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i caught a virus from a friend and last night i threw up 5 times and the 1st time, stuff actually came out. and the other times, i couldnt stop heaving unless something came out and nothing was coming out....is that normal? well anyways, i have the grossest taste in my mouth and i cant get it to go away and i have tried ginerale and crackers to make my stomach feel better but it didnt work. is there anything else? and like that muscles in my lower back and like my abdominal muscles are soooo sore like everytime i get up and get down and wen i laugh or cough or something. i tried stretching to get it to go away but it didnt work...any other suggestions?

thanks


~~Jenna (link)
well whenever i'm sick, after i throw up i brush my teeth right away. i think its just gross to eat food afterwards because it kind of mixes with the taste of vomit and i dont think anybody likes that taste!

after you brush your teeth drink flat coke, gatorade, like the person said below me milk, or water. the best thing however is tea, just add some honey to it and it'll coat your throat so its not sore.

you can also eat popsicles and ice cream to sooth your throat still, or suck on a cough drop.

sorry youre sick! :(


i hate my body..i play soccer and lacrosse and i like to run.. but all i see is fat. sometimes when i eat i'll make myself purge. i don't want to do it before i do it but after i feel so much better like i've accomplished something. i always count my calories....i don't purge every day.. sometimes it's only once a week or once every few weeks. but sometimes i'll do it more than once a week...am i bulimic? is this serious? do i need help? (link)
yeah i definitely agree with everybody below me...it sounds like you are in the early stages of bulemia. its good you recognized it though, that rarely happens. i think you should eat healthier, and dont EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER purge again!! its so bad for you and your teeth.

maybe if you feel comfortable enough with your mom you could talk to her about it, or maybe a guidance counsler. if you cant deal with it from talking to them then see a doctor. it sounds like this could get serious.

and i hope you get better and can be healthy!!


I have really oily skin, I try to only wash my face in the morning and at night. But at school, I'm constantly running to the bathroom to blot my face! People even tell me my face is shiny, what should I do? I've tried so many acne cleansers, astrignents, and pads! (link)
you could try getting an oil controling face wash, and buying blotting pads. i know that biore makes those.

besides that, it seems like you should go to a dermatologist to see what they say, because they probably have some suggestions we dont know about


I have this unusual irregular period. It's not those "I haven't started in 3 months" or "my period is always giving me worse cramps".

My situation is that my period is extremely light. So light it rarely ever discharges. And when it does only a few spots are present and that is it for the day. Then starts up sometime the next day. And like everyday after a few spots are present it stops for the rest of the day. And sometimes this brown substance appears and I have no idea what it is.



My usual period is heavy, and lasts 6 days. I've been on it for 6 years. It's usually regular but sometimes can be irregular.

What's the problem and/or what can I do to fix it?

Thanks in advance. (link)
it could be because you're still young, most girls periods arent fully regulated till they're in their early twenties.

it could also be becasue of your diet. i can say from my experience that if i eat healthy i have a light quick period, and if i eat bad its heavy/normal and lasts longer.

if you're still not sure and want to make sure its not anything serious, i'd just check it out with your doctor.

:)


i think i have this asthma problem but i am not sure if it really is asthma or something similar.

reasons why i think this: i'm overweight but i eat fairly healthy; i love fruit and dairy products; and i exercise daily, in total of an hour a day (with slow exercises and at a steady pace). but everytime i run a short distance, even walking, i start breathing so hard it's difficult for me to inhale. i stay out of breath for a miniumum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes.

and even when going up just ONE short flight of stairs (like 5-7 steps) I breathe soo hard and so loud. in gym when running just one small lap around the gym i felt like i was gonna pass out because of my breathing.

is this asthma? some kind of lung/cardiovascular problem? or from being overweight? please give an answer with an explaination with some suggestions. thank you =) (link)
go to the doctors.

nobody on this website can tell you what it truly is. the healthiest thing you could do is book an apt. the soonest you can and get their opinions on this.




sorry sweetie next time i'll get a phd JUST for you!


Ok me and my ma are not that close together, her boyfriend got into some huge trouble, and she is really freak out. She hasn't eatting anything,and if she does she will barf it up. I kept on telling her everything will be ok, and I hug her and everything but nothing I do seems to work. I was woundering what I could do to make things better for her? So if anyone has any suggestions I would really love to hear them! (link)
it sounds like shes depressed. you should talk to her about it, and go get professional help, and if she isnt willing to do it for herself than you should either get one of her friends to call the dr.s office, or yourself, to do it for her.

remind her shes trying as hard as she can to be the best mother and thats all that matters, just reassure her, and maybe try cooking something special so she might want to eat with you. or just encourage her to eat like a cereal bar now and then so she gets something into her stomach.

i definitely think a doctor is whats most important, and if you dont have enough money or something talk to your guidance counsler because im sure that they'll find some way around it.




i hope she feels better...:)


why do tv shows make fun of the fourth date? (link)
??? you need to add more info.........give an example or something


Okay,here it goes I think that I am ugly and i have acne and sometimes i think that guys dont like me becoz i am ugly how do i feel better bout myself how do i make myself feel good and how do i feel comfartable around hot guys im always so nevrs bout pimples and i have proactive but it doesnt work that good so how do i make myself feel pretty???????? (link)
well about the proactiv thing...i use that but it took 5 weeks to see a difference, instead of the 2-3 week guarantee. so if thats the case then just try to wait a bit longer. there is also an acne medication called "natures cure", seperate for female and males.

and you should just try to be more confident around them. they wont even notice your pimples. practically everybody in highschool has them, except for the few annoying ones that are just born with perfect skin. if they can see your true self, and that your confident, funny, interesting, and sweet than i'm sure a couple of zits arent going to be the reason why they wouldnt like you. and why would you want to go out with someone that judged you for a couple of pimples anyway?? you deserve someone better.

good luck


I have one of those AIM virues that sends everyone IMs with links and stuff. Well, I've ran my viruse scan like, I don't know, 8 times and it didn't catch it. So how am I supposed to get rid or it?


If I delete AIM off my computer and redownload it, will that get rid of it? (link)
yea i got that too. sucks doesnt it?

i had to have my dad save all my pictures on a disk, and then he deleted everything else, rebooted it, and installed my pics back on from the cd. thats all you can do because that virus is one hard bitch to crack.

good luck.


do you think this is a good first day of school outfit?

shirt-
http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?rcid=clearance&scid=cat90062&sscid=cat90092&navroot=clearance&productId=1307_3030

skirt-
http://www.ae.com/web/browse/product.jsp?rcid=clearance&scid=cat90062&sscid=cat90104&navroot=clearance&productId=1317_1833

shoes-
http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7266940/c/3.html

or

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/dp/8244874/c/147.html

purse-
i couldn't find it on the coach website sooo.. http://item.express.ebay.com/Apparel-Accessories_Womens-Handbags-Bags__NEW-COACH-MINI-SIGNATURE-SOHO-HOBO-HANDBAGS-1461-PINK_W0QQitemZ6870195017QQihZ013QQddnZApparelQ20Q26Q20AccessoriesQQadnZWomenQ27sQ20HandbagsQ2cQ20BagsQQcmdZExpressItem

but it's smaller than that..
also the "ae eagle" is more pink than red.
which shoes should i wear/is it a good outfit?? and i was gonna straighten my hairr.. thanksss ;] (link)
dude, are you kidding? you cant even get yourself dressed? who the hell cares what strangers on a website think of your outfit??? save the space for people who actually need help.


i met this kid matt at the movies he was rilly cute and we gave eachother our numbers and screen names and we havent talked since. hes always online but i never talk to him because i dont know what to say!! I dont want to rush into a relationship yet i want to get to know him more. i want him to know im interested but i dont want it to seem like im obsessed.. what should i say and what should i talk about with matt when we talk online? (link)
well obviously it doesnt seem like youre "rushing into a relationship" if youre just talking online...most people talk online.

and just say hi whats up talk about your favorite bands etc. its not that hard once the conversation gets going.

oh and: its really, not "rilly"


ok so i have just realized no one is really happy, everyone is miserable.. everyone thinks life sucks (with a few expetions) and nearly everyone i know cries themselves to sleep!! So what is the meaning of it all? sure we can be really happy every now and then, sometimes we fall in love..sometimes life just go great.. but overall, id say we live 95% of our lives hating life ( i know i do) so what's the g0d do anything about it? dont get me wrong, i love him soo much! he's helped me through a lot!! and i know he loves me no matter what.. so im not trying to say g0d isnt there for me, i just dont understans why life has to be sooo filled with pain, i understand a little.. but seriously more than 90% of my life ive cried myself to sleep! oh i wish i had a better life =( everything has fallen apart, and ive been complaining like crazy.. but i talked to some of my friends.. and they're as miserable as i am! SOOO whyyyyyy? really - why? if everyone hates it, everyone thinks it would be easier to not have lived at all.. like really if you think about it - how good would it be to not be alive? ( not die, but just never have been born) like wouldnt you be relived if g0d said he could take you back, so you wouldnt cause pain to the ones who love you.. but you wouldn't be here.. im so depressed. and im evern more depressed cause i know nearly everyone i care about is too. what's the point? help me make sense of all of this please! help me understand! cause i cant keep living like this, it frustrates me!! (link)
ok first it's "God" not g0d...

and second if you keep going around thinking your life is meaningless and depressing than thats just sad and that's probably how you're going to live. try to be more positive about your situation because i'm sure there are people out there who have it rougher. just take people in iraq. they have to be worried about stepping outside if theyre going to get shot or not.

and so your life isnt 100% peachy keen at this moment, why give up now? i dont know anyone who enjoys every single part of their life, but you should try to enjoy it to the fullest. everybody has a meaning in life or else they wouldnt be here.

if you think this is a spiritual problem then i would say go to church for help, if you think this is mental than i would say go to the doctors for prozac or something...but life doenst suck. you just have to deal with the hand you've been delt with and realize how lucky you actually are.


if you need anymore help just drop me one in my inbox. :)


My best friend and I always go shopping at the mall together, but there`s been a problem lately. My friend always wants us to match & it's starting to get annoying because I want my own style. For example: We both were shopping together & saw the same purses. We ended up buying the same one`s but in different colors, and now my friend wants to make a habit of this and buy matching purses for every season like a fall purse, winter purse, etc. This friend & I went to the mall this past Sunday [ Yesterday ] and she saw what I had picked out to buy, it was like a tshirt and a pair of jeans, and then she picked out the same one`s. She DID ask if I was okay with her buying the same thing`s as me and since I was on the spot, I said yes. Well now I don`t really want to have the same thing`s as my friend, because I want to be an individual, not a twin!! I`m not sure what I should do or say, because I would feed bad asking my friend to take back her purchases and I don`t want to take back mine. So what I`m asking, is, what should I do to stop the matching in the future? Please Help!!

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um well first of all you shouldnt have said yes. you didnt have to be like "hell no" but you could've just been like "well i kinda prefer my own style so i'd like it if only i bought it cuz i would feel weird if we had matching clothes."

just TELL her you dont feel comfortable with it, or you could just not go shopping with her anymore.


Everyone keeps asking me what I want them to get me for my birthday next week. I really don't know what to say. I told them they don't need to buy me anything, but they keep asking! What should I do? (link)
Just ask for like...stuff that you dont really have but you'd use if you had it.
Examples:

- Giftcard

- Jewlery

- Bath Salts

- Candles

- Cd/Dvd/Videogame

- New Pijamas

- Ask for accessories that suit your hobby. If you like to paint ask for brushes, if you like to play the guitar, ask for a new amp etc etc.

- Candy


13/f
Is it weird not to want sex? Other people have it before they are married, but I want it after. If even then. I always said I would adopt my children. How I see it children are like puppies. Puppies are sent to pounds because they were not able to be taken care of, or not wanted. (Same as children sent to adoption agencies.) And the reason puppies, and children, are not being adopted is because dogs, and women, keep having babies. Then when the puppies owners can't find good homes for them they are sent to the pound, which just keeps on growing. So why would we want children when there are several at adoption aggencies waiting for a good family to arrive and take them home? Plus there is all that pain, and blood. But because I don't want to do it are people gonna try to make me later on? Thanks in advance. (link)
ok i'd just like to say to the person saying you are one of the few "Sane and healthy 13 year olds" that it is not at all insane to want, or deny sex. its part of growing up.

but i agree with you, why overpopulate the Earth when there are plenty of babies that need help and are being neglected? i'm going to wait till after marrage to have sex, and when i find out i'm engaged im getting my tubes tied as a personal choice. i dont want to have a child, i just have no wanting of my own, i'd rather take in those who nobody cares about.

this is your own personal decision though, those were my ideas (not trying to influence you) but you can think and do whatever you want.


ok so basically im thirteen new town new school i live in a apartment complex so i met a few kids already but now my best friend that i met here is moving [she was the only one on my team that i know]so basically im screwed but during the summer ive been all preppy i guess but the thing is i love emo gothic, & scene kids i love there style but its a new school and i dont want to seem all wierd is there anyway to incoporate preppy with emo gothic or scene? and i dont want a lecture about not listening to peoples comments and thoughts (link)
well first off, i'd try to not label yourself as a type of clothing. second i'd just switch. dress how you want to dress. its really not a big deal, i dont see why people are so obsessed with what other people think but hey, if you want your friends to pick out your wardrobe then be my guest.


hi, i was just wandering how much a small animal would cost? i live in the uk, and there are only 2 shops that sell live stock. one only sells birds and the other sells fish, small animals, and birds. the first is really crappy and in poor condition. the other is really good, and big. i was just wandering how much a small animal like rats, hamsters, gerbils will cost? also, how long can a fish live in a plastic bag for(with water obviousely) thanks. please answer back because i need to know by wednesday. thanks in advance (link)
well in the US a mouse is like 1.90, gerbils and hamsters anywhere from 5-20 bucks, and fish are usually from 3-20 bucks depending on the fish. now i would definitely not keep it in a bag especially since that can roll over or something. just find a CLEAR bowl to put it in. or it can be a clear vase...thats what i use to make it look prettier :D and it should be fine. you dont need to feed them a lot...mine are betta and i feed them like 3-4 times a week.


You know what???I am not fat boys like me and everything is fine...I am ok...But i want to have the perfect body...Don't tell me exercise etc there is no time..I need something quick...Do you know what i can do???I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT REALLY QUICKLY...Please, if you want to tell me eat healthy etc better don't answer..Try to understand me...Some links would help but this is not important... (link)
its not possible so get over it and do the responsible thing and eat healthy to FEEL GOOD and not to look good for some drooling idiot who wont be with you in the next month or so.


Alright my situation is kind of long.
and I'm going to start from the beginning.

Me and my boyfriend tyler were dating for about 6 mnths, and me being 15 and him being my first boyfriend I got scared of being tied down and broke things off with him. he took it pretty bad and was crying, and asking why. But after a few weeks he acted like he had a better grasp on it, but I knew it was still killing him inside. Well about 3 weeks ago he told me he had a girlfriend, and that triggered something inside of me. I basically told him I wanted him back, and he just said he didn't know what to do, but he wanted me. Well, he, at this point in time, is my boyfriend.
But I think I saw something I shouldnt've. Cut marks. I guess throughout this whole situation he's been cutting, I got him to kind of talk to me about it but he wouldn't go that far into detail. Now I used to cut, and I know what he's going through,
but my question is how do I approach him about it, what do I say, and how do I tell him to stop? (link)
get him professional help. there is some you can do, but it is hard for them to stop, so you really need somebody who knows what theyre talking about. it sucks that hes doing this but youhavet o let him know its serious, and that you'll be there for him.

and for future reference, dont toy with guys. they have feelings too. take em or leave em.


14/f. i have this problem where i can't do anything by myself. like i can't go into a store by myself, because i feel so uncomfortalbe and like everyone is staring at me and watching me. i always have to have my mom come in the store with me. but then i feel embarrassed to be with my mom! help! i'm going crazy because what ever i do i feel uncomfortable.

its not that i don't love my mom, because i do! i love being with her, but then i get embarrassed shopping with my mom. so what can i do? (link)
i know what you're talking about. ALL of my friends are like that, but personally i am not.you just need to get over it and GO by yourself. its not a big deal so just do it. that's the only way you can get over it, is to force yourself. and after a while you wont feel uncomfortable and you'll notice other people shopping alone.

and no offense about the "everyone watching me" bit, but dont flatter yourself. people have better ways to use up their time.

i'm not trying to be a bitch but the only way you can do this is to force yourself, you cant look for sympathy and someone to hold your head.

so, like nike says: just do it.




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