Problem: Article: This information is found on the label of a container of fish food that you would buy at a pet store or big box store. Fish can also eat small pieces of vegetables like peas or zucchini after they're cleaned and blanched. Consider creating a chart to help you keep track of when to feed your fish. This will tell you if you have dangerous levels of ammonia, nitrate, or nitrite, meaning the water needs to be changed or treated. Water testing kits are easy to use and come with a chart to refer to so it's clear what the pH level means. Follow the directions for your specific kit to help care for your tank. Purchase a water testing kit from your local pet store or online. The gravel siphon is placed into the tank overtop the gravel, sucking up the dirt and debris while cleaning the water. Because it's a siphon, it'll also be sucking out water. Unplug the filter and any other equipment before siphoning to avoid damaging themthey often don't run well when there's not enough water in the tank. Leave the fish in the tank while you're cleaning the bottom layer of the tank. As you're using the gravel siphon, watch the water level to make sure you're removing at least 25% of the water. This water will be replaced with new, fresh waterafter it's been treated with water conditioner, of course! Make sure the old water isn't colder than the current water in the tank, using a thermometer to help you test the temperature. Refer to the bottle of water conditioner to see how much you need to pour in to the bucket of new water, stirring it using a fish net. Avoid removing more than 50% of the water from the tank because this messes with the pH levels too much. After finishing the water change, plug back in the filter and any other pieces of equipment. When you open up the top of the water filter, pull the filter out to see if it's covered in dirt and grime. If so, it's time to change it. Another way to decide if it's time for a new filter is to look at the water flow. If the water has slowed down, the filter needs to be changed. Avoid changing the filter on the same day you change the water because this takes out too much beneficial bacteria.
Summary: Feed your fish the right amount for its species and weight. Test the water's pH level each week using a kit. Use a gravel siphon to clean out the tank. Change 25% of the water out each week. Change the filter when it starts looking dirty.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Excessive salivation often accompanies nausea and vomiting. If you're salivating due to nausea, sit down and try to relax until the feeling passes. Take note of situations that trigger nausea, and do your best to avoid them. Strong smells, driving, amusement park rides, bright or blinking lights, and hot temperatures are common causes of nausea. Bland foods, like toast, crackers, or broth, can help settle your stomach. Excessive saliva may also be associated with acid reflux, or when acid from the stomach makes its way up to your throat. If you experience reflux, avoid spicy and acidic foods, and take an over-the-counter antacid medication. Antacids can affect the way your body absorbs other medications, so check with your doctor or pharmacist if you take any prescription drugs. Anticonvulsants, tranquilizers, antipsychotics, and direct and indirect cholinergic agonists can cause hypersalivation. If you take any medications regularly, check online or consult your doctor about potential side effects. Some examples of medications that can cause hypersalivation include clozapine, potassium chlorate, risperidone, and pilocarpine. Your prescriber might be able to recommend an alternative with fewer side effects. If none are available, they might prescribe another medication to manage excessive salivation. For small children or adult patients with difficulty swallowing, training the muscles involved in swallowing can help keep saliva from pooling. Techniques include sucking liquids through a straw and sucking the air out of a straw to pick up peas or raisins. If your child salivates and drools excessively, doing exercises can help teach them how to control the muscles involved in swallowing. If necessary, a speech therapist can also help them learn how to control the muscles in their mouth and throat. Seeing a speech therapist may be necessary for patients with a motor neuron disease, muscular condition, acute nerve damage, Parkinson's disease, or other disorders that cause difficulty swallowing.

SUMMARY: Avoid situations that trigger nausea and vomiting. Take an antacid medication if you have acid reflux. Ask your prescriber if any medicines you take can increase salivation. Do exercises to improve the ability to swallow saliva.

In one sentence, describe what the following article is about: Although you might not be aware of it, your body is making mucus all the time, sometimes as much as a quart per day. Even when you are feeling perfectly fine, cells in your nose and mouth called "goblet cells" are combining water, proteins, and polysaccharides into mucus, forming its characteristic sticky texture. There is a very important reason for this: because mucus is sticky, it is able to trap irritating or dangerous particles before they reach your lungs. Without mucus, the particles of dust and dirt that you may see when you blow your nose would end up inside your body. When you are sick, your body produces more mucus to ward off the invader, be it a virus or bacteria. This is why you often only notice mucus when you are sick. Under normal circumstances, you are able to swallow mucus at the same pace that your body produces it, but under adverse circumstances, mucus is being produced faster and in greater quantities, leading the excess to clog your nose. When mucus mixes with saliva and white blood cells, it becomes phlegm. Mucus production can also be stimulated by food, environmental factors, allergens, cigarette smoke, chemicals, and perfumes. When this increased production happens, your sinuses can get blocked, leading to the buildup of bacteria and possibly a sinus infection. Many people believe that the color of your mucus reveals the kind of affliction you are dealing with. While there is some usefulness in these guides, doctors do not really use them to make diagnoses or prescribe treatments. Generally, healthy mucus should be clear. If your mucus is cloudy or white, you may have a cold. Yellow or green mucus may signal a bacterial infection. If you're trying to figure out whether you have a cold or a sinus infection, a better gauge is how long your symptoms last. With a cold, you will usually have a runny nose followed by a stuffy nose, each lasting for two or three days. Sinus infections can linger for a week or more.
Summary:
Thank mucus for keeping your lungs clear. Notice your body's response. Don't put too much faith in color.