This is kind of embarrassing, but I'm concerned that I'm not normal. What is the usual number of bowel movements a person should have per week?
Ag, Thank you!

Don't be embarrassed! I've read somewhere that everyone gets constipated (I'm assuming that's what you mean by bowel movements...unless it's the opposite of constipated) at one time in their life or more. It might be embarrassing, but just remember you're not alone.

I think the "average" amount a person should have bowel movement at least once a day and two would be even healthier. Because just think...all of that food you're eating...it has to go somewhere; not all of it is just vitamins your body absorbs. lol. 1-3 times a day would be healthy. However everyone is different and it could range between 3 a day to 3 a week. If you haven't had a bowel movement for a long time and it's painful for you I advise you to buy those constipation pill type things. They help you go to the bathroom, but you can't use them all the time. It should just help you out and after that the rest is up to you (and by that I mean how you eat).

So what can you do? Drink LOTS of water (to soften it up and help your body pass waste), eat healthy, and eat lots of fiber! Fiber...like salad. It's greens that have fiber and our bodies can't use it, but it does help your bowel movement and get it going. That's why people always tell you to eat your greens.

If you want more information just search it up on google. Here are some links for you already:

- http://www.colon-cleanse-constipation.com/constipation-bowel-movement.html
- http://ibscrohns.about.com/od/dailylife/a/normalbm.htm

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Remove spaces between the brackets. I suggest you learn HTML. Not that hard and totally worth it. If you're interested look it up on google.

Definitely! If you want to get deeper into it, check out these links:

- http://www.inch-aweigh.com/water.html
- http://in.rediff.com/getahead/2004/nov/29health.htm

Honestly I can go on and on, but if you want endless good ideas, you should search it up on google.com or any other search engine. I did for you and here are just a few links!

- http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/sweetromantic.shtml
- http://www.acmelove.com/romance/101-romantic-things.php
- http://www.paralumun.com/lovetodo.htm

It's okay to be scared! Who isn't? Just about everyone is self-conscious. You're definitely not alone on that one.

My advice to you? Stop worrying about your looks. Easier said than done...I know. But it's something you gotta do. Do NOT get intimate with someone you don't love and loves you just as much! When you find someone you love and vice versa, of course you might still be worried about your body, but the person you love should make you worry less. If they love you for you they won't even care about your looks. And when someone loves you dearly, you will love BEAUTIFUL to them no matter how ugly you think you are!

Of course when you get intimate with just anybody you're going to feel scared and self-conscious. It's supposed to be that way! Only get intimate when you feel you are ready and only get intimate with someone you love and vice versa. That's the only way that will guarantee you to be no longer afraid of intimacy.

I've answered a bazillion questions about kissing and french kissing so check out this link if you'd like to read up on them:

- http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=308815

- http://advicenators.com/column.php?u=HyperactiveMiss&mode=qview&q=329286

I'm not sure if anyone on this site will be able to help you (A married woman) since a lot of us are just teens...but I'll at least give it a try.

I think you should do some research on smoking and "educate" your husband on the dangers of it all. Sometimes people do things because they just like it and don't really know the about what they're doing and what the effects will be. I'm not sure how effective that will be on your husband...but maybe it will help him see just what smoking really is doing to him and you.

Have you talked to him? Well, I know you've talked to him...but have you talked to him about you wanting to move out if he doesn't quit smoking? If you haven't, that's definitely one thing to put at the top of your list. He needs to see that you are serious about this. You say the both of you have a great marriage...is that really true? If he's trying his best to get off of smoking that's great because it shows he cares...but you say he won't go outside to smoke. That doesn't sound like he's thinking about you.

It all has to come down to a compromise. For example, he can smoke as long as he smokes outside or at least not around you. Something like that. Because although I agree with you (smoking is horrible) you married this man knowing he wasn't perfect. You can't exactly change him. Maybe you can and that's great, but chances are you probably won't win seeing he's been a smoker for a hecka long time. Which means you're going to have to compromise with him so the both of you can be okay with it, move on, and live life together.

If your love is strong the two of you should be able to get through it and still love each other. If the two of you can't handle it...it probably means the bond between you two isn't too strong. And that's okay...who wouldn't be sad about getting a divorce? It's understandble, but if things don't work out you must move on. I believe everything that happens between a couple is a TEST. We all go through many, many, many tests together. And these tests are the only way we can see if you two were really meant for each other. Don't regret anything because it all happened for a reason and you are now wiser.

Good luck with your husband.

Hey sporky! I have a radio.blog myself.

Basically you just do this:
- Go into the create.sound folder.
- Paste an MP3 into this folder.
- Double click convert64.bat. A window should pop up and you just have to wait until it's done and it disappears on it's own.
- Your new converted files should appear...not in the sounds folder, but in the create.sounds folder and then you should copy and paste it into the sounds folder.

I have no clue why it isn't working if you followed the above steps and I'd tell you to ask the people at the forum, but you said you already did.

Are you saying it works, but the music files don't show up in the order you want? When you upload the music files into your host upload it into the order you want it to show up on your radioblog...that's the order they will show up.

If all else fails, follow this tutorial:

http://hannaxbear.shadows-the-sky.com/index.php?page=radioblog

Download the file she includes...there's a playlist file and you can edit it to put the songs in the order you want them to appear.

Hope I helped and good luck!

I'm going to tell you what I think...so please at least be open minded. Honestly, I don't think you can say you love each other. At least not until you feel comfortable around him. Remember that part of being in love is being comfortable with your lover! So you can't be in love if you're not comfortable with them. Of course you might love each other as in care for each other...but I think it may just be "friendly" love...not "romantic" love.

I think that's nice of him trying to go to places with you. But I think he probably is feeling disappointed you aren't going anywhere with him.

It could be that the age difference is scaring you. I don't blame you. It could also be you're afraid off showing affection or something (since you barely hug him). That's okay too! You've only been dating for two months. You don't HAVE to do anything! Everyone has a different speed when it comes to dating and we're just going to have to respect that. Or it could also be you like him so much you're afraid if you spend time with him he won't like you anymore. I don't know, could be anything...only you can know the truth.

So my point is...it's okay to be scared or reluctant. Just make sure you let him know what's going on in your mind so he doesn't feel left out or hurt. A healthy relationship requires for the both of you to talk about your feelings. Just give him a chance, and maybe take it slow. Go on a date with him. Then start going on more.

Remember that dating is about bonding with someone, gaining new experiences, and finding out what you need and want. If things don't work out, you move on and live life. You never have to be confined to one person if they are not the one for you. You are free to do what you want. Just be sure to give your boyfriend a chance before you do anything rash.

Good luck!

I agree with you. People that don't give feedback probably don't realize Advicenators take the time to answer their question(s). Even if we didn't give them an answer they liked, at least we took the time to try and help them. Some people don't give feedback because they might not know about the rating system and feedback. Some people don't give feedback because they're lazy (even though it's only a quick click). Some people don't give feedback because they're just mean. lol.

People ask these types of questions because...they're bored. It could be because they want attention too. Basically if they're at least funny or amusing those questions are tolerated to give people a few laughs, you know? But if they're just in bad taste the moderators will rate them down and it will eventually be deleted, so you needn't worry about that. And remember, you don't have to answer anything so if you don't want to, don't do it.

Welcome to Advicenators!!!

- Use capitals, correct punctuation marks, correct spelling, good grammar, all that jazz! Other people will appreciate it and respect you, I promise you that.

- Don't be too mean or too nice. People need to realize the truth, but you shouldn't smack them in the face (unless they they deserve it!).

- DON'T ask people to rate and DON'T answer questions just because you want a high rating. Come on...that's not what Advicenators is about! People will rate you and some people won't. Asking them to rate you won't make a difference and plus you shouldn't care too much about rating anyway.

- If there's something you don't know about...DON'T answer saying "I dunno...look it up" or "I dunno...see a doctor" or something like that. That's pretty much useless and it would have been better if you didn't answer at all. If you don't know about something you either ignore it and let others handle it or you can help them out and do some research for them.

Good luck!

I heard putting toothpaste on your pimple can help (Not the gelly kind).

I do recommend Proactiv though (Although it varies on your skin whether it will give you results quickly or slowly). You can learn more about it at this website: http://proactiv.com. It's a little expensive, but it's worth a try if you're up for it. I say from experience when I say it works. It doesn't work for everyone, so I'm just saying this for you to consider in case you want to try it.

If you don't know already, yes it is incest. Don't feel ashamed about your feelings...sometimes you just can't help it. But let me help you realize a few things.

Are you sure it's a "romantic like"? Perhaps you admire him so much you are mistaking it for something romantic. It's like when people think they like or are in love with someone older than them...sometimes it's only because they admire them so much.

Imagine how weird it would be if you guys did go out. What would your families (other than him lol) think? If people asked about you guys, how would you respond? Would you hide the fact (if you could) that you guys are cousins? It'd be really, really tough.

Long distance relationships don't work out anyway. It takes a lot of hard work for something that might not even be worth it in the end.

As for him liking you...truthfully he probably doesn't since he sees you as a cousin. And if you told him about how you felt your relationship with him might turn awkward. I'd advise you to just stay away from liking him like "that" to save yourself the humiliation and pain. That doesn't mean you can't still like him (as a cousin) and spend time with him. It just means you should keep your eyes out for other guys. There are a whole WORLD of boys out there. Don't limit yourself to just one (especially your cousin!). I promise you when you look back at this you'll wonder why you made such a big deal over something that wasn't even there.

Good luck!

When I read this question...I was shocked. Really. Because I know people do some stupid things on the internet, but at least they have the common sense to at least not give their ADDRESS to a total stranger (No matter how "cute" they are). Please, remember next time, you shouldn't even give out personal information like your number, or zip code...ESPECIALLY important things like addresses!

DEFINITELY tell your parents. Because if the guy really did come, I don't think they'll be too happy and you won't be either (Imagine what he might do!).

I think maybe you should tell the guy you're going to move houses in the next few weeks or something. Make it believable, not something you made up because you accidentally gave him your address.

You should also eventually tell him you aren't interested in meeting people over the internet and your parents know about your internet activies and don't approve of it. That way he can get that you don't want a visit from him and your parents know about it. Then block the guy. Extra sercurity measure would be to get a security alarm or something. Never walk around by yourself (Although you probably shouldn't have before anyway).

This may be good that it happened because some people only learn after they have made a mistake. Just don't do the same mistake twice!

Just try it out! You might gain some new friends and you might like them. And if you don't end up liking them, you can always let the emails die down.

You should probably email them back and tell them you were looking for Japanese penpals only to improve your Japanese and you're not looking for other penpals (Or maybe you don't have the time). It would suck if they were always waiting for an email from you and never got it.

Or...you can just ignore it if you like. They'll probably figure out that you were busy, or maybe something happened to the email, or it wasn't the correct email address anymore, or something like that.

Hope it works out!

1. Stay up for a whole 24 hours if you can. If you can't, I'd try to stay awake for as long as you can, taking a quick nap, and waking up. After a day of no sleep, you'll be awfully tired. Wait until the time you'd like to go to sleep (Like 10 PM or something) and then sleep. You'll sleep like a log and you'll be back on track!

2. Maybe you can't sleep earlier because you're on the computer. When I'm on the computer, I can be on for hours and not feel at all sleepy. You should probably limit yourself from the computer.

3. If you're laying in bed and you can't sleep, maybe it's because you have too much on your mind. If that's the case, take a notepad, and write your thoughts down. Clear your head. In the morning you can go back to those ideas later.

4. Listening to classical or boring music might help. Or you can try any music, actually. Whatever works for you.

5. When you're trying to sleep, don't think about anything. Just clear your mind and concentrate on your breathing. Some people think about being on a rollercoaster, concentrating on the twists and turns. You could also try that, however whenever I try that I end up thinking about how fun it was and then I can't fall asleep. Lol.

6. Try reading. Eventually your eyes will get tired and you'll drift off to sleep.

7. Watch TV. You can put it on sleep mode, so it won't be on all night after you've fallen asleep.

8. Eat something and/or milk. You could also try a warm drink, like tea or hot cocoa. After having a full stomach, you might feel sleepy.

9. Take a walk. After a long walk, you'll feel tired and ready for bed.

I hope things work out for you! =)

I advise you to look it up on google next time. Not only will you get more results, but you won't have to deal with rude people. I looked it up for you and here's one link already:

- http://www.abc.net.au/health/depression/quiz.htm

Probably nothing serious. I tried looking it up for you.

"Earwax (cerumen) is made by glands in the outer part of the ear canal and helps maintain a healthy ear. The purpose of this sticky substance is to act as a shield to prevent dust, dirt and other substances from entering the ear canal. Earwax also helps maintain the ear canal's acid balance and protect the ears from infection. Fresh earwax is soft and yellow while older earwax is brown or black, even resembling blood. The wax may also be dry, appearing white and flaky. Every day or two, earwax may be noticeable at the opening of the ear canal. If left alone, the wax will fall out or may be cleaned safely from the outer ear with a soft washcloth."

I already wrote some answers on kissing so if you'd like to read up on them check out these links:

- http://www.advicenators.com/qview.php?q=308815
- http://advicenators.com/column.php?u=HyperactiveMiss&mode=qview&q=329286