[brango]

More likely what lottery numbers I should pick for the week since they must be psychic to diagnose a guy on the Internet after just a few sentences.

[charsifood]

Right. So regardless of his qualifications, you would have objected to his suggestion. So why ask at all?

[yrio]

I think brango's point is that it can be dangerous to give medical advice if you are not qualified / not a MD, & even then, it should be given only after proper examination

[wslh]

The MD will not even give a public advice public about sensitive subjects.