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Posters asking for / offering medical advice

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Lockheart · 12/05/2020 12:42

I know that lots of people want to air their worries and discuss with those experiencing similar problems, but I feel like recently there have been quite a number of posts directly asking for medical (or dental) advice. It's always been around but obviously increasing in the current circumstances.

What is MNHQs policy on allowing these threads and posts to stand? Ultimately however well meaning someone may seem and however well qualified they say they are, there's really no way to verify that.

And quite often, some of the advice I've seen offered is dangerous, and based off urban myths. If someone followed some of the tips I've seen then they could really end up harming themselves.

Would you consider putting a warning on these sorts of threads, urging people to take real life, official medical advice? Similar to the way other warnings are posted on some threads about not giving money.

LilyMumsnet · 12/05/2020 15:41

Hi OP

Of course!

If you see lots of advice being offered that doesn't seem quite right, just report the thread to us. We're always happy to hop on and remind everyone that it is the internet - and real life medical advice is far more beneficial.

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