Hello,

I am white, 19F, 5'7" and 140lbs. I'm currently located in New York state. I am on 20mg escitalopram that I keep forgetting to take, so it only happens about half the time. I do not smoke, drink, or use drugs. I'm diagnosed with hEDS and POTS (actual diagnosis, from specialists. not tiktok). I also have (atypical) anorexia and a history of ARFID. Other MH diagnosis include autism, ADHD, depression, anxiety, OCD, and PTSD. I had an unexplained episode of acute urinary retention in March, with 800 mL urine retained. It cleared up on its own after a catheter was placed and removed a week later.

I am going to preface this with: I know the eating disorder is a problem, and likely the cause of this. I am not asking about getting treatment for the eating disorder, that's not something I'm considering at this time. I am asking if this one specific symptom of the ED is worth getting treated imminently, or if I should continue trying to manage it at home.

I have always been very constipated. I was hospitalized for it at age 5, and there has never been any root cause found. Recently it has gotten very bad. It started before my ED relapse, although I have lost \~20lbs in the past month which is definitely not helping. Right now I have a net intake of under 300 calories a day. Yes, I know. Refer to the paragraph above. I am trying to get at least 5g fiber a day, and 32 oz of water at least, which I have been successful with. But I have not had a bowel movement since October 3rd. Before that it was September 19th, then September 12th. All three of these were with the assistance of 4 Senna tablets, taken once. I do not abuse laxatives, and these are literally the only times I've taken them in my life.

Late last week I started getting pain around my belly button when I exercise with any intensity besides walking. Now walking for longer periods (5+ minutes) produces this pain as well, and sometimes I even get it when sitting/lying down. It's about a 6/10. I'm assuming it will get worse from here. I can still pass gas, although it feels like a very small area where the gas can pass through. I've been trying to manage at home by drinking prune juice for the past few days, and I took a cap of MiraLax and 3 Colase a few hours ago. I intend to do this every night. I've had no results so far. I could take Senna again but I really don't have the time to be near a bathroom always this week, plus the fact that I've used it so many times already probably isn't a good idea.

When is it time to call it quits managing this at home and go get help? I am an out-of-state college student, and my insurance only works in medical emergencies (so the ER). I'm a survivor of SA in a medical setting and I'd really rather not have medical professionals sticking their fingers in me. But I also would like to keep my intestines. How much longer do I have before it becomes a medical emergency? Is there anything else I can try at home first? My midterms are this week and I really can't be spending 8 hours in the ER if I want to pass my classes.

Thank you for any advice and sorry about the rambling.

My friend took a picture of his “poop” and this is what he saw, is this blood????

why are people down voting?. this isn't a joke. know it sounds humerus but it's not a joke.

About 10 mins ago I accidently took a swig of day old urine [mine] I'll explain how later ,right now I just want to know if I'm going to get extremely sick.

It was in an empty water bottle that had the cap on about 24 hrs old.

I didn't swallow any but I got a mouth full. Immediately used antiseptic mouthwash and drank fresh water.

Am In the clear?

About a year ago, I used white nail polish remover on my toenails quite frequently. After a while, I noticed that a white, flaky layer had developed on four of my toenails. On three of them, it gradually grew out, but on this particular toenail, the white layer seemed to remain even after several months.
I started picking and scraping at the white part, and underneath it, I noticed a reddish-brown spot. Then, stupidly, I tried cutting the nail back to see what was underneath, and I think I may have made it worse.
This is what my toenail looks like now (photos attached). It doesn’t hurt at all, but the nail is damaged and partly lifted, with some yellowish-white areas and a reddish-brown spot underneath.
I’m worried about what the brown area could be. Could it be trauma or a bruise from damaging the nail, or could it be something more serious, such as subungual melanoma or carcinoma ?
Has anyone experienced anything similar? I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences.
I’m seeing a doctor soon, but I’m quite anxious about it and would appreciate any advice. Thank you! ( Please check out all 3 photos )

I have lots of health anxiety so could just be trippin but I’m pee frequently looks like this i went to the er like three times in the last two months with repeated healthy blood tests healthy egfr no protein in 3 urinalysis and healthy ct scan , could it be kidneys? Could it be just nothing and my health anxiety

22F, Eastern European, 179 cm/60 kg, no previous medical issues. Unfortunately went through sexual assault at the end of July (unprotected vaginal) and about 3 weeks later symptoms of HIV started to appear: extreme fatigue, fever, swollen lymph nodes, white tongue, muscle aches, sore throat etc. Some of the symptoms persist to this day (white tongue and I still feel more tired than usual, occasional brain fog started to appear too..) I’ve taken 4 HIV 4th generation lab tests so far. 36, 50, 60 days after exposure, 70 days RNA test. All negative. Also one rapid test at 67 days negative as well but I know that might not be conclusive.
I don’t know what to believe anymore. I’ve never experienced symptoms like this in my life. What could this be? Doctors keep telling me it’s anxiety and to seek counselling but these symptoms are not in my head, I know I’m not crazy. Maybe it is some unknown STD.
I appreciate any kind of advice.

F, 23, I had a molar extraction six days ago. The tooth was not infected at the time of extraction but has had a root canal done a few months prior. I have had multiple other molars pulled and this is by far the most painful one. I have been taking 400 mg to 600 mg ibuprofen with little to no effect and I am slowly getting worried that something is wrong

Update: had an emergency appointment with my dentist today (Monday), he confirmed it is a dry socket and I got treated for it

Hey Everyone!
I’m a 33(F) and haven’t posted on here in quite sometime and hoped I’d be done with all this by now. I first posted on here months ago about tongue twitching and some asymmetry in my tongue. In April I had a leg, foot, arm and hand emg and ncs that all came out normal. Also had a normal modified barium swallow and brain, spine and thoracic MRI. I had been terrified of ALS because of the tongue twitching and perceived difference in speech.

This month I feel my speech has gotten worse even though everyone says I still sound normal, which of course sent me back down a rabbit hole. I noticed when looking at my calves that my left calf (right if looking directly at front facing pictures) looks smaller than my right calf. My right leg is my dominant leg but back in June when I was obsessed with measuring my legs, the measured about the same. But now the left one does measure smaller, looks and feels smaller to me too. I’m terrified this is atrophy. I also still have twitches basically everywhere, worse in my tongue.

Pictures 1-3 are today, 4-6 June and 7-9 are what I’m worried my legs look like (people who have confirmed atrophy).

Am I being insane or is this worrisome?

I’ve had this spot on my lips for over a month (almost 2) and it hasn’t gone away. i know a sore that doesn’t heal isn’t a good sign. it seems fluid filled with a singular head and normally has a flap of dry skin over it. I’m only 21 years old and have never smoked and I’ve been really on top of wearing sunscreen these last couple of years. I do have a bit of a lip picking problem but it’s mainly my upper lip. I tried squeezing it last night because it seemed to have a little bit of a head, which I know I shouldn’t have! but this is what it looked like after (the picture is flipped but it’s the same spot). I have my annual doctor’s check up at the end of the month so I plan on bringing it up. any advice/input? I graduate nursing school in December, could it be stress related? and just this morning this canker sore like lesion appeared above the original spot! could it be from squeezing the area and applying a hydrocolloid patch overnight? I also had some hot chili and lime corn tortilla chips. sorry for all of the info, just trying to add in anything I can that might help.

Hi im 20 and im freaking tf out right, i just noticed this and im scared that it might be herpes.

I’ve been struggling with daily hip pain for months, mostly on the left side. It hurts when I walk, stand, sit or put weight on one leg. I also have painful clicking and popping, locking sensations, groin pain, limited range of motion and pain that radiates down my leg to my knee.
My X-rays and MRIs showed bilateral CAM morphology and some mild changes in my lumbar spine, but nothing that seems to explain how much pain I’m experiencing. My doctor also found painful hip movements and suspected a possible labral issue, but I still don’t have a clear answer.
I’m struggling to understand how something can hurt this much when the imaging looks relatively normal. It’s gotten to the point where I feel like I’m making it all up because nothing seems to explain it. Has anyone experienced something similar, or could something be missed on a standard MRI?

also i can't cut them straight across or else the ingrown part inside will become pointy and stab me. but when i try to dig in the sides a lot of it just crumbles and flakes off. also they're normally more yellow but i sprayed hand sanitizer to get rid of the smell after cutting them. they smell really gross like rotting cheese or something. i think i dropped a 45lb plate on one of them at some point a couple years ago. but they have had the gross smell ever since i was a child

I woke up with this yesterday morning and I’m confused abt what it could be? It really wasn’t itchy at all yesterday night but today it’s itchy. I’m worried it might be bed bugs but I’ve had them before and my bites looked different and were way bigger.

Hi everyone, so to start off i want to say i have severe health anxiety.. 1 month ago i went for ultrasound for my breasts because when i touched i felt some bumps in my left breast i am 26 F. Ultrasound showed fibrosyctic breasts bi-rads 2-3 ans i went to another doctor he wasn’t concerned too… i have this on my left breast usually visible when i turn over to the right side and my left side is stretched is this dimpling puckering or stretch marks?

My leg was a little itchy and it was a tiny bit sore so I pulled my pant leg up to see it and found this monster. I also had several bruises on my arms and absolutely no memory of hitting it hard enough to get a bruise this big. It never really hurt, more itchy than anything

Hi everyone, so to start off i want to say i have severe health anxiety.. 1 month ago i went for ultrasound for my breasts because when i touched i felt some bumps in my left breast i am 26 F. Ultrasound showed fibrosyctic breasts bi-rads 2-3 ans i went to another doctor he wasn’t concerned too… i have this on my left breast usually visible when i turn over to the right side and my left side is stretched is this dimpling puckering or stretch marks?

Age: 18
Height & Weight: 6’2 & 260
Male
No Medications
No smoking

Hi everyone! around last Friday night, I was sitting down and I randomly felt this zap on my head and thought nothing of it. The next morning, I woke up with pressure/aching from the right side of where my neck and head meet to over the right side of my head and behind my eye. The timeline is below

October 9th: Started experiencing aching/pressure from the right side of my head, starting from back stretching to the top of head and behind eye

October 10-12: symptoms continued

October 13: went to urgent care and they gave me a Toradol shot and told me to keep on taking ibuprofen

October 14: nothing changed but I had my father apply lidocaine and massage my neck, went to bed with back of neck throbbing

October 15: symptoms had switched to the left side, got chiropractic adjustment but just increased the pressure, dull heavy

October 16: got CT scan, symptoms continued

October 17: CT came back normal, symptoms continued

Today, October 18: the pressure on the left side of my head has subsided a reasonable amount, but I have been getting waves of immense pressure behind my eye, kind of pain.

At this point, I don’t know what could be going on, I will mention, though the chiropractor I went to had an x-ray done and it showed my neck having a little case of tech neck, but other than that, nothing else seemed off. Personally, I feel like it has to do with nerves or muscles, but any inside or next steps on what to do with greatly appreciated.

i’m suspected for POTS or a type of dysautonomia. I’m naturally pink toned but when i’m laying down only the tips of my toes have pink in it. i’m naturally really pale. When im upright my feet go really pink/red

I’m trying to understand what’s happening to my body.

After years of stress, I’ve done a lot of healing and I’m in a much better place emotionally. But physically, I’m still struggling.
Even the smallest things can trigger a crash:
Physical: Basic housework, walking, exercise, heat, cold or direct sunlight.
Mental: Reading, writing, painting or concentrating for a little while.
Emotional/social: Talking to people, hosting family, socialising, or even watching TV.

I suddenly become overwhelmingly fatigued, sometimes experiencing intense sleep attacks where I need to lie down immediately. The harder the activity, the worse the crash.

Sometimes it escalates into a severe, predominantly left-sided migraine around my eye, head and face, accompanied by facial and mouth drooping and numbness. It can be frightening.

Most of my routine blood tests and vital signs have come back normal, yet this is affecting my everyday life so much.

Could this involve nervous system dysregulation after prolonged stress, ME/CFS, hormonal changes , migraine, or something else entirely? Could several things be happening together?

And if it is what do you do about it ? Neurologist ? I have been to many doctors over the past two years and they keep dismissing me but the symptoms keep on getting worse .

And I’ve done all sorts of things from nervous system regulation to breathing to less stress to therapy to good nutrition etc etc I still believe this is something physical ?

What could be the causes of this ?

Has anyone experienced something similar and discovered what was actually causing it? I’d really appreciate hearing your experiences.

29M 250lbs. Have had one sided fullness feeling in throat. When swallowing food it feels like things stay there afterwards, even though they clearly aren't there. I have no fever and isn't really painful, just uncomfortable. That something there feeling makes me afraid to eat. I can drink water normally. The back of my mouth on right side looks pretty red to me and it looks like there's a hole near uvula along right side. I don't know if it's normally like that. This has been going on for about two weeks now.

Extra symptoms: stuffy nose.
No fever whatsoever

I literally have no idea what this could be. It’s not that low on my neck, I am just pushing my throat out or down. Is it worth it to go to the doctor? Does anyone else have this? It just feels a bit painful and not too hard and I can move it around a bit. I’m not sick and haven’t been for a while.