why do people get on yahoo answers and ask questions about important medical issues that can and should be?
444673
Perhaps its because they would like some knowledge before seeking medical advice. So they know the proper questions to ask in regards to their health issues. Also if it could be something cured or answered "over the counter", it could save them lots of money and or embarrassment. Asking questions never hurt, failing to ask the right ones; do!!
515007
thank you!  my thoughts exactly.  i think yahoo answers is becoming full of immature brats who like to post questions for their shock value or to ask dumb questions about sex (ie "if i swallow will it make me pregnant?") that they are too chicken sh*t to ask their parents.
46225
You are right ! There are some VERY stupid question on here. AND, most people do NOT care about them.\n\nHowever, there are also some very interesting, intelligent and thought provoking questions on here too. ALOT of people answer ONLY ones that fall into these catagories. Many people care very much about them.\n\nYou have access to just about the entire world here. It is up to you if you want to make it something silly or not.
316163
Not sure.  Should what??\n\nI know that I think YOU should learn how to ask questions here.  Or seek immediate medical attention.
595326
Seriously though its the DOCTORS asking the questions. Havent you been to a doctor where s/he asks alot of questions types on his computer, leaves the room for a minute then comes back and says "now where were we?" looks back at their computer and goes "oh yes i see" and then gives you the answer to all your problems.
288353
i think some play with sexual questions on here or you can tell some that are really needing to know with it all like in the pregnancy questions and if you think they are just kidding you could go on the persons history to see how serious they are about their questions
577507
As a moderator for several years of a health-related group, I found that a lot of people complained that their doctors were too rushed to answer their questions thoroughly, or worse yet just kind of pass them off. Many people have many more questions than they feel they can comfortably ask at a single doctor visit, and for many subsequent visits only bring up more questions. With the medical system the way it is today, doctors are rushed, and patients know it. Many times people feel guilty or uncomfortable trying to push for an answer. And there are a lot of doctors out there, whether they mean to be or not, who come across to some of their patients as unapproachable when it comes to asking questions.\n\nIn regards to dosing issues, many times drugs are used "off label" - prescribed for something other than it is approved for (for example, currently autoimmune chronic hives are being treated by some doctors with cyclosporine, an anti-rejection med used in transplant patients), or they are prescribed at higher doses (again, with chronic hives most hivers are prescribed double the usual daily dose of antihistamines, if not more). When people are given a prescription like this, it's natural to seek reassurance that this is the norm and ok, even though it was ordered by their doctors. \n\nI hope that most people who are asking health related questions are taking the information they gain from this site and use that information for further research on the internet, to confirm the information, or to give them ideas of what else to possibly look for....  And also they are hopefully using any info they get here to construct questions to ask their doctors, or to make sensible decisions with their doctors....\n\n(added May 29th) Forgot mention - Another thing I've seen a lot of as a moderator is that there are surprisingly quite a few doctors out there, even specialists, who don't know as much as one would expect. For example, with the chronic hives, there are still doctors out there who insist on doing allergy testing, even though there is plenty of documentation in the medical literature that such testing is not only a waste of time/money (very high incidence of false positive results in chronic hivers), but can be dangerous for quite a few hivers, resulting in anaphylaxis. And we also constantly see people whose doctors only have them on minimal medication, when again there is more than ample documentation that chronic hives usually requires a cocktail of meds often at higher-than-label dosing. So I can definitely understand why people are turning to fellow patients for more information.
75617
It would be best if you called up your doctor to ask that kind of question, since he knows your health history and what's good and bad for you specifically.
741127
You can use these answers as a base for research in finding the answers you want.  Most people here are talking from personal experience and may or may not relate to your problem depending on how you presented it.  It's always good to have a variety of answers to choose from.
467680
I blame boredom. I think sometimes people just post questions on here to see if people will answer them - its a form of entertainment I guess. Whats equally annoying are the stupid responses people leave to questions! Like when people say "I don't know" or "I'm not sure" or "that's a tough one" I mean, if you can't be bothered to answer a question properly why the hell are you on Yahoo answers!
669318
I agree but so many people don't have health ins these days and can't afford to consult a Dr. Also, some people are afraid of doctors. It is dangerous and foolhardy to expect to get life altering health information here.
75605
By looking at the rest of your questions, it is probably some nasty disease, you s k a n k!
210368
Because getting your questions answered and helping people with their questions is rewarding and addicting in a way. It is alot healthier than a lot of the other things that people can get addicted to! Its a lot of fun as well.
204892
You sure ask allot of stupid questions, lets get real and right to what's important, Are you sick ? or Do you just want attention that you can't get there..??  LETS GET REAL OK !!!
54844
Some people answer for 2 points, some just to slurr and put down on the asker. I personally do it because most of the time I think it's a child not knowing how to look up the answer or is home alone sick and bored just wanting to have a conversation. So I sucker myself into doing it..lol.
283345
I don't get it either.  The amount of simply and completely wrong answers/advice is staggering.  I like this forum for certain things, such as:\n"I have been diagnosed with Condition X, where can I get more info?"  OR "I have Condition Y, have you dealt with it, and do you have any helpful hints?"\nBut the people who expect to be diagnosed here are not doing themselves a great service.  I wonder how many people have done that, got a totally erroneous answer, then had complications because they did not seek treatment.  It can be very dangerous.\nI am sure all of the reasons listed above account for some of the answers.  I have also noticed many young people who are totally unaware of what their bodies do or where to find reputable info about such.  I guess that has to do with shame, embarrassment or simply don't want my parents to know syndrome....
441719
You should be consulting this with a doctor instead of people on Yahoo Answers.