Do any medical conditions run in your family?

High blood pressure and diabetes run in my family. Do obesity and mental illness count?

All of these and more

Everything runs in my family. The only reason I should procreate is because I inherited wonderful genes.

breast cancer(only one person, my mom) and heart disease(wooohooo looooonnnnnnggggg history)

Diabetes and hypothyroidism run in my family on my mom's side. They are both disorders of the endocrine system. My mom has diabetes and hypothyroidism, one of my sisters has hypothyroidism, and me and my other sister both have hypoglycemia. It sucks.
My dad's family has heart disease, but it is an unknown issue that just seems to kill you at an early age. My dad has already had 2 heart attacks and one triple bypass surgery. (he's only 56) His brother has had one heart attack and one double (I think) bypass surgery. One of his sisters just died a couple of years ago of an unkown heart disorder. His dad died of an unknown heart disorder when my dad was 18.
I think I'm just destined to die young. lol

Yes, I believe alzheimers runs in the family.

Heart disease, adult onset diabetes, allergies & alcoholism (both my biological parents were alcoholic as well as a couple of uncles). Some of my family members show signs of addictive type personalities to such things as alcohol, drugs & gambling. That's why I avoid them like the plaque! The only thing I'm truly addicted to is Survey Central.

Yes they do.

I have hypothyroidism as well, but I'm the only one that I know of that has it in my family.

Mental illness

Diabetes and cancer.

And tons of ones not mentioned.

There is a huge chance that I will have diabetes later on in life... Cancer is a maybe...

I was just diagnosed with Polycystic Ovarian Disease/Disorder and have since found out that my aunt was diagnosed with this also.. Other relatives have similar symptoms.

Insanity...but that is intuitively obvious, isn't it?

Which aunt?

My grandmother died of cancer, but it seems to have been an isolated incident (knock wood).

do you control it with medication?
My mom had to have a goiter removed from her neck because of it. My sister has to monitor the goiter in her neck to make sure that surgery isn't necessary along with taking medication for it.
Does it cause you to have weight problems?

Asperger's Syndrome.

A lot of my family have had/died of cancer but I wouldn't say it runs in the family. Something like one in three people get cancer so it's difficult to link families in unless it's the same type of cancer.

Me and my mum share a "phobia" (more of a disgust mechanism than a true phobia) which could well have been passed down through nurture rather than nature but you didn't specify genetic inheritance.

Painful periods (women only!).

It does cause a weight problem & I take a medication called Thyrolar. No goiter problems, however.

The reason I mentioned cancer is that uterine & ovarian cancer tend to run in families.

Why the face?

My grandma on one side had one of those, my other grandma had the other My mum just had a cyst removed from one of her ovaries but it wasn't cancer. I guess that one is a "wait and see"

I know what you mean. My sister has had what the doctor called "pre-cancerous" ovarian cysts removed. So far, I have been lucky in that respect. On my paternal grandmother's side, my grandmother had a hystie when I was about 4 yrs old (wasn't ever told anything except that it was "woman problems"), a sister of hers (great aunt) died of either ovarian or uterine cancer. This happened when I was a child & was never told conclusively what type of cancer it was, except that it was "woman cancer."

It's hard to say. Plenty of my relatives have (or had) serious medical conditions, but no two of them had the same one, as far as I know. My grandfather died of a heart aneurism, my uncle has diabetes (and heart problems), my cousin has Crone's disease, my aunt had Multiple Sclerosis, my grandmother has Alzheimer's, and my mother only has one working kidney, although that goes back to childhood illness. The only thing that seems not to run in my family is cancer, at least so far. I don't know about any generations further back than my grandparents.

Fingers crossed for us then......

And toes!!

Ouch! I cannae cross my toes cap'n!

Cause this survey subject is depressing.

that's cool

Uh-oh!! lol

I sorry that my survey depressed you. Here is a great big **Hug** and a homemade brownie from me. I know that won't change the subject of the survey, but I hope it will put at least a little smile on your face.

I dinna nae ye were a Scot!

Spaghettios!

Ye didna ken it for she isna a Scot: she's a quine faa bides in Yorkshire!

MMMMMmmmm

I knew that would make you smile.

CHOCOLATE MMMMmmmmm Good

Chocolate-the cure for mankind's problems!

I agree.....I would like a 10 lb care package please

Way! I'm a right proper Yorkshire lass if tha must know

Aye

*mmmmf*

*mutter, mutter, mutter, evil slave trade, mutter, mutter*

Buy Fairtrade chocolate!!!! (It's much nicer than the major brands as well as being more ethical )

lol

Aye Aye Captain!

I don't think I have 10 lbs of chocolate in the house right now. Would you settle for another brownie?

MMMmmmmm brownies yum yum *giggle*

Alcoholism, addiction, depression, ADHD, OCD, hypoglacemia, alleregies, Ray Nod's (sp?) disease (poor circulation).

Yeah, hypocglaemia sucks. I used to faint a lot, but now I carry those glucose tablets- and they've saved my ass many times!

Oh no. You are eating chocolate. That can only mean one thing.

macular degeneration

I didnt really eat any

Down girl!

Are you talking about Raynauds disease? I have a friend who has the primary form of it.

Not that I know of.

I think most of the men in my dad's family had diabetes...

Yeah but you are thinking about it.

SMOOCH!!!!

That's a nasty one My dad has it mildly but one of my friends has it fairly badly. She goes blue if it's anything but warm....

Poor baby!

I feel sorry for her.

Life's a dog sometimes.

But often life is great
Be positive!

I'm positive!

Rectal encephalopathy. We're idiots.

Yes, if it is the thing that causes really bad circlation. My mom has it (not severe) and her fingers turn pure white even on 80 degree days.

That's what it does. Your poor mom, that must be miserable for her.

It must have skipped a generation. You don't come across like an idiot at all.

asthma, thryroid problems, low blood sugar, high blood sugar, blindness, ulcers, allergies, tonsilitus, arthritis, MIGRAINES, osteoporosis, depression, alcoholism, miscarriages

Where can you get those from? I can't stand getting faint every day. It's really irritating cause I'm not always hungry when I get the feeling that I need to either eat or pass out...glucose tablets would be the best!

Diabetes,High Blood Cholesterol, there were family members who had an alcohol related problem too but that was LONG ago (I'm talking about great great grandparents,great grandparents and others...).

Dang, that's the nicest thing anyone's said to me all day. That's it Kate, you're in the the Will now! I'm leaving you my prized collection of rare and priceless take-out menus.

How did you know that's what I always wanted?

In the pharmacy section of WalMart or Target. They are in with the diabetic stuff.

Alcoholism and poor eyesight are the only medical conditions that run in my family.

Cool. I actually found some at a pharmacy. They work like a charm.

Good! They make life easier.

My father has diabetes and is ill at the moment
I've got something wrong with my heart but they dont know what is wrong with it yet. My heart beats way too fast. It's at 98-102 bpm when I'm just sat doing nothing. But I'll live-hopefully!!

asthma

I think disease can be manifested into the generations in different ways, diabetes, hypoglycemia, are the same, but different degrees. I bought a book called the "Eat Right for (4) your Type." It's about blood types. Very interesting. For every blood type there are different medical risks. For instance, a Type O person has a medical risk of blood clotting disorders, inflammatory diseases (arthritis, low thyroid production, ulcers, allergies. Certain foods inhibit the functioning of the thyroid for instance.Type A has medical risks of heart disease, cancer, anemia, liver and gallbladder disorders, type 1 diabetes. Certain foods are damaging to Type A's. inhibits the body's functioning. Type B's medical risks are type 1 diabetes, chronic fatigue syndrome, auto immune disorders - Lou Gehrig's disease, lupus, multiple sclerosis. Certain foods can damage the functioning of the body. Type AB's medical risks are heart disease, cancer, anemia. Again, there are foods that can cause damage to the body. I would recommend the book to give ourselves a better chance at health. Also, remember, the physical can cause mental disease, and visa versa, the mental can cause physical disease. Our emotions can affect our health, positive or negative. There are so many facits that determine health, our heredity being but one.

I'm not sure. There have been some medical problems in the wider family, but I don't know from what side are those coming.

A form of hemophilia called Von Willing's Brand Disease. (I know I probably didn't spell that right.)

We have a VERY strong breast cancer gene.