I just saw a post about someone talking about bloody stool and the other day i another crazy post…why dont they just go straight to the doctor…what benefits them from posting questions here?…im just wondering…thats all

Well its… FREE but with a bonus of Eww or WTF got to a dr. mainly they do all is possible to not go to Dr. cause when have you ever gone to the hospital and gotten good news.

They probably go straight to a doctor but post a question here just to get yahoo points out of it… Sound stupid but lots of people do this kind of dumb things

Sometimes they just feel too awkward with their doctor. A lot of people have problems talking about their bodily functions, and want to know if someone has had a similar experience, so they can try to handle it without a doctor first. I personally go to the doctor every time I feel even a little sick. I pay for full coverage so if I so much as sneeze twice I go to the doctor.

maybe b/c they are not sure if they should go or not.

Believe it or not, there are allot of medical people from doctors to pharmacists that answer people's questions here. many of those that aren't lucky enough to have money both to eat and go to the doctor can then find out which choice they might need to make. others have children and don't know if it's just the sniffles or getting allergy's, and still others can get any and all the info needed for almost everything if they look it up in the archives. please remember that not everyone has the advantage of medical insurance. I, myself found out that after I was disabled and couldn't do a job I loved could have gone into a depression if it weren't for Yahoo! Answers. I do always reiterate what I say has to be backed up by a Doctor and then try to include which kind. Then include the fact that most hospitals will help them get medicaid if there in a state that has it for both themselves and there children. just a wild guess but haven't you ever just wanted to know something that might turn into a problem or not? I think everyone has been in that one, yet it's not really something you would take off of work to go to a doctor or yet it might be too? I know I have. good luck and God Bless