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Hello! I'm having issues. But first, background info:

-I've struggled with severe IBS since I was two.

-I haven't changed my diet at all, ever. (I know, unhealthy. Probably why I'm still struggling with IBS. But I am a healthy weight.)

-I have no health issues besides IBS, a benign tumor in my thyroid, and occasional liver issues that have never proven dangerous.

-I am 16 and active, but I DO get stressed a lot.

Anyway, I produced a foul-smelling yellow stool today with spots of blood after not having defecated in a few days. I have noticed occasional blood spots on my stool before, but I just assumed that it was caused by my severe IBS rupturing something and pushed it off. I've also been very weak and my hands have been extremely shaky (hard to hold up a phone shaky) and I had a very sharp pain in my lower right abdomen earlier which was followed by naseau that still hasn't worn off. The pain got worse as I coughed, but then it went away. I was going to schedule a doctor's appointment, but since the pain is fading I don't know if that's still wise. The reason I'm asking I'd because I have no money to pay for a useless appointment, and my doctors are pretty impatient, so I figured I'd get a second opinion before I did anything drastic. Should I go under suspicion of appendicitis? Or should I go just for the heck of it? Or should I just assume I have a stomach bug? Please give me a SERIOUS answer, as I'm asking a serious question. Please. Most of you won't, but... Please.

I have lots of moles. I get them mostly on my chest, although I have some in other areas. But the strange thing is that ON my chest, I've got these little clusters of moles--kind of hard to describe, but the two "clusters" are pretty small, not covering my chest or anything. (The total area of each cluster is only about 1/4"x1/2".) I know that large moles can be a sign of skin cancer, but as each cluster is made up of individual moles that have kind of morphed together in some areas I'm not sure if it's really reason for concern. The thing that DOES worry me is that I only had one cluster a year ago, and I think another one is forming, and I know that spreading is a huge no-no. My doctors haven't detected any cancer, and quite frankly they have no idea what it is other than just freak chance in two different areas, but I'm starting to get worried because the spreading concerns me. So does anybody have ANY idea what would cause clusters of moles to form on the left side of my chest?

I'm a high school junior girl. (And a goody-two-shoes.) I've always been told that I'm attractive in a sexy kind of way, but I've never really cared about it. I don't wear provocative clothes or anything--just T-Shirts and jeans, all the time.

There's this guy who started talking to me. He seemed to appreciate me for who I was, and even when I started wearing tighter clothes to make him happy (because he's into attractiveness if you know what I mean), he told me to stop because that isn't me and it was making him sad because he wouldn't like a modified me. Things between us were about to get serious, but suddenly his "booty call" started having issues with her boyfriend, broke up, and he abandoned me so he could have some sexy times since I didn't want anything to do with that stuff. Now he's having issues with her, and he expects me to the replacement. I don't know what happened between then and now, but suddenly he refuses to talk to me in public-- only talks to me over phone or when I'm alone. I'm really frustrated because I don't know whether I should just say "Screw this guy!" and ignore him or if I should just stand my ground and see if he either gives up and starts being nice again or moves on himself. Because I really, really, REALLY like this guy--at least, I do when he's not being a jerk. He's so sweet! And I really don't want to end it all just because of some stupid thing that he might get over in a few years anyway, since we ARE still in school. Advice?

I just am too nervous to get into a relationship. It's not that I don't WANT one--Every time I get asked, I really do like guys! It's not my parents, either, or rally anything blocking me; the only issue is that I just get too worried about what COULD happen, and my caution frustrates guys and makes them change their minds.

Ever since I was deeply hurt by another guy (who asked me to prom, and dumped me at the pre-dance dinner for another girl), I've been obsessed with what COULD happen. It's always, "Do you want to go out?" from a guy and then the thoughts "What if ___ gets mad", "What if I get dumped again", "What if he doesn't like my nervousness", blah blah yada yada so on so forth. So, does anyone have some tips to just chill out and not think about everything that could go wrong when the big question (well, big for someone as young as me) comes up? I really do want to have the privilege of calling someone that I like my significant other, and vice versa!

A favorite of mine is, "What did the degree measure say to the circle? 'Dude, that's so rad!'"

I'm a junior in high school. I used to have a 4.0, but this semester my grades have plummeted to F's and C's. The reason? I can't stay awake in my classes to save my life. Mostly it affects me whenever we take notes for long periods of time or when we just sit still like when we take a test and have to be quiet. I've never been diagnose as a narcoleptic, though, so I have no idea what to do.

I used to go without breakfast and lunch every day (mostly because I had no money), but ever since I've been having sleep attacks I've tried to eat three meals a day, at least. The weirdest part is that it seems like the more sleep I get, the more tire I am. If I pull an all-nighter during the night, I'll be extremely fatigued at the beginning of the day but energetic by the end. And if I get 9 hours of sleep, I'm tired all day.I never really had a sleep schedule because of the varying amounts of homework I get every night, but I normally go to bed around 10 or 11 and get up at 5 every day.

I was told that being active would help, but not only was I still tired, I hated running 5 miles (I joined the cross country team) after school every day when I was already exhausted and I was never able to finish my homework because I fell asleep with my face on the textbook after practices. So now the only thing I have is marching band but that's not really very active sport at all.

I'm also pretty depressed. Maybe that has something to do with it?

I dated for someone that I had crushed on for six years (SCORE!) and we were really happy for a couple of weeks, but he called it off very soon afterwards. Apparently, I hadn't bought him any gifts and I hadn't texted him things like "good morning handsome!" every morning.

That was my first relationship, so, yeah, I have no idea about anything.

Are girls SUPPOSED to buy their boyfriends gifts? Are they expected to open doors, and send them wake-up texts, and "make the first move" (example in a movie theater)? I always thought that the guys did that stuff... I was kind of looking forward to RECEIVING flowers as a surprise, not BUYING them.

Also, since I've never been in a relationship besides this one (even in school), any advice would be welcomed since I'm brand-new to this even though most people start years before I did! Thanks! :)

Mine is 78 words per minute... I don't touch type, though :P

I've never been in a relationship because I'm waiting for the right one... Problem is, I'm still in high school, and I think I'm in love (YES, that IS ridiculous, and I DON'T know anything about love. You don't need to remind me.) but since I'm so young, how do I know when I've come across the right guy? Even if it's just for future reference :)

I'm in high school, and I know about my ignorance, but I'm genuinely concerned about whether or not I may have depression.

I've looked online and researched what the symptoms of depression are. I seemed to fit a few of them, like:

-Fatigue: I usually fall asleep around 8:30 p.m. Or get extremely tired around that time, whereas I used to be able to stay up until 3 a.m. without breaking a sweat. I also get tired a lot during school and church an have to keep my eyes from closing, which is unusual. I use to think it was impossible to fall asleep during school.

-Early-morning waking: First, I started waking up repeatedly during the night. Now, I've consistently waken up at 3 or 4 every morning for almost three weeks. Usually, I'm like any normal teen; I sleep in until 9. But for some reason, it's been early every morning lately...

Over/under eating: On some days, I'm not hungry at all. Or, if I am hungry, I'll think of something that will make me so upset that my hunger will go away. I haven't been eating breakfast or lunch for the past six months or so. I'm afraid that I'm going to become anorexic or something, but it's hard to shove food down your throat when you're not hungry... But I also binge-eat occasionally. If I'm bored or upset, I'll eat, and eat, and eat... According to my scale (which is probably inaccurate, but still raises concern), I usually start the day at 115 and end at 118 and that has been the result every day for a long time now. It's probably just the scale being stupid, but I step back on multiple times to make sure it's working, and it's always the same: 115 when I wake up, 118 or 120 at night. Is that a raise for concern?

-not being able to concentrate and/or remember well. I've been a straight-a student for a long time. But this year, my grades have been taking a turn for he worse. My absolute worst class right now is pre-calc. I have a D in it. I don know why I'm doing so badly when I got 110% in geometry. I just can't remember any of the formulas, and I can't remember the steps, and I get frustrated even on simple problems. Even when I'm concentrating really hard, I just can't understand. Things like ø and e and pi throw me off, even though those are really simple. And I know it's normal to struggle in math, but it's not normal for ME (I took my first two maths in jr. High) and I'm not used of having to consider getting tutoring. Ben if I could learn, I'm so helpless that the poor guy would have to repeat things over an over because I zone out so much.

-not having interest in things: This is my third year in German (almost my fourth). I used to enjoy that class a lot. I was that one kid that had over 100% all the time. But now it seems so dull and pointless. It's hard for me to sit through the class. I've also been drifting from my friends and been finding it easier to just sit alone and zone out than to socialize. I don't find my pun jokes (the jokes that basically define me) as fun to make any more, and I've even been considering quitting band which is unthinkable for me. (I've been in band for 6 years including jazz band, 1st and 2nd band, symphony, pep band, blah blah very band ever invented. How could I suddenly want to quit?) the only reason I haven't is because I don't know what I would replace it with.

-feeling worthless/helpless: I often tell my friends that I feel like I'm not getting anywhere in life; that I'm stupid, and ugly, and hate myself. I got asked to prom by someone that I had originally had feelings for for 6 years, and I turned them down because "they deserved more than trash like me". I hate myself. I can't do anything right. I used to be really smart, but now I'm just a dumb kid. I feel like if I died everyone would probably just laugh and say that it was coming to me and that they'd all be better off and happier. I have no idea why I even exist any more.

-Thoughts of Suicide: I've considered suicide, which is bad, but I've never actually tried it. The closest I've ever gotten was when I tried to break my leg by jumping in a steep ditch (which was unsuccessful). But I think that even the fact that I've actually brainstormed about how I would do it is really bad. I ran away from my house a few months ago because my parents were being unreasonably rude, and I left a goodbye note on my bed for them to see. But I've never told anyone about my thoughts on suicide. I'm afraid that they will all think I'm seriously deranged and that they'll send me to a doctor for therapy or something and I just couldn't stand that!

So, is this all normal? Is it stress or what? I can't go on like this much longer...

I'm doing a project that's based off of "calcium levels in precipitation" (data jam, of you've ever heard of it); problem is, I have no idea what the heck is so important about that. Is it corrosive like acid rain? Is it good for soil? And is that calcium the same calcium that's in stuff like milk? Is it good or bad? Tried googling it, but I couldn't find what calcium in precipitation DOES, only the amounts there are. Any help, please?

I am 5' 2, 14 years old (a girl, so I probably won't grow much more) and I weigh 118 pounds. I eat about as much as my friends, but, they're around 6 feet and weigh in around 110. It's really not fair to me because I did cross country and marched for the band at the same time and I never lost any weight while my friends all did just band and are skinny. I really want to drop at least 18 pounds (although most of the girls my age and height are 90, but I'm not sure if that is healthy). Now I'm in an even worse situation because I had to quit track and it's concert season because I'm busy with school so now I'm going to gain even more weight when I'm already really self-conscious. So my plan at first was to just skip lunch and just eat dinner, but I found out that that was really bad because my metabolism would slow down and I would also not be able to concentrate in my classes like calculus which is part of the problem already. But I am really desperate especially since prom is comin up in a few months and I want to be able to wear a really nice dress that I've already picked out. Plus, I'll feel so much better about myself. Since I quit sports, I've been tryin to do at least 25 push-ups, 100 crunches, 100 jumping jacks and 50-100 lunges every night, but I feel like that's my going to help with anything. That's why I stopped eating breakfast and lunch. Does anyone have any recommendations? I guess I could ride y bike after school, but , I usually don't get home until 7-9 and I always have a ton of homework and I don't want to stay up late very night when I'm already exhausted. So is there maybe anything I can add to my little excersise routine or any recommendations about what to eat? I'm willing to do what it takes, even if it means I ABSOLUTELYhave to join cross country next semester... I just really hope there's another way, because marching band already takes all of my time and all the competitions are the same days as meets that I ALWAYS have to run at... Please. It would boost my self-confidence so much. Any time I see I lost even a pound, I get happy and my happiness lasts until I weigh again and I'm bak to 118 somehow, Even if it will take a year or something I am willing to do it, I just really want to lose 18 pounds. Thanks :)

I do. I can just be sitting at my friend's house and shout out "I remember this...."

I also sometimes get in arguments because I remember them telling me these stories before and they tell me it would have just happened tht day or something.

But the weirdest thing is that I sometimes have ... Well, PLACES embedded in my head. Like whenever I read a book I'll imagine a campground with a windmill to the left and four cabins to the right If it is a book about camping-- but then we ctually go to a camping site that exactly reflects my mind's image.

Nobody believes me. I think I'm just a nutcase...

I can be thinking about a loved one for all day in hopes of dreaming of them (since most people say they dream about what's on their minds a lot) but if I see one zombie commercial or something insignificant, that's why I dream about.

I also have had dreams of my parents getting stabbed, my friends getting bombed by terrorists, and my town catching on fire and closing in on my house making me goose several ways in which I wanted to die.

Actually, I often have dreams about me dying (people say if you die in your dreams, you die in real life-- not true"... (Two additional issues... I HAVE been a bit stressed but not dramatically and I've always had sleeping problems which is why I'm writing this at four in the morning.)

Is this normal? Am I just a nutcase? What's going on?

Why is it that "red" is pronounced like "led", but also like "read" (I READ a book yesterday) which is in turn pronounced like "lead" (lead pencil) but is spelled the same way as "lead" (follow the LEADer) which is pronounced like "read" (I will READ a book soon)?

Is there a reason, or is the English language just weird?

Tomorrow my family is going to go to the pound to buy a dog. But I don't know of pounds give dogs the shots they need, or if you have to adjust their diet because of what the pounds feeds them, or if they need special chewing toys depending on their age, or what...

We had a dog for 13 years (he was born on the same day as me which made him even more special) but he developed cataracts and as we went in to get them examined the vet told usthat he had developed cancer and a few moths later he died. We were too devastated to buy a new dog until now (six years later) and it's been so long that we've forgotten what to do :P any advice? (P.S. yes, we will walk it every day)

I am a freshman in high school. I am almost 5' 2" and I am 14 years old. I weigh 117 pounds.

117 pounds is not really obese, but I used to e a lot skinnier. I originally lived in a small town and played both soccer and baseball (and softball when baseball became "politically incorrect" for girls) for six years, but when I moved to our bigger city, I figured I wasn't good enough for the teams so I quit sports throughout junior high and my first high school semester besides marching band. This semester, My brother convinced me to join track. I love track, but compared to everyone else on my distance part of the team, I'm overweight and pathetic. All the girls are about the same height as me, but they all weigh between 85 and 95 pounds (some of the weight is muscle).

I, being 117 pounds, always feel like a fatty with the other track girls. It makes me Ma because whenever they get tired and walk during practice, I keep running , but they sprint and catch up to me and beat me every time so the coaches think I'm lazy. I think I could keep up with them the whole way if I just lost some weight because I think that's what is holding me up. At my first track meet I got a 17:52 (It's pathetic I know) and I beg the coaches to not make me go to the meets because I hate wearing shorts because I'm afraid the other girls will make fun of me as I struggle past for all 8 laps and they do it like it's nothing.

My time is down ton17:02 after two more meets, but that's enough of my life story. Is there any way that I can lose maybe 25 pounds at least by the end of the track season (in may)? Oh, and one more thing: it has to be exercise-related; my family is obsessed with the fact that sometimes I used to try to skip meals to lose weight and that didn't work. So I need maybe a daily workout or something that I can do, otherwise I'm going to have to tell my parents that I want to go on a diet which my family would almost kick me out of the house for...

But no matter what you guys recommend, I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES to lose 25 pounds because I just want to be able to keep up with the rest of my team and not run alone in the back...

I have really strange dreams. The earliest I can remember is when I was about 6 years old and I dreamed that I was falling off of my bed and then I actually fell off my bed and woke up. Then when I was about 12 I had a dream that my cousin was waking me up and that my day was going on normally. After I had finished breakfast (Cheerios) in my dream, my cousin woke me up. I was really confused to have to mentally prepare myself for the day when I had done that in my dream.

I've also had dreams about death. I had a dream once that my mom was stabbed in the chest and my brother and I had to find an antidote; by the time we found it, it was too late to save my mother and we just sat with her crying until she died. (Luckily, that one didn't actually happen.)

I've also had a lot of dreams about ME dying. In one dream, I had to choose whether I wanted to die by the rapidly spreading fire that was coming toward me or the mudslide that was actually coming toward me. I chose the mudslide, and I was struggling through the mud for only a few seconds before I suffocated and actually was going through the gates of heaven when I woke up.

And my last odd dreams are the storybook ones. I have literally written entire novels in my dreams. One of these was so vivid that I actually wrote down the entire thing lest I forget it. It was about five kids who journey through strange worlds trying to save their parents who had mysteriously disappeared.

Why am I havingp these dreams? It's awkward when my friends say, "I dreamed BOB said hi to me!" And I say "I dreamed about having to hide from terrorists..."