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  • SmoogstoAsk Lemmy•What diseases do we never think of but should really know how to spot the signs of?English
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    13 hours ago

    Ok even at that I’m sure what with working with people and asking of questions the other symptoms are present. They might not connect from one symptom to another to be a factor of another. I have made the mistake myself as have others who may not be over 50.

    UTIs can be scary if you don’t know the symptoms are related at any age or gender. hence why I posted this and what to look out for.

    Also didnt ask you for sources just so you can post here. Sorry if I’ve somehow upset you and you felt you needed to do show criteria? Just to be here?. You don’t need a license pass or whatever to post here just to be valid to have a civil discussion between humans with bodies. Let’s just be courteous and respectful.

    Source: trying to look after a frail meat and bone bag like everyone else.

  • SmoogstoWorld News•‘The dollar is losing credibility’: why central banks are scrambling for goldEnglish
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    1 day ago

    I’ve lost all faith in economy ‘experts’ ever since they pulled the “well the US=Rome and have to do something they are in debt and everyone needs to work and bring jobs back to the US and stop being so codependent that is THE entire problem here” and these so called experts failed on the fundamental understanding of how trade debt works and how insubstantial of a factor it was to how the dollar value is affected by treasury and borrowing during that first round of tariffs.

  • SmoogstoAsk Lemmy•What diseases do we never think of but should really know how to spot the signs of?English
    5·
    1 day ago

    Id say more like 70s and above. Ppl aren’t all the same kind of old from 50 to 90. 40 yrs is a large span to be confusing all symptoms into all the same age group. And this ignores menopause (once again menopause gets ignored) which is its own bag of tricks which happens in the span as early as 45(and in some rare cases 30s) which can span all the way into mid 60s.

    50 is a bit young to be confused with dementia or stroke unless there is something incredibly unusual (and I mean outlier level) going on. And they would typically still experience the UTI pain first before the confusion. Lots of women go onto use HRT just on the early symptoms alone.

    There are differences in typical health prone changes the decades(including stages of peri, post, menopause and andropause).

    like you wouldn’t be confusing a 5 yr old with a 20 yr old. And that is only a span of 15 yrs but there are distinct differences in puberty changes then too just as you wouldn’t confuse health problems a 70 old with someone at 55 with menopause symptoms.

    you also wouldn’t confuse someone who might be unable to be mobile in their 90s getting UTI from an unchanged diaper or catheter with a 50 yr old getting a UTI from ph imbalance because of menopause.

  • SmoogstoAsk Lemmy•What diseases do we never think of but should really know how to spot the signs of?English
    8·
    2 days ago

    UTI. if you feel a lot of pressure in the front apron pouch (lower torso) below the belt and it starts to sting a bit to go to the bathroom and you find your pee is hard to come out and you always feel like you need to pee, and you feel a bit foggy brained get to a doctor for some antibiotics sooner rather than later. Catch these warning signs before they turn into infected kidneys. That’s where it gets super dangerous.

    Kidney infection feels like someone has punched you in the side. Like a horse kick and it is deep. You will be feeling it high on the back like in the ribs. By then it can no longer be treated as a uti and they have to give you something else for it to clear it up.

    Also if you feel that deeper pain for any reason go to emergency. Get a CT scan. regular back/spine/arthritis pain is along surface pain. Like you can touch it if it is like a centimeter from the skin surface.

    anything deeper that lasts more than a few days you want to check for pancreatic cancer to possibly catch it early.serious the amount of people who brush it off as just back pain as it gradually gets deeper regret not going in sooner.

    And If you’re a guy getting uti Something is going real wrong cuz men shouldn’t be getting uti. Get to a doctor asap. If you are pretty certain it’s likely not to be from a sti/havent had sex in a while : get to emergency quick. This could be a problem with the larger bowels with bladder that leads to sepsis.

    Ladies: Get some pee sticks, those will help you keep an eye on your urine health too. Uti gets pretty common for women as ph changes with hormones but still get it checked by a doctor if it’s super common like less than every six months. Heck even if it’s every six months is still far too often.

  • SmoogstoComic Strips•Linux, Crossfit, and Veganism tooEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Ok but if someone asked someone about their day and they say it cuz it’s going on in their life then they are updating folks who are asking. And if they do something they are proud of then friends support them. We can agree that is just being social right?

  • SmoogstoComic Strips•UnforgivableEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Ya stepping dog turds onto someone’s bed is rude.

    What’s going on with these stories lately? Saw someone lean into their very limited understanding of ecoli the other day so much to make a comic out of it too.

    As far as ideas These types of stories could be journal vent entries rather than committed into full drawn and colored comics.

  • SmoogstoComic Strips•Linux, Crossfit, and Veganism tooEnglish
    42·
    2 days ago

    Wow how annoying for you.

    Almost but not quite as annoying as someone who never asks others about themselves and never takes any personal interest in people in their life because they “don’t believe in small talk” cuz they’re just so dang special.