General What’s Your Ailment?

[Herdfan]

And I think it was my doctor who said that vinegar somehow reduces acid reflux, which seems backwards to me as I thought acid, encouraged it.

Will have to tell the wife that. Ever since Zantac was taken off the market she has really had to watch what she eats.

 

[Huntn]

Will have to tell the wife that. Ever since Zantac was taken off the market she has really had to watch what she eats.

It may have been pickle juice he said but who wants to drink that? And think that would be to address a flare up, not preventative but I don’t know. What about Pepcid or generic? I am using a generic Pepcid which works, but I have to take it twice a day 20mg because it wears off after about 10 hrs, so taking it once in the morning would not cover you for the evening. Note I have tried the teaspoon (I increased it to 1 tablespoon) of vinegar in a glass of water (supposedly for good bacteria) it’s tolerable if I hold my breath while drinking it in a glass of room temp water.

Just found this (maybe vinegar) if you don't mind the click bate formatting:

19 Benefits of Apple Cider Vinegar

Apple cider vinegar is a staple in many kitchens. It’s makes a tasty salad dressing and dipping sauce; however, it has more to offer than just a great taste. Apple cider vinegar (commonly referred to as ACV) has become the go-to homeopathic cure-all for a range of medical ailments, such as...

veryhealthy.life

 

[DT]

Just found this (maybe vinegar) if you don't mind the click bate formatting:

BTW, if you view that kind if content in Safari Reader Mode, it flattens it out, makes it a single page, removes all the ads, etc. (I also hit those kind of links using a Private windows)

 

[Deleted member 215]

Well, I'm feeling terrible today.

I woke up at 2 AM with intense stomach pain and nausea and realized pretty soon it was food poisoning. Here we are hours later and it still feels like I just chugged a fifth of vodka. The only thing I can think of that could have caused it was this salsa I ate yesterday evening. I've had this brand before and it didn't seem like anything was wrong with it, but it could've been contaminated. In either case, I threw it out and this morning I had celery and tea for breakfast because that was about all I could handle.

 

[Eric]

Well, I'm feeling terrible today.

I woke up at 2 AM with intense stomach pain and nausea and realized pretty soon it was food poisoning. Here we are hours later and it still feels like I just chugged a fifth of vodka. The only thing I can think of that could have caused it was this salsa I ate yesterday evening. I've had this brand before and it didn't seem like anything was wrong with it, but it could've been contaminated. In either case, I threw it out and this morning I had celery and tea for breakfast because that was about all I could handle.

Wow, sorry to hear that, hope you're feeling better soon.

 

[DT]

@TBL Yikes, get better, stay hydrated (maybe score some Pedialyte or equivalent), make sure you hit the doctor if it persists.

 

[fooferdoggie]

in my crazy food issues I have learned long ago carbs don't give me energy but I have learned and though for awhile I don't get much of any fuel from fat either. my body only seems to burn protein for energy. the more lean protein I can eat the more energy I have to ride with. this makes life difficut when I burn 800+ calories on a long ride. I found plain egg white powder works as a supplement best after a meal and not by its self. the taste kinda sucks but it is what it is. Now I eat a pound of 16% hamburger or ground pork for dinner sometimes a couple of eggs or the powder. three weeks ago after a 36 mile ride and 235 miles that weak I was dead half the week. last week I did the same thing but ate a lot more protien. I was tried money but I had energy.

 

[Runs For Fun]

So I thought I was having some tendonitis problems in my lower legs for the past several months. Went to a sports medicine doctor and it turns out I have multiple stress fractures in both Fibulas. I have to get a bone density scan done and some blood work now. But things are starting to make sense as I've broken three ribs randomly in the past couple of years. I'm betting the bone density scan results will be very interesting and hopefully I'll be able to get to the bottom of this soon. I need to get back to running!

 

[Huntn]

So I thought I was having some tendonitis problems in my lower legs for the past several months. Went to a sports medicine doctor and it turns out I have multiple stress fractures in both Fibulas. I have to get a bone density scan done and some blood work now. But things are starting to make sense as I've broken three ribs randomly in the past couple of years. I'm betting the bone density scan results will be very interesting and hopefully I'll be able to get to the bottom of this soon. I need to get back to running!

How old are you? Consider transitioning to a mature sport, ie one you’ll be able to continue into you senior years. For me it was running, then walking, then despair because my back would no longer tolerate it, then salvation, as much salvation as can be expected with aging, in the pool.

 

[Huntn]

I work out 3 times a week, 2 days in the pool, swim 2500 yards, one day in the gym, doing Matt stretches, exercises and light weights, 40-60 lbs for 90 minutes When I checked my blood pressure at the Higi Station in my grocery store, yesterday it was 113/80. I do take a blood pressure medication. 113 is not bad, but the bottom number has crept up to 80 which it says is high.

So I looked it up:

Blood pressure chart: What your reading means

Monitoring your blood pressure helps you avoid health problems. Learn more about what your numbers mean.

www.mayoclinic.org

I’ll talk to my doctor when I see him in Sept.

 

[Colstan]

I'm going to admit to something stupid. I keep seeing this topic popping up on the sidebar, but out of the corner of my eye. Instead of interpreting the title correctly, my brain kept processing it as "What's your alignment?". I couldn't for the life of me understand why people kept responding about a Dungeons & Dragons stat. I figured most of us tech nerds are Lawful Neutral, but that's not germane to the actual topic. When I finally clicked on it, I saw all this talk about health issues, and it didn't finally click until I took a long gander at the title. I admit I got a good chuckle out of my goof, and this topic has been going on since before I even found this forum.

Apparently, my ailment is the inability to properly read topic titles.

 

[Runs For Fun]

How old are you? Consider transitioning to a mature sport, ie one you’ll be able to continue into you senior years. For me it was running, then walking, then despair because my back would no longer tolerate it, then salvation, as much salvation as can be expected with aging, in the pool.

I'm 34. This shouldn't be happening lol.

 

[Huntn]

I'm 34. This shouldn't be happening lol.

I knew guys in the Navy who wore their knees out running a lot. Now that may have nothing to do with you but multiple stress fractures sounds serious, and also sounds like a lot of running, but I'm not diagnosing, just saying what my impression is, which is at some point, you may have to start looking for an alternative exercise.

Thinking back on it, I went through a period in my life when running solved all of my weight problems, although I was never obese, I was "chunky" in highschool until I went out for football. There I hated running until I loved it because eventually I dropped 20 lbs and could eat anything I wanted, me and my sweet tooth.

In my early 20s I actually thought I had found the secret of staying thin forever. Well... you can probably guess my sad story. First my metabolism slowed, and slowly I gained weight, then my running faded as my back deteriorated (degenerative disk disease), and even through walking did not cut it from the perspective of becoming lean and mean again, finally I could not walk long distances because of my back, and unless you power walking, walking sucks from an exercise standpoint.

The pool saved me. No it did not make me lean and mean, I'm still chubby, but not obese, but I really can't seem to shed the weight. I'm 5'10" and 220lb. However if anything, it is making me healthier than if I was just a couch potato, then I might actually become obese.

 

[Huntn]

Ever have a wart?

What treatment have you used?

The fastest treatment I ever had was to let the doctor freeze one.

When I was a child I had a wart. My Grandfather who lived in the mountains of West Virginia in a much different time, feels like a different life, took a penny, and told me he was going to buy it. I can’t remember if he said some words as he rubbed it on the wart and told me to keep this penny in my pocket. The wart went away. Apparently there is a technical vs comelier reason why this works, copper oxide.

Appalachian Wart Removal | Blind Pig and The Acorn

true stories about wart removal folklore

blindpigandtheacorn.com

Ok, well that memory just popped into my head.

I have had a wart now, what I think it’s a wart, on the top of the first joint of my index finger. It’s circular and has been there for years, but it does not seem like it is actively growing. I’d post a picture except it’s covered with a wart pad. Maybe I’ll take one later.

A couple of years ago, I tried freezing it off with a do it at home commercial kit, but it did not appear to work, or did it? The round protrusion is still there, but it does not seem to be active, but the circular protrusion is still there.

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So this time I’ve been using Compound W One Step Pads. These are cool because the medicine, Salicylic Acid is held in place by a bandaid that seals around the wart Holding the medicine in place. A note on the box says it coukd take 12 weeks to get rid of it. If these are worn for 48 hours, sequentially, there is enough for approx one month, per box, and theybare inexpensive.

I’m working on my second box. The treatment seems to be slowly eating into this what looks like a wart And I am starting to see the normal skin pattern as compared to my other index finger. No pain experuenced so far. I’ll assume you are supposed to stop when you can no longer see the circle?

I wonder if you could over do it and scar yourself?

Anyway when I finish with this second box, if it is still there, maybe I should find an old Penny and buy it?

 

[Nycturne]

In my early 20s I actually thought I had found the secret of staying thin forever. Well... you can probably guess my sad story. First my metabolism slowed, and slowly I gained weight, then my running faded as my back deteriorated (degenerative disk disease), and even through walking did not cut it from the perspective of becoming lean and mean again, finally I could not walk long distances because of my back, and unless you power walking, walking sucks from an exercise standpoint.

As I put on weight, running became just too hard on the legs. Joint issues I’ve inherited means I need to stay active or my hip starts going bad, but I can also do damage to the knees if it’s the wrong activity. So I’m glad I got an e-bike honestly (one without a throttle). I’m riding routes that I wouldn’t be able to do otherwise, and seeing things on the e-bike that has helped keep me motivated to keep riding. Having help on hills also helps with the knees. Win-win. I’m mostly hoping to prevent things from getting worse, and maybe shed enough weight to get back under 200lbs. Managed to get about 1/4th to the goal in under a year.

Although it’s meant that something I faced during puberty has come back: low blood sugar symptoms despite not being diabetic. As I’ve gotten more active, I have to watch things more carefully and keep snacks on me during longer rides, just in case. Honestly need to see a specialist on this one as I’ve been reading more on it. It’s generally a condition those who take insulin have to be careful of, and it can be quite serious if unmanaged (again in the context of insulin medication). So I have no idea what’s actually going on, but the symptoms are a carbon copy of hypoglycemia and resolve when treated how you would treat hypoglycemia.

I'm going to admit to something stupid. I keep seeing this topic popping up on the sidebar, but out of the corner of my eye. Instead of interpreting the title correctly, my brain kept processing it as "What's your alignment?". I couldn't for the life of me understand why people kept responding about a Dungeons & Dragons stat. I figured most of us tech nerds are Lawful Neutral, but that's not germane to the actual topic. When I finally clicked on it, I saw all this talk about health issues, and it didn't finally click until I took a long gander at the title. I admit I got a good chuckle out of my goof, and this topic has been going on since before I even found this forum.

Apparently, my ailment is the inability to properly read topic titles.

Speak for yourself, I’m Neutral Good.

 

[DT]

@Huntn I hear you about the age catching up, hahaha, that combined with my years of doing incredibly stupid things on wheels, boards, off bridges, getting knocked around a little, my body is a little beat up, but I'll survive

I'm going to go on a burn and knock off about 10, get back to my fighting weight

FWIW, I'm Chaotic Neutral

 

[Eric]

@Huntn I hear you about the age catching up, hahaha, that combined with my years of doing incredibly stupid things on wheels, boards, off bridges, getting knocked around a little, my body is a little beat up, but I'll survive

I'm going to go on a burn and knock off about 10, get back to my fighting weight

FWIW, I'm Chaotic Neutral

Same here, my main DM said I had a bit too much of a facetious streak in me to be chaotic good.

 

[Huntn]

@Huntn I hear you about the age catching up, hahaha, that combined with my years of doing incredibly stupid things on wheels, boards, off bridges, getting knocked around a little, my body is a little beat up, but I'll survive

I'm going to go on a burn and knock off about 10, get back to my fighting weight

FWIW, I'm Chaotic Neutral

I’m only 50 lb off my fighting weight. In my running prime I was 160lb, it was glorious. I thought I could conquer the world.

Based on this quiz, I am Neutral Good:

alignment test - Quiz Expo

www.quizexpo.com

I considered a new thread on this topic, but could I believe any of the answers from forum members including my own?

One thing I did not like about the test were some of the answers were not completely right, but the closest I felt to a correct statement, hence it did not capture me completely.

 

[DT]

160? Wow, yeah, I wouldn't want to be that weight, I'd look like Reverend Kane from Poltergeist 2 ...

 

[Huntn]

Does anyone drink a daily dose of diluted apple vineager cider?

20 Benefits of Drinking Apple Cider Vinegar: 3 Side Effects

By now you have probably heard about some of the health benefits or uses for apple cider vinegar. More and more people are discovering it's multipurpose benefits and using it as a one-stop-shop for daily needs. Here are 20 uses for apple cider vinegar (ACV) that will inspire you to incorporate...

www.medicinenet.com

By now you have probably heard about some of the health benefits or uses of apple cider vinegar. More and more people are discovering its multipurpose benefits and using it as a one-stop shop for daily needs. Here are 20 uses for apple cider vinegar (ACV) that will inspire you to incorporate it into your daily routine too.

1. It helps in controlling the blood sugar level
2. It is anti-bacterial and prevents infection
3. It may aid in weight loss by changing the way the gut bacteria processes the fats
4. It helps in the reduction of blood pressure
5. It reduces the high cholesterol level
6. It helps in regulating body PH
7. It is supposed to help in the detoxification of the body
8. It improves cardiovascular health
9. It is supposed to prevent cancer
10. It treats dandruff
11. It helps to reduce the swelling of the vagina (vaginitis)
12. It soothes the affected area of acne
13. It calms insect bites when applied to the affected area
14. It relieves sunburn when applied to the affected area
15. It helps in getting a clear skin
16. It helps to treat dyspepsia or indigestion
17. It removes parasite infection
18. It subsides leg cramps
19. It diminishes the process of aging
20. It helps in increasing hair shine

However, there has been insufficient evidence that supports all these health benefits of ACV. Besides, there have been conflicting viewpoints stated by different researchers, regarding the various health benefits of ACV.