11) So-and-so (insert name/relation) started doing these exercises and got better so you should do them and get better too. (uhhh... thanks)

You have forgotten the one women hear the most... "you just have to lose some weight" Well, if I felt like I could drag my pain filled body somewhere other than from the couch to the bathroom, I might consider it!

The most bizzare suggestion I ever got was that I ought to eat raw dog meat and that would definitely cure my Cystic Fibrosis. Ew! And I'm a vegetarian too!

No, the MOST common one: If you would just get more excersise you would feel SO much better!! Why don't you join my gym? I have a great personal trainer....

no no no my personal favorite is..... if you just wouldnt let it run your live you would feel better you know pushing your self.. youll just make it worse if you contiue sitting there...

I get... maybe you should eat different. Ya know when you put bad things in your body bad things happen to your body.
Or
Try to concentrate on not vomiting maybe that will make you not vomit.

(I have gastroparesis and rumination syndrome. all i do is vomit)

Maybe it's your blood sugar, just eat smaller meals more often and you'll be fine.

All you need is some fresh air (yeah, because standing out in 90 degree weather makes me feel so much better)

hahaha...I got a kick outta these because I hear all of these almost daily...well except for the dog one that is just gross...the one I hear the most is you need to get out and get some excercise and are you eatting enough veggies?(uhh I would love to just get up and run around for a hour or so everyday and most thing I eat is veggies cause anything heavy makes me nausious)

I rested two days before we went out to lunch. I knew it would wipe me out for another two days afterward. But..."Isn't this nice?" she asked. "See, all you need is a reason to get up and out!"

I laughed so hard at the hypnosis comment that I was crying. I always heard the comments about stress and working through the pain.

I have heard just about all of them (except for the dog food one). That person that suggested that should have to eat the dog food! I have FMS, CFS, UCTD, (I could go on, but won't), and my parents aren't in the best of health, we live together to make it easier on all of us, and I was told that I needed to move out so that I would have less stress!! The best part that "great advice" was by a Doctor!!

Hee Hee, I thought I was the only one who got similar comments. but the worst one I ever got was from a bully of a teacher, lets call her Mrs Rolyat, and when ever I collapsed and went cyanotic ( blue) ( I have EDS, chiari and POTS, to name a few) she would shake me and say to stop wasting her time!, thankfully the PE teacher saw her and stopped her, then he performed CPR. I still have nightmares about her. By the way the comment on the hypnosis one really made me laugh :).

When I was dx with depression as a child: "Think happy thoughts!"

When I was dx with Schizophrenia: "It's all in your head, your dr doesn't know what he's talking about."

I get the exercising one all the time. It's like, yeah, sure buddy, I can go out for a run... I can barely walk because of sciatic and back pain, and often I don't have the energy to cook let alone go outside, but gee thanks for your helpful comment.

This stuff is too funny. I can totally relate. I get the exercise and eatting better ones all the time. What I love is that the "healthy" people giving all this "great" advice usually have worse live styles then myself.

I have CFS and i am getting so sick of when i explain to people what i have saying "well do you take vitamins" (ummmmm only about handful a day but i could always add more for good measure!)

I get the it's your diet (I am not a big fan of fruit or veggies - I think it is the texture) you need to eat better, or more fruit and Veggies etc. (Yeah sure this will miraculously repair my genes and make me completely healthy again... Thanx) (I have EDS - Genetic and more)...

My favorite? "Be sure you drink a lot of water!"
If only I had thought of that! I'm not sick - I've just been sooooooooo thirsty for 2 years. Wait'll I tell my Doctor! They're gonna feel pretty dumb when I reveal your genious plot to drown my illness! (golly shucks thanks pal!)

I have one! When I told my mother that I was diagnosed with RA 3 years ago, her response was, "well, that's what happens when you get old." umm...by the way, I'm 40.

I get the "eat better and exercise, lose weight" everyday from my mother. If these people only had a clue. I try to laugh at their ignorance and this article has helped me do so, ty! (SLE, CFS, Gastroparesis, APS, CPS and more)

Forgot the other one from friends...the "I'd kill myself if I were you!" one. It always makes me feel better lol