http://www.funadvice.com/my/advice/dr_jay I am a General Physician, who is taking 2 years off to raise my daughter. My wife is also a Physician who is a Naval Officer in Iraq. I am available to answer health related questions. Please understand that I will never attempt to offer a symptom diagnosis. If you are concerned about a possible illness. You need to see a doctor immediately. en-us Since "BULIMIA" is considered a mental illness rather than a physical illness by most professionals your parents will have to become involved. Doctors have an ethical stance to protect their patients when it comes to non life threating physical issues. If you became pregnant your doctor could protect your privacy and most likely would. Since your illness now could have dire consequences if left untreated he could be liable because you are a minor. If you are under the age of 16 you do not have privacy rights under the law anyway. If your body has not become effected with the side effects of this illness you can reach out to a counselor. School counselors can be very helpful with directing you to another counselor that can help you with this particular problem on a pro bono bases and "would" most likely keep your condition confidential since they are held to a different standard when it comes to juveniles. dr_jay Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:12:54 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_much_do_the_doctors_have_to_tell 114441 I was emancipated when my parents died. The process took over 9 months and it was expedited. I can't imagine it would be any quicker today. By the time your request goes through you will be 18 anyway. Bid your time and wait it out. dr_jay Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:56:32 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/is_emancipation_the_right_thing 114421 Changing your diet will benefit you the most. Exercise without proper diet is pointless. Cutting out some of the major (Bad for you foods) will show some results right away. 1. White Bread 2. White Rice. 3. White Potatoes 4. High fructose type foods 5. Sugar 5. Juices or Sodas, Apple Juice, Gatorade etc. (All filled with high quantities of Sugar) Simply cutting the above out of your daily diet will put you on to a good start. Walking for an hour a day will also get your body adjusted to working out. Bike for an hour, try increasing your pace slowly. So your body can adjust. Shocking your body into hard paced workouts is never good. Dive in slowly and you will notice the pounds melt away and you will start to feel better. dr_jay Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:52:45 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_can_i_lose_weight_the_right_way 114417 This is genetic, It can be helped with vitamans. dr_jay Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:44:34 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/hair_loss_80747 113551 This is definately a neurological problem. The quicker she has a scan the better chance she has for a recovery. dr_jay Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:47:48 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/what_is_this_disease 113419 It's how you plan to gain weight that is important. Eating Garbage is not the best way to gain those extra pounds. Not that you do but there is allot of interest in that area when one tries to gain weight. Eat higher counts of protein and Carbs. Carbs will satisfy your metabolism while the protein will ad pounds. Kind of tricking your body. dr_jay Mon, 08 Oct 2007 19:05:19 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_do_i_gain_weight_1348 109739 UTI Typically does not have the type of discharge you are referring to. You need to have your OB diagnose this problem ASAP. dr_jay Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:13:12 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/do_i_have_an_uti_help_please 107202 I really think you need something more than his board can offer. I would recomend talking with your parents so you can get some counseling.. Sounds like you need someone to talk to that can help you figure out the feelings you are having. dr_jay Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:11:16 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/help_please_8957 107199 70% of anxiety and insomnia cases are a direct factor of a larger ailment. Your best chance in your diagnosis is to be up front and honest with your doctor. Than a treatment can be formed for your conditions. dr_jay Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:04:27 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_can_my_doctor_help_me_with_anxiety 106737 All states have a license check. The best way is to search for "doctor license search" for your state in google. dr_jay Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:01:35 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_can_know_they_are_medical_doctor 106735 Simply sending a letter or card is the best way. Since the office staff opens most of the mail, Letters of appreciation have the best chance to be forwarded to your doctor. dr_jay Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:00:08 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_can_i_thank_my_doctor 106732 Assuming you are already in a doctoral program. I would check with your resources department and see where the needs are and how to apply. I know in my case I was lucky enough to transfer into a school-work atmosphere where getting my credits were never a problem. dr_jay Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:58:14 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_can_i_apply_for_predoctoral_hours 106731 You have answered your own question. The best option for you is to get your dad involved in your weight loss. Explain to him that you feel the need to get healthy. You want to lose the excess weight you have and that need him to support your decision. Maybe ask him to take a walk with you. Make it a competition see who can walk further, or how far you can walk each day. I think if you chose to include your father rather than exclude him you may see more support. Good luck dr_jay Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:53:50 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/i_hate_my_body 106728 That you possibly need to trim your nose hairs. dr_jay Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:38:22 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/nose_hair_dreams 100126 Well, your question seem so simple when you ask it this way. I will make it easy for you. 1. Stop eating "JUNK FOODS" 2. Exercise There you go. dr_jay Mon, 17 Sep 2007 07:35:12 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/only_if_ur_a_pro 100125 The most common would be "Endometriosis" it's symptoms include painful menstruations and since most women who have continued problems in this area are typically diagnosed with this condition. Until you were fully examined and certain tests were run one could not be sure since there are many conditions that include painful menstruations. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 18:02:16 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/what_disease_or_condition_could_be_57669 54833 Definitely see a doctor as soon as you can. The color you are seeing is an infection and the blood is a result of this infection. The pain is most likely from your coughing but you need to get some testing done asap. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 17:54:08 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/bad_coughf 54829 This is tricky, I don't want to scare you. There are several possible reasons for this. The most common is genetics. Your body takes on quite a bit of your parents and their parents genes. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about this. If your immediate relatives have a predisposition to weight gain you will most likely have the same problem. Now if you find you are quite different than the rest of your family you will need to get checked right away. The biggest medical cause for weight gain is an abnormal pituitary gland or hypothyroidism. There are some others like Cushings. It is most likely you have none of these and are in fact just feeling the repercussions of a slow metabolism. There is a program that speeds the metabolism but I believe it is best that you see your physician to get the best diagnosis. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 17:49:03 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/too_big 54824 Well this is a health question, So I will treat is as such. Pregnancy is a gift that not all women are blessed with. There are different factors involved that determine weather or not a women can conceive a child. Also you must factor in that there may be a chance your partner is unable to conceive. Your best option would be to contact a fertility doctor and discuss your concerns with him or her. There inexpensive tests that can be done to see if in fact you have a fertility problem. Your earlier miscarriage shows that there could be a problem but most likely not directly related to a fertility problem. Some bodies just cannot handle the changes that come with pregnancy. Bottom line is you need to discuss this situation with a physician in this field. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 17:34:52 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/i_want_a_baby_399 54817 Well he could but it's not recommended. I am sure once you tell him that you are on your period he will most likely not want to perform the ceremonial fingering. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 16:25:39 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/can_you_finger_a_girl_while_on_her 54802 No birth control is 100% you should always use additional contraception. This will also protect you from different STDS. Increasing your dosage will decrease the length of your current cycle. You need to discuss this with your doctor of course and have a routine examination to make sure there are no other problems we are unable to see. But light dosages are the number one factor in your symptom. Good luck dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 16:22:53 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/thanks_331 54801 Since the chemical detected in a pregnancy test is HCG, and HCG is not a chemical used in Birth control. It's safe to say a birth control will not cause a false positive. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 16:08:39 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/marching_on_again1_yahoo_com 54798 Alois Alzheimer he was a German who was the first to document a case of dementia. This case of dementia would later be named Alzheimer's. He pioneered the term because he realized that it was an actual disease not a symptom of another disease. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 16:03:33 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_alzheimers_disease_got_its_name 54796 Well the answer is simple. Instead of letting the disease die with the patient it is continued by uneducated individuals who feel that to have unprotected sex is simply just a better option. See when Teens are educated through the school system about Aids and it's affects on the population. The have a simple answer, It will never happen to me. The problem with this is it does happen to you and will continue to happen to you until you get smart about it. What teens are doing is keeping the disease alive. If we would just simply let the disease die with the people who have it and quit infecting even more people. When younger people get the disease they are not just killing off the current generation of teens. They are keeping the disease alive for the next generation a generation of teens who haven't even been born yet. The same goes for STD'S dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 15:56:02 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_aids_and_std_s_hurt_teens 54795 well the initial test will be a risk test. Usually a family history is taken to see if you are an actual CAD risk patient. By asking this question I am assuming you believe that their is possible symptoms. If guidelines or symptoms fall in to a CAD diagnosis a list of test are usually preformed. Electrocardiogram (ECG), Exercise stress test, Echocardiogram, Nuclear heart scan, Coronary angiography There are other possible tests that could be done but it would just be overkill. Usually diagnosis can be made with a simple ECG. dr_jay Fri, 11 May 2007 15:47:50 -0700 http://www.funadvice.com/q/how_a_heart_doctor_evaluates_a_patient 54793