Write your own health Q&A. Inspired by the popular (and often outrageous) Yahoo Answers (see here) and the more strategically categorized Q&A format of Quora – today’s prompt is simple: write a health question and answer it. Your question can be a real, genuine one about your condition or you can make it a strange, humorous, or satirical health question. Once you’ve asked the question – answer it however you want to. (Note: You don’t have to ask or answer as yourself – you can pretend to be anyone you like.)
Since the majority of online users are searching for health information, the internet is full of health questions on specific symptoms, treatments, and more for self-diagnosing. And, as health bloggers, we certainly come across our fair share every day. (Though, of course, we actively acknowledge that we don’t administer medical advice and encourage our readers to have a chat with their doctors. :))
What’s a question you wish more people asked? What’s one that you wish you’d never be asked again? Have you come across a question in your time as a health blogger or patient that really stopped you in your tracks or had you laughing out loud? As the saying goes – there is no such thing as a stupid question (see here) – but there are some pretty entertaining ones. Any and all questions/answers are fair game.
What was your motivation behind asking/answering the way you did?
Here’s mine – a real search engine term that led someone to my blog – and motivation was to show that not every symptom someone with diabetes may be having is about the diabetes. http://talesofrachel.com/2011/04/03/hawmc-day-3-yahoo-answers/
#HAWMC Day 3 – Magic!! http://talesofswaging.blogspot.com/2011/04/hawmc-day-3-magic.html
LOL!
Glad you guys liked it!! I had a blast writing that one 🙂
Mine: http://t.co/WEiV6w8nSomething I get asked a lot: essentially “will your baby be diabetic, too?”
Here is mine…Does the colour of your clothes affect your blood sugar? This may answer all your unexplained highs and lows 🙂 lol http://wecaralot.blogspot.com/2011/04/does-colour-of-your-clothes-effect-your.html
my least favorite and most frequent question…can you eat that? sigh… http://jess-meandd.blogspot.com/2011/04/can-you-eat-that-hawmc-day-3.html
Here’s today’s post: The cause of T1 Diabetes…nnhttp://www.onesuperheroandoneprincess.com/2011/04/hawmc-day-3.html
http://joanna-herlifeinanutshell.blogspot.com/2011/04/yahoo-answers-post-hawmc-day-3.html
After My Suicide Attempt – http://www.sugarfilledemotions.com/2011/04/after-my-suicide-attempt/
Day 3 Post: http://community.wegohealth.com/profiles/blogs/fibromyalgia-is-real-hawmc-day
I can’t do every day, but I still want to contribute. Here’s my post for today’s prompt. I’ll do as many as I can! http://learnedhappiness.tumblr.com/post/4322684160/health-activist-writers-monthly-challenge
Thanks for joining us! Feel free to do as many as you like 🙂
http://livelaughlovinglife.tumblr.com/post/4325211131/hawmc-day-3
I changed it up a bit and included 2 of my conditions in my question and answer post. Here it is: http://thepinkteeshirt.blogspot.com/2011/04/hawmc-challenge-yahoo-answers.html
http://www.theprincessandthepump.com/2011/04/i-heart-technology.html
Day 3 post~here we go!nhttp://filledwithsweetness.blogspot.com/2011/04/day-3write-your-own-health-question.html
Day 3 – Can you Catch Diabetes? http://diabetestalkfest.com/blog/
If you would like you can link your posts on this page as well to read them easier http://diabetestalkfest.com/blog/?page_id=352
Day 3 post…nnAsk a Diabetic Librarian — http://bit.ly/gUw9E3
My answer reflects my frustration with the level of ignorance surrounding migraine disease: http://somebodyhealme.dianalee.net/2011/04/wego-health-activist-prompt-3-yahoo.html
Here’s my submission: http://cupsquietlybeingfilled.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/hawmc-day-three-stupid-questions/
Here is my day 3. You can see my frustration about my condition. It is what it is.nnhttp://community.wegohealth.com/profiles/blogs/wego-blog-day-3
Day 3 #HAWMCnnI have seen may various questions regarding Migraine disease and headache disorders over the years. n nQ: Which Migraine medication gives you a positive drug test for opiate and morphine? nnwww.migraineandheadacheblog.com nn
I was late getting started, so I combined Day 3 and Day 4 in one post:nhttp://phylor.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/hawmc-prompts-3-and-4/
http://sickmomma.blogspot.com/2011/04/health-q-id-like-to-write-hawmc-3.htmlnnAnd now I’m almost caught up … 🙂
http://community.wegohealth.com/profiles/blogs/hawmc-day-3-and-4-yahoo My day 3 and 4 post
Here’s post for Day 3! ~> http://hersilverlining.blogspot.com/2011/04/my-lupus-q-health-activist-writers.html
Oh, brother. Wrote the post on my blog AND my WEGO blog but didn’t link to it here. nnhere it is:nhttp://reasonablywell-julia.blogspot.com/2011/04/riddle-me-this-batman.html