What can I do in the short term to feel better while losing weight when everything seems to make me gassy, swollen and uncomfortable? My doctor's answer to everything seems to be "Lose weight!". That's not going to help these problems in the moment. TMI descriptions follow...
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posted by jezemars
on May 7, 2013 -
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What should I do in the immediate short term before my appointment to talk about blood sugar issues with my psychiatrist?
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posted by lettuchi
on Mar 12, 2013 -
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Just talking too much about bleeding, shots, or giving blood can make me woozy. This sucks. What can I do to get a stronger stomach about such things? My only thought is desensitization through completely horrific google image searches, but I'd rather there be some other ideas.
posted by davebug
on Mar 8, 2013 -
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How to get blood out of a sweater (silk/cotton/cashmere blend)?
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posted by hrj
on Nov 29, 2012 -
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I have been having a "war" with some competitors. They meet in the same restaurant where I've called a meeting next week. My meeting is couched as an "open meeting" (meaning anyone who is interested can come). It's a roundtable meeting of like minded people and meant to be informal, and it's not through any employer. I've put the invitation up publicly onto a blog. The problem is, if the three people who I've warred with were to show up, the meeting could quickly become their meeting. I want to take hold of the reins of my own meeting.
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posted by naplesyellow
on Nov 11, 2012 -
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YANMFD... I have a friend who, on Thursday, experienced sharp pains in his left side--he described the location as, "About an inch inside, directly aligned with my underarm". He felt it about 15 times over the course of the day and said it was "sharp and sudden" and caused him to wince and bend over. The next day, he woke up and there was blood in his right eye--not bloodshot, but blood, like a pool. It went away over the course of the day.
He insists these things are not related and won't go to the doctor. As a result, I'm worried. Could these things be connected and what could they be? He's 44.
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posted by dobbs
on Nov 10, 2012 -
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Tingling fingers and toes in the morning, cold limbs, tiredness after a hot bath and shower. I have a bunch of symptoms that don't seem too unusual, but I still wonder if there is something wrong with me?
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posted by josefk
on Aug 13, 2012 -
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Due to my condition and the medications I take, I have very regular full blood workups. I asked the phlebotomist yesterday how the samples are disposed of after testing is complete. She said they might be held for as long as two years, but wasn't certain. Which surprised me. I'm curious, what happens to all my blood samples? I'm in Australia as I'm sure there's liable to be country-specific variations.
posted by michswiss
on Jul 31, 2012 -
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My colorectal surgeon has only done a proctoscopy and says the blood in my stool is coming from my hemorrhoids. He wants to treat with sclerotherapy, but I don't want that kind of intervention and still have a weird feeling in my descending colon. What's the medical best practice in a case like this?
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posted by rhombus
on Jul 24, 2012 -
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Looking for a discrete cushion I can use to protect blood flow through my perineum to... to the bits connected to the perineum. Or some other solution
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 14, 2012 -
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Is there sufficient likelihood of STD exposure in this oddball circumstance to merit arrangements for testing and medication?
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posted by anonymous
on Jun 12, 2012 -
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Please help me decipher my mother's blood pressure issues, especially now that she just had to call 911 and go to the ER.
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posted by CommonSense
on Jun 10, 2012 -
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Has anybody had any experiences, good or bad, with
autologous blood injection to treat insertional Achilles tendinopathy? It was raised as a possible option by a locum standing in for my usual GP and I'm interested in finding out more about it.
posted by flabdablet
on May 24, 2012 -
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I have this kind of choking thing that sometimes happens when I eat. It's not a Heimlich maneuver type thing. I can breathe.
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posted by notned
on May 11, 2012 -
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When I donate blood or platelets, how much am I helping others? Is this an efficient form of community work? Donating platelets takes a couple of hours. Should I be working those hours and donating the money or volunteering in some more active way?
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posted by Area Man
on May 8, 2012 -
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I'm curious about trying regular fasting for general health (not weight loss nor spiritual reasons) but I'm finding a lot of woo.
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posted by Katine
on Mar 21, 2012 -
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I was just forwarded an email from a family member that eating raw foods high in oxygen can somehow help your blood oxygen levels. This sounds like complete crap to me. I was taught that oxygen gets into our bodies via the lungs. Is there the remotest possibility that oxygen in food gets into the bloodstream? In some significant amount that the body would notice? Any biochemists out there?
posted by loosemouth
on Mar 5, 2012 -
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Why would people of Hispanic descent be disallowed from donating blood products by apheresis?
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posted by vytae
on Jan 14, 2012 -
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How can I put off worrying about my health enough to enjoy the holidays? Also, what should I ask my second-opinion doctor? (A couple icky details inside)
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posted by whalebreath
on Dec 13, 2011 -
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My adult female Rottweiler exhibited resource guarding aggression for the first time today. I am inclined to simply not give her the treat that made her growl ever again, but what else should I be doing to insure we don't have a problem?
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posted by msali
on Aug 17, 2011 -
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How many more blood donations would it take in the United States per year to end blood shortages?
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posted by effugas
on Jun 23, 2011 -
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Ok I admit it, I’m a cheap drunk, a lightweight. One beer, one glass of wine, and I’m feeling good. Any more than that, even another half a beer or half a glass of wine, and I’m starting to get buzzed. So I’ve always been very careful with my drinking. I’ve never been stopped for suspected DUI, and don’t plan to be.
That said, I’m curious about whether my blood alcohol level actually increases more quickly than most people, or do I just feel the effects of the alcohol more quickly without my blood alcohol level rising very much. IOW, over a period of an hour, you drink two beers, you’re not drunk, and your blood alcohol level is below the legal limit. I drink two beers in an hour, I’m pretty buzzed, enough that I would not drive. Is my blood alcohol level probably over the legal limit? If it matters, I’m a fairly normal-sized adult female, 5’5”, 120 lbs.
posted by Dolley
on Apr 21, 2011 -
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Trying to find a fiction fantasy book that has an average protagonist that loses his gold and ends up traveling to another city to avoid issues with the lost gold. The book is apart of a series and features aqueducts, the antagonists as vampires, and the book title looks like some kind of deviation on the word Aqueduct, like Aquadia or such.
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posted by LittleNami
on Jan 14, 2011 -
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Is it dangerous to ingest a small amount of another person's blood?
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posted by past
on Nov 16, 2010 -
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Last month, I gave blood for the first time. I'm glad I did it, and as a bonus I was finally able to figure out my blood type. Now I'm curious if, based on my blood type, my blood is worth more/less/the same as any other blood type? Which donor types are generally perfered over others? There's the universal and valuable O- of course, but what about the others?
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posted by cgg
on Nov 15, 2010 -
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I bought a
pretty white satin dress for halloween. Part of my costume is that I have to put fake blood all over it, since I'm going as Carrie. However, I'm starting to get really sad that I am going to ruin this dress, as I like the idea of wearing it for other things too. Is there any recipe for fake blood I can use that will wash out easily. Or is there any way I can rescue the dress afterwards? I was planning on making my fake blood with corn syrup and red/green food coloring.
posted by long haired child
on Oct 11, 2010 -
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I've just lost function on my second home blood pressure tester. They last around six months. Are they really that fragile? Checked batteries it's not that.
posted by notned
on Sep 9, 2010 -
6 answers
