Trash Boat wrote:

I'm not a doctor, but for hiccup i usually drink water while holding my breath by blocking my nose. i hold it as long as i can, then release it. it works for me

the question is more directed towards the intense pain it gives than how to stop it

Do you really think weed has any health benefits?

Why do my hands always get really cold? Particularly throughout the later parts of the day, like, ice cold?

Also, how can you distinguish between arthritis and general cramp/muscle pain? e.g. using a pen for a prolonged period of time gives me fairly uncomfortable pain in the the three knuckle joints of my middle finger, ring finger and my pinky finger. Although I'm not sure if it's just where my muscles are getting cramped or whether I may have arthritis (A lot of my relatives have it.)

my doctor said that my thyroid is underactive but I'm still a fidgety and anxious and shit wat do

he told me it was weird but never followed up with anything

Can someone in this year reach the age of 150 or 200 ?

bad english orz

Faust wrote:

As an advocate of healthy living, have you a handful of particular (cooked or uncooked/raw) foods you might be fond of and would recommend to others ?

Personally, I like munching on a variety of nuts and the occasional raw vegetable salad. (lettuce, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts & celery with olive oil minus the dressing)

For a quick meal: stir fry with a little sriracha usually is what I do. You can use any vegetables you want and it will turn out great but don't overcook. also no soy sauce because that stuff is just liquid salt For an even quicker meal: sautee some onions and chili peppers and microwave some of that instant ramen stuff (but don't use the flavoring powder). Combine them, add frozen vegetables and crack an egg or two on the whole thing and cook until the vegetables are warm and the eggs cooked. For something more involved: lasagna with spinach or eggplant filling instead of ground beef works really well. Basically a good rule of thumb is to substitute red meat with vegetables or white meat and substitute salt with low-sodium spices and seasoning. For snacks I usually have granola or greek yogurt.

Seph wrote:

Nyquill wrote:

acute appendicitis

I know your pain, though I never took an operation yet, since it just like goes on and off.

Ontopic: I've had this condition(?) for long now, can't remember really when it started but I always have this feeling that my sinus is always blocked by something, if it helps I used to smoke. I can't be fucked to ask my doctor even tho i always go for a checkup.

Might be allergies or infection, depending on how severe your symptoms are you might want to go see a doctor

XPJ38 wrote:

Every time I go outside the first time in a day, I can't help sneezing multiple times. I feel like it's happening especially if it is windy or particularly sunny. How come?

Textbook example of photic sneeze reflex. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex

- [ U z z I ] - wrote:

Why is it that when I do anything actively with my hands, they start to sweat. Like they'll sweat really easily...

Unusual but normal unless you have other symptoms.

UnderminE wrote:

i have a fever atm, what do

Fluids, rest and time.

_Gezo_ wrote:

I rarely have hiccups - when I do it lasts long and 90% of the time it escalates to the point I'm in a pretty bad pain.
Also, when I am at home, I get to sneeze violently (and that lasts for 10 minutes). I took a test few years ago to know if I have allergies, and I don't have any allergies except mites (which would be doubtful since I would sneeze a lot at my student room - which actually never happens). I open my windows frequently to renew the air in the room.

Pain with hiccups is usually from stiff chest muscles or diaphragm and you should definitely tell a doctor about this. As for your sneezing, some kind of allergen or airborne particle is triggering it. Could be dust, smoke, pollen or something else. I don't know any specifics about what the allergy test you took was specifically testing for but this is what causes triggered fits of sneezing.

LeSpu wrote:

My right thumb twitches when playing osu for 20+ minutes when using my mouse. Is this normal?

No lol take breaks it's probably from overuse or holding your thumb or hand in an awkward position which can apply pressure to nerves

Raging Bull wrote:

Why not join the Navy as a Corpsman? Pretty do almost anything a nurse can do with less school time!

Edit: Or rather you can branch out from the medical field into a more specific one such as pharmacy/radiology/OBGYN/Surgical/Orthopedics/Respiratory etc

Well several of reasons. Primary reason is that military scholarships for medicine are actually competitive and there's a whole application process involved. There's also the fact that by going that path, you waive your rights as a civilian and the government has complete control over you.

Dulcet wrote:

you should probably put all the answers in the first post under a huge spoilerbox, so maybe people won't ask the same questions again! just my two cents, though.

Good idea but I'm lazy and it's hard to do on mobile

piruchan wrote:

How many times a day do we have to take a bath? I frequently take 3 baths a day, but some say that it's not good.

1-2 times per day. Too much bathing will make your skin dry and also kills protective bacteria on your skin surface.

Ceph23 wrote:

Do you really think weed has any health benefits?

It's decent at helping cancer patients with severe nausea and vomiting who underwent chemotherapy and it's also a somewhat good painkiller.

Venoko wrote:

Why do my hands always get really cold? Particularly throughout the later parts of the day, like, ice cold?

Also, how can you distinguish between arthritis and general cramp/muscle pain? e.g. using a pen for a prolonged period of time gives me fairly uncomfortable pain in the the three knuckle joints of my middle finger, ring finger and my pinky finger. Although I'm not sure if it's just where my muscles are getting cramped or whether I may have arthritis (A lot of my relatives have it.)

Your cold hands are likely Raynaud's Phenomenon. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud's_phenomenon

Muscle pain and cramps aren't felt at the joints. What you have is arthralgia, probably caused from overuse. Arthralgia = joint pain, arthritis = joint swelling. Just take a break or if it gets bad use ice.

Sync wrote:

my doctor said that my thyroid is underactive but I'm still a fidgety and anxious and shit wat do

he told me it was weird but never followed up with anything

You're probably hypothyroid but don't need treatment unless you're experiencing other symptoms like muscle weakness, chronic fatigue/tiredness or thinning hair or if you're concerned about sudden weight gain.

AllRiseSilver wrote:

Can someone in this year reach the age of 150 or 200 ?

bad english orz

It's not impossible considering how much our lifespan has extended over the past 100-150 years

I have back problems, I've been trying to sit up straight but every few minutes or so I start slouching and be slowly hurting my back .

Got any suggestions to adjust my back problem Dr. Kanye ?

SupaWolfTiga wrote:

I have back problems, I've been trying to sit up straight but every few minutes or so I start slouching and be slowly hurting my back .

Got any suggestions to adjust my back problem Dr. Kanye ?

Back pain has variety of reasons. Strengthen your transverse abdominus and work on your posture. Roll a towel and put it behind your lower back. Might help too.

@kanye any specific branch of medical field that interests you the most? Prefer triage/casualty or hospital more?

Whenever I have breakfast in the morning, I always feel bloated and queasy for the rest of the morning. Is it just because I'm not used to it or something? I generally have toast with Nutella and a glass of fruit juice.

How do I relieve massive amount of stress out of me?

Mara wrote:

How do I relieve massive amount of stress out of me?

now this is a question we all can surely answer masturbate to

My right ear usually has this odd feeling. Sometimes I can feel the insides of my right ear, and it is making my ears hurt. Is there an explanation behind this?

So, since I was around 7-8 years old, I always felt a sudden burst of... something very hard to describe. It feels like I suddenly lost control of a part of my body (usually my limbs), and it either randomly moves on its own (and just makes me feel like there's something creeping inside the body part, and it also feels kinda... ticklish inside?) or just can't be moved at all for around 3-4 seconds, then it'll return to normal.

When it started to happen, it'll only happen around once or twice a day, but as time passes (I'm 18 now), it gets more frequent. It can happen once every 5 minutes to 4 hours, and it's getting annoying, especially when I'm walking on a public place (like when in a marketplace, school, or somewhere else). It's really uncomfortable.

Is this a symptom of something very bad? I'm getting pretty worried of this because it's already happening for over 10 years.

You may or may not have Tourette Syndrome

i usually eat some 'chinese food' 2-3 times a week and every time i eat it, it feels like i just consumed laxatives and roofies.

is dis gud ???????????

i aint fat, underweight more like it

Raging Bull wrote:

Back pain has variety of reasons. Strengthen your transverse abdominus and work on your posture. Roll a towel and put it behind your lower back. Might help too.

@kanye any specific branch of medical field that interests you the most? Prefer triage/casualty or hospital more?

Alright, thanks a lot for the suggestions . I'll try those methods, see if it works for me (well it should) x3

SupaWolfTiga wrote:

I have back problems, I've been trying to sit up straight but every few minutes or so I start slouching and be slowly hurting my back .

Got any suggestions to adjust my back problem Dr. Kanye ?

Stretching, and working out. Things like dead-lifting and rows will really fix your posture. I use to have bad posture aswell.

Why won't anyone like me?
Why won't anyone like me without making me try?

Cause you're too likeable. You need to be more of an ass.

Lewder wrote:

You may or may not have Tourette Syndrome

I don't think that makes you physically lose control of a limb.

B1rd wrote:

Lewder wrote:

You may or may not have Tourette Syndrome

I don't think that makes you physically lose control of a limb.

don't some people have really elaborate ticks where they have to do something with their body

but he doesn't actually do anything, he just kinda goes limp

wait actually idk he should elaborate more

BRBP wrote:

They choose to do whatever the tick is, because they feel really uncomfortable until they do it. Not because they lose control of a muscle or something.

This is how he described it.
Edit: old classmate had this.

I'm pretty bad at explaining stuff like this in English (in fact, I'm pretty bad at explaining stuff like this, period), but yeah, it's like what you're saying. It even extends to parts such as my tongue (for example, it felt like I was forced to randomly move my tongue or else I'd feel weird).

And this is getting more annoying as time passes, especially when playing osu! or doing anything in public.

hey guys I'll get to everything eventually, just letting you know I'm not dead! lol

Dr. Kayne, these may sound like useless complaints, but I just wanna know.

2 Problems

1. When I walk bare-footed, my big toes sometimes get painful when a put the tiniest amount of pressure on them. My parents have looked at my toes and they cannot tell if it's in-grown or not. What do you think?

2. At random moments through out a day, my hands (sometimes feet) get really itchy and start to sweat a little bit. This has been happening for maybe a couple of years now, but I thought it was nothing. But I'm just really curious now. Do you know what it is?

Thanks!

~Pingu

OMGPingu wrote:

1. When I walk bare-footed, my big toes sometimes get painful when a put the tiniest amount of pressure on them. My parents have looked at my toes and they cannot tell if it's in-grown or not. What do you think?

I'm not a doctor or anything but has there been a bit of swelling in your toes or liquid coming out of it? If there is, it's probably ingrown. I know it'll be hella painful but just try to move the skin at the edge of your toe and see if you can feel/see your nail growing in it. Try to clip the edge of the nail with a nail clipper. You'll feel a lot better after it's clipped and probably won't have any pain the next day.

How should I prevent getting carpal tunnel from playing Osu!? besides not playing as much oc ~daisuki

How do I lost weight? Like there's so many greasy food in Indonesia and that's like the only choice.

Frostei wrote:

OMGPingu wrote:

1. When I walk bare-footed, my big toes sometimes get painful when a put the tiniest amount of pressure on them. My parents have looked at my toes and they cannot tell if it's in-grown or not. What do you think?

I'm not a doctor or anything but has there been a bit of swelling in your toes or liquid coming out of it? If there is, it's probably ingrown. I know it'll be hella painful but just try to move the skin at the edge of your toe and see if you can feel/see your nail growing in it. Try to clip the edge of the nail with a nail clipper. You'll feel a lot better after it's clipped and probably won't have any pain the next day.

Following up on this. Start clipping toe nail in a straight line instead of curvy. Or make sure the toenail goes past the sides a little so it doesn't dig into tissue when it grows.

Fallist wrote:

How do I lost weight? Like there's so many greasy food in Indonesia and that's like the only choice.

exercise. There is no magic to it. Doesn't have to be insane stuff. Just go for a walk to the store or use stairs and not elevator etc etc. Portion control too I suppose.

Frostei wrote:

OMGPingu wrote:

1. When I walk bare-footed, my big toes sometimes get painful when a put the tiniest amount of pressure on them. My parents have looked at my toes and they cannot tell if it's in-grown or not. What do you think?

I'm not a doctor or anything but has there been a bit of swelling in your toes or liquid coming out of it? If there is, it's probably ingrown. I know it'll be hella painful but just try to move the skin at the edge of your toe and see if you can feel/see your nail growing in it. Try to clip the edge of the nail with a nail clipper. You'll feel a lot better after it's clipped and probably won't have any pain the next day.

There's no liquid coming out. And I clip my toes quite frequently, but it will still hurt even after I clip it. I did find a sharp bit of nail in the corner on my left big toe, but I clipped that off but it's still hurting. Yet there's no explanation for the right big toe to hurt when I put a tiny bit of pressure on it.

Hey My eyes really hurt from playing osu

This kind of thread is one of the best ideas I've seen recently! like seriously, you're damn smart.

ok uhm, how can I distinguish an allergy from a cold, for instance?

Raging Bull can also answer stuff now because he knows his stuff.

dinopwn wrote:

Hey My eyes really hurt from playing osu

Take a break

Lizzy wrote:

This kind of thread is one of the best ideas I've seen recently! like seriously, you're damn smart.

ok uhm, how can I distinguish an allergy from a cold, for instance?

For serious allergic reactions it's pretty easy but for mild allergic reactions it can be hard to. If you keep getting them during one part of the year or they keep recurring then see a doctor for an allergen test.

OMGPingu wrote:

There's no liquid coming out. And I clip my toes quite frequently, but it will still hurt even after I clip it. I did find a sharp bit of nail in the corner on my left big toe, but I clipped that off but it's still hurting. Yet there's no explanation for the right big toe to hurt when I put a tiny bit of pressure on it.

Any swelling or redness? If yes for either one or you can't put a shoe on or walk go see a doctor.

How would you remove a shoe from a butt?

This has nothing to do with me

Mr Color wrote:

Whenever I have breakfast in the morning, I always feel bloated and queasy for the rest of the morning. Is it just because I'm not used to it or something? I generally have toast with Nutella and a glass of fruit juice.

Not eating a starchy, sugary mess would be a start. If you use white bread, using wholemeal/granary bread might be a good start. Losing the Nutella's an obvious choice as well, so maybe have a poached egg on top or whatever else isn't effectively a load of sugar. That means that jam's out of the question too.

Well I should consult my own doctor but it won't hurt asking you as well

Lately I am suffering from Sternocleidomastoid Syndrome, Which gives me intense pain in my neck and as a result of that I am having terrible headaches for days now.
Gotten a appointment with my doc next week however maby you know some tips how to reduce the severe pain :3, it ain't really conformable while playing osu as you can imagine

I only know a little stuff from physical therapy related bits.

Akulilium wrote:

Well I should consult my own doctor but it won't hurt asking you as well

Lately I am suffering from Sternocleidomastoid Syndrome, Which gives me intense pain in my neck and as a result of that I am having terrible headaches for days now.
Gotten a appointment with my doc next week however maby you know some tips how to reduce the severe pain :3, it ain't really conformable while playing osu as you can imagine

Never heard of SCM syndrome. I would say stretch the SCM, but idk how to stretch it. Wait for doctor i suppose.

Ah yea well now you know , thnx anyway
As for the doctors appointment, id let you know how to treath it once I know it myself

Kanye West wrote:

OMGPingu wrote:

There's no liquid coming out. And I clip my toes quite frequently, but it will still hurt even after I clip it. I did find a sharp bit of nail in the corner on my left big toe, but I clipped that off but it's still hurting. Yet there's no explanation for the right big toe to hurt when I put a tiny bit of pressure on it.

Any swelling or redness? If yes for either one or you can't put a shoe on or walk go see a doctor.

There is the tiniest bit of redness around where the nail is digging in.

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Answered by pm.

My fingernails grow too fast, not sure if it's me spending 40 mins in the shower each day or some random medical explanation that hopefully you know wtf it's all about.

Seems ridiculous, but I don't want to have to cut my fingernails every. single. friday.

There's this addicting rhythm game about clicking circles, and I'm not comfortable playing it without headphones.
I play this game at least 30 minutes a day. Is it okay for me to use headphones that long? Is there anything I can do to prevent permanent ear damage from using headphones for too long?

Note : I haven't feel anything wrong with my hearing yet, but I'm afraid something bad might happen.

I think just about anyone can answer that. You're unlikely to get ear damage unless your volume is too loud, which you didn't specify.
If your ears hurt from wearing those headphones for 30 minutes you should take a break if nothing else then because causing pain to yourself is just dumb in any case.
Unless pain gets you off, then playing osu! is win-win.

My thumb sometimes get hurt because I'm holding a pen for too long and need a several days to get it back to normal, do u guys know why that's happend?

I can't really tap well for 4 months using left hand right now. everytime I single-tapping, my finger (mostly in middles, but sometime occured in index finger too) keep bent and hit the button under the tapping button (if Q is my tapping button, I always hit A button) and can't tapping perfectly anymore... also my left arm & wrist hurt when lifting something heavy and I can feel a burning sensation around my arm when I lift it upright... Is it carpal Tunnel or something else?

You probably feel numbing and tingling more if it was carpal tunnel. I think a good sign of CT is if you feel numbness and tingling in fingers. Im not an occupation therapist tech, so i dont know much from elbow and below, but take some rest. And not like a day rest but like a week or two.

what is the most interesting thing you have learned so far?

On a scale of 1-10 exactly how competent are most other medical students. How many will make good doctors and how many will do its just so they can fondle some balls?