Health - 10 August 2007

the day before yesterday in the pool i think i twisted my ankle, but when i got out it just felt weak but didnt hurt. yesterday i woke up and it hurt to walk and it was swollen but no bruising so my mom said to put my ankle support on and carried on limping, today i have woken up and it had swollen again and i can barely walk without my ankle support, and is painful to walk even with my ankle support on, so i have iced it and the swelling has gone down, but it feels like its getting worse, should i go to the doctors or ER, or just leave it to heal on its own????
by the way i'm 13,
mary XxX

2007-08-10 03:25:52 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Injuries

2007-08-10 03:24:30 · 13 answers · asked by Eva Selena 2 in Other - General Health Care

i absolutely hate going to the doctor. honestly would like to avoid it if at all possible. so the urge to urine is quite often. it burns like, every other time. sometimes the urge comes so fast that my stomach cramps. had taken some AZO last week when i first felt like this. it went away for 3 days or so. just recently got the feeling back. i eat and exercise decently, almost never ever sick. help please:(

2007-08-10 03:13:54 · 14 answers · asked by dairy queen 5 in Other - Health

I have chronic insomnia. It started probably 8 years ago. On an initial appointment with a new OBGYN, my doctor asked if I was on the pill. I answered yes, and he advised me to go off of it because over time, the pill interferes with serotonin levels. I did that, and in a week was sleeping like a baby. Then, over the course of time, my sleeping problems came back. It has been years on and off of sleep aids. I have tried Valerian root, melatonin, tylenol pm, and of course the prescription stuff, but then I end up a zombie the next day. I read about 5-htp and was wondering whether or not this might be a solution.

2007-08-10 03:08:41 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

I have a coworker that has a hard time breathing through his nose. What can we do here to help him.... He says it's his allergies. He also breathes really heavy ...Any suggestions as to what may be wrong with him and what we can do to help him.

2007-08-10 03:02:06 · 7 answers · asked by Justlookin 3 in Allergies

My primary ex. is the cost of food. Bottom line, eating healthy is expensive.

2007-08-10 02:56:37 · 13 answers · asked by just_ask 2 in Diet & Fitness

i know its harmful but can it cause death

2007-08-10 02:54:01 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Health

I was wearing another person's socks the other day and it seemed a bit dirty, but I for some reason chose to smell it and held it to my face or a brief amount of time. One week later, I have an irrational fear (I hope) that no contaminants or threads from the sock got into my eye and will make me blind. THere is no way for me to tell my parents this as it sounds so silly, but is my fear exaggerated? I've heard stories about people getting eye infections from contact lense pieces left in the eye, but now I fear potential threads of cotton will be left in my eye and give me an infection. The strange thing is that I've started worrying about this only one week after smelling the guy's sock. Yes I do have a sock fetish. And usually I don't worry, but since this is someone else's sock, my mind gets all jammed and starts worrying Help.

2007-08-10 02:52:18 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Optical

I found a couple (two or three) whiteish bumps on my vulva that resembled ingrown hairs a week after having unprotected sex with a new partner who claimed to be clean. The area itched like mad and the bumps were sore and lasted a little over a week. At first I thought it was bad razor burn because I tend to shave down there without shaving cream. The bumps never crusted over before going away, which is something that every website I've checked says happens. I went to my doctor but my blood tests came back unsure, and my doctor wants me to retake them in 6 weeks. So now I'm confused about what to do and still unsure if this is herpes or not.

Help?

2007-08-10 02:46:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

i defianly know there should be bad affects of masturbating. i know the good affects but i want to know the bad effects.

2007-08-10 02:45:09 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

lately i've been unconciously having what seems to be suicidal thoughts...there will be times where i'll be daydreaming about something, but all of a sudden, it turns into something where i end up grabbing a pair of sharp scissors, or a knife with a serrated edge, and i slit my own throat or wrists, or stab myself in the neck. i sit there in my daydream, and basically think of ways to kill myself with a sharp object. why am i doing this? i have a pretty decent life, i'm not depressed, and i have no intention of ever offing myself. why do i have these thoughts? and is this healthy?

2007-08-10 02:38:07 · 5 answers · asked by Nacho Chacho 7 in Other - Health

2007-08-10 02:33:56 · 2 answers · asked by whatchathinkin 1 in Dental

i am 5''4 and 130lbs and i have just learned to love my curves like my breasts, hips and behind. the only problem i have with my body at this point is my tummy pooch. i want a toned,flatter,feminine tummy rather than one that always sticks out. i want to know how to achieve the flatter tummy without loosing to much weight resulting in loosing my breasts, bum and hips. please tell me how!

2007-08-10 02:33:11 · 8 answers · asked by Renée 3 in Diet & Fitness

2007-08-10 02:30:51 · 1 answers · asked by matol 1 in Infectious Diseases

it became many years and i am nerly turning 30. i have come to a age were in my opienion i should stop. i have been able to not masabate for 3 days but i am feeling as if i i stopping smkeing. i need some way to keep myself away from it.

2007-08-10 02:27:04 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

Do you wash your hands before washing any other part of your body when you take a shower or bath?

2007-08-10 02:07:43 · 14 answers · asked by Meg...Out of Hybernation 6 in Other - Health

I really don't know what to do and im really worried for my sister.
she is not eating and im worried that she will fall into the grip and anorexia.
she just wont eat for days she is not fat she is in between chubby and normal.
she looks pale all the time and laughes and brags that she is not eating, im constantly telling her to eat but she says that she is not hungry but she has gone 3 days without eating.
three days without eating and not hungry, im thinking to myself there is a promlem.
she won't listem to anyone because my mum has noticed it as well but there is nothing that we can do do to eat, when she does eat she will pick.

please can you give me any advice on how to help her without putting pressure on here.

2007-08-10 02:02:10 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

i am 19 and have a 19month old son. i have recently had cin2&3 (cancer in the cervix) i have cin3 b4 my son was even thought of and i had the cin2 after he was born. i havent had my periods for 16months now.... does anyone have the same problem? has anyone had this problem or something similar... plz help me... i am more concerned about the not getth=ing the periods side of things as we are wanting to have another baby... plz all women help me????

2007-08-10 01:55:36 · 7 answers · asked by zaymon_3106 1 in Women's Health

Im 9 stones which is healthy for my age but I have quite big thighs I was wondering if there are any excerises or diets I could do to take some wieght off my thighs they are 21 1/2 inches and I just want them to go down a few inches any ideas!

2007-08-10 01:52:43 · 24 answers · asked by henriah 1 in Diet & Fitness

Is there anything I can do to prevent or neutralize cigarette smoke from coming up my heating vents? There is a chain smoker living in an apt below me and our vents are linked and the smioke comes up and is unbearable. I have a really good air cleaner but that does nothing. I've also stuffed furbace filter material in the evnts which also does nothing to help. Any ideas???

2007-08-10 01:49:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

I have recently starting eating more fruit . kiwis, raisins and oranges and pears as I have mild iron defieciency anemia. My main question is that when you eat raisins will you be able to see some bits of raisin in the stool when you have been to the toilet - just wonderiing as there seems to be small bits of something when I go to the toilet

2007-08-10 01:44:55 · 7 answers · asked by robot 1 in Diet & Fitness

everynite on going to bed,i wake up later in the nite sneezing,with an itchy,runny nose.this occurs till morning.i've stopped sleeping with the air conditioner on and have tryed sleeping in different rooms under diff. conditions (eg. sheets, mattress) to no avail.what could be wrong?

2007-08-10 01:43:42 · 5 answers · asked by rasputia 1 in Allergies

Hi, i'm 15 years old, and i know i might be a little young, but i have been masterbating since i was like 12, and i didn't even realize what i was doing than, lol. But know it has become more frequent, and i feel so guilty afterwords. I'm a virgin, so this feels amazing, i love the feeling. So is it natural to feel guilty or is it completly wrong to be doing it?

2007-08-10 01:41:49 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-08-10 01:41:35 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

I'm just wondering what the best oblique exercises would be to do at home. I have a pretty average build so what could I do to get some 'sex lines' or whatever they are called showing.

2007-08-10 01:40:12 · 4 answers · asked by zanzabar 2 in Diet & Fitness

In past I tried patchs, gums, but I end up lighting up. Any suggestions?

2007-08-10 01:39:24 · 13 answers · asked by roy m 2 in Other - General Health Care

2007-08-10 01:38:58 · 4 answers · asked by loyski 1 in Respiratory Diseases

If she cannot maintain a good level for any length of time while off of IV fluids?

2007-08-10 01:37:03 · 1 answers · asked by amosunknown 7 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-10 01:36:04 · 5 answers · asked by arie o 1 in Infectious Diseases

2007-08-10 01:35:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer