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I have a new hamster. When she is on her wheel, it is really loud. It is keeping everyone up and I was wondering if there was anything I can do. I am going to try to find a different wheel, but I am not sure if there are any quiet ones out there. Does anyone know what I can do for right now, until I can find a new wheel?
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Oh I know!
Vegetable Oil. Put it where the wheel meets the stand. DO NOT use any other oil besides the kinds we use for food (vegetable oil, olive oil) because anything else could be toxic to your hamster.
And then there are those plastic wheels that don't have to be oiled every other week. This kind that I found also prevents your rodent from getting stuck between the bars: http://www.shop.com/op/~Super_Pet_Silent_Spinner_Regular-prod-14819326-21385446?sourceid=298
Check your local pet store. :)
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This is really embarassing, but I've had worms for a number of years and when I was younger I took the medication but it didn't help and I still had it. I estimate I've had it for about 8 years, maybe longer. Its never really had an effect on me, except being very itchy. I'm started to worry that it will cause long-term health effects on me. I'm too scared to tell my mother as its pretty gross.. is there anything at all I can do? Should I not be worried?
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Don't be embarassed. It's just like having lice or anything else. Your mom will probably be shocked only about the fact that you hadn't come to her sooner (but still, don't be afraid to tell her).
Intestinal worms can cause a number of problems, mild or major (look it up online-it's pretty scary) so get to the doctor! This problem can be treated in less than a week or two with medication .
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I just made my schools volleyball team this past week. (We had conditioning and try outs 2 weeks before)
Well ever since we started try-outs I've been eating more! I eat like 2 dinners; After breakfast (while I'm at school) I get so hungry, and even after lunch I'll get hungry in like an hour.
How can I prevent this, I don't wanna get fat!
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You won't get fat. The reason you are hungry more now is because your body needs more energy. That is why you eat, to get energy. Your body's metabolism is changing because you are exercising more. So if you're hungry, eat! And don't worry about getting fat until you actually do-and you won't. :)
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I'm miserable with my boyfriend. I didn't really get to know him too well before I started going out with him, so now I have really found out what he is like. He is weird and obsessive over me, and he never leaves me alone. He always wants to kiss or make out and I really just want to be single again. :(
He is actually an okay person, but not to date, and I think by dating him, I've started to change him. He's stopped smoking and he does less drugs. He has a bad life and he said he would kill himself if he ever lost me. Now, I hate to be so pathetic and ask you guys this, but I really need help.
How can I tell him that I want out? Or that I just don't feel I'm ready for this relationship? I don't want to hurt his feelings, or for him to hate me, or worse of all, for him to commit suicide or go back to drugs. Please help!! (link)
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This happened with one of my friends (but without the drugs and suicide part).. You have a right to get out of this relationship- you are only 13, and he probably doesn't truly love you (usually it's all the hormones).
But I do think he needs help, suicide just isn't something that should be talked about and it would be horrible if he went back to the drugs again. I suggest that you try to communicate all your thoughts/feelings to him (gently though) before you break up with him. Maybe after that, suggest being friends. If he doesn't change you can break up with him. By then if you just know he'll have a bad response to the break up (probably will) then get help from your parents or a school counselor. Make sure someone can monitor him so the worst doesn't happen.
So just try your best and let him know how you feel, he should understand that at least you are not heartless to him and you care about what happens to him. You don't have to be his girlfriend, but you can be a friend and be there for him and still help him with his life. Try to get him some help, you can still be the one that can change his life.
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I would like to gain at least 20-30 pounds before April 11th, 2006 (my b-day) I am at least 120 pounds. All of my life, I have been skinny. I'm now 14 years old and in high school. Most of the girls are thick with boobs and butt. I got butt but nothing more. I'm a black girl and I'm not thick but long and skinny. If I were to gain at least 30 pounds (of thickness!) I would fill out my clothes better and feel good about myself.
1.) Can someone give me websites on how to gain pounds faster?
2.) Can someone tell me how they gained weight? (if you tried to gain weight and succeeded)
3.) You can also give food ideas!!!!!!
*~* please don't tell me how stupid this is because that won't change the way I feel about this. Please don't give me websites about how to gain muscles because I am already exercising. *~*
THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH IN ADVANCE :-* Lol : ) (link)
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Please don't rate me low... but I just want to say that whatever you eat, don't eat all that junk food. Eating unhealthy foods is, of course, unhealthy- becoming dependent on all that greasy stuff, if you want to gain weight or not, is bad for you. So I suggest, eat healthy but eat more..?
I think you should cunsult a doctor before proceeding with all this. They will tell you all you need to know.
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I always have a dream where I am with a bunch of people and then an old man start chasing us trying to talk to us..then I end up running back home ahead of the other people and when I get home my house is totally differnet and isnt my hosue anymore...and I hvae to find like a totally different route to get to my house...and then when I do the other people get there shortly after and its like nothing ever happened.....what5 does it mean...??? (link)
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Sometimes dreams don't mean anything special..My best guess: I think this dream could just mean that you want to get away from fears or uncertainty that are happening in your life and you find comfort most at home (or whatever the house in your dream symbolizes).. but you are afraid that your comforts could disappear or turn to chaos.
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My cat is in heat...what can I do to stop her from bleeding/cuming...or being in heta for less time? (link)
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The only prevention is spaying your cat. You can't stop her from being like this, and I'm pretty sure you can't change anything (including how long she's in heat). All you can do is just make sure she's indoors and monitored to prevent any "accidents", although I stongly suggest you get her spayed because she'll be a better pet that way.
I found some websites on this: http://www.gmax.co.za/feel/pet/07/030722-pet.html http://www.thepetprofessor.com/articles/article.aspx?id=371
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whenever i run i get out of breath real easily so what can i do so i can run longer without getting so tired ? (link)
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You should run at a slower rate.
You can fix this problem long-term if you jog more regularly and challenge yourself each time. That way you'll become more conditioned.
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Ok, heres my question. Around October, I found the blog of an Australian girl on the Internet. She'd kept the blog for about a year before I read it. I started noting it and we added each other on MSN. Now we're pretty good email friends, strange as it sounds, I always seem to have tons to talk about to her. We never set out to email, it just started out kind of accidentally.
Anyway, she recently found out that a friend of her fathers is opening a chain of coffee shops and has offered to send her over here (England) to work there. She's always wanted to travel and is really thrilled by this. Anyway, she's going to be in a town about 2 hrs on the train from where I live and obviously she suggested meeting up. Well I have absolutely no reason to doubt she's genuine (ie. not a dangerous rapist) except for the fact she's an Internet friend. I've swapped photos with her and read her friends blog, and I'm planning to speak to her on the phone before we meet up, and it'll definately be somewhere crowded in the middle of town. I'm not telling my parents about her, although I'll tell my friends. My question just is - are there any other precautions I should take to be 100% safe? I'd really really appreciate a detailed answer,
Thanks so much in advance,
Me :):) (link)
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Take a whole gang of friends with you, adults would be better. Just make sure you are not alone, and the more people you bring with you the safer you'll be.
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hey,
my mum is 46 and she gets really bad bruises on her fingers after simple tasks like carrying the shopping.
She will carry a few bags of shopping home in plastic carrier bags and then she will complain about her fingers swelling up, being painful or developing bruises.
I'Ve asked her if she thinks its serious and she says its probably nothing and I'm just worried it could be some disease or something...?
please help
luv rach xxx (link)
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I think this is pretty serious, she most likely has a bleeding disorder if brusing occurs all the time from small impacts. Go have a doctor check her out!
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Sometimes... I feel so chubby.
Well, like most young teenagers, I'm obsessed with my weight and staying healthy. Actually, it's not exactly my weight... It's just that I look kind of fat. I'm 14 years old... I stand at 5' 1" and I weigh just about 105 pounds... I never thought that I was over-weight (but am I?)... It's just I look fatter than how much I really weigh. Is that even normal? Does that even make sense?(o.O) My friends are always telling me I look fine and that I'm "skinny" but I know they're just saying that so I won't feel bad. A lot of my friends weigh more than me and are taller than me... but they look more... normal. Sometimes I just think I'm insecure... or something... Should I exercise more often? Should I try to lose just a little weight? Or am I just going crazy?
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You aren't fat! What is going on is all mental. This is how so many eating disorders start!
Stop telling yourself that you are chubby because after a while you'll really believe it (maybe you do now). Just tell yourself that it's not important, and that your friends don't care (since they think you are fine already). You are perfectly healthy, don't be obsessed about your chubbyness. If your thoughts continue, talk to someone or get help. :)
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If you put a white rose in a glass of water with purple food dye, would you get a purple rose in a few days? Would it die more quickly because it has dye and all? (link)
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Yes, it picks up the color some way or another. It may not turn entirely purple but it will change. The dye isn't toxic, you can use food coloring (it's safe for us, isn't it?). Try it!
Haha, and it has nothing to do with chlorophyll (the green pigment) because the petals are not green.
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I have big bladder control problems...and its starting to interfere with my life...any suggestions? -MaryAnn Sigona (link)
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See a doctor, this condition can be treated with certain percription pills.
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i have been farting alot latley and i was wondering wat was causeing it....i rate high (link)
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It's your diet. Lower your intake of things you have been eating recently, like junk food, meats and nuts, spicy food, etc. It can also be the way you eat. If you eat too fast or chew with your mouth open a lot then that may be the cause. If the problem continues, ask your doctor about it.
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ok i have a boyfriend and me and him have been going out for about 2 months now. Latly he has been havin problems with his family. this morning he told me he got i na big fight and he has to decide on him moving with his grandparents or his little brother and father moving out. And i didn't really know what to say to him. Also i really don't want him to move out because we have been going out for 2 months but have been best freinds for 3 1/2 years and i don't want to lose him. what should i tell him to comfort him. and how can i deal with him leaving?
please help i am really sad and don't have much time till he leaves (link)
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You can't really do anything for him, and you can't stop him from moving. My suggestion is to just be suportive and try not to show sadness in front of him because it might make him feel worse, ya know? But it's ok to be sad, just keep expressing your feelings and keep in contact with him, he'll need someone to talk to.
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i just want to know what this might be...(sorry if this is long) at night or in the dark generally i see things moving like shadows... no one else can see them. i hear them talking... i hear people talking all the time. even if im alone. i talk to myself alot. when i try to sleep at night i hear it and i feel it crawl on my skin. the only way to make the noise go away is to listen to music really loud. its getting hard to be in the dark because the shadows that move scare me alot. wouldnt it scare you if you could see things move and stuff that you know cant really be there. so im getting less and less sleep and its effecting my ability to concentrate on my school work so im falling behind. i just stopped taking my ritlan. ive been getting horrible head aches where sometimes my vision will blur and then re focus. i have a twitch. but only when i get cold ill twitch to the left. always the left. and its just one big jerk of a twitch. ive been crying alot. i never used to cry about anything now im crying everyday. im way stressed out because of all of this. so im not sleeping, seeing, hearing and feeling things that arnt there and did i mention hearing things call my name? yeah i hear things call my name all the time. so what might this be? im really worried... it was like this when i was 7 or 8 but it went away... now its coming back... im not going to a psychologist. so thats out of the question and i talked to my mom about it and she just said that its probably nothing and to pray about it. which i am doing. but i just want some information on what it might be? so any help?
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There is something wrong with your brain function and how you percieve your surroundings... You probably have a minor case of Schizophrenia. You need to see a doctor to really figure out what is wrong. I found a website on Schizophrenia, it might help. http://www.mentalhealth.com/book/p40-sc01.html
But go see a doctor, I'm pretty sure your condition is treatable in some way or another.
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my body has been itching like alot... first it will start on one of my arms and ill scratch!!i just got my nails done so it helps alot!! first off let me say i dont have poison ivy or anything else from outside or anything.... so anyways ill scratch it and it will burn a little for like a couple seconds and then ill have to scratch it again!! now thats just on my arm and then ill scratch my thigh and it will do the same then it was on my face,hands,legs! its like the same feeling every time!! i dont know what this is or what is causing it.... most importantly you have to know im not elergic to ANYTHING! and i dont do drugs! none what do ever!
does anyone know what this could be and how i make it stop its not all the time but its most the time!!
thanx i rate 5's for good answers
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Sounds pretty seious. The person that can help the most is your doctor.
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ok so im getting braces this thursday but before that i need to make a decision whether to get the clear or colored ones. the clear ones are NOT invisilign just to let you know the clear ones are basically the same as the colored ecept they match the color of you teeth. now the thing is with the clear ones if you eat something like chocolate, your braces would turn brown which i dont really want to happen but they say it doesnt happen if you brush your teeth a lot (which i do) but like in school if i have like a chocalate bar or something i cant brush my teeth in school and the other thing is pratically all my friends have the colored ones and i really havent seen many people with the clear ones.
can someone help me figure out what to decide?
thank you so much
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I don't know much about the clear ones but it sounds like you shouldn't take a chance with them if they could turn color. Don't be afraid of the colored ones because as you said, everyone has them already.
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Okay im 13
4'11
and i weigh 92 pounds
i want to lose weight but my doctor said it would be unhealthy. so im kind of looking to tone-up my body in a more healthy way. and i'm not aloud to go on a diet
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anything helps!
i rate high!
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Weight does not matter. You are at a very healthy weight right now so keep it that way, don't go to the scale at all.
Exercise is the answer if you want to "tone up", but make sure to not overdo it. Exercise is always good for your health, so is eating right. But do not focus on weight, weight does not tell you how healthy you are.
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i think my friend is going anerxic..
what are some signs they she might be? (link)
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Many things will change, including physical appearance, social life, personality, eating habits...
It starts off with low self-esteem. The main signs are obsession with appearance, going to the mirror/scale many times a day, eating alone-and of course- eating little or nothing at all, or eating a ton and visiting the bathroom afterwards.
If you are worried that she is anorexic (and she is practicing strange behavior that she hasn't done before) you should inform someone and get help ASAP even if it's a false alarm.
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