Diseases & Conditions - 26 July 2007

I have very bad poison ivy on the top of my foot and on my ankle. I have had it for about 5 days and it has become very painful. It will not stop oozing and my skin has become purple around it. My foot has also swollen. It is becoming difficult to walk due to the position of the rash. I would appreciate it if some one could let me know of an at home method of riding it.

2007-07-26 05:43:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anthony 1 in Skin Conditions

drink 5 or 6 bottles a day(16.9 oz =1 bottle), also use acne product at morning and night

2007-07-26 05:42:22 · 5 answers · asked by ez 1 in Skin Conditions

I know I'm over-weight,but can't seem to lose anything unless I starve myself,like eating maybe once a day. I'm a yoyo when it comes to loosing weight. I do try and watch what I eat,but it doesn't seem to be helping,even getting my sugar levels down.

2007-07-26 05:38:16 · 7 answers · asked by leilag17 1 in Diabetes

I'm having a heavy head since the morning, I have quite a lot pain in the waist and legs, and feel quite feverish, even though the temperature does not show, it is just a little above normal, the main cause of my worry is that about 1-2 days ago, a very different looking mosquito(probably it was a mosq., though I am not 100% sure), bitten me about 3 times, and the marks were quite thick, I'm really worried.
what are there symptoms of??and what would be the preventive measures I should take??
Also I at times feel like eating, but when I begin to eat, I feel like throwing the food off, should I go to school tomorrow? I'm 16 years.

2007-07-26 05:29:10 · 4 answers · asked by Mr.Mysterious 1 in Other - Diseases

My husband has had a heart murmur from birth. He is now 50. He has a cardiac arrythmia, for which he takes a daily beta blocker.
Are the two conditions one and the same? What role does stress play on the heart?

2007-07-26 05:23:11 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

im jus wondering. or do u have to be fat to have diabetes?

2007-07-26 05:15:16 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Diabetes

He is on dialysis 3 days a week, they are now going to proceed with 4 days a week. He has been struggling with shortness of breath and most recently been sweating and complaining of having a tingling sensation in his face when he gets breathless. Because he doesn't actually have chest pains with these symptoms the doctors are not looking at it as anything that could be serious. But we watch him everyday and think differently. We are just trying to understand the tingling in the face its a new symptom we have never seen before.

2007-07-26 05:09:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

2007-07-26 05:05:47 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

i was eating an onion bagel & halfway through i realized that in the center there is the spider web mold with little black dots.

i threw it away & rinsed my mouth out & drank water...

what should i do?????

2007-07-26 04:41:53 · 13 answers · asked by es muy awesome 3 in Allergies

2007-07-26 04:39:23 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Diseases

rash, loses skin severe itching

2007-07-26 04:35:01 · 3 answers · asked by ali 1 in Skin Conditions

Think about it. Our ancestors did not have indoor lighting; they
exposed their skin to the sun regularly. They didn't run and hide
from the sun, they used it as nourishment to generate a crucial
vitamin that supports human health in a multitude of ways. The idea
that "the sun is bad for you" makes about as much sense as "water
is bad for you" or "the Earth is flat." This persistent myth was
invented, marketed and publicized by an industry that profits from
a gullible public believing demonstrable falsehoods.

But why would the cancer industry go along with the deception, you
might ask? Because the continued commercial success of the cancer
industry depends on more people getting cancer.
The cancer industry has no
interest whatsoever in preventing cancer. The industry, in fact,
takes steps to interfere with prevention efforts and thereby ensure
the growth in the number of future cancer patients...

2007-07-26 04:34:34 · 3 answers · asked by jon 2 in Cancer

2007-07-26 04:22:52 · 4 answers · asked by kelly s 1 in Other - Diseases

My 87 yr old grandmother fell and hurt her back. She has been basically bed ridden, on muscle relaxants and pain pills for the last 3 weeks. She has not had a bm since her fall, she is hospitalized and they are now going to disempact her manually. She has stage 4 kidney disease, osteoporosis, along with a few other problems. I was wondering what are the chances of recovering to the level she was at before the fall? She was very independant and could take care of herself. A few in the family seem to think once they get her to poop she will be back home and normal and able to function on her own. Are they giving her false hope? Are they just ignorant to the perils of being old. I just want to be informed so I know what to expect.

2007-07-26 04:16:58 · 8 answers · asked by cricket 4 in Other - Diseases

I am still on my 30 day bottle.

2007-07-26 04:06:08 · 1 answers · asked by reds 88 1 in Skin Conditions

i m on diet and i drink lots of tea with sugar.is this ok?what is best honey or sugar or honey sugar cubes?i don,t take another sweet thing.

2007-07-26 03:11:29 · 11 answers · asked by tahir m 1 in Diabetes

2007-07-26 02:04:52 · 1 answers · asked by Crzyluvr44 1 in Heart Diseases

I am only 27 and skinny. My chloestrol is excellent but I have been noticeing that I have mild pains in the middle of my chest. I have no shortness of breath and no pains in my neck or arms. I went to the doctor and had an ekg and it was good but I have to go to the cariodac doctor today? Should I be worried what could this be?

2007-07-26 01:53:45 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Heart Diseases

I got my shot 2 days ago, my arm still hurts when I move it, and yesterday I was in a shoe store when I started to feel nauseated, and faint. I kind-of joked it off at first but by the time I had gotten to the register I couldn't breathe, so I sat down on the floor as I started to black out, I yawned and I couldn't hear anymore, everyone was muffled and I felt like I was going to be sick, I was burning up. My sister took me to the bathroom where I almost fell over and ended up having diarrhea. I thought I was going to die, what happened?

2007-07-26 01:19:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Allergies

2007-07-26 01:07:58 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in STDs

visited my doctor 5 weeks ago to be examined down below,because something didnt feel right,the doctor said that everything was normal,but it is still worrying me.visited the same doctor again yesterday,for the same reason,once again i was examined he once again still said that everything was ok,he said that the area he examined did feel different to the other side but it was still normal,& once again reasurred me that everything was ok,do you think being checked twice is enough,surely if there was a hint of being something there i would have been sent off to hostpital for a ultrasound scan,do you agree,sensible ansawers only please thanks still worried.

2007-07-26 00:34:35 · 9 answers · asked by eddie vedder 1 in Cancer

Will i have the same problem that she has or wil it just be normal tonsilitus (my throat is already starting)

2007-07-26 00:27:45 · 2 answers · asked by Paul H 1 in Infectious Diseases