Health - 16 August 2007

I have these red scaly bumps and rash on my elbows and then noticed it on my knuckles. Now I find 3 more bumps on the side of my right wrist. This has gotten much worse in the past 3 days, seems like its spreading. I only really noticed the problem over a week ago. It itches like hell. what does this sound like? Does it spread? because it seems its spreading on my body. This really sucks.

2007-08-16 17:28:06 · 4 answers · asked by poacher 1 in Skin Conditions

I drink the equivalent of 6 to 8 cans of Pepsi a day. I have done so for many years. As I get older it is getting too hard to get enough exercise to use up the extra calories. I hate the taste of the diet drinks, and I'm not particularly fond of the semi-sugar semi-diet versions of the cola drinks so I end up eating cookies to get the extra sugar.

I NEED TO STAY ALERT for several hours per day so the caffeine in Pepsi is a major reason for drinking it apart from that I love the taste. I hate coffee. I have no problem sleeping after drinking 2 cans within an hour of going to bed.

How can I lose weight by cutting down on Pepsi while still getting enough caffeine for the extra alertness? Take 2 Red Bulls a day and just an occasional Pepsi during the week? Do you think I am too dependent on the very short-term alertness I get from the caffeine in Pepsi, and if I managed to quit it I would notice that I don't really need the caffeine any more for alertness and quick brain reactions?

2007-08-16 17:27:03 · 25 answers · asked by Aiyah 3 in Diet & Fitness

2007-08-16 17:24:32 · 4 answers · asked by Margaret P 1 in Other - Diseases

2007-08-16 17:19:28 · 10 answers · asked by DidoDeeDee 3 in Mental Health

can someone describe that disease? I've been hearing a lot about that disease and I'm curious to know what it is? Is it deadly?

2007-08-16 17:15:25 · 4 answers · asked by xobabybriiox 2 in Other - Diseases

some fillings. Well I have not had good luck with this dentist. We started with the crown because that takes time. Well I have been going back every week to get the fillings done. I just feel like the fillings are not being done right. There were three large fillings that he just had to re-do a second time a week later. I just don't have a good feeling about him anymore (I really liked him at first). Can I go somewhere else to have the crown put in or am I stuck here because it is already being made. I am supposed to go back in a few days for the prep. work - insterting the cast post, etc....and then some time in Sept. for the final appointment. Can this dentist office send it to another dentist or do I have to go to this Dr. because he started it?

2007-08-16 17:11:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dental

2007-08-16 17:02:11 · 4 answers · asked by Army Gurl 3 in Diet & Fitness

I am getting married in five months and am having a hard time losing weight. Does anybody have any suggestions?

2007-08-16 17:00:17 · 9 answers · asked by mylovelypotion 1 in Diet & Fitness

How many calories should i eat daily if i was on a diet and how many regulary. Iam 13, 5/3, female,and 108

2007-08-16 16:53:04 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

how much can a 5'5-5'6 124 pound person lose in 2 weeks?

2007-08-16 16:51:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

2007-08-16 16:51:17 · 12 answers · asked by sss n 2 in Diet & Fitness

ive been a hard core caffein junky for about 2 years not just cokes, energy drinks. one every morning to start my day usualy one around lunch and always one after work and mr. pibbs in between . its my one true vice and i want to quit but im ready to hurt anyone that comes in my path. i went two days without any and i had a small headeache, the third day about lunch time my head hurt so bad i got sick at my stomach, i went to bed that night with a headache and woke up with one. the only releif ive had in the past 2 weeks is about 1 hour one day from a mr. pibb and half the day today thanks to a redbull. it feels like my head will explode. is this normal and do u think its worth it

2007-08-16 16:48:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

is this good?
calories burned- 524
fat calories burned- 164
total distance- 3.76 miles
total time- 1 hour
average speed- 4 mph
also can you tell me how much weight you think i could lose by this time next year? right now i am 190 pounds and 6 feet 1 inch.

2007-08-16 16:44:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

OK so i stopped smoking for about two weeks then found out i wouldnt have to take the drug test for a while so i started again i smoked maybe twice a day for a week and a half, granted some of those days i didnt smoke but just to be safe lets assume i did..i'm 5 foot 7 inches i have 5.8 percent body fat and weigh 151 lbs and i have a cheetah like metabolism ill eat a big meal then be hungry again 45 minutes later and i work out like a mad man at least 5 times a week and run 2 miles everyday...do you think i can pass the drug test in 2 weeks its for the military and i know the best way to pass a drug test is to not do drugs but hey we all have our vices and ive vowed to be clean becuase the military is much more important to me than anything else

2007-08-16 16:43:19 · 30 answers · asked by brandon s 1 in Other - Health

3 days ago i tuke birth control pills with coke insted of water and 5 minute latter a lemond on top.
then 30min i went to bed and felt sick to my stomach??
the pain is between in the middle of my 2 ribe bones??
i feel a big circle of pain in the middle????
could it be the birth control pill doing this damage of pain to me?????????????
if anbody knows what is causing this pain
let me know?
or
should i go to a doctor and find out??
oh by the way this is the 3rd day i been feeling sick
without coke or lemond
and even throw up
could it really be the pills??help??

2007-08-16 16:39:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

iam 108 pounds, 13, female, 5/3, alot of fat in the stomach, want to losse some wheight maby 100 and how many calories to eat thanck u sooo much

2007-08-16 16:34:44 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I think i have a problem....

2007-08-16 16:32:35 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

when i stand up, my tummy is flat. when i sit down, my tummy is in "3 layers of fat." what's up with that?

2007-08-16 16:30:42 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

and she didnt make it seem like it was a big deal she said it might clear on its own and eversince then ive been vacinated with gardisel twice one more in nov im confused,can i have babies?? i think ima be ok but i need to know

2007-08-16 16:28:43 · 4 answers · asked by cherry b 2 in STDs

Okay, i have to go on this trip that i REALLY don't want to, and i have to miss a meeting for my library, and i have to miss SCHOOL PICTURES, and my bratty cousin is going to be there, and i don't have service, and i get my schedules, and so i have to miss all that stuff, unless.. (ding!) i can fake sick. PLEASE help me.. i need assistance here people! i really need to figure out how to catch something thats a) bad enough for me to stay from a 4 day trip and b) goes away fast and c) the symptoms are easy to fake. ty sooooooo much!

2007-08-16 16:25:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

2007-08-16 16:24:34 · 9 answers · asked by Ashley T 1 in Mental Health

i take small things very serious.
Ex-a glass of milk spilled during breakfast.i dont feel like taking breakfast.
i worry a lot for cilly things
Ex-to catch a train in time,i leave home one hour before ,even though the station is 10minits away.

2007-08-16 16:23:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

I know this is not healthy for you but I heard meany people have done it before, None of them seemed to have gotten hurt.
Please do not tell me this is not healthy and that I need help I know this already! Just answere the oquestion and be done with it, Also please don't be like you will die or be dead to even know because theres like 5% chance of that happening!
Thank you : love
Jessica

2007-08-16 16:22:28 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

i got a meningitis shot today and it hurt .. now my arm is super sore especially where they gave me the shot

2007-08-16 16:20:52 · 8 answers · asked by sdlove9090 3 in Other - General Health Care

if u r 6 years old and u r skinny (i mean skinny) and u worry about ur weight 2 much like to the point that u exersise all the time and u stop eating what will happen.

2007-08-16 16:20:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

The vision in my left eye is 20-10, and the right eye is 20-50.

When I was little, I wore an eyepatch ... and then had an eye operation ... and then I stopped wearing glasses ... but then my vision in the right eye started crapping out ...

So I have one "bionic eye" and one sorta-blind eye.

Whenever I'm in a room w/low light, my right eye turns in.

It's really annoying. o __o

My eye doctor said there's nothing he can do, and if my good eye happens to get poked out or something, I'm screwed.

It makes reading difficult, too.

wtf can I do?

http://i17.tinypic.com/66wp8ux.jpg
^ yeah.

2007-08-16 16:20:09 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Optical

for me to lose the weight that my doctor said that I need to lose... I'm almost 5'3" and 200lbs exactly... If I workout at least 3x a week maybe more and eat right... How long do you think it will take for me to lose about 50lbs - 60lbs?

2007-08-16 16:15:34 · 6 answers · asked by ~DANiELLE~ 3 in Diet & Fitness

I have been working out 3-4 days a week for about 3 months. I workout on a eliptical for 30 mintues, weight machines and I watch my diet. I have lost weight, because my clothes are showing it but it doesnt show on the scale. Am I gaining muscle or am I doing something wrong?

2007-08-16 16:12:31 · 9 answers · asked by Angie34 1 in Diet & Fitness

Adults,My doctor recently notified me that I had a low grain hpv strand, which I will be getting monitored every 6 months. The news came as a shock seeing how I think I got it from my first. However, i think I may have transferred it to my 2nd b/f and as a result he got genital warts yet the dr. results say that my strain is only causing displasia in me and not warts. As confusing as this is to me, Ive come to terms with it and decided to live a celibate lifestyle. However, I can not help but feel depressed and unworthy that I may have "destroyed" someones life. My problem comes because a long time friend is intrested in me, but does not know what is going on with my health. We've talked about becoming serious and dating, but im not sure how he would take the fact that i have hpv and chose to be celibate. im not saying that he would dump me because he is a wonderful man, but i know this would affect our future and i just need advice and possibly a help line where i can get counseling.

2007-08-16 16:11:43 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

I don't know much about carbs :(.

I kinda prefer people who know a lot of about health and nutriution to answer this question.

I'm 17 and I need to lose a lot of weight.

If you have any advice, please PLEASE give it :(

2007-08-16 16:09:37 · 34 answers · asked by BGP 1 in Diet & Fitness