Should You Google Your Medical Symptoms?

We have all done it, but 40 percent of Americans have misdiagnosed themselves with a serious disease after turning to Google with their symptoms. ER physician Dr. Travis Stork shares how important it is to have your personal story of your symptoms to share with your doctor, rather than things you’ve read online.

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[animatornamedkiwi]

Google told me that I have cancer, diabetes and corona virus mixed with cystic fibrosis 😂

[emilypetsche]

Google: You’re going to die!
My parents: You’re perfectly fine!

[Jaxwalkk]

I have 5 cancers, Aids, shortness of breath, Kidney failure, Brain tumour, Neck disease, Google gave me it all over some coughs

[betterwiththeirish]

Doing my own research is what helped get me diagnosed with several complicated and severe chronic illnesses. NEVER have I come across a doctor that was “influenced” by the questions I asked about certain tests and ailments.
Being your own advocate is not only good but it is necessary! Not everyone is a horse, there are us Zebras out there and for us it’s very important to research!

[ZaChousenWan]

I have a hard lump in my throat.
Google: "Deadly cancer!"
Doctor: "Relax, that's just your Adam's Apple."

[GRIM_MOD]

Googling your symptoms is the worst thing you can do ever!

[hc]

Doctors misdiagnosed my parents they died. Misdiagnosed me several times, I almost died several times. They misdiagnosed my daughter and they were not helping her, I had to Google her symptoms, do my own research and that is how I found out what was wrong with her. So it's not a bad thing.

[random-faxts]

I have an anxiety disorder that influences my google searches. But at the same time, I've been right 90% of the time

[Thesailormoonbeam]

Not to mention it starts popping up in the feed and causes anxiety!!!

[Meeekuuuu]

I started googling my symptoms obsessively the past few weeks and it has done absolutely nothing for me except turning me into an anxious mess. All i had was a simple muscle strain but i went to bed crying every night thinking i was gonna have a Heart attack

[bestcreator]

This is the only news from doctors that makes me feel better lol.

[softleywifey]

Doctors do it all the time. They be behind them computers looking up stuff

[gabrielbarry]

Well if you made it more affordable to people, we wouldn’t do that.

[germinttea]

Google said I have severe heart disease or severe lung disease

[shivrajsinghmarvel]

Google told me that i have heart hole 😂😂

[reganh]

The bottom line is: If you’re not feeling well, go see a doctor.

[ShyMplsMale]

I bet you even House has his cronies googling

[newwlf]

yeah things you don't want randomly pops up in youtube and Google.

[rviecookie]

My right side of my body is numb, i have a pain behind my eye, i can feel my heartbeat in my head, my neck and shoulder hurts, i have burning sensation in my left feet and this doesn't go away and its been 4 or 5 months since i've feel this and this not go away im so scareddd and i google my symptoms and Google told me that i have a unruptured aneurysm.

I'm really scared and my parents told me that i am okay but I'm not convinced because i have a anxiety and I overthink all of my symptoms that doesn't go away, pleasee help meee i don't want to die at the young age😭😭😭😭

[koolbrek]

Im depressed and search why it is and it said i have dimentia like literally it makes me overthink and become more depressed. Im about to be checked in mental health hopefully i don't have severe problems because im only 14 years old