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Don’t Google Your Health, Get The Real Skinny

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The internet has made information of every kind a lot more available. You are never more than a Google away from an answer to your questions. However, that does not mean you are always going to get the right answer for you. Even when it is technically correct, it lacks one important thing: context.

When it comes to making decisions about your health, context could very well be the difference between a successful recovery and exacerbating your condition. This is why we should all step away from the keyboard and stop using Google as a doctor.

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Surf with care

Many sites out there do offer genuinely helpful information. Sites run by people with the right qualifications can give you an idea of what symptoms might be worth going to the doctor over if you are unsure. However, plenty of websites offer serious medical advice from people who do not have the qualifications at all. Some have even been criminally charged for offering advice for a fee without a license. No matter what kind of advice or information you are looking at, make sure you know the difference between a self-titled expert and an expert with a license. Nevertheless, even when you are reading from a trustworthy source, be careful on how you act from it.

What you’re missing

As we said, any advice you read on the internet misses context. Healthcare providers like Sable Pharmacy offer more than just the same information you are going to get online. With your medical history on hand, a closer look at symptoms you might identify incorrectly, and techniques like creating a health profile alongside you, any information and advice you get from your healthcare providers is going to be a lot more well informed the context around your problem. That context could be the difference between several entirely different diagnoses. Even if the diagnosis is the same, then your medical history could have just as big an impact on the prognosis and the specific kinds of treatment going forward.

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The danger of self-treatment

So long as you are in relatively good health, there is nothing wrong with getting information on fitness, lifestyle, and well-being choices to improve your general health. The problems begin when you start using your own forms of treatment. Even if they are relatively benign forms of self-treatment, you might be acting off inaccurate information so they will do nothing for you while your condition could worsen. However, a lot more danger lies in taking any medication without first knowing whether you are cleared for it. Under certain conditions and interacting with certain other medications, even seemingly safe medication like ibuprofen can lead to complications that could be harmful if not life threatening. Attempting to medicate yourself is never, ever a good idea.

Looking up your symptoms for some more information is not a terrible idea. If it gets you going to the doctor, then good. However, if it gets you acting like your own doctor and diagnosing yourself, then you could be putting yourself in real danger.

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