Health - 17 December 2007

I am just starting my fitness adventure. I am not over weight. I want to look good and feel good and have the strentgh to back up the looks.

2007-12-17 07:35:40 · 3 answers · asked by spratdog 1 in Diet & Fitness

Okay, my son, for the past month, has been coughing up a storm, starting about 30 minutes after going to bed at night. Most nights, this results in him coughing so bad he gags and throws up. He's always had asthma that is triggered by changes in weather, and the weather has not been the same from one day to another.

But someone suggested to him that our son has acid reflux, and we're getting him in to see a pedi GI, but he can't be seen until after the new year.

What are some ways, if this is really acid reflux, that we could help keep it under control until after the beginning of January? Any tips, whether they refer to a change in what he eats, things we can do to ease it, or something OTC that is safe for use in 6-yr-olds would be helpful.

Thanks!

2007-12-17 07:35:03 · 8 answers · asked by CrazyChick 7 in Other - Diseases

It's been like two, close to three weeks, since I'd gotten the Depo shot. Lately, I've been getting terrible and uncomfortable pain in my abdomen. I wonder what could be wrong with me. So far, today is the third day that my abdomen is hurting, and it is hurting pretty badly.

2007-12-17 07:32:30 · 4 answers · asked by *~^YEN^~* 7 in Women's Health

i had inprotect sex and two weeks pas i didn't get my perod i also get very bad pain in my abdoman i want to know if i can be pregnan?

2007-12-17 07:32:14 · 3 answers · asked by enedina c 1 in Women's Health

2007-12-17 07:30:11 · 3 answers · asked by shared.account 1 in Alternative Medicine

apparently you can lose 20 pounds in a month..no excerise!!
is this possible?

2007-12-17 07:29:04 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I heard that as long as a cut, scratch, mark anything like that still has redness to it..that it means its still healing...is that true???..

2007-12-17 07:23:42 · 4 answers · asked by sweet_cool_chick07 2 in Skin Conditions

I have a body rash.. I have been to the doctor 3 times, each said that it looked as if I was allergic to something. I feel a little nauseous here and there.. is nausea a form of a reaction? I also get a lot of headaches. Help!!!

2007-12-17 07:23:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

About a week ago, I started having heart palpitations, where quite regularly, my heart would beat really fast, then go back to it's normal rate. Now, every 31 beats (I've counted) it skips a beat - is this normal?
I'm a cheerleader, and I train nearly every day, and cheer at games each friday. Could this have something to do with it?

Any help would be great.

Mac x

2007-12-17 07:21:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-12-17 07:20:48 · 28 answers · asked by KT 1 in Diet & Fitness

My husband and I just got prescriptions filled for the smoking cessation drug Chantix. I wondered if anyone on here had tried this drug, and if so how it worked for them. Any weird side effects, sleeping problems, mood swings, etc?

2007-12-17 07:18:59 · 7 answers · asked by Melissa G 2 in Respiratory Diseases

I'm talking to myself for long time now.... I feel like I have sonebody to talk with all the time(when I'm alone)..... I've imaged about some friends..... who aren't real.......Do I have problem in my head or something...?

2007-12-17 07:17:01 · 8 answers · asked by GoGo 2 in Mental Health

i took hiv test today negative , how far did it take my exposers back thanks

2007-12-17 07:16:17 · 3 answers · asked by big daddy 1 in Infectious Diseases

and i know its underweight so thats why im asking....
what should i be ideally...if i do try to gain a bit

xxx thanks

2007-12-17 07:14:31 · 18 answers · asked by ? 3 in Diet & Fitness

im wondering if it is safe to use a doorknob to masturbate if it was disinfected.

2007-12-17 07:12:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Men's Health

A girl shes 15 was babysitting for one of her friends she had been watchin them for 7 months and her and the husband were friends and he came home one nite at like 8 and she was goin to spend the nite the parents were leavin the next morning at 4am the wife was still at work and she didnt get off till 12am so she was sittin on 1 end of the couch and he on the other and he started scootin closer to her and then he put his arm around her and said can u keep a secret she said yea why? and he layed her down next to him on the couch and started rubbin her bac, and she was nervouse and did not kno what to do then he started kissin her and she said NO but he continued to kiss her so then she got up off the couch and went outside in tears he followed her out there and tryed to put his hands down her pants and she said NO and went bac inside he came in there and apoligized but it happend everytime she babysat he told his wife but made it sound like it was all her should she tell her mom?? Why??

2007-12-17 07:10:26 · 4 answers · asked by Emily H 1 in Women's Health

2007-12-17 07:04:05 · 17 answers · asked by FRANsuFU 3 in Mental Health

Is it possible for an adult to have an imaginary friend?? What kind of mental illness would make you create an imaginary friend?

2007-12-17 06:58:00 · 11 answers · asked by mvh0127 3 in Mental Health

2007-12-17 06:55:39 · 2 answers · asked by lamar a 1 in Women's Health

if this is what i am going to feel like every day i don,t want it.i want to go out and enjoy my self while i can,question is shall i stop or should i get pissed every day ,i have only 6 months left

2007-12-17 06:54:58 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cancer

So my moms boyfriend drinks ALOT!! like TOO much. He is def. an alcoholic. and the past few days he has gotten REALLY mean, he hasnt done anything to hurt anyone YET. Him and my mom have been together for about 7 years and we have been living with him for about 3 or 4yrs. things have gotten worse, arguments that is. he yells at us and calls us stupid and pigs and so on, but only when he is drunk, he is NEVER like this when he is sober?! I know people say he is just a "MEAN" drunk, but this is REALLLLLY bad. Example?! okay so last night--him and my mom went to a christmas party and he had a few jack and coke, after drinking a few beers in the day time, well he came home, and im asleep in my bed and he YELLS at me to come out of the bedroom and tells me i cant save my food by putting it in the fridge....and that our fridge isnt a STORAGE place, when in all reality--it is. Usually he is nice to me during the day but when he starts to drink, it goes to H****...what do you think?!!

2007-12-17 06:53:53 · 6 answers · asked by Sam 2 in Other - Health

Well i want to die and sometimes i feel that there is no point in living anymore and i SI.
does it mean that im depressed?i don't feel like this all the time.there are many days that i like life.do i have depression?

2007-12-17 06:50:28 · 22 answers · asked by Irene K 3 in Mental Health

be droopy when she's in her late 20's? if theyre a 34c/d?

do they naturally droop or has lack of wearing a good bra made them like this?

2007-12-17 06:49:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

ok i just recently had my "first time but it hurt sooooooo bad every time he pushed up agianst my hymin and yet he didnt even come close to popping it cuz he didnt wanna hurt me... and i do use a vibrator and it still hasnt popped. i even tried to pop it myself with it and it just hurt to bad to even come close. it hasnt started to bleed or anythingbut its still there! is there any way to make it less painfull or somthing???

2007-12-17 06:48:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

2007-12-17 06:48:01 · 2 answers · asked by arvind 1 in Respiratory Diseases

2007-12-17 06:47:50 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mental Health

if you havent worn an underwired bra for years but wore a normal bra would that cause your boobs to droop?

2007-12-17 06:47:12 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Women's Health

I came to USA a couple of weeks back...i got my permanent license...last week...but i m scared of driving alone...i dont know the roads properly and my university is abt 40 mins away...i am really scared tht i ll meet with an accidrent...as this would suspend my license and i wont be able to go anywhere...i have taken driving classes...but i dont have full confidence..wht should i do?... also right now...i dont have a car..so the practice is only with the driving teacher...my mom discourages me alot and says tht once i meet with an accident...its over for me...my license will be revoked and i wont be able to drive again...she has scared the hell out of me..because of which i m very freaked out now...i dont want to go alone..but i have to.

2007-12-17 06:45:58 · 7 answers · asked by crossbonez 3 in Mental Health

Ive had somewhat of an eating disorter this past year.
I wouls make a whole plan out to only eat about 500 calories per day, some days i would fast, some days i would follow this plan, but usually at around 6 or 7 i get realllly hungry and binge eat on anything i had, i would have half a cake, doritos, popcorn, pasta, chocolate bars, 3 or 4 bowls of cerial, all at one time,and i would use laxatives to "get rid" of it, and it really effected me

Suprisingly, i only gained 5lbs, if i never had those days where i would fast or only eat 500 calories, or used laxatves, i would have probably gained a lot more.but i am about 10lbs over weight and would like to lose 20-25 overall (right now 5'7 147-149)

Im obsessed with weighing myself, with what other people look like, with food, and calories
ive done every fad diet there is, i dont know how i stayed on some of them!
low/no carb, low fat, low calorie......

But now that i see my stupid mistakes and i want to lose weight the healthy

2007-12-17 06:37:04 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diet & Fitness

I'm 17.
Last night, I woke up because I had chest pain -- 3 sharp pains; then it seemed to go away and just be a mild discomfort. Today, I have the same discomfort (mostly on my left side of my chest but occasionally on my right) and some numbness/slight soreness in my left arm. I am also slightly short of breath.
I called my doctor and told her my symptoms, but she told me that she wasn't concerned; I've had 2 cardiology workups in the past year, and everything came back normal (I had my ASD repaired when I was 7, but the leakage is extremely minimal and within normal range). I also suffer from anxiety and panic attacks, and my neck is often misaligned.
Since my doctor isn't concerned, do you think this chest pain and discomfort could be due to my neck misalignment (I also have discomfort in my back near my ribs -- they are occasionally misaligned as well).

Does anyone else think that this could be due to my neck/ribs or some kind of acid reflux?

2007-12-17 06:34:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pain & Pain Management