So, in this poorly written, gong show of a thread, I asked a question about aspartame - specifically which diet drinks are made without it.
I also erroneously included the information that my physician had advised me not to drink beverages with aspartame because it can raise blood pressure.
My question about aspartame free drinks was answered, although I still don’t know if I can get Diet Rite in Canada.
However, I also received a boat load of what can only be described as medical advice, IMHO, suggesting that aspartame does NOT increase blood pressure, including links to cites suggesting that it may actually lower blood pressure. I expressed concern over taking medical advice from a message board, as opposed to my actual physician, and a few posters suggested that my IRL physician was incorrect, and I should take the information to her to look at, and furthermore, some of the posters suggesting that she was wrong were very, very clever and therefore, their medical opinions should not be dismissed out of hand despite being on a message board.
Ok - these are all good points.
BUT - then the thread was closed - no worries, my non-aspartame drink question was answered. However, in closing samclem says:
Huh? That sounds an awful lot like samclem is taking me to task for NOT taking medical advice from a message board, and instead relying on the medical advice of my actual physician.
That’s…ridiculous - isn’t it? We’re not supposed to ask for medical advice, but if we’re offered it and it happens to come from a smart poster we should value it over the opinion of our actual physician?
OK…
Like I said - this isn’t really a pit. I’m not particularly annoyed - just confused. Considering that samclem closes the most innocuous medically themed threads I’m sort of surprised that in closing my non-medically (at least not intentionally) themed thread, he implies that I’m foolish for not following the medical advice contained within it.
Anyhow - that’s it. I’m just curious as to his motivation for including the little dig. Also, if anyone wants to call me a dumb ass for ignoring medical advice that I received on a message board in favour of medical advice that I received from my IRL physician, this is probably a good place to do it.