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Bowel Incontinence

Uma
  • By Uma · Posted yesterday at 5:03 pm
  • In Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Hi, I am a female, age 61. Over the years I have been having some bowel incontinence which has progressed from very minor to at times somewhat major. Originally (a few years ago) I would just feel a little ...

How do you get insurance for 175 employees?

designwebs
  • By designwebs · Posted November 6, 2009
  • In General health · 0 replies
  • We have about 175 employees and we would like to get insurance for. Does any one have any idea on how we can do this? What questions do we ask where do we even start? We the employees would be buying ...

Prolonged pain & swelling on back of neck

dterrano
  • By dterrano · Posted November 4, 2009
  • In Pain · 0 replies
  • Hi, I am new to this site. I started having some health problems recently. About a month ago I went to see my physician with what I thought as a stiff neck. During the visit he noticed some swelling ...

Belching, loud rumbling stomach noises

Zippers
  • By Zippers · Posted October 31, 2009
  • In Digestive disorders · 2 replies
  • Does anyone know what might be causing and how to remedy stomach rumbling noises and unexplained belching? My husband has had these problems for about 5 weeks. It seems to be worse when lying down and ...

Overcoming Ulcerative Colitis without painfull surgery

Mendy
  • By Mendy · Posted October 29, 2009
  • In Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Many people feel like the only course of action for them is surgery and medication. I would ask, has any of it helped? There is a better way. First you must understand what is causing the problem. Let ...

GERD and Citrus Fruits

lowlycook
  • By lowlycook · Posted October 28, 2009
  • In Digestive disorders · 0 replies
  • Ive been drinking 3 glasses of water on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. Then, after about 45 minutes, I eat fresh fruits, like bananas. Sometimes I try citrus fruits like cantalope. I also ...

Indiana

anm830
  • By anm830 · Posted October 27, 2009
  • In Brain and neurological conditions · 0 replies
  • Does anyone know of a good chiari specialist? Or of a insurance I could get that covers pre excisting conditions and that lets you have the surgery right away without having to wait 12 months ...

arnold chiari type 3

moji
  • By moji · Posted October 23, 2009
  • In Genetic disorders · 0 replies
  • I have just started working as an aide for a little girl age 10 with arnold chiari type 3 and was wondering if anyone out there has ever dealt with this disease? It is extremely rare and less than one ...

joint pains

staywithme4ever
  • By staywithme4ever · Posted October 22, 2009
  • In Men's health · 3 replies
  • I'm 28 and I'm starting to feel joint pains in my body. Specifically, my wrists and my knees. I talked to my doctor and he ran some tests and they all tested negative for arthritis. I am to see another ...

Pain Relief through acupressure - pencil rolling

PainKiller
  • By PainKiller · Posted October 21, 2009
  • In Pain · 0 replies
  • There is lot of misery (Dukh) and pain (Dard) in this world. The misery can be due to one's own karma of past or present or something else. One has to adjust to his/ her situation and there is no alternative ...

EARLY Act

GregDennis
  • By GregDennis · Posted October 20, 2009
  • In Cancer · 0 replies
  • The EARLY Act would provide federal funding to educate doctors and young women (those 45 and under) about breast health and breast cancer. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, herself ...

Finishing my degree + making money working at home

zinzinmilk2009
  • By zinzinmilk2009 · Posted October 12, 2009
  • In Cancer · 0 replies
  • Hey, I’m just finishing up my marketing degree (just 3 months left, YES!) and since I’m a college student without a car, I’ve always looked for stuff where I could work from home if possible. Most ...

Sober alcoholic marriage, sort of

Mark-o
  • By Mark-o · Posted October 12, 2009
  • In General health · 0 replies
  • I have been sober a little over 26 years. I have been married for over 18 years. Since we got married, my wife quit going to Alanon, where I met her. She was very active in it until we had kids. We have ...

Too Late for Sex Education

janetbd
  • By janetbd · Posted October 10, 2009
  • In Children's Health · 2 replies
  • Any junior high student could tell you that by the time students get past the 7-8th grades, it's too late to even think about teaching "abstinence" . Most 9th graders are already more experienced than ...

Trip

n7efa
  • By n7efa · Posted October 10, 2009
  • In Cancer · 0 replies
  • Hi, my name is Eldon, 5 years ago i was in a bad truck wreck mast up my back, and neck, then 1 year ago i got jaw cancer, had to have a bone remove and one remove from my right leg to put in my jaw ...

hair grower help

bringmedown
  • By bringmedown · Posted October 6, 2009
  • In Men's health · 1 reply
  • Can you please help me find the best hair grower? I know it’s a little shallow but at the age of 28, my hair at the top of my head is already disappearing. Any chance of me getting it to grow back ...

Spelt as a part of a super healthy diet.

LaurGoodall
  • By LaurGoodall · Posted October 5, 2009
  • In Diet and nutrition · 0 replies
  • As a concerned parent and wife I am always looking for new ways to keep my family eating health and staying happy. I've found in the past that "health foods" don't really fit very well in my household ...

EMT transport for stroke victim

sunnyyuma
  • By sunnyyuma · Posted October 3, 2009
  • In General health · 0 replies
  • I am in college to become a EMT. Tonight we were having a discussion on what side you have a stroke victim on when transporting them. I was worrying if anyone knows?...I can't find the answer in my book ...

Lyme Disease or Something else....Can anyone Help??

Desperate4Help
  • By Desperate4Help · Posted October 1, 2009
  • In Infectious diseases · 4 replies
  • My name is Shannon and I dont know if this is the right place to start... or actually continue looking, but i am at a Mystery Diagnoses stage in my life, am terrified, and really looking for anyone that ...

What do I do now?

Geraldoone
  • By Geraldoone · Posted September 28, 2009
  • In Cancer · 2 replies
  • Two years ago I diagnosed with Esophageal cancer T2N?1M0. Started on chemo at Sloan Kettering satellite in Tarrytown, NY(transferred to local Albany hospital for last 4 treatments). At end of 12 treatments ...

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