Other - Diseases - September 2007

i've had obsessive compulsive disorder for awhile now, couple years or so. and the kind i have makes me worry about bad things. i.e. a family member or loved one dying. but now i'm having feelings that my boyfriend is cheating on me. is it just my ocd? or is it really a gut feeling? i can't tell if i should be worrying about it or not. more of me thinks it is a gut feeling but i just dont know. because he has lied to me in the past, and cheated on me in the past too and so i just don't know what to think. any help would be greatly appreciated.

2007-09-08 10:14:15 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm not sure what kind of Dr to even see can someone help?

2007-09-08 10:04:39 · 4 answers · asked by privateaccessonly 2

I have gas pains in my stomach constantly and am often nausious no matter what I eat I've been going through tests with doctors ect... and i'm not lactose intolerant and I've already had a colonoscopy =[ please, any advice would be most appreciated becasue the doctors are all incompetant. (gas-x doesn't always work)

2007-09-08 09:53:55 · 5 answers · asked by grannypincher8 2

i checked this site http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/urine-odor/AN00958 and it said foul smelling urine is usually due to an infection of the kidneys or bladder. but i have been smelling this awful smell in the bathroom for weeks now and finally figured out it was my youngest daughter's urine so i cant believe it could be an infection or she would have been very ill by now. she says there has not been any itching or burning and she has not had any fever. she doesnt eat asparagus and there have not been any changes in her diet so i am very perplexed about this. i am going to make a doctor's appt on monday.

2007-09-08 09:44:26 · 8 answers · asked by Philly G 2

2007-09-08 09:08:38 · 3 answers · asked by aa-hh 1

i heard there was a 24 hour lens you wear and it reshapes your eye so u dont have to wear them anymore

2007-09-08 08:44:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is it possible to cure an ulcer just by changing your diet and taking antacids?

2007-09-08 07:13:51 · 3 answers · asked by jm42445 5

Hi i dont mean to gross anyone out but i need help! there is is a big piece of b.m. that feel likes it ready come out but it is tooooo big for me to push it out. How can i get it out or break it down for it to come out? please help I am serious!

2007-09-08 05:42:11 · 12 answers · asked by Binky 3

2007-09-08 01:52:31 · 11 answers · asked by shanish72 1

I son of 8 years has been diagnosed with Opositional Defiant Disorder by a Doctor. He explained it to us, but because I myself have ADD/ADHD and am currently untreated with any mecication I had a really hard time understanding exactly what he was tring to tell me and my wife. She herself is terrible at comprending anything...

2007-09-08 00:37:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I got a full physical-- results of fasting blood test --Triglycerides 299 &Thyroid "barely" abnormal Hyper. I am not losing weight, I am overweight, I'm 5'2" 140 lb. My dad has to test his blood sugar several times a day (does not yet take medication) and my paternal grandmother has diabetes, but my blood sugar came back 87. I have had several situations where I get clammy, shaky so much so I can hardly walk, anxious & have nausea, after I get some food it takes about a 1/2 hr. to feel normal again. I also get real tired in the afternoon, plus I have hemorhoid problems which might have to be removed surgically (yes, I am a mess). I will be following up with my Doc but does anyone out there have these types of problems & how have you handled them? Thanks for all constructive advice--please don't tell me to get off my fat butt and get some exercise--I do swim, do water aerobics and get on my treadmill. Thank you in advance to all who reply.

2007-09-07 19:35:57 · 11 answers · asked by Nancy D. 2

What are some diseases/sicknesses that requires the sick person to have to take white potassium pills and causes weight loss?

2007-09-07 19:28:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a friend that was just diagnosed with this but the doctors here haven't told him exactly what it is so he is going to another doctor in another country of second opinion. Does anyone know what this disease is, what causes it, and if there is any cure?

2007-09-07 19:10:05 · 1 answers · asked by JASiege 4

2007-09-07 18:55:41 · 5 answers · asked by kevcole2003 1

my eight month old son is acting very sick lately. he has a runny nose, watery eyes, coughs up mucous, sweats alot even while he's cold to touch, n he's even ran a few low grade fever. Im taking him to the doctor Monday but my biggest concern is that we have sooo many mosquitoes by our house and even in it due to recent flooding I hope he hasnt contracted west nile. triaminic cold n cough nite time has seemed to help but what do you suspect he could have come down with????

2007-09-07 18:35:32 · 16 answers · asked by Athena S 2

I'm only 17 but lately when I ever I leave my left hand alone or it's not doing something it like shakes and I'm not even controlling it to shake like right now it's like full on shaking

as a 15 year old I caught Bell's Palsy

could there be something wrong with me?

2007-09-07 17:53:02 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-07 16:15:22 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

Right now it is way to late to go to the doctors and the problem is, is the back of my throat is terribly swollen to where it's making it difficult to breathe. I'm so afraid I'm going to dye. I have a high fever, headache, dizzyness, and a sore throat. I know it may be a strand of tonsilitis, but for now I need to make the swelling go down. Please any advice....

P.S I can't even go to the doctor until monday, because our doctor only works week days. I just need advice on how to make the swelling go down...Please help I'm litteraly freaking out here, I'm 15 and the last thing I want is to die by suffercating.

2007-09-07 14:19:42 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

I started seeing black dots like if you look at the sun and then turn away and i also started to feel dizzy. This happened about 2 months ago about 2 or 3 times (I think) and hasn't happened since.

2007-09-07 14:09:52 · 11 answers · asked by Military Chick 4

My acquaintance seemed a little down. I asked him what was wrong and he spilled out with his "Gigantic Secret". He says he is dying. He has 6 kidneys. He had two, the two duplicated and 2 more grew after that. On top of that, he has cysts of blood in the kidneys. He said he would get surgery. I asked him when and he said after football season. He didn't want to go without this season for he would be in a wheelchair for the whole time. I thought it was ridiculous! Football is all about hitting eachother, wouldn't it be VERY unsafe for him? In football, you need a physical, a football coach wouldn't let him play with him and his condition would he/she? I asked him and he said that they weren't going to let him but then suddenly did.

Is this even possible?

2007-09-07 13:59:17 · 15 answers · asked by A wonder 2

2007-09-07 13:54:16 · 5 answers · asked by K L 2

Medical Benefits of Ramadan
by Shahid Athar, M.D.

Most Muslims do not fast because of medical benefits but because it has been ordained to them in the Quran. The medical benefits of fasting are as a result of fasting. Fasting in general has been used in medicine for medical reasons including weight management, for rest of the digestive tract and for lowering lipids. There are many adverse effects of total fasting as well as so-called crash diets. Islamic fasting is different from such diet plans because in Ramadan fasting, there is no malnutrition or inadequate calorie intake. The caloric intake of Muslims during Ramadan is at or slightly below the national requirement guidelines. In addition, the fasting in Ramadan is voluntarily taken and is not a prescribed imposition from the physician.

Ramadan is a month of self-regulation and self-training, with the hope that this training will last beyond the end of Ramadan. If the lessons learned during Ramadan, whether in terms of dietary intake or righteousness, are carried on after Ramadan, it is beneficial for one's entire life. Moreover, the type of food taken during Ramadan does not have any selective criteria of crash diets such as those which are protein only or fruit only type diets. Everything that is permissible is taken in moderate quantities.

The only difference between Ramadan and total fasting is the timing of the food; during Ramadan, we basically miss lunch and take an early breakfast and do not eat until dusk. Abstinence from water during this period is not bad at all and in fact, it causes concentration of all fluids within the body, producing slight dehydration. The body has its own water conservation mechanism; in fact, it has been shown that slight dehydration and water conservation, at least in plant life, improve their longevity.

The physiological effect of fasting includes lower of blood sugar, lowering of cholesterol and lowering of the systolic blood pressure. In fact, Ramadan fasting would be an ideal recommendation for treatment of mild to moderate, stable, non-insulin diabetes, obesity and essential hypertension. In 1994 the first International Congress on "Health and Ramadan", held in Casablanca, entered 50 research papers from all over the world, from Muslim and non-Muslim researchers who have done extensive studies on the medical ethics of fasting. While improvement in many medical conditions was noted; however, in no way did fasting worsen any patients' health or baseline medical condition. On the other hand, patients who are suffering from severe diseases, whether diabetes or coronary artery disease, kidney stones, etc., are exempt from fasting and should not try to fast.

There are psychological effects of fasting as well. There is a peace and tranquility for those who fast during the month of Ramadan. Personal hostility is at a minimum, and the crime rate decreases. Muslims take advice from the Prophet who said, "If one slanders you or aggresses against you, say I am fasting.'" This psychological improvement could be related to better stabilization of blood glucose during fasting as hypoglycemia after eating, aggravates behavior changes.

There is a beneficial effect of extra prayer at night. This not only helps with better utilization of food but also helps in output. There are 10 extra calories output for each rikat of the prayer. Again, we do not do prayers for exercise, but a mild movement of the joints with extra calorie utilization is a better form of exercise. Similarly, recitation of the Quran not only produces a tranquility of heart and mind, but improves the memory. Therefore, I encourage my Muslim patients to fast in the month of Ramadan, but they must do it under medical supervision. Healthy adult Muslims should not fear becoming weak by fasting, but instead it should improve their health and stamina.

2007-09-07 13:51:11 · 2 answers · asked by muslim-doctor 3

Is it possible to become lactose intolerant in a matter of days? I am a big milk drinker, but within the last week it's made me very sick to my stomach whenever I drink milk, and I often get very dizzy and have bad headaches. What could cause it?

2007-09-07 13:36:05 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I posted a question earlier and got responses that it wasn't. Here is the direct medical transcript info from the MRA.

"The kidneys appeared normal with normal cortical thickness bilaterally. There were no abnormalities of the celiac, SMA, IMA, or common iliac arteries. There was evidence of bilateral dependent lower lobe atelectasis, more pronounced on the left."

I am just confused about the transcript. I will surely ask at her appt.

If anyone has any other info on this..thanks.

2007-09-07 12:59:07 · 4 answers · asked by Christine S 2

46 yr old male diagnosed w/strep and given amoxicillan. Burns when he pees. Was doing this before going to dr. so it's not a reaction to the meds.

2007-09-07 12:14:53 · 7 answers · asked by tfrose1 2

I have a hard lump slightly larger then a pea in my right cheek right above my jawline. i've been to two different doctors(at different times) for it and both just gave me antibiotics(which didn't do anything) and sent me home. it's been there for a long time, and hasn't gotten much larger. any ideas on what this might be would be appreciated. thanks.

2007-09-07 11:10:01 · 4 answers · asked by Lady Moreta 1

2007-09-07 10:26:40 · 0 answers · asked by nutritionist34 1

I have an underactive thyroid and take thyroxine.
When i take vitamin c (250mg) my thyroid levels seems to go up, and i get hyper-thyroid symptoms.
Does anyone know why this happens?
Has anyone had similar experience?

2007-09-07 10:26:38 · 6 answers · asked by Zag 4

Cause to me it feels like torture....

2007-09-07 10:19:22 · 2 answers · asked by mikey 3

I was just told that i probably have early stages of degenerative back disease in my lower back.I'm really young and i'm worried that since this disease is more common in ppl 30 yrs and up, i will have a very bad back when i'm older. What treatments do u think they will give me? Also i take ibuprofen almost every day. I'll continue doing this til my mom can schedule a Dr. appointment. Is this safe? Is this the best med for this? Also does anyone else have this? What is it like?

2007-09-07 08:56:41 · 4 answers · asked by *lil' leasha lu* 2