The Medical Thread

Milk. If in doubt, find milk. Better yet, chocolate milk. Even if you get a mate to buy it for you.

Heck, if it's your corner shop what knows you, you might even be able to get a few essential things on tick. I know for certain mine does this. I've always paid them back, too.

Yeah, that caloric intake makes me wonder how you're not worse off.

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Milk's an excellent suggestion.

Actually, I suggest you get checked up anyway. Broken record, I know, but I want to be safe. If you've been drinking alcohol but not eating well for more than a couple of weeks (how was your diet before Monday?), getting a sugar rush without the thiamine needed can make your condition worse as well.

(Damn it. Wernicke encephalopathy slipped my mind.)

edited 19th Sep '14 11:30:00 AM by Pyrite

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Still waiting on those nanomachines, son.

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Oh, crap.

I nipped out to get lottery tickets and got hijacked by some colleagues who took my to the pub.

I've had a smallish bottle of apple juice that I picked up at the shops, fish and chips and two pints of ale. Oh, and a whisky.

I've killed myself, haven't I?

Probably not (since I can't assess you accurately without further details, I assume the worst-case scenario when mentioning complications until proven otherwise), but I said to lay off the alcohol, didn't I?

edited 19th Sep '14 5:50:22 PM by Pyrite

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@Pyrite: I didn't see that post until I got back...

So far I feel okay, though I crashed pretty hard last night and slept through my alarm this morning.

Well, that's a start, although I still think somebody should check up on you. In the meantime, keep an eye out for any new symptoms that might show up, avoid drinking and bingeing, and work your way up to a proper diet.

I'm having steak pie for tea tonight, so I'll not eat until then.

Two meals tomorrow, though?

edited 20th Sep '14 12:16:24 AM by InverurieJones

Can't advise definitively (again, I can't assess you online), but that should be okay.

edited 20th Sep '14 12:22:17 AM by Pyrite

Yeah, I understand you can't really tell on here, I'm just looking for general tips for avoiding cardiac arrest at the dinner table.

I'll try to get an appointment with my GP but I'll probably be either out of the risk area or alreadh dead before they see me.

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edited 20th Sep '14 3:12:55 PM by unnoun

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Er, personal story time.

This is quite embarrassing, but: today I went to the toilet and found, to my great displeasure, that not only did I have diarrhea, but it was also full of mucus - as in, the texture of snot on a cold day. I had some diarrhea earlier in the week, but it seemed to have went away by itself a few days ago. My diet at the moment is pretty poor, and I am a little stressed. I may have eaten some undercooked chicken recently, I'm not sure.

Is this a cause for worry, Dr Tropers?

Depends on how persistent it is. If this continues for the next couple days, I'd suggest seeing a doctor. /not a doctor

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Do you have any pain or unusual sensation? Any weird coloration of feces? You said you had diarrhea, did you "dry heave" a lot over the toilet?

If you said no to all of these, probably little to no worries. Keep an eye on it and report if it lasts a bit too long for your taste.

Forcing too long for nothing on the toilet can give you hemorrhoids, which could possibly be related to your mucus. So avoid that, as much as possible.

If you feel an unusual sensation, it could be signs either of an anal fissure or hemorrhoid. It's better to consult a doc to be sure, they'll be able to tell by seeing it.

If you have black (and I mean black) feces, go ahead and feel my personal favorite emotion ever -    PANIC!   

Black stools indicate a bleeding in your upper digestive track which causes you to digest some blood and give the dark color, you'll definitely need to consult to fix that one. Apparently the smell is also horrible.

I'm not a doc, but I've had to consult one over a similar case after a case of diarrhea, so I am much more familiar with the subject than I'd like to be.

EDIT NOTE: Don't actually panic, stay calm but find a professional.

edited 23rd Sep '14 6:19:09 PM by QuestionMarc

Oh well, it's not the first time that this thread has had to deal with shitposting. *glares at Roy*

Marc's got some good points, and I'd definitely watch out for those - and if you're at all worried, the safe thing is to seek professional advice. But still, how long have you been having it for? (PM if needed.)

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ugh.