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Question: What should you eat to help with ADHD?
Answer: Experts say that whatever is good for the brain is likely to be good for ADHD. You may want to eat: A high-protein diet. Beans, cheese, eggs, meat, and nuts can be good sources of protein. Eat these kinds of foods in the morning and for after-school snacks. It may improve concentration and possibly make ADHD medications work longer. More complex carbohydrates. These are the good guys. Load up on vegetables and some fruits, including oranges, tangerines, pears, grapefruit, apples, and kiwi. Eat this type of food in the evening, and it may help you sleep. More omega-3 fatty acids. You can find these in tuna, salmon, and other cold-water white fish. Walnuts, Brazil nuts, and olive and canola oils are other foods with these in them. You could also take an omega-3 fatty acid supplement. The FDA approved an omega compound called Vayarin as part of an ADHD management strategy. Simple carbohydrates. Cut down on how many of these you eat: Candy Corn syrup Honey Sugar Products made from white flour White rice Potatoes without the skins.
Question: Where can I find omega-3 fatty acids for my ADHD diet?
Answer: You can find these in tuna, salmon, and other cold-water white fish. Walnuts, Brazil nuts, and olive and canola oils are other foods with these in them. You could also take an omega-3 fatty acid supplement.
Question: What are concerns about eliminating sugar to help with ADHD?
Answer: Sugar: Some children become hyperactive after eating candy or other sugary foods. No evidence suggests that this is a cause of ADHD, though. For the best overall nutrition, sugary foods should be a small part of anyone's diet. But you can try cutting them to see if symptoms improve.
Question: What is an elimination diet for ADHD?
Answer: Elimination diets: These involve not eating foods or ingredients that you think might be triggering certain behaviors or making your symptoms worse.
Question: What specific food additives should be eliminated in a child's ADHD diet?
Answer: Based on this and other recent studies, the American Academy of Pediatrics now agrees that eliminating preservatives and food colorings from the diet is a reasonable option for children with ADHD. Some experts recommend that people with ADHD avoid these substances: Artificial colors, especially red and yellow Food additives such as aspartame, MSG (monosodium glutamate), and nitrites. Some studies have linked hyperactivity to the preservative sodium benzoate.
Question: Are there any studies that prove eliminating food additives from diet will help ADHD symptoms?
Answer: Some say the idea of cutting all those things out of a diet is unfounded and unsupported by science. But one study has shown that some food coloring and one preservative did make some children more hyperactive.
Question: How do I follow an elimination diet for ADHD?
Answer: To follow one of these, you pick a particular food or ingredient you think might be making your symptoms worse. Then you don't eat anything with that in it. If the symptoms get better or go away, then you keep avoiding that food.
Question: What are concerns about eliminating food additives to help with ADHD?
Answer: Still, here are some common areas of concern and what the experts suggest: Food additives: In 1975, an allergist first proposed that artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives might lead to hyperactivity in some children. Since then, researchers and child behavior experts have hotly debated this issue. Some say the idea of cutting all those things out of a diet is unfounded and unsupported by science. But one study has shown that some food coloring and one preservative did make some children more hyperactive. But the effects varied according to age and additive. Based on this and other recent studies, the American Academy of Pediatrics now agrees that eliminating preservatives and food colorings from the diet is a reasonable option for children with ADHD. Some experts recommend that people with ADHD avoid these substances: Artificial colors, especially red and yellow Food additives such as aspartame, MSG (monosodium glutamate), and nitrites. Some studies have linked hyperactivity to the preservative sodium benzoate.
Question: How can overall nutrition affect ADHD?
Answer: You may hear about these choices that you could focus on: Overall nutrition: The assumption is that some foods you eat may make your symptoms better or worse. You might also not be eating some things that could help make symptoms better.
Question: Should sugar be eliminated from the diet of someone with ADHD?
Answer: Sugar: Some children become hyperactive after eating candy or other sugary foods. No evidence suggests that this is a cause of ADHD, though. For the best overall nutrition, sugary foods should be a small part of anyone's diet.
Question: How can supplementation diet affect ADHD?
Answer: Supplementation diet: With this plan, you add vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients. The idea is that it could help you make up for not getting enough of these through what you eat. Supporters of these diets think that if you don't get enough of certain nutrients, it may add to your symptoms.
Question: Does the elimination diet work in helping ADHD?
Answer: Research in all these areas is ongoing and the results are not clear-cut. Most scientists don't recommend this approach for managing ADHD, though.
Question: Are ADHD diets backed by research studies?
Answer: ADHD diets haven't been researched a lot. Data is limited, and results are mixed. Many health experts, though, think that what you eat and drink may help ease symptoms.
Question: What are concerns about eliminating caffeine to help with ADHD?
Answer: Caffeine: Small amounts of it may help with some ADHD symptoms in children, studies have shown. But the side effects of caffeine may outweigh any potential benefit. Most experts recommend that people eat or drink less caffeine or just avoid it. It you take medication for ADHD, caffeine can make some side effects worse.
Question: Should caffeine be eliminated from the diet of a person with ADHD?
Answer: But the side effects of caffeine may outweigh any potential benefit. Most experts recommend that people eat or drink less caffeine or just avoid it.
Question: How can elimination diets affect ADHD?
Answer: Elimination diets: These involve not eating foods or ingredients that you think might be triggering certain behaviors or making your symptoms worse.
Question: Can what you eat and drink help with ADHD?
Answer: ADHD diets haven't been researched a lot. Data is limited, and results are mixed. Many health experts, though, think that what you eat and drink may help ease symptoms.
Question: What is a supplementation diet for ADHD?
Answer: Supplementation diet: With this plan, you add vitamins, minerals, or other nutrients. The idea is that it could help you make up for not getting enough of these through what you eat. Supporters of these diets think that if you don't get enough of certain nutrients, it may add to your symptoms.
Question: Can diet or nutritional problems cause ADHD?
Answer: There's no clear scientific evidence that ADHD is caused by diet or nutritional problems.
Question: What nutritional supplements can help people with ADHD?
Answer: They say there's no scientific evidence that vitamin or mineral supplements help all children who have the disorder. While a multivitamin may be OK when children, teens, and adults don't eat balanced diets, mega-doses of vitamins can be toxic. Avoid them. Some experts recommend that people with ADHD avoid these substances: Artificial colors, especially red and yellow Food additives such as aspartame, MSG (monosodium glutamate), and nitrites.
Question: Where can I find high-protein foods for my ADHD diet?
Answer: Experts say that whatever is good for the brain is likely to be good for ADHD. Eat these kinds of foods in the morning and for after-school snacks. It may improve concentration and possibly make ADHD medications work longer.
Question: Does your diet cause ADHD?
Answer: But certain foods may play at least some role in affecting symptoms in a small group of people, research suggests. They say there's no scientific evidence that vitamin or mineral supplements help all children who have the disorder.
Question: What carbohydrates work best for my ADHD diet?
Answer: Load up on vegetables and some fruits, including oranges, tangerines, pears, grapefruit, apples, and kiwi. Eat this type of food in the evening, and it may help you sleep. Cut down on how many of these you eat: Candy Corn syrup Honey Sugar Products made from white flour White rice Potatoes without the skins.
Question: How do elimination diets for ADHD work?
Answer: Elimination diets: These involve not eating foods or ingredients that you think might be triggering certain behaviors or making your symptoms worse. Eat this type of food in the evening, and it may help you sleep. If the symptoms get better or go away, then you keep avoiding that food.
Question: How are stitches (sutures) removed?
Answer: Stitches typically need to remain in place for several days to a couple of weeks, depending on the severity of the cut and location. Your doctor will tell you when to come back to have them taken out. Removing stitches is a much faster process than putting them in. The doctor simply clips each thread near the knot and pulls them out. You may feel a slight tugging sensation, but the removal of stitches shouldn't hurt at all. You won't even need an anesthetic. Although removing stitches is not a difficult process, you shouldn't try to remove them yourself.
Question: What are other options for stitches (sutures)?
Answer: Stitches aren't the only option doctors have to close cuts and incisions. Cuts sometimes can be held together with butterfly tape or adhesive strips, which you may be able to do yourself at home for more minor cuts. There are even special staples or tissue glue, but those tend to work best with clean, straight incisions, such as in surgical procedures. There are different criteria and care instructions for each type of closure. Your health care provider can help decide which is best for you and tell you how to care for your injury as it heals.
Question: What happens when you get stitches (sutures)?
Answer: Once a health care provider has assessed your injury and determined that you need stitches, the first steps he or she will take in treating the wound are to clean and numb the area, though not necessarily in that order. If you cut yourself on a piece of glass or sharp metal, for instance, it's crucial to ensure that there are no remaining shards inside the cut. The doctor may remove any dead tissues to help the healing process. He or she will then pull the edges of the cut together and, for each stitch, loop thread through either side of the cut and tie a knot to hold the wound closed. The doctor may also have special instructions for you after the stitches are removed, which may help minimize scarring.
Question: How is the blood pressure measure written and what does it mean?
Answer: Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) and is written systolic over diastolic (for example, 120/80 mm Hg, or "120 over 80"). According to the most recent guidelines, a normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. Elevated blood pressure is 120 to 129 and less than 80. Hypertension is blood pressure that is greater than 130/80.
Question: What foods should you cut back on to reduce urge incontinence symptoms?
Answer: Try cutting back on: Acidic foods and beverages, such as tomatoes, pineapple, and citrus fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, lemons, and limes Salty foods, which can make you thirstier and hence, lead to drinking more liquids Spicy foods, such as chilies, which can irritate the bladder Carbonated beverages, such as sodas or seltzers Though urge incontinence is uncomfortable, it's also very treatable. Changes in your lifestyle and habits can play a part in treating it.
Question: What lifestyle changes can you do to reduce urge incontinence symptoms?
Answer: You may not be able to make it to the bathroom without peeing when you get an intense urge to go. On the other hand, it's a good idea not to pressure the bladder by drinking too much liquid at once. They also help reconnect nerve impulse communication between the bladder and the brain. Tension, diet, and being overweight can all contribute to urinary incontinence. The good news is that you can do something about all three: Eat more vegetables and fiber. Fiber helps you avoid constipation, which may help reduce pressure on your bladder. Reduce tension. Tense situations can make you to feel as if you need to pee. Deep breathing exercises are one of the tools that can ease tension. Exercise. If you're overweight, losing weight will keep extra pounds from adding to the pressure on your bladder. Exercise may aggravate stress incontinence, though. Sit back on the toilet. Don't lean forward, since this may put unwanted stress on the urethra and bladder.
Question: How do doctors diagnose a dislocated elbow?
Answer: The doctor will make sure your nerves and arteries are unhurt by checking your pulse, making sure you can feel normally, move your fingers and wrist, and make sure that blood is flowing normally to your hand. Next, the doctor will get X-rays. Sometimes, breaks in the bone can look like dislocations, and some breaks happen when dislocations occur. If the doctor suspects an injury to your artery, further tests, such as an arteriogram (an X-ray of your artery) may be performed.
Question: What is an elbow dislocation?
Answer: An elbow dislocation occurs when the bones of the forearm (the radius and ulna) move out of place compared with the bone of the upper arm (the humerus). The elbow joint, formed where these 3 bones meet, becomes dislocated, or out of joint.
Question: What are possible problems after a ureteroscopy for kidney stones?
Answer: Possible problems after a ureteroscopy include: Infection Narrowing of the ureter Bleeding If your stone is large or lithotripsy doesn't break it up enough, this surgery is an option.
Question: How is shock wave lithotripsy used to treat kidney stones?
Answer: These four treatments can be used on your kidney stones: Shock wave lithotripsy Ureteroscopy Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy Open surgery Here's more about each of these: SWL is the most common kidney stone treatment. It works best for small or medium stones. It's noninvasive, which means no cuts are made in your skin. During this procedure, you lie on a table. You'll get medicine beforehand to limit any pain or discomfort. The doctor uses an X-ray or ultrasound to find the stone (or stones) in your kidney. Then, she aims high-energy shock waves at your kidney from the outside. These waves go through your skin and break up the stone into small pieces. The doctor might put a tube called a stent into your ureter (urine flows through this from your kidneys to your bladder). This stent helps the pieces of stone pass. SWL takes about an hour. You'll usually go home on the same day. Afterward, you'll drink lots of water to flush the stone pieces out in your urine. You might have to pee through a strainer to catch pieces of the stone so she can test them. SWL removes kidney stones in about half of people who have it. If it doesn't work, you might need to have the procedure repeated.
Question: How does ureteroscopy work to treat kidney stones?
Answer: More serious problems are less likely, but can include: Bleeding around the kidney Infection Damage to the kidney Stone that blocks the flow of urine This procedure treats stones in the kidneys and ureters. Your doctor uses a thin, flexible scope to find and remove stones. No cuts are made in your skin. You'll sleep through this procedure. Your doctor will pass the scope through your bladder and ureter into your kidney. She uses a small basket to remove small stones. If the stones are larger, the doctor will pass a laser through the scope to break them up. You usually are able to go home on the same day. The doctor might place a stent in your ureter to help urine drain from your kidney into your bladder. You'll go back to the doctor after 4 to 10 days to have the stent taken out. Some stents have a string on the end so you can pull it out yourself. Be sure to carefully follow your doctor's instructions about taking out a stent yourself.
Question: How are kidney stones treated?
Answer: These four treatments can be used on your kidney stones: Shock wave lithotripsy Ureteroscopy Percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy Open surgery Here's more about each of these: SWL is the most common kidney stone treatment.
Question: What should you talk to your doctor about if you have kidney stones?
Answer: Ask your doctor these questions: What side effects can this surgery cause? What are the odds that it will treat my kidney stone? How long will I need to stay in the hospital afterward? What will you give me to control pain after surgery? Is there a chance I'll have to repeat the surgery?
Question: How does a percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy work to treat kidney stones?
Answer: Possible problems after a ureteroscopy include: Infection Narrowing of the ureter Bleeding If your stone is large or lithotripsy doesn't break it up enough, this surgery is an option. PCNL uses a small tube to reach the stone and break it up with high-frequency sound waves. You will be given something so that you won't be awake during this surgery. Your surgeon will make a small cut in your back or side and place a thin scope into the hole.
Question: How is a percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy done to treat kidney stones?
Answer: The surgery can be done in one of two ways: Nephrolithotomy: Your surgeon removes the stone through a tube Nephrolithotripsy: Your surgeon uses sound waves or a laser to break up the stone and then vacuums up the pieces with a suction machine. The surgery takes 20 to 45 minutes. You'll typically have to stay in the hospital for a day or two afterward. Usually, a stent will have to stay in your kidney for a few days to help urine drain. Your doctor might do an X-ray or ultrasound a few weeks later to see whether any parts of the stone are left. She might also send the stone fragments to a lab to find out what they're made of.
Question: What are the risks from a percutaneous nephrolithotomy or percutaneous nephrolithotripsy for kidney stones?
Answer: Risks from this surgery include: Infection Bleeding Damage to the bladder, bowel, ureter, kidney, or liver Open surgery is rarely done for kidney stones anymore.
Question: What are side effects of shock wave lithotripsy for kidney stones?
Answer: The procedure can cause side effects such as cramps or blood in your urine. More serious problems are less likely, but can include: Bleeding around the kidney Infection Damage to the kidney Stone that blocks the flow of urine This procedure treats stones in the kidneys and ureters.
Question: When do I need surgery for a kidney stone?
Answer: You're in a lot of pain. The stone is blocking the flow of urine out of your kidney. You have had many urinary tract infections because of the stone. But if your stone is very large or it can't be removed or crushed with other treatments, surgery might be an option.
Question: What should you know about treating a kidney stone?
Answer: They start small, but they can grow bigger as more minerals stick to them. Some kidney stones often pass on their own without treatment. Other stones that are painful or that get stuck in your urinary tract sometimes need to be removed with surgery. The procedure can cause side effects such as cramps or blood in your urine.
Question: How is open surgery done to treat kidney stones?
Answer: Your surgeon will make a small cut in your back or side and place a thin scope into the hole. Risks from this surgery include: Infection Bleeding Damage to the bladder, bowel, ureter, kidney, or liver Open surgery is rarely done for kidney stones anymore. But if your stone is very large or it can't be removed or crushed with other treatments, surgery might be an option. Surgery may also help if: One of the stones is stuck in your ureter. You're in a lot of pain. The stone is blocking your urine flow. You're bleeding or you have an infection. She will remove the stone through the opening. A stent is placed in the ureter to help urine drain. You may need to stay in the hospital for a few days. It can take 4 to 6 weeks to fully heal after open surgery.
Question: How can you avoid trouble sleeping from treating adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Answer: Some ADHD medications can rev you up and make it hard to fall asleep. Take your medication earlier in the day, so it wears off well before bedtime. If you're on a long-acting stimulant, you could ask your doctor about trying a short-acting one, where the effects will fade more quickly. Limit or avoid caffeine, too. Turn off your TV, computers, and phones an hour or so before going to bed, and take time to relax.
Question: What can I do if my ADHD medication causes headaches?
Answer: You might get them after you take your medication on an empty stomach, or if you're dehydrated. Sometimes they come on as the medicine wears off. Your doctor may be able to help by tweaking when you take your drug.
Question: How can you avoid headaches from treating adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Answer: You might get them after you take your medication on an empty stomach, or if you're dehydrated. Sometimes they come on as the medicine wears off. Your doctor may be able to help by tweaking when you take your drug.
Question: How can you avoid tics from treating adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Answer: Tics are repeated movements or sounds that you make without meaning to. ADHD medications don't cause tics, but they can sometimes bring out underlying ones -- maybe tics you had in childhood will come back. Usually these fade over time, but talk to your doctor if they don't go away.
Question: How can you avoid loss of appetite from treating adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Answer: Some drugs can make you not want to eat much. But don't skip meals. That can lead to low blood sugar, and that may make it harder to focus. Instead, eat several small meals a day, rather than three bigger ones. Eat dinner later in the evening, after the effects of your medication have worn off. You may feel hungry then. Sometimes the worse appetite leads to weight loss. It's usually just a small amount, but tell your doctor if you think you're losing too much weight.
Question: How can you avoid dry mouth from treating adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Answer: Drink plenty of fluids, and use lozenges to keep your mouth moist.
Question: What are other ways to treat adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Answer: Doctors sometimes treat adults with drugs that aren't FDA-approved for ADHD. This is called âoff labelâ use. Because these drugs have different side effects -- and benefits and risks -- you should go over the specifics with your doctor.
Question: When should I consider going to the doctor for side effects of ADHD medication?
Answer: Many people feel the side effects of their ADHD medications are worth dealing with to get the benefits of the drugs. But if they're severe or interfering with your life, don't try to ignore them. Get help from your doctor. Together, you'll be able to come up with a plan that works best for you.
Question: How effective are treatments for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?
Answer: There's no way to know how well a medicine will work for you. Some people do better on one drug than another. It can take a few tries to find the right one.
Question: What can I do if my ADHD medication causes dry mouth?
Answer: Drink plenty of fluids, and use lozenges to keep your mouth moist.