16M ,About a month ago, I started getting rashes all over my body. They itch and sting so badly that it's almost unbearable. Whenever it happens, I notice raised bumps on my skin—similar to goosebumps but more prominent and localized. Sometimes, raised lines appear, almost like kitten scratches, which my dermatologist confirmed as part of dermatographia.

I also see random red spots on my skin, like red splatters underneath, but they don’t hurt or seem to be caused by contact or friction. They mostly appear on my arms and hands. The itching affects different parts of my body—my face, limbs, back, crotch, and scalp—but not all at once. It flares up randomly, and while I try to resist scratching, it’s so intense that it makes me twitch. Strangely, the itching seems to calm down when I’m lying flat on the affected area.

This happens no matter where I am, even now while writing this. I can feel it around my lips and shoulders. Oddly, it rarely flares up when I’m outside, like at the grocery store or hanging out with people. However, as soon as I’m on my way home, it starts up again—even if I’ve taken antihistamines. Sometimes, I do get sweaty, but not always. One time, my older brother simply walked into my room and interacted with me, and I had a flare-up immediately after, despite lying in bed the whole time.

I have no idea what’s causing this. I have no diagnosed allergies and don’t take any medication. I used to be on sertraline for depression, but I stopped months ago, and the itching started long after that. It only became unbearable a month ago. I was prescribed cetirizine, which helped a lot—I stopped getting flare-ups for a while, though they still happened after social outings or grocery trips. At least they weren’t constant. However, whenever I miss a dose, the itching slowly comes back the next day.

I don't have much pictures since my phone's not working, but I just had a flare up and took a picture of my hand, excuse the poor quality, but it's better than nothing.
https://imgur.com/46HtATK

I have never experienced anything like this before, and I’m completely lost. My whole body is stinging and full of hives. Does anyone have any insight into what might be causing it?

25 M, 5’6ft tall and around 130IBs in weight. Never had any surgeries or major health problems. Have all my vaccines up to date as well. Biggest thing ig was when i got Bronchitis like 4-5 years ago. I dont smoke either. Drink only on social occasions.

Recently been having neck aches/pain for the past week-ish now. Just started taking Omeprazole about the same time it started (for some minor heartburn due to possible acid reflux). Great news is that the heartburn is basically non existent/very tiny or noticeable now. Bad news is my neck is shitty.

Update for today (1/3/25): now my neck just feels stiff (moreso on right side), plus back of my head feels stiff now too. Should i be worried? I have my next Doc appointment on the 14th, but wondering if i should come in sooner.

I am F69 and have been diagnosed with the following: asthma, diabetes, CFS, arthritis, dercum's disease, ADHD, GERD, fibromyalgia, PTSD, rosacea, undifferentiated auto-immune disorder and obesity.

I take a lot of medications: lansoprazole, Adderall, tizanidine, gabapentin, albuterol, glipizide, collagen and multiple vitamins. I also use marijuana to help with pain and anxiety.

I suspect that my doctor is overwhelmed by all my symptoms and conditions, She doesn't offer any treatment for CFS, or dercum's disease. It's the chronic fatigue that is most difficult to manage on my own.

I heard that a geriatrician is someone who deals with older people who have chronic conditions, but I can't find any in my area, except for those who work exclusively in nursing homes. That's great, but I don't need that level of care.

Do geriatricians ONLY work in institutional settings, or do they also have patients who live at home? Am I asking for the wrong type of doctor (geriatrician)? Is there a different specialty that would be a better match?

Thank you for any information or suggestions you can offer.

I am a 55 year old white female. I weigh 110. I am in good shape but I have had knee pain on and off in the past. About a month ago I got up from sleeping and could not put any weight on my right leg. It was spasming a bit when I tried to straighten it. After walking and hobbling for a bit it was a bit better .

I have a slight limp when walking on it. It feels like the tendons or muscles in my inner thigh, outer thigh and buttocks are extremely tight and my hip and knee ache. Lower back is tight.

I also have pain in my tailbone when touched.

I have tried OTC painkillers, epsom salt baths, heating pads and a tens unit. Nothing is helping and it seems to be getting worse.

I was sick with a cold for a week and stayed pretty much in bed the whole time and being off of it didn't help.

I have had trouble sleeping because I can't straighten the leg and when I turn on my side the knee and hip hurt.

I am 33 year old woman and I grew up in an abusive household where I witnessed my father abuse my mother verbally and physically. Lately, I have been thinking about my sexuality and why I am the way I am. I feel attracted to handsome men but sexually they dont arouse me. I feel turned on only when I see unattractive men... and I can only make myself orgasm only by fantasizing something about humiliation and rape...

Recently I have been shocked at myself for masturbating to a real fight between a man and a woman where he humiliates and hits her. It was a video circulating online and I feel sorry for the victim... It disgusted me what I did... So I just want to know why am I like this!!! Is this common?? Does anybody else have this?

I am a 35F - 250-5’7”. Currently taking Levothyroxine for hypothyroidism and estradiol patches and oral tablets in preparation for another IVF cycle.

A few days ago I started feeling like something was stuck on the very back part of my tongue where it becomes the throat. My husband shined a flash light and looked around and didn’t notice anything. I thought maybe I had ate something that scratched it and in then healing process it just feels noticeable when I swallowed.

Last night I asked him to look again and there was this dark yellow film/build up/ slime on the back 1/3 of my tongue. Thick, to the point where you can’t see any pink.

I know first thought is probably poor oral hygiene but I brush (teeth and tongue) 2 times a day, floss, and water pick regularly. Past 2 weeks I started using crest 3-D white mouthwash. I get teeth cleanings every 6 months.

Husband said my breath doesn’t stink, especially given the color of the build up on it, definitely looks like it should smell.

I bought a tongue scraper, even after using it the buildup is still there.

My thought was oral thrush but it looks like that presents as white/light yellow.

Anyways send help before this slime mold takes over my body.

TIA

Age:26 Medication: Amoxicillin Weight : 130 pounds Height : 5'5

Can you explain to me why have amoxicillin will you lose your sex drive while you are taking it ?

My right testicle has been swollen for some time. I got an ultrasound and it was diagnosed as a hydrocele, but no one ever talked to me about it, until I saw a urologist about having it removed, and I mentioned that it is sometimes larger and sometimes not, and she said that that doesn't happen and she thinks it's a hernia and wants to test for it.

So I'm either imagining things when I say it's sometimes larger, which doesn't seem right (the person giving the ultrasound described it as an extremely large hydrocele, which is not how it is now), or it's a hernia I just have 0 symptoms of a hernia, which also doesn't seem right.

Am I crazy?

23F, non-smoker, no chronic diseases that I know of.

5 days ago I got swimmer's ear in my left ear, 3 days after I got it I started taking otc %0.3 ciprofloxacin otic drops 2x4 drops a day. The symptoms started to get worse despite the drops (though now I've just done the 5th dose so I'm not sure if they had enough time to actually work). Since this morning it has been kind of stable and NSAIDs work to take care of most of the pain.

When I went to see my ENT, he diagnosed me with otitis externa and prescribed me the same ear drops + 500 mg oral ciprofloxacin. I know ciprofloxacin is sort of a strong antibiotic and I wouldn't want to take it orally if it's unnecessary to prevent the possibility of resistance and microbiome damage.

I've taken 12,5 mg oral dexketoprofen 5-6 hours ago and my ear pain still feels manageable. It's just it's really swollen and I have to tug on my ears for a while for otic drops to reach the bottom, it's super itchy, there's a bit of pus forming in there and my jaw joint hurts when I try to eat so I'm unsure if it's a worse infection than I thought.

Should I wait for a while before starting the oral treatment to see if the drops can take care of it or do I just not risk it?

When I'm focused on something for like 40 minutes without looking away it feels like everything is becoming really small respective to me even though it's not, it's really weird and I don't know how to put it but everything feels tiny the longer I look away and I have to look around and walk around for like a few minutes for it to come back to normal. Is this normal?????? 14M don't smoke no drugs anything no medicine

I (25F) donated blood on 1/2 on this year, so it has just now been about a month. My appointment did not go well when i went. First they said my hemoglobin was low so they tested my other hand and I barely passed the threshold. They then had trouble finding my veins on my left arm so opted for using my right one. They said I was probably dehydrated so gave me a bottle of water before hand. (I swear I drank a lot of water the day before and the morning of.) Towards the end when they have to fill the tubes my blood had stopped flowing so as one person is holding the tubes another tightened the cuff on my arm and is now pressing the needle up and into my arm. I have never felt such bad pain before while donating blood. By the time they were done I was tearing up and my entire arm and hand was numb and tingling. All they said was to drink more water next time.

It has now been a month and if I place anything in the crook of my elbow or roll up my sleeves it is still sore and tender. I had a lot of bruising and it bled longer than usual after I donate blood. Should I be concerned about it still being tender or will this eventually go away?

About two weeks ago I (21m) woke up with my left pointer finger in a lot of pain. I sleep very deeply and frequently talk and move around in my sleep, so I'm not all too surprised I hurt it. It was pretty painful that day then decreased the next day. However, it hasn't gotten any better since then and remains painful when I bend it or stretch (the way you would after writing for a while). The pain seems to originate on the inner edge of my finger (left side since it is my left finger) at the mcp joint and raidiates along the inside of the finger to the PIP joint. The pain is specifically on the inner side of the finger, not the underside of the hand, and I also don't experience any joint locking, so I don't think it's trigger finger. There is also no swelling or bruising or redness, so I doubt it's anything severe. I figure I was thrashing around or something and just slammed it into a wall or overextended it while rolling over onto myself. Usually when I accidentally injure the joint/ligaments of a finger, it stops hurting completely within a week, which is why I'm posting here. I have no preexisting conditions which would influence my finger/joints/etc.

I am primarily looking for insite on how to treat it. It's not so painful that I want to go into a doctor, but the fact that the pain level has platuaed makes the issue pretty annoying, particularly since I need to use my fingers almost 24/7 for work. Is there any specific brace, taping method, OTC medication, supplements, or physical therapy exercises to help get rid of or reduce this pain/heal? Thanks!

Hi all!

I'm 28F and have very bad health anxiety/somatic symptom disorder so please be kind.

I have what appears to be a bigger tonsil on the right hand side - which I'm pretty sure I've had for years. I've attached 2 photos (sorry for the up-close and personal photos).

What could this be? I've got minor cobblestone throat at the moment due to poor air con and very humid air and allergies. I also have asthma. Doctor looked at them 2 weeks ago and said they looked fine.

https://imgur.com/a/jS3i8oG

Hello! F/22 5’0”. A little over a year ago I started an effort to shed some weight as I was considering severely obese. (SW:225 CW: 148. Down approximately 80pounds) I lift weights and utilize cardio in moderation. I do both of these 2-4 times a week. I am an active cannabis consumer(9 years, I went from a very heavy to user to now light to moderate) I have been experiencing persisting chest heaviness or like a full feeling mostly on my left side/center but does go right sometimes. This has now started to occasionally radiate out towards my arm, my left rib cage, and stomach discomfort, whether I work out or not and it has only gotten worse. It comes and goes but it is rather pretty persistent about being that constant discomfort to the point where my mental health has declined and it has caused me an immense amount of emotional destress. I presented to the ER twice since November. I would say this all started 6 months ago. In November appropriate tests were ran, EKG, chest X Ray, bloodwork and I was told everything looks fine and was told im experiencing chest wall pain and to take some pain killers and rest, practice proper form. Fast forward to now, this discomfort is STRONG. Not quite the elephant on the chest but it’s close enough. I now also experience unusual weakness in my entire upper left half of my body. Arm weakness. Sternum pops. I feel like I can only breathe in so much. It has cause me such discomfort that I now have panic and anxiety attacks over it regularly. My sleep schedule has changed involuntarily, and I seem a lot more disoriented and just out of it although I have cut back on my cannabis consumption in an effort to figure out if that would factor. I presented to the ER yet again last week explaining that my symptoms were worse than last time. The same tests were ran and I was told everything is fine, and was given a diagnosis of Costochondritis and was told to rest and take pain killers. I am not a heavy duty weight lifter but I’m wondering how or why this has only persisted. I take pain killers but im not really big into the idea so I take them as TRULY needed. I would say my diet has significantly improved over the last year alone. My eating schedule is extremely sporadic, but I have found to get a slight amount of relief after eating. My chest diaphragm has also noticeably shrunk from 38-40DD to 36C. I have a large amount of excess skin beneath my arms. Truthfully im huge into a full relaxation and focus state so I often consume a small amount cannabis prior to lifting. I do warm ups and stretching before hand also. Could any of my habits be the reason I am experiencing this so called inflammation and extreme discomfort? Did I pull a muscle? Am i experiencing malnutrition or muscle decay in that area? Are these normal symptoms for a panic/anxiety disorder? Discomfort still persists when I am not anxious but gets extremely bad when I am mid episode. Also when I move certain ways it’s a sudden sharp pain. Are heart/lung conditions truly ruled out if I have been asked if I have ever been diagnosed with either? Am I experiencing alarming amounts of stress? What am I NOT doing that I need to be doing? What am I doing that I need to STOP doing? It’s becoming extremely difficult for me to get through my days trying to accept that I will just have to deal with this without a solid explanation unless or until something happens or it gets worse. I find it hard to believe im overworking my body when I can’t even stay consistently active lately. I understand things truly take time to heal but I feel left in the dark.

Male 40 years, 190lbs ,northeast US Conditions inclcude -Idiopathic hypersomnia Adhd Clinical depression - well managed Familial hyperlipidemia

Current meds Atorvaststin, ezetimibe, omega-3, vitamin d - cholesterol and general health

Fluoxetine - mood stabilizer

Atorvastatin, daily, Ritalin as needed ( have used extremely sparingly so not sure of efficacy ) Trazadone - if dealing with severe insomnia - no doses on nearly 2 months and maybe 5 or 6 since mid summer when prescribed.

The nitty gritty of things.

Approximately 2 or 3 weeks ago I noticed my fatigue and motivation went through the floor. Figured it was just a "flare up" of my sleep disorder and thought nothing of it. Last weekend into Tuesday of this past week I found it extremely difficult to stay awake and even get out of bed for work, ended up taking the week out. Thursday evening I felt much more normal and went to bed normal.... that's where things got whacky for me.

Friday, I was extremely hyper and talkative. Very good spirits, nothing crazy. We'll, Friday late evening it went down. Racing thoughts, unusual confidence and a total lack of making logical choices. Lost several thousand gambling, and slept at most 7 hours from Friday to Sunday. Finally last night my body crashed and I slept most of the night but it was extremely broken. As of writing this my energy level is rising quickly again ,and I'm starting to get a little concerned.

I missed a few meals and generally had no appetite, that seems to have resolved.

In the past I had problems with self control at casinos but it was typically like losing 100-200 amd if I happened to win, all of that as well. But it was frequent trips. Not once did I ever lose more than. 500 out of pocket. I want to go again, purposely avoiding it atm.

That said, I am going to reach out to my Dr's tomorrow and explain my situation. I stopped taking my stimulant meds for now amd am only taking cholesterol and Prozac. This is a new experience. I have never been in a super elevated state before, so definitely going to at least ask about it.

No drug use aside from the rare edible (last was 4th of July weekend) very minimal alcohol, socially, typically 1 to 2 drinks.

My 2 inquiries at this point are:

Is it safe to take trazadone, and possibly 2x the dose for sleep so I can try and get back to normal. (Prescription is the minimum dosage) I'd really rather not but I also don't want to miss more work.

Secondly, should be more concerned with my current state of mind? While this is disconcerting, I feel mostly in control, aside from gambling, and certainly not suicidal. Though I do frequently entertain hiding in a cave for a long time, no interest in blowing up the life I've built.

Thank you so much for reading. Slightly concerned and trying not to dwell on it and get some anxiety going. You are all amazing folks.

i only feel slight urges to urinate and when i do i go a lot. feels like something is off. age 51, female

Was diagnosed with Crohn’s in ileocecal region in 2015 and was put on humira. After one year of humira, everything came back normal with no sign of inflammation or Crohn’s. From 2016 to 2021, I had about 3-4 colonoscopies all of which indicated no sign of inflammation and made the physicians question if I even had Crohn’s at the first place or was it some kinda infection that mimicked Crohn’s appearance (the diagnosing physician and the questioning physicians aren’t the same). It In 2023, I saw a new GI. I was expecting a baby then so though he didn’t do colonoscopy, he expressed the same concern if this probably wasn’t Crohn’s. In 2024, almost two years postpartum, I developed anal fissures without any other symptoms. In second week of this month, I started to show other symptoms such as mouth sores, diarrhea, urgency, fatigue and low grade fever. Since then my life has never been the same again. I got a colonoscopy done and this is what the preliminary report says.

“1. Limited (2-3 cm) intubation of terminal ileum due to luminal narrowing and ulcerations. Three cold forceps biopsies taken for histology 2. Scattered deep white-based ulcerations with interspersed normal mucosa in cecum, ileocecal valve, ascending colon and transverse colon. Multiple cold forceps biopsies taken for histology 3. Normal mucosa in descending colon, sigmoid colon and rectum. Multiple cold forceps biopsies taken for histology 4. Retroflexed views revealed no abnormalities.”

The doctor has classified it as moderate to severe. Can someone suggest me diet as I’m struggling to find safe food? Also, what’s the probability of a stricture in terminal ileum?

I’m 29F, no history of heart conditions, current meds are Lexapro 15mg and Wellbutrin 300mg. Since I went up on my Wellbutrin (was 150mg until 2 weeks ago) I’ve been getting these sensations like my heart flutters or skips a beat, then goes back to normal. It happens about every other day and when it happens I have a series of many of these (probably somewhere between 20-50) for an hour or two and then it goes away.

Today I managed to catch two of them on my Fitbit ECG app for the first time. Do you think these are PVCs or something more serious? And if so, is it something I should be concerned about and talk to my doctor ASAP? I should probably also stop drinking coffee while on Wellbutrin shouldn’t I? :( they’re worse after coffee

Here is a link to the ECG: https://photobucket.com/share/5bb375d5-340c-4c20-86c3-8eff3b76eb7e

Hello everybody! I am a 23 year old man. I am 195 cm (6ft 4in) tall and weigh 82 kg (181 lbs). I am quite fit as I work out semi-regularly. I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't take any kind of drugs. In April, May, August and September I take Flonase and desloratadine for my pollen allergies. All in all I try to lead a pretty healthy life.

For the past 5 years I've had this weird condition where I go "blind" in one eye. The vast majority of the time it's the left eye (I think I had problems with the right one twice in all this time, I’ve never had this happen to both eyes at the same time). These episodes last between 5 and 10 minutes and almost always happen during the evening. The first 3 years I had 1-2 episodes per month but lately I only have 1 episode every 4-5 months. 

I know an episode is about to start when my eye starts to feel “heavy”. It feels like it’s been replaced by a metal sphere. After that my vision in that one eye starts to become blurrier and blurrier. Grayish patches start appearing and I slowly lose the ability to see color until all I’m able to see through that eye are the outlines of objects if they have high contrast between them (similar to a Canny edge detector, but the outline is gray and the background is a dirty white). At this points if I look directly at a light source my eye feels exactly like how I would expect my eye to feel when looking at a light but I can’t *see* the light. All I notice is the absence of outlines. After this, yellowish patterns start appearing. These always appear regardless if I look at a light source or not. The patterns change depending on how open my eye is and they stay pretty consistent. If my eye is fully opened I see dense webs of yellow lightning all across my field of vision but If I slowly close my eye the yellow lightning starts to “condense” in a single circle in the middle of my field of vision. All this happens in the span of about 3-5 minutes after which it goes in reverse order until my eyesight is normal again but my eye continues to feel “heavy” for a while. 

Throughout an episode I was never able to find anything wrong with my eye when examining it. There is no discoloration, no blood vessels appear or burst, my pupillary light reflex works as expected. My eye doesn’t lag behind the other and doesn’t drift. I was never able to determine a cause for these episodes either, they appear regardless if I’m stressed or relaxed, tired or energetic, if I'm resting in bed or working out. It’s also worth mentioning that these episodes do not have a higher or lower probability of happening when I’m taking my allergy medication.

I’ve seen a couple doctors and I’ve done an optical coherence tomography and besides a mild case of myopic astigmatism they weren’t able to find anything wrong. One of them even said that what I’m experiencing would make sense only If I was a severely obese middle aged man which I found quite funny.

Now if I were to give my unprofessional opinion I would say these are transient ischemic attacks. My grandfather from my mother’s side died because of a stroke at 60. My dad had a stroke in his mid forties and recovered without any long lasting impact. I guess I’m at a high risk of stroke and these are just “ministrokes”. I think it’s a bit far-fetched because I do not exhibit any other symptoms of stroke but for now this is my leading theory.

This problem hasn’t impacted my life in any meaningful way but I would like to know more about what I’m actually suffering from and maybe discover a way to treat it.

Thank you for your time and for any insight you can provide!

P.S. I’m sorry for using a throwaway account, I’m just not a fan of reddit

Age 33 if this helps. Starting off by saying my prolactin and thyroid levels are normal. Gave birth 22 months ago, didn’t feel contractions ( with pitocin) until 7 cm, I now don’t get any period cramps. My periods feel like nothing still have pms), like I wouldn’t even know I was on my period if there wasn’t the blood, like you know how you get that body feeling or your vagina just feels different. It’s also lighter and shorter. When I did get my period back 4ish months postpartum I went on birth control and then had to have estrogen pills for a bit cause my period wasn’t stopping. Dr basically said my lining was really thin so my body didn’t know to stop bleeding? Stopped birth control in June 2024. I stopped breastfeeding at 6 months postpartum but I can still get breast milk ( I guess that’s what it is) if I try and express by hand. I had a some hormonal acne before pregnancy but it would go away with my cycle. Now it doesn’t, I get a flare up with my period but it just stays around. I get acne on my back, chest, and chin, like I’m a teenager again. I know the acne isn’t caused by my eating habits, or stress cause all that is actually so much better now than it was pre pregnancy. My skincare also hasn’t changed. It’s nice not having period symptoms but it also just feels so weird. I do plan to see someone for this just haven’t cause we’re currently moving

33M, 230lbs, 5’9” This used to happen about once a year but now it is happening often the past few months. Sometimes my hip will hurt slightly (especially in the morning) and then it will pop and feel better. Sometimes it doesn’t pop and then my muscle around the joint or joint just hurts for a few days. Sometimes while walking it just buckles randomly and I collapse slightly.

I was wondering what I can do to prevent this or make my hip better? It doesn’t usually last this long.

I am a 32-year-old female, 200 pounds, with hypothyroidism. I take levothyroxine, Zoloft, and I’m on a GLP one medication. I have recently been getting iron infusions for my heavy periods and have been very constipated to the point that there is rectal bleeding. I have been seen by a colorectal surgeon who examined inside and said she can see irritation, and that I need to stay on top of the constipation to let it heal. She recommended upping my fiber intake and drinking lots of water, which I am doing, but still getting constipated.

The only thing that has helped is MiraLAX so I am looking for some reassurance that MiraLAX is OK to take every day despite the label saying to not take after seven days. Additionally, the Internet has some scary information about why you should not take MiraLAX while on Zoloft so I am also looking for reassurance that these are safe to take together or to confirm they aren’t safe to take together. Thanks!

This is probably going to sound like a weird fucking post to make, and nowhere near as serious as some of the other posts on this subreddit, but here goes.

Details about myself: 18M. No previously known conditions at all. Fairly healthy in every regard besides perhaps my extremely sedentary lifestyle, but that's about it.

I've always had problems when it comes to sleeping. I'm usually extremely tired if I don't get 9 or 10 hours of sleep (if not more!) and even then, after maybe 12 hours of being awake, if even that, I'm shattered again and have to go back to sleep, rinse-repeat. Never looked into it other than doing one of those hypothyroidism tests at home which came back with a "no" (although it could have been wrong so who knows.)

While the amount of time I have to spend asleep to not feel like I'm about to die is infuriating, what gets me more is the way my sleep cycle moves. I have corrected it numerous times but every single time, it slooowly pushes me towards sleeping more during the day and less during the night and before long, I find myself waking up sometimes at 4 or 5PM and going to sleep at 6 or 7AM. With the fact that the nights have grown longer during the past few months, I really would not be surprised if there was a week where I didn't even see the sun in the sky. I enjoy working at night but not to the point where I don't see the sun at all, and definitely not to the point where I am consciously altering my sleeping habits to be able to be awake at night (as mentioned, it's quite the opposite.)

I don't really know what to do to stop it. I might be able to fix it for a week before it starts to push forward 30 minutes, then an hour, 2 hours, then before I know it it's back to the same old awake-at-night shenanigans. Again, it's a very stupid post that can probably be summed up by "Be more disciplined!" but when that doesn't work so well...what are my options?

I’d post a photo but I can’t here

27M 5’ 11” ~220lb.

Alcohol drinker (1-7 craft beers a week, ~8% abv avg, never more than 2 per night)

Smoked tobacco from age 18-22

Semi-regular (light) marijuana smoker

In the past 2 years I’ve gained about 30 lb. and been diagnosed with LPR (silent reflux). I went from regularly exercising and working a heavy manual labor job on top to a desk job and a very sedentary lifestyle quite suddenly. Pretty sure I am currently suffering from depression but that’s not entirely relevant.

In addition about a year ago around this time I started to experience what looks/feels to me to be at least moderate (severe?) bright red rectal bleeding when passing stool.

I went to urgent care and ultimately ended up getting a colonoscopy. They found and removed polyps and said I’d need to have that done every few years to avoid developing colon cancer, and that the bleeding was likely due to internal hemorrhoid.

After a while the bleeding stopped but strangely enough it’s returning again around the same time as last year too. I’m wondering if I should go to urgent care again or just not worry about it because it’s probably the same thing as last time..? I get pretty lightheaded when the bleeding is heavy but that might just be me panicking I’m not sure.

32F, 5'8" 125lbs

Current medications: Metoprolol 25mg (1.5 tabs a day) for POTS.

I just experienced a strange itching sensation and looked down to notice the vein running through the underside of my middle finger looked bruised. I didn't hit my finger on anything so I'm not sure why this happened. Is it anything to be concerned with? Of course, Google gives me worst case scenario. It hurts but the pain is really only if I extend the finger and it's 1 out of 5 if I were to rate it, just more annoying than anything.

Here's a pic, it looks a bit worse in person but not that much worse: https://ibb.co/wrMC324j

Hello , I am seeing nothing on Google about this, it was found during a cardiac MRI and lung CT and I have no symptoms of anything going on in my spine. I have a follow up MRI scheduled in a month but I'm such with worry. Does this scream cancer so far?

There is a T2 hyperintense lesion posterior to the proximal descending thoracic aorta. This abuts the mediastinal pleura and measures approximately 2.5 x 1.4 x 3.1 cm. This is at the costovertebral angle

I cannot comment upon the enhancement features of this lesion, although on subsequent sequences this appears to be nonenhancing, for example image four series 1/5/2003

This may represent a duplication cyst, versus other etiologies such as a lobulated pleural effusion or neurogenic neoplasm

Follow-up may be done with a dedicated contrasted MRI of the T-spine

FINDINGS:

There is no focal airspace disease or pleural effusion. No gross pulmonary embolism is identified. Aorta is normal in caliber. Posterior to the descending thoracic aorta is a well-circumscribed cystic structure measuring 2.1 x 1.9 cm, likely a duplication cyst

22M, 6'3, slightly overweight but generally athletic and active. Only medication I take regularly is daily 10mg of escitalopram. Frequent drinker.

I've had pain in the front of my legs between the knee and ankle during walking, jogging and running for at least two years. It flares up intermittently, at times being absent for months. The pain is relatively intense and requires me to stop and stretch after about 5 minutes of moving to alleviate the pain. I would describe the feeling as if my shins are being compressed tightly, followed by a prickly sensation as I stretch my legs or sit down.

The pain specifically only happens when walking or running, e.g. during the summer of last year I was able to complete a 130km cycling trip over two days without any discomfort or pain. Exercises such as squats do not trigger discomfort either. Alcohol or any OTC painkillers such as ibuprofen don't really have any effect on the level of pain.

I haven't brought up the topic with a doctor as the pain comes and goes, but currently I'm having a particularly disruptive episode so any advice would be helpful.

Hi! I found this Reddit and am hoping someone may be able to give me some insight on what may be going on with me/if I should pursue seeing a doctor in person about this or if it will likely pass. I don’t have much time to see a doctor because I’m a stay at home mom of twins, so I don’t want to go unless necessary.

Background information:

I’m 25, female, weigh 204lbs and am 5’7. I have a history of chronic pain as well, and was recently pregnant with twins and gave birth to them (vaginally) 9 months ago. In the past, I was evaluated for PCOS due to my testosterone levels being mildly elevated, irregular periods, and ovulation tests showing positive every day of the month. Simple cysts were found in my ovaries. However, this was not explored further due to my pregnancy. Pregnancy and delivery (vaginal) went smoothly. I also have a Nexplanon implant and got it in July of last year. I also have a history of unexplained tachycardia, my resting heart rate during pregnancy was about 120 and my resting heart rate before and after pregnancy is around 100. This hasn’t concerned any doctor’s I’ve had because all of my EKG’s have always come back normal and I have a history of anorexia (I’ve been in remission for 3 years) so they believe it has to do with that.

What I’m curious about:

I had my last period the third week of January of this year, it was kind of unusual for me. Heavier, more cramping, small clots nearly every time I changed my pad, and very dark brown/black blood. I excused all of these things as being due to the fact that I hadn’t had a period in a few months. Since that period I’ve had pain in my lower left abdomen (I’d rate it about a 3/10) but it gets worse when it’s pressed on. The part that hurts the most when pressed is about an inch down and two inches left of my belly button. That pain is about a 6/10 (my pain scale may be skewed due to my chronic pain issues). I have also passed gas and had bowel movements during the course of this pain, so I do not believe it to be either of those things. I also had been having brown discharge. Not a lot of it, but enough that it showed when I would wipe after peeing. Today, I got hit full blast with another period. It seems more normal than the one in January, but is still dark blood.

Sorry for the lengthy post, I just wanted to make sure I got all the details in there. Any insight or advice is appreciated. Thanks so much!

Woke up today with a bit of a stomach ache, an hour later I was on the toilet shitting pure liquid, 20 mins later I was throwing up the entire contents of my stomach.

Kept drinking water slowly which has been making me feel nauseous, I tried to have a yoghurt about 30 mins ago and it caused me to projectile vomit tons of green water across my room.

I’ve had to go to the toilet about 6 times for liquid diarrhoea today and i’ve had about 3 throw up sessions. I felt like I was going to pass out earlier, while on the toilet, I got extremely hot and sweaty and dizzy. I managed to stumble into my bedroom and lay face down on my cool bed for 20 mins which helped me feel better. I’ve also had an ORS drink

My diarrhoea seems to have quite a fishy smell to it, although I have no eaten any fish lately. So i’m a bit worried it could be cholera.

I’m a 22M 87KG, In the UK

Any advice? I thought it could just be norovirus, but worried it may be something else..

Hi,

I am a 36 year old female and I’ve been dealing with a cough for over 2 weeks now. It first started with a very mild fever and just not feeling well, then it turned into this horrible cough, it sounds like a bark! And tons of mucus. I want to say my kids got sick and ended up with a cough, diagnosed with bronchitis because it lasted so long then pneumonia. They are on meds and on the mend, it took about 3weeks for relief.

I went to the doctor last week and she said my lungs sound clear but she heard how bad my cough sounds. I was put on augmentin, an inhaler, I’m on day 5 of augmentin and started the steroids yesterday. I have random moments where I feel short of breath when I try to inhale. I also have a pulse ox at home and I’m at 98%. I made another appointment with my doctor this week. But the center of my chest is sore and feels tight maybe from coughing so much and this is all making me super anxious. Is this something I need to go to the ER for?! Any insight would be appreciated.