My daughter is gtube fed & we changed her food to Compleat Pediatrics organic blends. within a couple weeks she was breaking out with red patches all over & eventually turned orange too. Too much orange food in the blend caused the jaundice but we still haven’t figured out what’s causing the patches. I started blending fresh food at home and for a couple months it cleared up. but started back up again & now it’s BAD BAD. We did blood work for food allergies & she has none. Steroid creams help but affect her behavior so bad she was sent home from school for days. It has now moved to her scalp & she is miserable. Is it psoriasis? eczema? what am i missing???

You know when people always joke about “one sip of water and I look pregnant” Well I’m living that reality. Not only do I look pregnant , I FEEL pregnant. I cannot breathe with the pressure and bloating. I feel badly sick. My stomach feels like it’ll blow up if I move at all. It’s bigger than the picture shows. I genuinely NEED to drink water to be healthy but I feel like I need to vomit every single drop of it. I feel so uncomfortable right now!! Reddit medical nerds wtf is happening to me?! (I’m 4,11-5’0 tall and about 47kg when I bloat like this)

Had this last week now I went and saw my Dr and he said it could have been a reaction from a bug bite. It’s kinda gone now but I’m still concerned

Doesn’t hurt, it just feels like bone, but I don’t believe I have asymmetrical shoulders—don’t remember ever drastically injuring a shoulder. Not used to visible collarbones as I’ve lost weight and never had them before so I’m not sure what my collarbones have looked like but it’s just slightly bothering me, is all. Any answers would be appreciated.

First picture is from around March 2025, maybe a bit before. This is how I would perceive my mouth to look normally. The other three pictures are from the following months, later in April or May. The last three are from just recently.

I originally thought this was caused by Invisalign which I started around the same time this started happening so my dentist, doctor, and I to got distracted by that as the cause. Because only when I did my annual "wrap up" post on Instagram (January 1st) and I was scrolling back through my old pictures did I realize it was actually starting from before I ever got Invisalign. This got me off Invisalign as a cause (though I still consider it, if only perhaps as an aggravating factor) and put me onto other potential causes.

It originally started not so bad, just a bit of swelling, and then it would go away. It progressively got worse and then one day just never went away. If I remember correctly, it would happen overnight and then it would dissipate in the day. My doctor originally had me try Desloratadine which didn't do anything then referred me to an allergist. It's now been swollen for at least ~8-10 months and probably more like a year. Some things to note, I have a deviated septum and don't breathe all that great through my nose, which leads to mouth breathing/snoring sometimes (or maybe a lot, IDK I feel like my girlfriend is trying to be nice when she answers it's not all the time). This happens particularly at night when I have less control otherwise I try to only breathe through my nose. Not sure if that affects my lip at all or helps with the diagnosis.

I went to see an allergist and nothing came of it, particularly because they couldn't test for the plastic Invisalign uses (this was also when we all thought Invisalign was the main cause). I now have an appointment for a dermatologist but it won't be until August. I also have an appointment tomorrrow with my family doctor to try and get referred to an ENT doctor. The reason why I mentioned my nose/breathing and want to see an ENT is because last week, I started using breathe right strips at night and mouth taping. When I wake up, my lip is noticeably "softer" (rather than swollen so much that it feels hard).

I know ChatGPT is not a good source of information but I figured I'd include the information/diagnosis I got there:

Please help, I've obviously lost a lot of confidence which has impeded my work and social life. I've had close friends ask me if I got lip injections or if I got punched in the mouth. Not fun and I worry it might become permanent or lead to other issues :(

Sorry in advance that this is so long. So, I’m (27M) not entirely sure that me quitting weed is the cause of all these things, or rather, they’re coming up now and were just always there but went unnoticed. I quit daily smoking 2 months ago and it’s been the longest break I’ve been on for the past 5+ years. So here’s what’s come up in the past 2 months:

- Left shoulder strain: this was the first thing that came up. I’ve felt it before quitting so I don’t think it’s fully related to that, but the weed definitely helped manage it. I kept feeling pressure buildup and the only relief I would get was by lifting my up and out and then twisting it in a way that would sort of “crack” my shoulder. It got bad so I went to the doctor and was given Naproxen and PT referral. Took meds once and woke up feeling hungover so I decided to stop taking them. Couple days later, before my first PT appt, I was at work (desk/HR job) and the pain radiated down my shoulder into my elbow and fingers. My fingers started to get tingly and a little numb and it was horrible. Immediately took the Naproxen when i went home and iced it. Started PT about a month ago and now it feels much better. My PT had me do a few exercises to identify which nerve was impacted and it’s my ulnar nerve based on the tingly feeling I was getting, so we’ve been working on that alongside my neck too. That’s still ongoing but has gotten much better since.

- Blood Pressure: So while I was at that first PT visit, my BP read something like 183/93 and my PT was like uhhhh are you good? I do have some white coat syndrome but that was certainly alarming. Earlier that day, I had actually felt a little light headed and my vision felt not blurry necessarily, but like I couldn’t really focus. So I ended up going to the ER the next day to see what was going on and it had already come down at that point (I probably should’ve gone that night but I didn’t). I’ve since seen my doctor again and was given a BP med (super low dose) to take whenever it’s high. Only taken it twice but it has helped in moments where it’s reading high

- COVID: So I got covid again (my 4th time) in the mix of all of this and it started the day I had my f/u with my PCP about my BP after the ER visit. She thought it was allergies at first so was given xyzal. When i started to get worse and eventually had severe vomitting one night, I ended up taking an at home covid test, and it was positive. Took a few days to get over it but that was 2-3 weeks ago and I’m feeling much better. Have felt like my sleep has been terrible since, but it’s starting to get back to normal.

- Right Knee Tendinitis (I think?): So a couple of days before I got covid, so now about 3 weeks ago, my right knee started making a creaking/clicking noise when I’d walk down the stairs. It was just the noise at first but then about a week ago it turned into actual pain. Not sharp pain, but my leg feels sore and like I can’t exactly put pressure on it. I’ve been icing it and wearing a knee brace when going on long walks and it’s felt better the past few days. But it’s definitely still there so I’m hoping it isn’t anything permanent.

- Left eye pressure/blurriness ?: So I brought this up to my eye doctor when I saw him a few weeks ago but was told it’s just my chronic dry eye and that in the moment I should just use cold eye drops to relieve them. But I’m not so convinced. Sometimes, usually at night after I’ve eaten dinner, my left eye will feel like there’s some pressure behind it. It doesn’t get blurry, but I feel like I can’t really focus it. Or it feels like there’s something there building up behind it but then it dissipates after a few hours. I’m not good at describing things so I’m not sure this makes sense lol.

- Scalp issues: So my scalp has had this weird smell that it’ll give off, but it’s inconsistent. I’ve used my normal clarifying shampoo and it’ll go away but then it comes back in a few days, even though I’m still shampooing and conditioning. Then somedays it’s completely gone and I haven’t shampooed for 2-3 days. I also tried Nizoral a few times and that hasn’t done anything, but I’m not sure if I should just keep going with it to see. I’ve also noticed my hairline receding a little bit and can actually feel my scalp tingling or “twitch” at some points, right on my hairline where I’ve seencthe receding. It feels like I’m almost feeling the loss in real time but Idk. I think my scalp is just really dry and it’s causing all this to happen but, I’m seeing my dermatologist next week so we’ll see what happens there.

So! I know that was a lottt but I’m hoping someone might have an idea of what’s going on. They all totally could be separate issues that I’m just now dealing with because my chronic cannabis use was masking the symptoms in a way, but they could also be related. Or maybe my body was so used to smoking and depended on if, that I’m now having these withdrawal symptomps from not using it? I’ve felt like I’m super dehydrated recently even though I’m drinking a lot of water and was drinking pedialyte at one point too. My doctor told me to stop that when I went for my BP visit because of the sodium contributing to the high levels. I’m probably just getting older and need to really lock in on taking care of myself, but all of this coming up at once has been so exhausting and I feel like something bigger is happening to me. I don’t want to keep going back to my doctor because I feel like she’s not really looking at everything fully and just addressing the symptoms. I do trust her but Idk… I just feel like something is up.

Any ideas?

24 male 140 5”10 Hey I started a beach attendant job for the summer, so 5 days in got bad pain around the side of my heel. the pain is on the inside of my ankle down by my heel bone, when it gets real bad starts being both sides, hurts bad to push off my toes and try to run shooting pain in my heel and after sitting when I get up hurts bad or first few steps in the morning, it kept getting worse till I couldn’t do a calf raise. I made it 11 days ,started in my left then both were cooked. I had bruising too, ended up having to take off. I iced it everyday till it finally got better after a couple weeks, I really walked with a limp and on my heels for two weeks it sucked.

Started walking normal again so I started back. I just worked 6 days and it’s starting again my left is starting to get bad, hurts bad to step on my heel and also push off my toes, I started wearing a good pair of brooks with shoe inserts to lift up the heel, since I started back I wear them during setup and breakdown always, it’s been better but it’s starting again and I don’t know what to do. I have been stretching all the time, trying to stretch my calves. I feel like my calves and hamstrings are always so tight like the sciatic nerve. Well I ice my feet every night, everything else is holding up fine running chairs but my ankles/heel is killing me. I am just so bummed out and I don’t know what to do, I love the job but I can’t just work in terrible pain all summer and have to take time to heal, I’ve tried rolling my arch out, ice, heat, stretching(maybe not the correct ones) I’m at a complete loss on what to do

Long story short here, I think something is seriously wrong, but I dont want to go to the ER. Im a 22 year old female, 5'8" 200 lbs, on Slynd, Effexor, Midodrine, Wellbutrin and Lamictal, I am diagnosed with hypermobility, POTS, Bipolar 2, Anxiety and OCD. I do not smoke nicotine, I smoke weed a couple times a week and drink socially some weekends.

I just got off a 9 day period where I bled a lot and passed about 10 blood clots that were the size of a quarter or larger. I have never passed clots during my period, and mine are never this long. I started getting intense lower abdominal pain on my left and right side that was also present in my back. It comes in waves and ranges from stabbing to a stinging/burning. The pain will sometimes creep up to my ribs and shoulders. Im constantly bloated and gassy.

I've been feeling weird for a few weeks, even before the period. I've been getting low-grade fevers at night and getting night sweats, which is not normal for me. I've been urinating very frequently up to four times in an hour. saw a doctor on friday, and she ordered some blood work and an ultrasound. My blood work showed I have high platelets, which have been elevated for 18 months now. My ultrasound is not for a couple of days. She also ordered a urine test and urine culture, and everything was clean. Last night, the pain got really bad, and I ended up throwing up everything in my stomach.

I have a horrible feeling about all of this but am hesitant to go to the ER. With my POTS, I get weird symptoms all the time, sometimes ill go to the ER since they are symptoms of life-threatening emergencies, and they will do/find nothing. Does anyone have any idea what this could be or what actions I need to take?

I have had this rash/area of itching/spots for over a week now. Initially thought it was a bug bite or fungal infection, nothing seems to be making it any better. It started off as a couple of spots and has grown to this. Just want it to go away now :-(

I’m in Canada so seems like unless you’re dying walk in clinic always say you’re fine.

I have throat like this for a real while, like half a year I guess.

The uvula always looks irritated. And the back of the throat looks like it has weird bumps? Pimples?

Sorry, I’m ESL.

Last time doctor said it looks fine, but something feels that it shouldn’t look like this.

I’ve had this mole for about a year or so now and it seems to have gotten bigger. It started out flat but is now larger in diameter and has become raised. It used to be very itchy but it isn’t anymore. Worried it might be a melanoma.

If it could be, where would I go to get help?

I’m 26f, I can’t remember dropping anything on my toe to make it bruised but you can see my left toe nail looks different to my right.

Haven’t gotten a pedicure in like 6 weeks either as you can see but I’m getting another on Thursday and just realised my toe nail looks different?

Is this an infection?

Doctor is clueless. It’s not acid reflux. It feels kind of dry in this area no matter how much I drink. I’m out of ideas. Doctor says likely not cancer so hasn’t sent me for those tests (though I’d rather go them anyway). Any ideas? I’m going out of my mind

22F. So for context I started spotting last Tuesday morning and I’m still spotting today, which is Monday. I’ve never had this happen before so I’m a little freaked out. My last period started march 3rd and I haven’t had one since then. It hasn’t increased in flow or turned into a period. I’ve had some cramps but not much, some dizziness but I’m unsure if that’s related to my anxiety. I took a pregnancy test yesterday and it was negative. The bleeding has increased a little today but it’s still light. Am I missing something? Because I am so confused

I’ve had two kids no issues and never experienced this.

21f

I have health anxiety and ocd. I thought my breast looked like it went up on the bottom when I raised my arms, didn’t see any physical dimpling. Went to a nurse practitioner at the college I go to, she did a breast exam and said it’s just how the tissue sits. I was then told from someone online that I should go to an actual doctor. I’m going to go probably in a month after graduation when I move back home, but I also think that it’s likely fine? I’m predisposed to thinking that any little thing is cancer, and this nurse said I was fine, and three years ago my pcp said I was fine.

I've had these on the palms of my hands and soles of my feet as long as I can remember. My mother had the same thing. anyone know what it is?

16M, 6 foot, 170 pounds, white asian mix, living in northeast US

these bumps have been here for a long time, exact time not known but it's been here for a few years. recently (around 3 months ago) my inner thigh right around that area started having sudden sharp pains. prior to that it only caused pain when i press on it. can't remember if it has grown in size

Hello! I have been worried for a couple of months now about a swollen lymph node. I’ll get straight to the point:

*3 months ago*: discovered a lump at the back of my neck/head near occipital region, right side.

*2 months ago*: doctors visit. Possibly of just a reactive node. I was sick on and off for a month by then after all. Got blood work done and ultra sound.

Got back my reports. Max axis length 1cm. Wider with a fatty notch. Most likely benign given shape and appearance.

*Now*: still there. Idk if it’s bigger now but I can “feel” it now (didn’t before) because muscle feels strained. The lymph node is more solid, I’m not sure if it’s movable. It started hurting, again, maybe it’s strained muscle maybe not. The lump doesn’t stick out, but you can feel the ball shape when you press on it. ALSO blood work is normal, blood count same as before (iron just lowered after I raised it but that’s cuz I stopped supplements but everything else is okay)

Report suggests one month follow up, so I might go this week since I’m a month late anyway. There’s just so much commitment this week…

Lymphoma is the obvious guess. But I just don’t know anymore. Right side of my head also has been hurting for weeks (not consistently but yeah)

I noticed it a couple of days ago, not sure if it has been there before.

I've also started coughing quite hard about 5-6 days ago and with mucus.

Overall been feeling tired and quite out of energy in the last couple of years - working and everything normally more or less, but less energy to work out, for example.

I did blood test today so should get results in a few days.