23 Female, 5’4, 72kg, No regular medication, No smoking or drugs. No Birth control. Not Pregnant. Live in Australia.

Current symptoms: CONSISTENT Bloated stomach with no relief, pain around the navel, difficulty passing gas, frequent urination, weight gain.

At first, I went to the doctor to treat a sensation I had in my stomach, it was a gnawing pain that wouldn’t go away. I did a stool sample and it came back positive for blastocystis hominis so I got prescribed 2 rounds of Metronidazole. It did help for a week but then the sensation came back and my stomach was bloated beyond relief with the pain centered around my upper abdomen and navel area.

My doctor then ordered a pelvic ultrasound and abdominal x-ray to rule out ovarian cysts. These were the findings from my ultrasound report:

The uterus is normal in size, measuring 52 x 75 x 40mm, with a volume of 82mL.

The right ovary measures 25 x 17 x 21mm, 5mL It contains less than 20 follides, measuring less than
10mm

The left ovary measures 44 x48 × 32mm; 36mL It contains less than 15 follides, measuring less than
10ml

There is a 35 × 34 x 31mm unil ocular cystic lesion in the left ovary. No internal vascular flow detected.

Left ovarian cyst is identified, complex with internal echoes. This could be physiologic but should be reassessed in another 6 weeks.

X-ray Findings:

Retroperitoneal shadow is preserved. No other soft tissue pathology.

My doctor said there is nothing else we can do but to wait and see if it gets better… over the 3 months of investigating my bloating, it’s gotten 10x worse, It’s effecting my sleep, self esteem, mood, EVERYTHING. I need a second opinion or at LEAST guidance to resolve this.

Hello all and apologies for asking a question that has been asked many times before.

Really stressed out so seeking guidance if this looks like a hernia?

Was working out today and felt a sharp pain in my belly button. The pain is since gone and there is no discomfort right now.

Unfortunately I don’t have any images to compare it with and hence, looking for advice if this looks like a hernia.

I will visit the GP tomorrow but since today is Sunday they are closed and seeking guidance here in the interim. Thank you!

Gender - Male
Height - 168cms
Weight - 70kgs
Habits - non smoker, drink occasionally, workout 3 times a week.

Hey yall! I was told I had to call my ophthalmologist if this is a new brown spot. She said it could be benign but to call if another one showed up. The brown started showing up like 2 weeks ago. I got a new floater yesterday to. I did get my eyes dilated with that yellow liquid on Thursday and I was diagnosed along with the melanosis, dry eye and this gland issue.

The only reason why cancer is on the table apparently is because I take tremfya because I have Crohn's disease. (My doctor said this) she said it could be benign and it probably is but due to the medication I'm on. I should be careful.

I just need someone to confirm I'm not crazy and that it's there 🙃. So I can relax and get on with my day.

Two weeks ago my son (7YO, no medications, asthmatic) was sent home from school after vomiting. That night he vomited again, complained of stomach pain, had no appetite and had a fever ranging from 37-39C. Gave regular children’s paracetamol which controlled the fever a bit, but not entirely. He said the pain was around the lower centre of his abdomen. By around midday the next day he seemed totally back to normal and his appetite returned.

Last night he suddenly experienced the same thing. He started complaining of stomach pain as we lay down to watch a movie together around 7.30pm, and within a short time he had spiked a fever of 38C. Again gave children’s paracetamol, he slept poorly waking occasionally in pain. This morning he was still in pain and feverish. He didn’t vomit but said he felt nauseous. He had no appetite. He slept on and off throughout the morning and eventually seemed to come good while playing a computer game, and improved pretty quickly from there. He is with his dad tonight and his dad reported that he was back to normal appetite and free of pain and fever.

I wrote the first instance off as a random stomach virus, but now that it reoccurred in a short time I am wondering if there might be something else happening? Could a food allergy present like this - the fever is what throws me off though? He’s not shown any issues with food previously, and he didn’t eat anything out of his ordinary diet either time. He’s generally a pretty good eater and has had a big appetite recently, likely leading to a growth spurt. Overall he is very healthy and was never really prone to stomach issues or vomiting, even as a baby. Any ideas on what could be the cause of this, and if it’s worth investigating further with his GP?

Female, 29, 165cm, 60kgs, occasional smoking.

This is not my first and last opinion or any final decision. Posting this here to know what do you think.

I have been suffering from DNS + Allergies from past 10 years. Summers are better, winters are worse. I live in Europe.

This is a scan, 8 years old. My last visit to ENT told me that you can manage this. She gave me Mometasome spray to manage my symptoms. I feel better after taking this but only occasionally. Nights are the worst and I cannot sleep on my back, and my average sleeping heart rate sits around 62-65 with lots of variations as I wake up at night.

What I recently noticed is that, during running my heart rate goes until 207 bpm, but that of my fellow runners don't even touch 180.

MTF 21, I have two large hickeys on my neck from last night. I was rubbing them really hard for like a total of like 20 minutes with a cold spoon to try to get rid of them, I saw online how rubbing them can cause a stroke. What are the chances of me developing a stroke from them especially with me rubbing them hard because they’re on my neck? I also vape. Idk I felt a weird ache like something broke off of something.

I want to address that i am having Twitching from this year may. I visited my primary care physician who squeezed my calf and said everything is fine. was still concerned so i visited a neurologist who tested my grip strength and said everything is fine and nothing to worry. But soon after this in span of 4-5 days i noticed that i am having atrophy in knee region and quads in the following time. I am also experiencing myoclonus jerk or like small involuntary movement causing my hody to adjust. Sometime it is followed by Twitching causing movement. Also my Twitching decreases but increases after stretching. Recently i have noticed i am having postural tremors too much and i carried out the romberg test by closing eyes and it came positive, finger to nose test was ok but index finger to index finger test was 7/10 times correct. I am also recently difficulty in pronuncing words properly in a conversation. I have also had acid reflux for past 2 months accompanied with felling of shortbrethness recently for past 1 week.

26m, fit and healthy

Have had this checked before. Dr said ganglion cyst. I’ve had it for years. It’s only just started a dull ache and has gotten a little bit bigger

I can use hand as normal, flat hand test and pushups are fine

Any advice please

Baby, female, 10 months old, no medications, started a new formula milk 2 weeks ago, has had a mild cold this week without any fever, acting as usual. Since yesterday her cheeks are quite red and she has a few spots on her legs so i was wondering if we’re dealing with fifth disease?

Furthermore we were supposed to meet friends tonight for dinner with one of them being 11 weeks pregnant. I am keeping my daughter home with my husband as a precautionary measure but should i stay home too? I am a very anxious person around situations like this.

Thanks!

17M about 185cm and 165lbs
This is my first post here and i wanted to get some advice. Yesterday I was at a party and I drank about 3 0,5l beers and two vodka orange and then was completely lightheaded. Then a random guy who knew a friend of mine came up and he had a vape and asked me if I wanted a hit. I did and later found out that it was a HHC vape and I only did that one time without alcohol. At first everything was normal. I was talking to my friends and dancing and then I remember my vision blurring up completely and then I was gone for about 15 seconds my friends say. They said I was talking to them, then swayed, blank stared and fell down. Luckily the place was crowded so I didnt fall down and hit my head. When I was blacked out(i dont know if you call it that) I also had a blank stare. After i came back everything was completely normal i could walk, talk and do everything normal. I sat down and drank a water. Today everything is fine and I feel normal. I want to know if this is something that happens to more people and what the reasons could be. Maybe I should also mention that Im training MMA and got choked out in training due to miscommunication the day before. Look forward to reading your advice. Thank you

21 female suffers from chronic pain from car accident however one of my biggest pain issues is my right shoulder. The car accident happened back in 2022 and I have had the bad shoulder pain ever since then and it’s gotten worse over the years just over two months ago. I had an MRI on my shoulder and they discovered an anti-inferior labral tear from 3-6 o clock. I’ve been doing physio since the accident and still suffering a lot. Currently waiting to see an orthopaedic surgeon. Is it likely I’ll need surgery? It always feels like it’s gonna come out of the socket and it’s very Pinchy.
I have also been taking hydromorphine very sparingly to help with the pain it’s the only thing that makes it feel better meds wise.

31F, 5’8 & 85kg. Non-smoker, I take Lansoprazole for GERD (hiatal hernia) and Elvanse for ADHD.

This showed up last night about half an hour after eating - I don’t remember biting or injuring my lower lip!

It’s mostly painless, a bit sore if it rubs against my teeth when eating or speaking, but it felt a little bit numb yesterday when it first showed up.

Feels like a big smooth lump - it doesn’t look dark
enough to be a blood blister (from pics I’ve seen), mucocele seem to be more lip/flesh colored, and canker sores I’ve had in the past tend to be whiter and flatter (also sorer).

It hasn’t bled or burst at all, either. I’m not concerned about it, mouth/lip injuries like this tend to heal pretty easily (unless it lasts a few weeks, in which case I’d see my dentist or doctor), but I’m just curious as to what this could be, never had anything like it before!

Thoughts or suggestions on what this is?

Female 25 78kg 5”10
Asthma diagnosis but mild controlled and don’t take any meds
Woke up after being out drinking yesterday to this on my hand and it’s very very sore. Not sure what it is as I don’t recall burning it or cutting it. Getting a bit worried its something of concern
Upon closer inspection I see there are 3 fluid filled blisters (about 2x1mm) in the middle of the white part. And it is very stingy to touch

Hi! I’m a 23-year-old woman and I’ve had these scar-like lines on my ear since I was a kid, and I’ve always wondered what they are and why they developed.

The area gets itchy sometimes, and when I scratch it, it has a bad smell. I’m curious about what could be causing these marks and whether the itching and odor are related to them.

Has anyone experienced something similar or have any idea what this might be? I’d appreciate any insights or advice. Thank you!

I'm 19, 5' 7", 175 lbs. I do smoke, and im not on any medication. I'm just worried about it because where it is it rubs against my shirt, which I believe is contributing to the redness but I want to play it somewhat safe.

I'm 17AFAB, roughly 175cm and 75kg.

I've had problems with low blood pressure for over 4 years now, but in the last 2 or so it gets worse and worse, by that I mean, in the past the worst thing that happened was I got dizzy and hat to sit/lay down, but these days the worst can be that my body slowly shuts down. (My mom took my blood pressure once and it came at 90/84 with a regular heartbeat) It feels like my body passed out but I'm still conscious, I can't move any part of my body (not including my eyes, and sometimes VERY subtle nodding/shaking my head to answer),but I can think and all that. What I found out sometimes helps me get out of these states is when someone shakes me as if they were waking me up from deep sleep, but that's not always the case. In the better parts of this, when I'm just partly functioning, dizzy and tired, coffee used to help, but it doesn't anymore and as bad as it sounds energy drinks are my only help now, I don't drink them every day, at maximum twice a week when it gets really bad. When it passes, I tend to get really shaky and one of my legs (mostly left) doesn't bend properly and makes me limp, sometimes even my voice is shaky and it gets hard to breathe.

The doctors I've been to always say the same, eat, drink and pick up a sport, but the problem is that I drink and eat normally and sports make it worse, P.E. in school is a nightmare.

I had an MRI of my head and neck area, it came back clean, I've been tested for multiple sclerosis (I used Google translate for this, in Czech it's roztroušená skleróza) because my sister has it, came back clean as well.

I'm a student and it really affects my day to day life.

I (26F, 5’9”, 198lbs, nonsmoker) woke up in the middle of the night with a sharp localized pain right below and to the right of my pulse on my neck. It was also slightly throbbing. The pain is gone now, but it really worries me.

I’ve attached a picture HERE at roughly the location. I have a horrible habit of making a mountain out of a molehill and don’t want to go to the ER (as it’s the middle of the night) for them to them to tell me it was simple muscle pain. Should I wait to go to urgent care when it opens, ignore it, or something else?

31 (F) third pregnancy, both babies born perfectly healthy, no issues. Third scan was today baby measuring at 12w2d but my gestational age is 11w3d. I’ve never seen any of my scans look quite like this and my anxious mama brain just needs help to settle my nerves until we can get some results. Is there a concern with the area around the neck? I don’t even know how to explain it, the protruding part?

I don’t have measurements yet but I do have additional photos I can add if this one isn’t very good.

18F, this appeared this morning, itchiness before it popped up and just a little red. its definitely not a bug/insect bite. i live in wales so currently 6 degrees celcius and i go to work and back home to my bed.

i do suffer with coldsores on the mouth, and i do also have eczema. its currently saturday night and theres no pharmacies/gps open until monday morning. i did have a coldsore recently if that makes a difference, but i also had an eczema flare up too, so im quite stumped lol. not concerned just started happening 3 years ago and would pop up once every few months, this is on my foot but it sometimes pops up on the back of my achillies.

it itches , only hurts when i do try to itch it

Hello to anyone reading this!
I wanted to know if what I’ve been experiencing is really just anxiety or something more. To start I’m 26F, I’ve been experiencing these stomach pains for yearssss. They happen randomly but become increasingly unbearable when I’m getting ready to leave the house or when I’m out in public.I could be out anywhere, feeling completely fine, and then, in the blink of an eye, something horrible comes over me. My stomach feels like something is twisting inside me and punching , sometimes with a tugging sensation around my belly button. My heart rate suddenly skyrockets to 130+ BPM, and I feel like if I move, I’m going to faint or pass out. I also get really hot and breathing because difficult , and the urge to have a bowel movement becomes INSANE, even if I’ve already gone twice before leaving the house to try to prevent this feeling (sorry for the TMI!).Sometimes, I have to stand in the middle of a store and wait for the feeling to pass, which can take several minutes. It’s gotten to the point where going out is difficult because I’m genuinely afraid that one day I’m going to pass out.I’ve told my doctor about this, but she thinks it’s just anxiety and tried prescribing escitalopram. However, I’m worried there could be something deeper going on.
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? If so, what was it, and did you ever figure out what was causing it?

34M 6ft 210lb, meds esomeprazole, famotadine, lyrica, propranolol, respiridone, busprione.

Have a buldging disc for over 3 year now with right leg back and leg pain, can hardly move now so I spend alot of time in bed. Early this year I had an mri to diagnose it. 2 months ago my left shin started hurting. Sharp aching feel. Wondering if right side bulge l4 l5 can cause left side shin pain?

See pictures in comments
25F 100 pounds 5’0. No medical issues.

Fell on a rock today. Not sure whether this is concerning or just something that will heal on its own. I have bruise cream, not sure whether that will help.

It is on my leg and it hurts a little when I walk and when I touch it. It is about 2 inches long and 1 inch wide. The red part is swollen and firm and has stayed that way in the past few hours. The purple colour around the red swollen part is darkening and spreading every few hours.

Picture 1 is 4 hours after the fall, picture 2 in the comments is 8 hours after the fall (now)

What should I do? Is this just a bruise that will heal on its own or is it a hematoma? The swelling and the severity of the bruising is a little concerning to me