Mister Poll: Irregular Bleeding, Mouth Sores, etc.

To anyone with bouts of heavy or irregular bleeding, mouth sores, or sore throats: Pick any or all of the below questions and click the answers that apply to you.

Note that by participating in this survey, we may all help each other try to figure out our own medical mysteries (where the medical establishment often fails us).

Heavy Bleeders: Have you tried doctors' pills?

Doctors' pills HELPED control my bleeding

Doctors' pills SOMEWHAT HELPED control my bleeding

Doctors' pills HAVE NOT HELPED control my bleeding

Doctors' pills WORSENED my bleeding

Unsure about the effect of pills on me

Other (you may comment in comments area)

Heavy Bleeders: Have you tried Bing cherries (or juice from black-cherry concentrate) for a few days?

I tried it (not combined w/starches) & it HELPED control my bleeding

I tried it (not combined with starches) & it SOMEWHAT HELPED control my bleeding

I tried it (not combined with starches). It DID NOT HELP control my bleeding

I tried it (not combined with starches) & it WORSENED my bleeding

I tried it (not combined with starches) & I'm unsure of its effect on me

Other (you may comment in comments area)

Bleeders: Which of these (if any) helped control your bleeding? (check None or more)

Heavy Bleeders: Which of these (if any) apply to you? (check None or more)

I'm overweight

I have a thick uterine lining

I have fibroids

I've used an IUD

I have a hormonal imbalance

I have another medical condition

I have (or had) tender, painful breasts - unable to lie on them

Other (you may comment in comments area)

Heavy Bleeders: Which of these apply to you? (check None or more)

I have fibromyalgia

I have a dry, creaky body with snap-cracking joints

I tend to get sore throats and laryngitis

I tend to get mouth sores and/or genital sores

I tend to get acid-reflux (GERD)

I tend toward constipation/IBS

I get bouts of sore, swollen toes

I have herpes

Heavy bleeders: Which of these (if any) triggers your bleeding? (check None or more)

Anyone: Which of these (if any) cause you mouth sores? (check None or more)

Salty potato chips

Barbeque chips

Citrus, raw pineapple, kiwi fruit

Raw garlic

Potent menthol products

Excessive lemon extract or lemon oil

Other (you may comment in comments area)

Anyone: Which of these (if any) cause you sore throats and/or colds? (pick None or more)

Cold/nasty weather

Germs

Salty or Barbeque chips

Potent garlic (i.e. raw garlic, garlicky pickles, garlic-powder mixed w/lemon juice

Potent menthol products

Excessive lemon extract or lemon oil

Zinc dries me out & irritates my nasal passages

Other (you may comment in comments area)

NEW POLL QUESTION AS OF SUMMER 2003:
If you have tried Pycnogenol (which contains proanthocyanidins and is anti-inflammatory like Bings) has it helped your bleeding?

Yes. It helped somewhat to control my bleeding

Yes. It helped alot with the bleeding

No. It did nothing to help my bleeding

Other (you may comment in comments area)

This poll was created on 2001-11-26 05:42:58 by No Mail