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I'm so sick of every single medical-related question people have online constantly getting spammed with 'talk to your doctor!!!!' (self.unpopularopinion)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by _number8_ to c/unpopularopinion

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The way people online constantly say 'talk to your doctor' like it's a panacea is a lot like how medieval peasants weren't able to read scripture and they just had to trust their clergy's interpretations

Sick of it. Usually it's not even like if I'm trying to find out if I have fucking cancer, I'm saying oh i feel sad in the evenings. why in the NAME of GOD would i want to then, for that, find the guy's number, call, leave a message cause it's midnight, wait for them to call back, schedule something 2 weeks later, worry the whole time, and try to remember and rephrase in formal clinical terminology exactly what's happening and get formal cold clinical advice for it from a guy I see twice a year. Just tell me! Give me colloquial advice and home remedies! good god!

There could be so many miracle tips or tricks online that really work but nooo people constantly shout 'talk to your doctor! call your doctor!' i don't want to fucking call the doctor, medical environments give me anxiety and all the bureaucracy and insurance and bills don't help matters either.

some zoomers on tiktok seem to get this and happily share 'oh this worked for me!' and usually it's somewhat helpful and a very nice, casual interaction that doesn't involve interaction with an authority figure and potential bills. it's that easy.

'ooh what about liability' don't care. liability has destroyed modern america, gatekeeping knowledge behind a culture of fear. if you're so scared about liability over a reddit comment, simply don't say anything! rather than leaving a pointless piece of advice that every single person on the planet knows is the default 'ideal' answer, that isn't necessarily actionable for many who don't have easy or trivial access to healthcare.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

"I have had a dry cough for the past few months."

You have esophageal cancer. You're welcome.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

I looked up your symptoms online, and it says here you might have "internet connectivity issues"

[–] Jikiya 2 points 6 months ago

One of the best Parks and Recreation lines of all time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I did! How'd you know?

[–] Death_Equity 3 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Thanks WebMD, you are the best. I guess I need to get some essential oils, acupuncture, and change my diet to 100% durian.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Essential oils and "100% of x" diets are nonsense, but acupuncture has a good track record. I doubt you can find anything on WebMD seriously suggesting using either of the first two.

[–] Death_Equity 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Acupuncture therapy is a Chinese parallel to chiropractic "medicine" in terms of efficacy compared to peer-reviewed modern medicine.

Studies have shown acupuncture to be roughly equal to phramacotherapy, but with multiple hours a week invested in relaxing immobile in a dimly lit room with soft music and a placebo bias to treat strain and stress ailments like migranes.

Every "treatment" I mentioned is equally bullshit ways to deal with anything a placebo can't effectively treat. Go get stabbed in a strip mall and I don't care how big the wound channel is, not my monkey and not my circus and I ain't buying them peanuts from a clown.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Huh, after some poking around yeah, it doesn't have the scientific support I thought it did. It seems to effect the nervous system and tissue beyond what can be explained by placebo... but not by much. At least it isn't actually dangerous like chiropractors.

[–] Death_Equity 1 points 6 months ago

Depends on if the needles are clean.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Also only drink water straight from a mineral spring source.

[–] Death_Equity 1 points 6 months ago

I know just the one down the hill from the chicken plant, thanks again!