Subj : Being Full To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Oct 05 2019 08:44:00 Hi Nancy! DS>>> You're right...the digestive system is different in everyone, in the DS>>> time it takes to process food from "intake" to "output". But, NB> otherwise, DS>>> of males and females, that's the one system NB> where it's identical. BM>> Would seem like there should be NB> another anatomical system but can't BM>> think of one so will NB> agree. NB>> Actually the only systems that are different between male and female NB>> are the reproductive systems and the hormonal systems... And the latter NB>> is more in degree than in actual difference... And I guess that the NB>> hormones affect the skeletal system and musculature... But the nervous NB>> system and the respiratory system aren't gender-specific, nor the NB>> circulatory system... BM> True: pretty much would be able to swap between a male and female. BM> Lay just the nervous system or circulatory system on a table and try to BM> have a medical examination to determine gender and probably unable to. NB> If it were just the nervous system by itself, or the circulatory NB> system likewise, I don't think that there would be any gender NB> differences... there might be differences for the size of the NB> person it came from, but that could be a small male or a large NB> female, and so still not determinable... True: I've worked with 5'1" males and 6'+ females and other than the height factor the males were definately male and the female female. BM>> ...And one thing people should remember but often don't is the 'facts BM>> and figures' are averages, and even averages of the averages. Some BM>> people may 'go' more frequently, some less, but that may be the normal BM>> for that particular person. A blood pressure reading of 120/80 is the BM>> drilled-in 'normal'. OK, happens to be my normal for decades but BM>> varies by age, gender, and definitely person. Knew someone who's BP BM>> was something like 60-over -- diastolic was imperceptible. If she BM>> were to be placed on medication for low blood pressure and got BM>> elevated to the 'normal' of 120/80 it would kill her. For everyone BM>> else probably half that low a pressure and we'd be on the ground! NB>> That last is definitely an outlier...! ;) But yes, most of the NB>> medical "rules" are based on averages... and very few people land NB>> squarely on the average, more likely above or below.... :) For a NB>> number of things I tend to be an outlier as well, just not so NB>> dramatically as your friend... :) BM> I tend to have an active interest in my medical history, BM> not because of hypochondria or anything but more of a casual interest BM> in me, so tend to know if 'something wrong' is really a transient wrong BM> to keep an eye on or longer-term wrong that needs medical intervention. NB> Or even, not wrong for you, but just where your normal lies... ;) NB> I've tended to soak up medical stuff like a sponge, wherever I'm NB> exposed to it, whether my own health issues or those of the NB> people I'm helping care for... So I've ended up with various data NB> points on some issues, just from the larger data collection NB> base... :) Similar here: I find it interesting though not to the point of being obsessed. Having a sniffle is not reason to go to the Emergency Room much less a doctor, though for some people it can be a cause for concern -- all depends on specifics. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... A word is worth 1/1000th of a picture. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .