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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked

When it comes to health, all things should be taken seriously, whether it’s a common cold or something way more severe. That is because unlike computer game characters, we can not use cheat codes or complete missions to refill the levels of our well-being.

Be that as it may, some people tend to disregard certain symptoms, which might actually be something that should be checked out. Medics among the ‘Ask Reddit’ community members shared what and why seemingly harmless signs shouldn’t be overlooked. Emphasizing the illnesses certain symptoms can be indicative of, they shared their insight after one of the redditors asked what signs mean it’s better to head to the hospital.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Oncologist reporting in.

That lump that doesnt go away. That cough that doesnt go away. That diarrhoea that doesnt go away. Basically anything new that doesnt at least start to get better over the next couple of weeks or months. Could be chipotle. Could be cancer.

Hopefully wont be seeing ya.

drdiesalot , Fran Jacquier Report

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Susie Elle 1 year ago

*cries in IBS*

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Remi (He/Him) 1 year ago

I've got IBS as well. But like the doc here said, needed to have it checked to make sure it's not something worse. Also they told me to come for a check-up in a couple of years, because IBS can mask the symptoms of so many other diseases

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WFH Forever 1 year ago

Found a hard lump, my primary doc says it's just a hernia no big deal. I point out that it is rock hard and doesn't move and he dismisses me and being 'hysterical.' FINALLY refers me to surgeon who asks where my scans are (doc didn't do any) and then does the exam. "This is NOT a hernia'. Scans, biopsies etc. A rare abdominal sarcoma that required 7 months of experimental daily oral chemo, surgery with a hip to hip scar, and a foot diameter circle of mesh where my ab muscles used to be.

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Andy C 1 year ago

Months???

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Kirsten Kerkhof 1 year ago

Some things take longer to go away. Just make sure it is getting better. Oh, and not just because you are getting used to it ...

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Dawnieangel76 1 year ago

I was house-sitting for former relatives, and I got deathly ill. Took my best friend at the time showing up & seeing me puke & poop blood (not HUGE amounts, but noticeable) to drag me to the ER. Turns out, I'd had botulism and my doctor showed up & told me how damned lucky I was, that I should have been dead by then. Also, probably contributed to the closing down of Wendy's Superbars, since that had been the last thing I'd eaten before getting sick.

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Amy G 11 months ago

Oh wowwww I could see that. I was in charge of the Superbar at my location back then, and when I would come in from a couple days off I always had to practically throw everything out because it wasn’t labeled properly and I was taking no chances. Luckily I had a great night manager who felt the same as me and didn’t mind me throwing out a ton of food. Glad you were ok!

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Well then 1 year ago

😂 I remember one Thanksgiving I went to the ER because I was seeing blood when I.. well, you know. It wasn't until after the doc had performed an...exam, and said it wasn't blood and asked if I had been eating anything red that I remembered the bright red velvet cake I'd been eating bites of all day. I just closed my eyes and hung my head in shame. Meanwhile he couldn't stop laughing.

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Amy G 11 months ago

Still, better safe than sorry. If it makes you feel any better, I did the same with blue cake. I will never eat bright blue cake again. 😂

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The Original Bruno 1 year ago

And remember: if you think it's cancer, check the internet. (I'm only poking fun at the fact that OP will have people worried every little thing is cancer. Then again, I suppose better to ask your GP than not.)

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Jessica SpeLangm 1 year ago

@The Original Bruno....I had a doctor tell me once NOT to use the symptom checker on WebMD (USA site only?) because it will have you dead when the symptoms are something easily treated.

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Jennifer Johnson 7 months ago

have had a cough now for over 5 months

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Deep One 1 year ago

I have a number of hard lumps that have appeared under my skin but I live in America so Oh well.

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GenderGander 1 year ago

How likely is it for a chronic stuffed nose to be cancer

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Lex <3 (they/them) 1 year ago

Could also be a bad case of taco bell (but if this happens to u pls make sure u get it checked out)

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Cal the dragon! (She/they) 1 year ago

Once I had a stomachache that lasted the whole day. Luckily it was just that time of the month.

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Lex <3 (they/them) 1 year ago (edited)

Once I had a stomachache that lasted a whole freaking 4 months- 💀

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Jeremy James 1 year ago

Whenever I notice something strange, I panic and check to make sure that there's a similar weird thing on the opposite side. Then I relax. As long as we're all symmetrical, we're probably healthy.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Sudden toothache in a 50+ female with good oral hygiene. Heart attacks present atypically in many women, often pain in the jaw or neck. (Paramedic here)

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Not a Nurse, Dr, EMT or paramedic but I work for the fire service in the UK. If you start to feel dizzy, headaches or nausea and have gas appliances in the home (or open fires and log burners) GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND CALL 999! Especially if any of these appliances are new, recently serviced or are being used for the first time in a while.

These are signs of a carbon monoxide leak. If you have pets that are acting weird as well this can also be a sign. Carbon monoxide is denser than air and will sit at a low level so opening windows WILL NOT CLEAR IT EFFECTIVELY. open your doors and all the doors on the ground floor and evacuate the building, including children! I DONT CARE IF ITS 3am and they have school in the morning (I have genuinely had a caller say this to me before).

Carbon monoxide is NOT to be messed with it is colourless, odourless and tasteless and It doesn't take much to kill you either!

Call the emergency services, we carry gas monitors and equipment to clear the property in the case there is a leak and can isolate the appliances/source of the leak. We will then organise for the gas board to come and fix the leak.

My advice; GET A F*****G CARBON MONOXIDE ALARM THEY AREN'T EXPENSIVE!!!! Hell get a few!

If you suspect a leak, get out. No matter the time of day. Call 999 and get the f**k out! We will be there in no time. We would rather you call us an it be a false alarm than someone die!

And lastly, if you have an open fire or a log burner. GET YOUR CHIMNEY SWEPT. AT LEAST ANNUALLY!! This will reduce the risk of a chimney blockage that could lead to carbon monoxide build up and will reduce the risk of chimney fires. Both of which kill people!

PLEASE TAKE THIS ON BOARD PEOPLE!! Please! I've had too many deaths due to Carbon Monoxide now. If you are a kid... MAKE YOUR PARENTS READ THIS!

Source: current 999 call handler for the fire service. I handle this stuff DAILY and have done a lot of extra curricular research on it!

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked I'm a mortician, and I can't tell you how many pick-ups I've done where someone shat blood, then decided to take a shower to clean up before getting help, and then died in the shower. If you s**t blood, call an ambulance.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked I'm not a healthcare professional in any way, but my grandmother had a stroke last year. The signs were barely visible, and I almost did not take her to the hospital.

One side of her face was dropping ever so slightly... you couldn't really tell unless you looked at a previous photo of her. I called my mother to confirm what I was seeing... she saw nothing. I made phone calls to hospitals to ask what I should do. They told me to take her to the hospital if I was concerned.

Sure enough she had a stroke... a mild one, but the signs were so so subtle.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Period so heavy it soaks through a pads in less than an hour.

For some people this is sort of normal but if you are bleeding through everything GO TO THE HOSPITAL!

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Physician here.

It's impossible to list everything so I like to keep it simple.

You know your body and how you feel. Any abrupt unusual changes should be checked out.

A few:

- Unequal parts: Draw an imaginary line down the middle and if anything is unusually unequal such as Pupils, facial droop/sagging, 1 sided weakness

- Sudden pain to light, especially with associating headache/neck pain or flashes of light

- Changes in sensation or communication, hearing, vision, slurring of speech, etc.

- Unusual shortness of breath

- Sudden and/or severe abdominal pain

- Unexplained weight loss

- Unusual bleeding

- Unusual swelling

- Sudden Confusion

When in doubt, get it checked out.

spicedpumpkins , Marcelo Leal Report

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Skin or whites of your eyes are unusually yellow

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked In kids-teenagers mostly- constant peeing, constant drinking, cloudy eyesight and sweet fruity breath (when they haven't eaten anything to cause that) can be diabetes. Also, be on the lookout for breath that smells like nail polish. Could be ketoacidosis.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Slurring their words without being under the influence of an intoxicant. An uncle was slurring his words while speaking to my aunt. She thought he might have been tired and told him to rest, but her friend suggested that maybe he should go to a doctor. Turns out my uncle was having a stroke. If he had laid down to rest, he may have never woken up.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked If you just had an extremely hard workout and your pee is brown/red.

Hospital. NOW.

This means your kidneys are failing.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Projectile vomiting. Nurse here. Also, sometimes you just f*****g know things are not right. Don't let anyone talk you out of that. Go. Get checked out. Dying is not worth it.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Pain in your leg without a cause that won't go away.

Many people have DVTs (blood clots in the distal veins) that break off and can travel throughout the circulatory system, and can cause a stroke if they block the brain circulation

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked If you strike your head hard and you suddenly start vomiting with no nausea. Along the same vein:

If a head injury occurs and the person is unconscious for any lenght of time, has one pupil larger than the other, isn't acting right, is hard to wake up...it would be time to call 911 and get to the emergency room.

MedicGirl , Trần Toàn Report

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Sudden changes in cognitive and/or behavior are a telltale sign of UTI on the elderly.

I've seen a few elderly patients in critical conditions whose symptoms were attributed to age/getting old.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked If someone seems drunk, they could have a dangerously low blood sugar. On the other side, if someone is shaking, breathing heavy, and has an altered mental status they could have an extremely high blood sugar and could be going into DKA

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked If your flu like symptoms don't go away after a month or so, go to the doctor. Keep an eye out on kids too. My friends daughter (aged 1) at the time had a "chest infection" for about a month. Her mother took her to the doctors 3 times and they just written her off with a chest infection diagnosis and that it would heal within time. Trust your instincts because one day my friend knew something wasn't right and took her daughter to the hospital. Her blood oxygen levels where extremely low and she fell extremely poorly that night and almost passed away because of the stress of being in a hospital. She got transferred to a children's specialist hospital that night and was put in an induced coma. Her lungs where f****d, the doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong for over a month (whilst she was still in a coma) then they eventually diagnosed her with a rare lung cancer. 3 years later the cancer won.

Valar_Morghulis888 , engin akyurt Report

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Obligatory "not any of these" but my mother is a nurse, and I had a horrifying experience because my stubborn father wouldn't tell her he wasn't feeling well.

Evidently, he'd begun having trouble breathing, felt light heated, sick to his stomach, and just generally not okay. My dad spent 25 years in the military and is the worst person when he's sick because he won't admit anything's wrong. If that man says the words "I think I should go to the hospital" he should've been on the way hours ago.

I come into the living room one day to find him unconscious on the floor in an awkward heep. I went into blank-brain panic mode and thought "hospital" and dragged him outside, to my car, got him in and buckled, and the tore out of there. Called my sis, who lived on the road to the hospital, and had her jump into the moving car.

By the time he'd been admitted, tests run, ventilator applied, and all that, he'd not only been diagnosed with pneumonia but also stage 2 kidney cancer.

Long story short, pay attention to your body. If you feel wrong, pushing it off will *not* make it go away, and you could get yourself killed. My dad nearly died that day, and all because he wouldn't speak up days earlier when he started feeling bad.

NotReady2Adult , National Cancer Institute Report

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Kids get fevers all the time and feel sluggish. Not necessarily a big deal.

But if your child develops a fever and a RASH that won't blanch on pressing head to the emergency room ASAP. It could be meningococcal sepsis and is rapidly life threatening. If you are confused about whether it is non blanching just press over it with a drinking glass. Looking through the glass you should be able to tell pretty easily if the spots disappear on pressing or not.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked * A red line traveling from the site of a wound (even if it's just a scratch) towards your heart. That's blood poisoning, and you need to get to a doctor ASAP for intense antibiotics.

* Frequently feeling very thirsty, and drinking excessive amounts of water without a clear cause (like exercise). It's often an early sign of untreated diabetes, as you will crave water to dilute the sugar buildup in your urine.

* For the ladies, having very irregular cycles or skipping periods without pregnancy. This can be caused by endocrine issues such as PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) or a pituitary growth like a prolactinoma. In the case of prolactinomas, this can be accompanied by swollen or leaking breasts. Neither will need you to rush to the hospital right away, but both should be tested for just in case (via a blood test). If you plan on getting pregnant, you might need medication to bring your cycles back to normal before it's possible to conceive. And if prolactinomas are left untreated, they can sometimes grow big enough to press on your optic nerve and harm your eyesight.

* A tick bite that is red, swollen, or has a rash developing around it (often in the typical "target" shape.) Many people have heard about the target rash, but any signs of redness or swelling around a tick bite are a reason to see a doctor and get antibiotics ASAP. You don't want lyme disease, it sucks. And can sometimes cause you to have a meat allergy!

* Intense abdominal pain can be appendicitis. It doesn't always appear in the traditional location of "lower right abdomen, around your belly button." In my mother's case, she felt it much higher, just below her ribs. The GI didn't diagnose it, and she waited a week before finally going into the hospital where a CT scan diagnosed it.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Just a medical student, and this is more an eye thing. But flashes of light and a sudden increase in floaters (specks, hairs) in your vision is bad. Particularly if you are already myopic.

Also headaches in the morning, or when lying down, which lessens when you stand or sit up right. Particularly if associated with vomiting.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked After head trauma, if there's bruising under the eyes (racoon eyes) or bruising behind the ear, this usually indicates a skull fracture

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Heart attacks present different symptoms in men and women. Men generally have more classic signs, like chest pain and shortness of breath. Women have more vague signs, and sadly, many of them delay seeking treatment because of it.

If you experience sudden onset arm pain, jaw pain, or back pain, nausea, sweating, weakness, and a feeling that something is terribly wrong, call an ambulance.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked A lot of folks don't recognize the more common signs of concussion often include severe nausea, sweating, and a desire to lay down. It can seem like someone's got a sudden flu, so especially with kids, you should ask if they hit their head if they're suddenly sick

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Loss of vision. Amazing how many times people come in and say they lost vision in one eye months ago.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Nurse here. I'm speaking on behalf of the elderly. Please just go to the doctor when you develop common cold symptoms. Too many times I've witnessed or heard about a perfectly healthy elderly person ignoring this, and ends up developing pneumonia. Pneumonia in the elderly is very dangerous and shouldn't be taken lightly.

Also, check the fingers for clubbing. When I was in nursing school I noticed an older guy, probably mid 50's who had clubbed fingers. I wanted to tell him to get it checked because he also smoked. I was still infantile and it got me nervous so I never did. 1 year later he developed pneumonia and come to find out he had stage 4 lung cancer. I can't help but think that if I would have said something it could have been caught earlier.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked When you start experiencing vision loss, but both eyes are doing it independent of each other. When you're losing vision like that without a physical reason (like something in your eye) that means there's something wrong with your brain, and in some cases, that can mean the onset of a minor stroke. For example, you start losing a bit of vision in one corner of one eye, then in a completely different area at a different rate in the other one. I didn't get many of the "normal" signs but that one was a big one I ignored it.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked ER nurse here. Everyone has listed stroke symptoms and heart attack symptoms... the most important time to seek help is with any airway and/or breathing issues. Anything that restricts your ability to breath is dangerous. Especially with kids. Kids have the ability to compensate very well but when their bodies lose that ability they tank very quickly.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Your child vomiting in the morning, even before breakfast. Not worrisome right away, but if it happens multiple times. Can be an early sign of brain cancer.

Blood in your urine - Many people neglect this, could be an inflammation of your kidney or bladder cancer.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Weight loss when you didn't try to lose weight.

When you have cancer, the cancer uses up your bodies energy and basically burns calories. Very often it's the first sign something is wrong and everyone ignores it. It's only when they present with a second symptom, we realise had they come in with the weight loss 6 months ago, we would have picked it up at an earlier stage.

After that, I'd love for people to take age more seriously. If you're under the age of 30, chances are whatever symptom you're having isn't that important. Don't google it and think it's caused by a life threatening disease, because google dosn't put the symptom in the context of your age. Sure young people do occasionally get sick, but on a population level, you're wasting your money and risking having unnecissary tests by going to the doctor with every symptom the day you first notice it.

On the flip side, once you turn 40, you family medicine doctor should become you're new best friend. Any symptom lasting more than a few weeks should be investigated. You can't keep ignoring your health like you did in your 20s and 30s and get away with it. Unfortunately at times it feels like all the 20 years olds are demanding tests for silly symptoms, and none of the 40/50 year olds are taking their symptoms seriously. It's the 40 year old who probably has the curable cancer, that wont present with it until it become incurable.

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“Could Be Chipotle. Could Be Cancer”: 30 Medics Share Seemingly Harmless Signs That Shouldn’t Be Overlooked Not a doctor yet, but adding to what others have said:

If you have a headache and stiff neck, and especially if you also feel drowsy and notice a rash - signs of meningitis, inflammation of the protective coverings of your brain

There are also many symptoms that should make you go to the doctor (but not necessarily the hospital) if present persistently for a few weeks without getting better:

-cough

-unintended weight loss

-fevers

-night sweats

-much looser/pale poo

-diarrhoea/constipation

Those are the classic ones off the top of my head

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Bruising, though more specifically easy bruising, especially if accompanied by other bleeding events that might appear to be benign e.g. nose bleeds, and gum bleeding. All of which might be casually be explained away using "Oops, look how clumsy I am."

The human body and its vasculature is relatively resilient to wear and tear, in fact, your capillaries are probably getting beat up right now (a bit of a hyperbole, but just a bit), but platelets, along with the rest of your coagulation processes keep all that red stuff (your blood) contained.

However in hematologic malignancies or coagulopathies, platelet production, function, or associated down stream processes can be hindered. This leads to tears that allow blood to seep out.

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•If you have a young child with a sore throat, difficulty swallowing, looking pale, vacant and dribbling unexpectedly, call for an ambulance. It could be [epiglottitis](http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Epiglottitis/Pages/Introduction.aspx), which is a surgical emergency.

•Meningitis: almost everyone knows about a non-blanching rash being a sign of meningitis, but this is a late sign. Don't dismiss the possibility of meningitis just because you can't see a rash. Other signs to look out for are:
-Fever
-Photophobia (discomfort from looking at a light source)
-Neck/joint stiffness (can the child rest their chin on their chest, or bring their knees up towards their abdomen without discomfort?)
-Headaches.
If you suspect meningitis, call for an ambulance.

•Chest pain. Although it's an obvious one, a surprising amount of people ignore chest pain. If you have chest pain that feels like a weight is on your chest, or like there's a band going around your chest and squeezing it, call for an ambulance.

•Head injuries with blood thinners. Most head injuries will be fairly innocuous, but patients who take blood thinning medication (e.g. warfarin) or who have known bleeding disorders should ALWAYS get checked out by a doctor following a bang to the head.

•A history of unconsciousness following trauma. People get knocked out in movies all the time. They get back up and carry on as normal. But for the love of all things holy, any physical trauma that's led to a loss of consciousness needs investigating.

Source: NHS Paramedic.

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If you have prolonged continuous hiccuping it may be the sign of a neurological problem (i'm talking for upwards of several days)

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John Harrison 1 year ago

Title: "These seemingly harmless signs ..." BP: "If an alien chestburster erupts from your torso, GET TO THE HOSPITAL. I can't tell you how many times people have delayed and suffered for it."

11points

Diolla 1 year ago

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Salty Sasquatch 1 year ago

To all the people who say 'don't ignore your symptoms, get checked for these things!'. It's possible the people in trouble live in the US and don't go the hospital because they're scare of accruing enormous medical debt due to outrageously money-grubbing evil health insurance companies.

8points

️Crystal️ 1 year ago

Not to mention the majority of the doctors here are incompetent and won't even listen to you. Took me 20 years to get a proper diagnosis after a bunch of "your blood work is fine so it's all in your head"

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Lesley Christie 1 year ago

I hate this so much. Im someone who tries to look after themselves. So many times I've been made to feel like I'm wasting the doctor's time but then when something is wrong they say why didn't you come sooner.

7points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

I stopped after 10. Why? 1. Do we really need to use this for America bashing? There are 8 billion people who need medical care. 2. I'm a medical doctor and a good half of these are.... easily misinterpreted based on later outcomes. If you can walk, talk, and make sense, odds are an emergency center *anywhere on earth* will delay getting to you in favor of the person with a bullet wound or obvious internal bleed. And I say that as we face my hubby's cancer worsening afetr I tried yelling for deeper looks into things for 6 weeks. *sigh*

7points

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

Isn't is called triage? Sometimes for whatever reason the less obvious things may be worse. The obvious one may be ok. The problem is bashing a country as a whole.

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Salty Sasquatch 1 year ago

There's a lot of people noting that people wait to go to the ER or the hospital or their doctor. If they're in the US, it's possible they don't want to get hugely enormous medical debts due to our amazingly stupid money-grubbing health insurance companies.

5points

Tams21 1 year ago

I once had kidney stones and got sent home with medication and the expectation they'd pass by themselves. The next day I was in excruciating pain and went to hospital. They gave me something stronger and were ready to send me home before blood tests showed that my kidneys were backed up and close to failing.

5points

Maikai 1 year ago

Now if only healthcare & preventive medicine was more accessible in the bc US

4points

Leslie Harris 1 year ago

Listen to your body and be your own advocate. During the height of the pandemic, I started to get intense headaches focused on one side of my head, primarily the eye, which had experienced some trauma. The Drs only focused on the trauma and gave me lip service - do compresses, take Naiads. I moved back to my home town 18 months later, started to see my old family doctor, told him everything, he was sure it was Trigeminal Neuralgia, but sent me for an MRI at my request, he was almost spot on, I have Trigeminal Schwannoma, a benign brain tumor on my trigeminal nerve, which presents with the same symptoms as Trigeminal Neuralgia.

4points

Alecto76 1 year ago

Not people, but pets. Pet them often, and pay close attention so that if any lumps or bumps come up you know. And my lesson - feel your pets belly often, if its different, hard, tight - take them in. We have a beloved disabled cat - Hela. The vet told me she'd lost a pound (US) at her visit a couple months ago, but said they were not worried because she was otherwise healthy. I should've challenged that. Last week we noticed her belly was swollen and made an appt. Then she was having trouble walking (worse than usual) and moved it to today. She had fluid in her abdomen - pancreatic cancer spread to liver, stomach, everywhere. Suddenly, we have a day or a week. I don't know at what point anything would've helped... I wish we had noticed any changes earlier. Right now, she's wobbly, but eating treats. She was a stray, pound then shelter. She's only been with us 4 years. Its just too soon.

2points

Linda Lee 1 year ago

I'm in America. My pets get better health care than I do. The vet's office will tell me me how much the medicine, treatment, or procedure cost upfront! People don't get that luxury.

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The Redhead 1 year ago

When you're pregnant even if your pregnancy is low to no risk, & you just saw your doctor one week earlier and everything was fine. If your vision is blurry one morning, you don't feel well in general, you're barely able to squeeze into you pants because you're suddenly got puffy and have lower back pain call you doctor IMMEDIATELY it's likely pre-eclampsia.

2points

Louise Clarke 1 year ago

What sucks for me is that so many of these symptoms overlap with the symptoms I have from suffering from Chronic Daily Migraine Headaches.

2points

hoelti 1 year ago

I am not going to read this.

2points

Diolla 1 year ago

Please, fellow BP's, go easy on the abbreviations..... Us Pandas form non-English countries have no idea what a PE or DKA is.

2points

Colin 1 year ago

I had to look up DKA as well

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David Paterson 1 year ago

Avoid hospitals. My daughter went to hospital for a minor tear duct operation, caught hospital-acquired pneumonia in there and died a fortnight later. My mother went into hospital for something non-infectious and came out with three separate hospital-acquired diseases. My father-in-law caught hospital-acquired pneumonia. Stay away from hospitals unless absolutely necessary.

1point

Jennifer Hartigan 1 year ago

Itching uncontrollably all over your body AFTER showering can indicate Polycythemia Vera, a blood condition that leads to leukemia in older adults

1point

brandyy17 1 year ago

if u feel dizzy, have double vision, eye lids r fluttering, cant keep ur eyes open, feel fatiuge, feel sleepy, lose ur balance, become wobbly even while sitting down, muscle spasms. those r all signs of having a possible oncoming seizure. my friend got up very fast from lying down she felt dizzy, was wobbly, her eyes fluttered and felt tingly. i told her to lie down but she said she was fine and she always gets dizzy wen she gets up too fast. 15min later i had to catch her bc she had a seizure. a few hours later after docs checked her out and did wat they needed to do she looked at me and said "guess i shouldve listen to u. u r the expert." the doc in the room looked at me and asked if i worked in the medical field. i simply said "no im epileptic". those 3 words told him everything he needed kno about y i got concerned and y i tried to get her to lie down. as someone who lives with having seizures i can tell u even ppl who arent epileptic or have some form of seizure disorder u can still have them. some medications can even cause them as side effects. seizures r no joke and can happen to anyone. since that happened alot of my friends will call me after feeling one or a few of these effects worried they r about to have a seizure. i usually asked them if they feel like they got confused about wat they doing or if the feel like time stopped or slowed down if they say no i tell them they r fine. i even tell them i get dizzy from standing up to quick or anything else that can make u dizzy. even random sudden headaches can b caused by something other the an oncoming seizure. my friend who had the seizure made everyone else paranoid about it lol. thankfully my friends have all calmed down about it so im not getting spam concern calls anymore. most of time they were either just tipsy or they didnt get enough sleep the night before or hungover. they constantly told me how grateful they r that they kno someone who can tell the difference between signs of a seizure and harmless effects. the signs may seem harmless but if they last longer then they should (longer then 5min at most) or get worse i highly suggest calling ur doctor or calling a hospital for advice on wat to do. dont shrug it off. seizures arent the only thing that have those harmless signs. i only kno how to tell if its serious or not bc of my condition and learning about wat other conditions have those signs. hurray for my anxiety disorder making me learn things.

1point

Tina Scogin 1 year ago

Here is what I learned last month. No one, NO ONE, over the age of 65 should take Benadryl or any medication that has PM on the end of it (Tylenol PM, etc). I thought my mother was having a stroke. Had a stroke? She didn't understand the concept of pants. It was like she had instant dementia. She used to pop benadryl like tic-tacs to help her sleep. Doctor told me later that he sees it all the time. Had a patient of his that was on her way to hospice before the family told him about the benadryl she always took. People self medicate and don't think to tell the doctor about all of the over the counter meds they take. PLEASE make sure the seniors in your life are not taking anything like Benadryl or Tylenol PM. Unless their doctor says its okay.

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glowworm2 1 year ago

My father has had this awful cough for about a week now along with sneezing and blowing his nose. I think it’s severe seasonal allergies but he isn’t so sure. My brother and I have been having less serious but similar symptoms right now. Dad doesn’t have a fever and it isn’t COVID. To be fair, he’s had this one cough for years but now it’s been occurring a lot. I worry about this because my late mother had a cough that wouldn’t go away and it turned out to be lung cancer, although she never smoked.

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interestfasion 1 year ago

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bennu 1 year ago

A lot of this just sounds like fear mongering

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tuzdayschild 1 year ago

I work in an intensive care unit. Don't fear, but be aware.

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John Harrison 1 year ago

Title: "These seemingly harmless signs ..." BP: "If an alien chestburster erupts from your torso, GET TO THE HOSPITAL. I can't tell you how many times people have delayed and suffered for it."

11points

Diolla 1 year ago

LOLL

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Salty Sasquatch 1 year ago

8points

️Crystal️ 1 year ago

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Lesley Christie 1 year ago

7points

Leo Domitrix 1 year ago

7points

Deborah Rubin 1 year ago

Isn't is called triage? Sometimes for whatever reason the less obvious things may be worse. The obvious one may be ok. The problem is bashing a country as a whole.

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Salty Sasquatch 1 year ago

5points

Tams21 1 year ago

5points

Maikai 1 year ago

Now if only healthcare & preventive medicine was more accessible in the bc US

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Leslie Harris 1 year ago

4points

Alecto76 1 year ago

2points

Linda Lee 1 year ago

I'm in America. My pets get better health care than I do. The vet's office will tell me me how much the medicine, treatment, or procedure cost upfront! People don't get that luxury.

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The Redhead 1 year ago

2points

Louise Clarke 1 year ago

What sucks for me is that so many of these symptoms overlap with the symptoms I have from suffering from Chronic Daily Migraine Headaches.

2points

hoelti 1 year ago

I am not going to read this.

2points

Diolla 1 year ago

Please, fellow BP's, go easy on the abbreviations..... Us Pandas form non-English countries have no idea what a PE or DKA is.

2points

Colin 1 year ago

I had to look up DKA as well

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David Paterson 1 year ago

1point

Jennifer Hartigan 1 year ago

Itching uncontrollably all over your body AFTER showering can indicate Polycythemia Vera, a blood condition that leads to leukemia in older adults

1point

brandyy17 1 year ago

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Tina Scogin 1 year ago

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glowworm2 1 year ago

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interestfasion 1 year ago

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interestfasion 1 year ago

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bennu 1 year ago

A lot of this just sounds like fear mongering

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tuzdayschild 1 year ago

I work in an intensive care unit. Don't fear, but be aware.

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