“Don’t eat or drink the night or morning before surgery.
“Needless to say, their responses were incredibly informative and eye-opening.
Here are some of the top-voted ones:
1.
“When prescribed a course of antibiotics,it’s NOT okay to stop them when you feel better.
u/cimd09
2.
If anything, they are more likely to cause infections than prevent them.”
u/Squid-bear
3.
“Quite common, but crackling your knucklesdoes not give you arthritis.”
u/Dr_Nope
4.
Anonymous
5.
There’s a list of medications it messes with.”
u/Oznog99
6.
“Do NOT take a stab at cook a fever out of someone.
u/DeathGodBob
7.
“Using hydrogen peroxide on cutsisn’t an effective wayto clean wounds.
Also, applying some Aquaphor or some ointment to keep the wound moist helps it to heal faster.”
u/kindafunny
8. you oughta TELL US.
We will not judge you, but we cannot do our job if we don’t know.
Just don’t lie!”
u/PixieNurse
9.
“It isnot okayto eat/drink the night/morning before surgery.
u/wicksa
10.
“I’m a physical therapy student.
Research shows thatit does the opposite and helps.”
u/dinokid23
11.
“Youcannot cure a cold.
It is a virus.
it’s possible for you to only treat its symptoms.”
u/marunga
13.
Being cold =/= getting a ‘cold.’
The common cold is a viral infection that has nothing to do with being cold.
u/MarleyDaBlackWhole
14.
“Mental Illnessis a disease.
Don’t be afraid to seek help when you need it.
u/MounaBowa
And finally…
15.
“Flu vaccinesdo not cause the flu.
In some cases, people experience mild cold symptoms as a result of their immune response.
It’s also possible to contract the flu up to a few weeks after vaccination.
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