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Just that everyone's heard it, so the doctor isn't going to repeat it to you with every visit. I think a doctor absolutely should gently remind people that tho
by asdfman123 4y ago
Just that everyone's heard it, so the doctor isn't going to repeat it to you with every visit.
I think a doctor absolutely should gently remind people that those things improve a variety of conditions, and occasionally push a little harder in certain situations (you need to start doing X now or your condition is going to be a big problem). Many of them already do, of course.
- JohnFen 4y agoSure, a doctor isn't necessarily going to give generic health advice on every visit. That wasn't what I was saying. What I was saying is that if I go see a doctor for a condition, and the proper way to resolve that condition is to make a lifestyle change, then that is what I want the doctor to tell me. What I don't want the doctor to do is to just give me a prescription if the actual treatment is to behave differently in some way.
- asdfman123 4y agoBut difficult to treat chronic conditions aren’t that straightforward, and virtually all of them respond to general good health as outlined on that list. Everything else is either a straightforward treatment, is untreatable, or has a lifestyle change that the doctor will tell you about (like with IBS and a low FODMAP diet for instance).
- JohnFen 4y agoI agree. That isn't counter to what I was saying at all.