have no idea if im too chunky or not...Im really confused though people tell me i'm thin but IDK cause alot of girls at my skool are super thin....I'm almost 13 and i'm 102 pounds is that normal??

2007-06-06 07:25:36 · 17 answers · asked by Massie Bebe 2 in Diet & Fitness

Hello, everyone. I'd like some opinions on this.

I am 20 years old, female, 5"4", 132 pounds, and a size 8/10. Would you consider me fat, thin, average, or...? I know that I'm not exactly "fat", but I'm not "thin" either. Maybe "average"?

I feel fat. I know that I'm not overweight, that I'm at what is considered a "healthy" weight, but I FEEL fat. I used to be a size 18, so at least I'm not as fat as I used to be.


Another thing is I used to be anorexic and bulimic and in the past year or so, while in recovery, I put on a lot of weight. It's really difficult because at my sickest, I was a size 0, so being a size 8/10 now makes me feel horrible about myself. I feel so uncomfortable with my body and it makes me want to cry. I feel like a whale. I want to diet to lose some weight, but I know that if I do that, I'll go out of control again and end up sick.

Please tell me what you think. I need some opinions.

2007-06-06 07:21:02 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I just recently found out that the reason my tongue sometimes has sores on it, seemly for no reason, is because of what is called a geographical tonge.

What can I do to keep from getting the sores? Is there any way to keep it away permanently?

2007-06-06 07:19:55 · 3 answers · asked by Rayne 2 in Other - Health

I get up in the morning at 5 am and before 11 am, I can feel my eyes becoming heavy and I am tired. If I sit down, I can fall asleep sitting up in the chair. This all started when my companion started working nites and kept sleeping all day in my house or wanted me to get up in the middle of the nite for sex when I had to be up at 5 am for work the next day.
Now I am literally tired all of the time and I think I am getting depressed. I wish he would just stay the hell away from me now because I think he is responsible for my sleeping problems. It used to never be a problem. Now I am tired all of the time irregardless of how much sleep I get at nite. Sometimes I wake up in the middle of the nite at like 3 or 4 am and then I get really tired at work in the day. I have decided to start locking the doors and shut off the phone when he is home.
He just dont get it.

2007-06-06 07:17:11 · 1 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Mental Health

Is it good to take off your bra night? or how about during the day? yes or no and why?
Sometimes when I wear my bra for a long time especially over night they start to hurt.

2007-06-06 07:15:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I have mutiple small sebaceous cysts on my scrotum and all the treatments (doxycycline, acne gels) my doctors has prescribed has failed.

I read from http://askwaltstollmd.com/archives/seba/192694.html about a guy who used a product called Fucidin on his cysts that successfully reduced their size or completely got rid of them.

A prescription is usually needed to order it from online pharamacies but I found and bought a small tube of it from a supplier via Ebay.

Is it generally safe to try on my cysts, and are there any side effects? I'm pretty much desperate about this at the moment, it's started to effect my confidence.

2007-06-06 07:14:11 · 1 answers · asked by everlongdrummer87 2 in Other - Health

It swoll for a couple days. Now the swelling is gone. It has been a week and it is a little sore and hurts to move, but there is a big purple bruise down my wrist along the vein line, and there is grey bruising all around on the front of my wrist and it is getting bigger, it seems to be pooling in the middle of my hand and spreading up my arm above the brace I am wearing. Should I go to the doctor. It doesn't hurt to bad and I can move it all around, it's just a little tender. What could cause this?

2007-06-06 07:13:41 · 4 answers · asked by fluffysoftkitten 1 in Injuries

My friends all scooff at my running because they say walking is as good. I tell them that running is better because you burn more cals, raise your heart level higher and engage more muscles. Who's right?

2007-06-06 07:09:11 · 13 answers · asked by Knight-of-God 3 in Diet & Fitness

I go to the dentist every 6 mo to have my teeth cleaned, I floss EVERY day, I brush 2x a day. My dentist refilled a tooth 2 years ago that had a deep cavity, and now it is sensitive and he says I will need a root canal. Is there any way that I can reduce the chance that I will have to have a root canal? I rinse with Listerine, and peroxide and water, but what else is there?

2007-06-06 07:07:56 · 11 answers · asked by padedu 1 in Dental

My doctor diagnosed this about a month ago and some days I feel great and other days I feel a constant dull ache and pain. Does anyone have this issue and how long does it normally last?

2007-06-06 07:05:05 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management

called docs office and cant get me in. Should I be worried??

2007-06-06 07:02:46 · 1 answers · asked by ycd71 2 in Women's Health

I think I need a vacation. It hurts to read things on and off the computer. I recently had an eye exam. My eye doctor is off work today. I just took some medicine and increased my font size. Thanks for any serious suggestions...

2007-06-06 06:59:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Optical

I have a friend who is pregnant with her second child and she complains about her breasts sagging. Is there any way for her to make her breasts firm again without operation? I heard that excercise works, but I wasnt sure.

2007-06-06 06:59:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

O.K., so I’m 14 years old, I am 5 feet 9 inches and I weigh 155 pounds, and I am trying to lose 15-20 pounds before the school year starts.
I run track and cross country like an maniac, and I dance like I’m going to die tomorrow, I also play tennis. A lot of my weight is muscle, but I look kind of bulky.
My thighs are full of a lot of muscle, but my inner thighs rub together and I still have fat on my thighs (but everyone wants my legs), they are long though
My measurements are 36-27-37
Can I please have some tips on losing weight, because I already exercise for like 3 hours a day!!

2007-06-06 06:57:18 · 11 answers · asked by runr15 2 in Diet & Fitness

2007-06-06 06:57:09 · 43 answers · asked by Kylee B 1 in Diet & Fitness

What is a good diet for a 13 year old ? It's during the summer and i have a fridge and pantry full of food. What are some good tequniques ?? Ways to eat healthier and ways to exercise ? I'm not fat, i have some extra flab on my belly and i want to get rid of it before school starts ? end of august. ?
So when i go clothes shopping i dont have to worry about my belly showing . And if its helps, i'm about 5"1 and i weigh like 122 ?

2007-06-06 06:55:55 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

For back pain and subluxation.

And why?

2007-06-06 06:54:55 · 6 answers · asked by Brendon B 2 in Pain & Pain Management

My daughter seems to have terrible luck! Last week she got stung by something right inbetween the eyes. She later told me about it and it seems to be healing up pretty nicely. Then this morning I noticed that something stung her on the top of her foot and the stinger is still in there. The area is red and swolen and is very tender to the touch. She is complaining that the inside of her neck hurts, as she describes it. She is 5 1/2 years old. She also had a sting on her arm a couple of weeks ago. Can all these stings be harming her?

2007-06-06 06:53:57 · 11 answers · asked by jess l 5 in First Aid

Yesterday i was helping a friend of mine move some steel. i picked up about 25 lbs of it and stepped off the trailer which was about a foot high. When i stepped off my foot landed halfway on a step and it rolled off, therefore rolling my ankle. I could walk on it for a bit, but then it started to hurt pretty badly. Now i am having to use crutches to get around. It doesnt hurt when im not using it though. Is it broken or just severly sprained?

2007-06-06 06:53:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-06-06 06:52:20 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

ok don't take this the wrong way cause i'm not a perv or anything but i was wondering around what is the average age a boy begins to mature and can ejaculate?


no rude answers please.

2007-06-06 06:50:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

i'm 5'9" and weigh 180 i am a little chunky i know but am i really ..FAT?! like she makes me feel so bad about it and if you say that i am then how can i lose weight i have been trying diet and exercise but with taking steroids it's hard....HELP!?

2007-06-06 06:50:24 · 15 answers · asked by ashlee 3 in Diet & Fitness

the strengh is 500/325

2007-06-06 06:49:14 · 8 answers · asked by linmacsherl 1 in Pain & Pain Management

I tend to sit with on leg under me or Indian style and my feet or foot always goes to sleep...
I just want to see if i will be doing any damage to myself by doing this! and if so what sort of damage!
I know when the foot goes to sleep it is the nerve endings freaking out .. and I hear some of can cause poor circulation!
I just want to make sure when i'm here i'm not going to have issues..
today it took my foot about 20 minutes to wake up and it still feels a little funny!
i wish that alone would make me stop sitting like i do but i can't help it! my knees hurt when i sit normal!
any web sites any suggestions any thing please
thanks
btw
female - late 20's

2007-06-06 06:49:11 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

ok in the last 2 hours it got like that jus one side of my lip got puffy and it feels numb and tingly....wat is it ...wat can i do???

2007-06-06 06:47:13 · 11 answers · asked by gwenfan113 2 in Other - Diseases

How many calories do I need to maintain my weight? Last year, I was 120 pounds and ate about 1600 calories a day...I lost about 20 pounds.......and am now at a healthy 100 for my height of 5 feet..........i was eating about 1200 calories a day on the diet and lost about 2 pounds a month. I didn't do any exercise.

So, basically, how many calories should I eat per day to maintain? I'm 5 feet tall, 16, small boned, and am sedentary. I do not exercise. the most i do is walk from class to class in school...........

(i just want to know how many calories i should eat to maintain, NOT any comments on my lack of exercise etc...i KNOW i should exercise more.)

Thanks

2007-06-06 06:45:54 · 4 answers · asked by myra cambelll 1 in Diet & Fitness

I have been told by doctors that it is not advised for a woman to douch. But I would like to try it. Don't get me wrong, I clean myself and keep myself well groomed, but my husband refuses to "go down" because he doesn't like the smell of "women." Any advice?

NOTE: no rude comments please. I AM clean and DO NOT smell nasty, so lets keep it classy, OK?

2007-06-06 06:44:01 · 26 answers · asked by Peanut Butter 5 in Women's Health

I think I might be repressing a lot of memories that arent that great. Ever since yesterday I have been hypervigilent(sp). I feel like the memories could come out any moment now and its really wearing me out. I also feel a lot of anger and I take it out on my driving. How do I get through this? I want to get the memories back but at the same time its exhausting.

2007-06-06 06:43:10 · 5 answers · asked by b 4 in Mental Health

i have had this stomach ache for about 2 weeks i was constipated but frm yesterday onwards i have diahroea. my stomach doesn't hurt as much anymore it hurts a bit on the right side of my belly button and the right side of my waistt yesterday it was makig funny nosies help its hurts a bit still it feels a bit sore

2007-06-06 06:42:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management