"ABC NEWS LIVE". YOU JUST MIGHT ANSWER YOU JUST MIGHT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION RIGHT HERE YOUR QUESTION RIGHT HERE ON THE AIR THIS THURSDAY. ON THE AIR THIS THURSDAY. AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR OUR WEEKLY SEGMENT, OUR WEEKLY SEGMENT, "PATEL IT LIKE IT IS", WHERE "PATEL IT LIKE IT IS", WHERE ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR ABC NEWS CONTRIBUTOR DR. ALOK PATEL SHARES HEALTH DR. ALOK PATEL SHARES HEALTH ADVICE ON THE TOPICS THAT ADVICE ON THE TOPICS THAT MATTER MOST TO YOU. MATTER MOST TO YOU. TODAY, HE'S ANSWERING SOME OF TODAY, HE'S ANSWERING SOME OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND DR. PATEL. YOUR QUESTIONS AND DR. PATEL. WE ARE GETTING INTO IT. WE ARE GETTING INTO IT. TAMME FROM LOS ANGELES WANTS TAMME FROM LOS ANGELES WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT HEMORRHOIDS. TO KNOW ABOUT HEMORRHOIDS. SHE SAYS, WHEN, WHY, SHE SAYS, WHEN, WHY, HOW DR. PATEL. HOW DR. PATEL. >> WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ? >> WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ? WELL, FIRST I HAVE WELL, FIRST I HAVE TO CONGRATULATE YOU , TAMMY, TO CONGRATULATE YOU , TAMMY, FOR THIS ELOQUENTLY WORDED FOR THIS ELOQUENTLY WORDED QUESTION AND NO ONE SHOULD QUESTION AND NO ONE SHOULD BE ASHAMED ABOUT ASKING OR BE ASHAMED ABOUT ASKING OR WONDERING ABOUT HEMORRHOIDS WONDERING ABOUT HEMORRHOIDS BECAUSE AN OVERWHELMING BECAUSE AN OVERWHELMING LARGE AMOUNT OF THE POPULATION LARGE AMOUNT OF THE POPULATION SUFFERS FROM THAT. SUFFERS FROM THAT. NOW, SIMPLY PUT, CAMERAS ARE NOW, SIMPLY PUT, CAMERAS ARE A CONDITION THAT CAN BE CAUSED A CONDITION THAT CAN BE CAUSED ANY TIME WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN ANY TIME WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN PRESSURE DOWN THERE AROUND OUR PRESSURE DOWN THERE AROUND OUR OR THAT CAUSES SWOLLEN VEINS, OR THAT CAUSES SWOLLEN VEINS, CAN BE FROM CONSTIPATION, COULD CAN BE FROM CONSTIPATION, COULD BE FROM PREGNANCY. BE FROM PREGNANCY. BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF PEOPLE GO THROUGH IT AND A LOT OF GO THROUGH IT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE FACT THAT IT CAN CAUSE ITCHING, FACT THAT IT CAN CAUSE ITCHING, BURNING, SOME BLEEDING THAT BURNING, SOME BLEEDING THAT YOU MIGHT NOTICE IN THE TOILET YOU MIGHT NOTICE IN THE TOILET AND EVEN PAIN. AND EVEN PAIN. SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO RELIEVE SO HOW ARE WE GOING TO RELIEVE THESE SYMPTOMS AS SO MANY THESE SYMPTOMS AS SO MANY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM? PEOPLE SUFFER FROM? THE ONE THING YOU WANT TO DO THE ONE THING YOU WANT TO DO IS IMPROVE YOUR REGULARITY. IS IMPROVE YOUR REGULARITY. AND THESE ARE WAYS TO GET AND THESE ARE WAYS TO GET SOME RELIEF. SOME RELIEF. TRY DRINKING MORE WATER, TAKING TRY DRINKING MORE WATER, TAKING AND MORE FIBER, AND STOP AND MORE FIBER, AND STOP SPENDING SO MUCH TIME SPENDING SO MUCH TIME ON THE TOILET. ON THE TOILET. THERE ARE SOME TOPICAL THERE ARE SOME TOPICAL MEDICATIONS YOU CAN TAKE MEDICATIONS YOU CAN TAKE AS WELL, AND IT IS EXTREMELY AS WELL, AND IT IS EXTREMELY POOR IN THAT YOU TALK TO A POOR IN THAT YOU TALK TO A DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC DOCTOR IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. QUESTIONS. HEMORRHOIDS ARE RELATIVELY EASY HEMORRHOIDS ARE RELATIVELY EASY AND SIMPLE TO DIAGNOSE, BUT AND SIMPLE TO DIAGNOSE, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN SYMPTOMS LIKE THERE ARE CERTAIN SYMPTOMS LIKE BLEEDING WHEN YOU GO TO THE BLEEDING WHEN YOU GO TO THE BATHROOM THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER BATHROOM THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER IGNORE. IGNORE. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. GETTING MY WATER HANDY HERE. GETTING MY WATER HANDY HERE. NEXT CALMY FROM MEXICO NEXT CALMY FROM MEXICO IS ASKING WHAT'S THE BEST WAY IS ASKING WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO TREAT HEAT, RASH AND ECZEMA? TO TREAT HEAT, RASH AND ECZEMA? THOSE SUMMER RASHES, THE CASES THOSE SUMMER RASHES, THE CASES ARE EVERYWHERE. ARE EVERYWHERE. >> I HAVE THESE PAINFUL >> I HAVE THESE PAINFUL MEMORIES OF BEING A KID MEMORIES OF BEING A KID AND GOING TO INDIA. AND GOING TO INDIA. A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO HUMID A LOT OF PEOPLE GO TO HUMID CLIMATES AND GETTING THIS SKIN CLIMATES AND GETTING THIS SKIN RASH. RASH. WELL, SOME PEOPLE CALL A HEAT WELL, SOME PEOPLE CALL A HEAT OR PRICKLY HEAT. OR PRICKLY HEAT. DERMATOLOGIST MAY REFER TO IT DERMATOLOGIST MAY REFER TO IT AS MALARIA. AS MALARIA. BASICALLY, THIS IS WHEN BASICALLY, THIS IS WHEN YOU BLOCK THESE SWEAT GLANDS YOU BLOCK THESE SWEAT GLANDS THAT CAN CAUSE A BACK UP OF THAT CAN CAUSE A BACK UP OF SWEAT AND SKIN IRRITATION. SWEAT AND SKIN IRRITATION. SOME OF THOSE RED BUMPS SOME OF THOSE RED BUMPS AND ITCHINESS THAT A LOT OF AND ITCHINESS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCE, WHAT DO PEOPLE EXPERIENCE, WHAT DO THEY WANT TO DO IS COOL THEY WANT TO DO IS COOL YOUR SKIN DOWN, DRY IT OFF YOUR SKIN DOWN, DRY IT OFF AND TRY WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING. AND TRY WEARING LOOSE CLOTHING. USUALLY THIS RASH WILL REEVE USUALLY THIS RASH WILL REEVE SOLVED WHEN YOU ACTUALLY MOVE SOLVED WHEN YOU ACTUALLY MOVE TO A COLDER CLIMATE. TO A COLDER CLIMATE. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER RASHES THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED RASHES THAT CAN BE TRIGGERED DURING THE SUMMER, SUCH DURING THE SUMMER, SUCH AS ECZEMA. AS ECZEMA. A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TRIGGERS A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE TRIGGERS FOR ECZEMA AND SOMETIMES IT'S FOR ECZEMA AND SOMETIMES IT'S IN WINTER WHEN YOU HAVE THAT IN WINTER WHEN YOU HAVE THAT COLDER AIR. COLDER AIR. FOR OTHERS, IT'S DURING SUMMER FOR OTHERS, IT'S DURING SUMMER WHEN IT COMES TO SWEAT WHEN IT COMES TO SWEAT AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT. AND DIRECT SUNLIGHT. AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT YOU AND I ARE REALLY TALKING YOU AND I ARE REALLY TALKING A LOT ABOUT DERMATOLOGIC A LOT ABOUT DERMATOLOGIC CONDITIONS THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE CONDITIONS THIS SUMMER, BECAUSE GUESS WHAT? GUESS WHAT? HEAT AND SO CAN ALSO TRIGGER HEAT AND SO CAN ALSO TRIGGER THINGS LIKE SUN ALLERGIES, ACNE THINGS LIKE SUN ALLERGIES, ACNE AND OTHER TYPES OF RASHES. AND OTHER TYPES OF RASHES. >> SO IT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, >> SO IT'S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, YOUR TRIGGERS. YOUR TRIGGERS. AND IF YOU HAVE ECZEMA THAT AND IF YOU HAVE ECZEMA THAT YOU KEEP THAT SKIN DRY, YOU KEEP THAT SKIN DRY, YOU MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT YOU MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT EXCESSIVELY DRYING IT BY TAKING EXCESSIVELY DRYING IT BY TAKING TOO MANY SHOWERS. TOO MANY SHOWERS. AND FRAGRANCE FREE LOTIONS ARE AND FRAGRANCE FREE LOTIONS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT, AS IS PUTTING REALLY IMPORTANT, AS IS PUTTING ON SUNSCREEN, BLOCKING THOSE ON SUNSCREEN, BLOCKING THOSE HARMFUL RAYS. HARMFUL RAYS. >> RIGHT. >> RIGHT. THOSE ARE GREAT TIPS. THOSE ARE GREAT TIPS. I'M THINKING ABOUT ALL OF I'M THINKING ABOUT ALL OF THE ONES THAT I STILL HAVE THE ONES THAT I STILL HAVE TO DO THAT. TO DO THAT. I FORGET TO DO BECAUSE ALL OF I FORGET TO DO BECAUSE ALL OF US . US . >> I KNOW. >> I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW. I KNOW. AND THEN KIDS, YOU'VE GOT A LOT AND THEN KIDS, YOU'VE GOT A LOT TO KEEP TRACK OF. TO KEEP TRACK OF. SPEAKING OF THE KIDS, LAST SPEAKING OF THE KIDS, LAST WEEK, THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL WEEK, THE U.S. SURGEON GENERAL ISSUED AN ADVISORY ABOUT SOCIAL ISSUED AN ADVISORY ABOUT SOCIAL MEDIA AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTH. MEDIA AND TEEN MENTAL HEALTH. NOW, YOU SAY A FAMILY MEDIA NOW, YOU SAY A FAMILY MEDIA PLAN CAN HELP WITH THIS. PLAN CAN HELP WITH THIS. SO WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? SO WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT? >> MEDIA PLAN ENTAILS KIND OF >> MEDIA PLAN ENTAILS KIND OF A CUSTOMIZED PLAN FOR FAMILIES A CUSTOMIZED PLAN FOR FAMILIES AND THEIR TEENS TO PARTICIPATE AND THEIR TEENS TO PARTICIPATE TOGETHER. TOGETHER. IN RESPONSIBLE MEDIA USE , IN RESPONSIBLE MEDIA USE , INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA. INCLUDING SOCIAL MEDIA. AND I THINK IT'S A PIPE DREAM AND I THINK IT'S A PIPE DREAM FOR US TO GO OUT THERE AND TELL FOR US TO GO OUT THERE AND TELL ALL THEIR TEENS TO GET OFF ALL THEIR TEENS TO GET OFF THEIR SMARTPHONES AND PRETEND THEIR SMARTPHONES AND PRETEND LIKE IT'S THE 90S. LIKE IT'S THE 90S. >> AGAIN, IT'S NOT GOING >> AGAIN, IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT WE CAN HELP TO HAPPEN, BUT WE CAN HELP TEENS BECOME BETTER DIGITAL TEENS BECOME BETTER DIGITAL CITIZENS AND FOLLOW GOOD MEDIA CITIZENS AND FOLLOW GOOD MEDIA HABITS IF AND WHEN THEY ARE HABITS IF AND WHEN THEY ARE ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. ON SOCIAL MEDIA SITES. SO ANY PARENT OUT THERE CAN SO ANY PARENT OUT THERE CAN GO TO A PLACE LIKE HEALTHY GO TO A PLACE LIKE HEALTHY CHILDREN, DOG, AND FIND CHILDREN, DOG, AND FIND CUSTOMIZED MEDIA PLANS DESIGNED CUSTOMIZED MEDIA PLANS DESIGNED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS. PEDIATRICS. YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE IT BASED YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE IT BASED ON YOUR PRIORITIES, HOW MANY ON YOUR PRIORITIES, HOW MANY CHILDREN YOU HAVE, THE AGE OF CHILDREN YOU HAVE, THE AGE OF YOUR KIDS, AND YOU CAN YOUR KIDS, AND YOU CAN GO THROUGH IT AND READ ABOUT GO THROUGH IT AND READ ABOUT THINGS SUCH AS GREEN FREE ZONES THINGS SUCH AS GREEN FREE ZONES AND TIMES, LOCK SCREEN AND TIMES, LOCK SCREEN REMINDERS FOR PARENTS AND TEENS REMINDERS FOR PARENTS AND TEENS ,COPING STRATEGIES FOR WHEN ,COPING STRATEGIES FOR WHEN YOUR CHILDREN RUN INTO YOUR CHILDREN RUN INTO SOMETHING THAT'S NOT THAT GREAT SOMETHING THAT'S NOT THAT GREAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HOW TO PROTECT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, HOW TO PROTECT YOUR DIGITAL SAFETY AND PRIVACY YOUR DIGITAL SAFETY AND PRIVACY AND ALSO AND I FEEL LIKE THIS AND ALSO AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THIS ONE IS NOT SPOKEN ABOUT IS THIS ONE IS NOT SPOKEN ABOUT ENOUGH HOW KIDS CAN PRACTICE ENOUGH HOW KIDS CAN PRACTICE KINDNESS AND EMPATHY ONLINE KINDNESS AND EMPATHY ONLINE AND LEARN HOW TO FIND THAT TYPE AND LEARN HOW TO FIND THAT TYPE OF CONTENT, PARTICIPATE IN OF CONTENT, PARTICIPATE IN POSITIVE THINGS. POSITIVE THINGS. AND I GOT TO SAY THIS AND I SAY AND I GOT TO SAY THIS AND I SAY THIS A LOT. THIS A LOT. YOU HAVE TO MODEL GOOD BEHAVIOR YOU HAVE TO MODEL GOOD BEHAVIOR SO WE CAN'T BE OUT THERE SO WE CAN'T BE OUT THERE TELLING OUR KIDS NO PHONES AT TELLING OUR KIDS NO PHONES AT THE DINNER TABLE AND SIT THERE THE DINNER TABLE AND SIT THERE BEING LIKE, OH, SORRY, KID, BEING LIKE, OH, SORRY, KID, DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY. >> SOMETIMES THAT'S THE HARDEST >> SOMETIMES THAT'S THE HARDEST PART. PART. WE SAY, GET OFF YOUR PHONE WE SAY, GET OFF YOUR PHONE AND EVERY TWO SECONDS YOU GET AND EVERY TWO SECONDS YOU GET TO WORK EMAIL AND YOU'RE TO WORK EMAIL AND YOU'RE IMMEDIATELY SCROLLING YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY SCROLLING YOURSELF . . >> SO GREAT ADVICE. >> SO GREAT ADVICE. DR. PATEL HAS ALWAYS. DR. PATEL HAS ALWAYS. >> WHAT WAS THAT? >> WHAT WAS THAT? I SAY MY TWO YEAR OLD EVEN I SAY MY TWO YEAR OLD EVEN CALLED ME OUT. CALLED ME OUT. SHE'S LIKE, DADDY, WORKING. SHE'S LIKE, DADDY, WORKING. >> AND I'M LIKE, N