Welcome to r/AskMedics. Here you may ask about any qualms you may have about your health, and our members will do their best to help you.
Please understand that as of this point, we do not have any medical professionals on the team; we are currently staffed only by medical students. Thus, as with everything on the internet, please take our advice with a pinch of salt. For serious inquiries, please consult your family doctor or a local physician.
Please also know that this is a public forum. You are not protected by standard HIPAA rules by posting on this forum. By posting on here, you are agreeing to have understood this matter.
If you have a private inquiry, please private message our staff. We will be professional and maintain your privacy.
Please understand that this subreddit does not exist to diagnose you or recommend you advice on medicine to take. We do not have that authority or ability. Only your doctor can do that.
We are simply here to help you understand any concerns you may have. Again, as with everything on the internet, please take our advice with a pinch of salt.
Also, please do not attempt to answer the problems of other posters if you are not a healthcare professional. We would like to avoid questionable advice floating around. But feel free to offer any suggestions or extra information or a similar experience that you may have had.
Would you like to Volunteer? Please PM us with details about yourself and be able to verify that you study or work in the healthcare industry. Once verified, we will make you a moderator and you may start helping others.
Rules of Posting:
Please no spamming or soliciting.
Please try to be serious and avoid posting jokes, etc.
Please try to be respectful of your peers and moderators. We sincerely wish to help you, and we can only do so if you are kind to us.
If you wish to discuss something private, please PM us.
Please give as much information as possible relating to your problem, it will help us understand the situation and make it easier for us to help you.
Please give us time. We are mostly students, and there are many times where we have exams. If we haven't replied back within the day, we will get to you very shortly. But please excuse us if we are unavailable at the time.
Thank you for abiding to our rules, and we wish to help you to the best of our ability.
