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queenfav:
This isn't so expensive sis. Hubby got it 18k in Lagos,jumia sells 22k.It's a steal because we were planning to go for morphy richards air fryer that's 3.9 litres and sold for 29k.This is way better cos it can cook two items at once,uses little electric units and has 17 litres capacity.

What’s the name of the brand of the halogen oven? With gadgets like this I prefer going to known brands like russel Hobbs, Phillips and all.

queenfav:
About last Night..
Boli and Barbecued Catfish made with Halogen Air wave Oven at home.. Am never buying barbecued fish outside again!

Looks so good! But that halogen oven is expensive
It’s a must have kitchen gadget for me next year

Yum chocolate banana bread.

YEsterdays breakfast.
Flaxmeal pancakes smeared with almond butter. Green berries. Carob tea.

Flax meal pancakes were made with flax meal, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla flavor, coconut milk, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
Carob is a powerful powder derived from roasting the pods of locust bean seeds (iru). Lowers cholesterol, lowers blood sugar, high in fiber, caffeine free. Powerful antioxidant. It’s colour and flavor is similar to cocoa powder.

Now this is one power packed meal.

gloria34:
how did u do it? I was told same while I was still in primary school. over 14yrs now and it's still same. especially when I am tensed

See that’s it. Anxiety and nervousness is the underlying problem for some people. Just tell yourself, what’s the worst that could happen? Always remember that you don’t need to be tense or nervous. Relax. Get rest. Exercise very regularly. Play music. Meditate.

condralbedez:
am facing all this that you listed below ,how can i stop it？my bp is high for my age.

You just av to find a way to calm down. Really take your mind off your problems. Stop overthinking.

Stop being anxious
Anxiety and nervousness causes sweaty palms too. Stop stressing and try to take your mind off it.

ibietela2:
This is cutting half of ones all diet by 60% in a country where we eat same food over and over again

Lol. Except you don't have ulcer pains. If you know how bad and discomforting ulcer pains cause, you will carefully avoid the triggers.

Besides there are many things to eat. Boil or grill instead of frying meat, fish, etc. That's the first major step

Godwinnairaland:
Been going through this for a month now, deprived me of all joy, the pain is smarting, please do you have any idea on how I will go about it. Your suggestions are welcomed.

We have extensively discussed this here on nairaland:

https://www.nairaland.com/1423578/tips-curing-ulcers-living-healthy

Go through and mention me if you have questions

chaarly:
@yuneehk, Mariangeles, Jagugu88li


That my banana i was trying to ripen. . u guys dinnor tell me for how long i was to keep it air tight ooo. i forgot about the stuff. .
i was tidying the kitchen this evening and i remembered. Brought it out and. . viola
it got soo over riped i had to discard it save about 2 which i managed to eat. .

pics below. .

ps. we still have about 6 bunch remaining. please guys how long should i leave it air tight before its done

Overripe bananas dont have to be discarded. They are perfect for banana bread or banana pancakes.

lastmonth:
Im struggling to secure employment in Gauteng , Mpumalanga areas. Im sending numerous applications no response. someone please give me pointers, visa is running out. Mechanical engineering FMCG axperience

Do you av a honors or masters degree from any SA uni?
If yes apply for PR. If you don't av an SA degree no one will give you PR especially since you don't have a valid employment yet.

You really should have worked had to get any job within the 1 year frame. It doesn't av to be mechanical engineering related. Just somtin in the critical skills area.

Whatever you decide, do not overstay. It's best to go back to Nigeria and figure out what next.

gambus007:
You are not alone..you have to work on your mind set too, if you are not careful it will take over your life. Have postive mind that it will not kill you. Ulcer is something I don't wish for my friends and enemies. For the pass 2months now I have not been sleeping well. One thing I know for sure to win the war is to change your mind set and kill the anxiety in your body. Anxiety(fear) triggers ucler pains too..I have been on antibiotics for the pass one month and now I have oral Candida due to medication. Try treat GERD..you might have GERD which has close symptoms with P.ulcer. talk to your Doctor about possible ways to test for GERD.

Hmm. Believe me when I say those antibiotics ok the long run will cause more harm than good. Most Nigerian docs don't get it. Take your time to extensively research. It's supposed to be a one off treatment and dats it. In other countries docs will prescribed probiotics and other stuff to help your tommy restore its good bacteria after a long term use.
In d end, the overuse of antibiotics will kill of all the good bacteria in your tommy that should aid good digestion and you may end up again with food intolerances and even ibs.

Give yourself time to heal at least a month after meds. Keep being positive.
GERD is different though. Its pain is in d chest area and not in the tommy

wane01:
I do take avocado pear, cashew nuts and cucumber together... I don't eat eggs except they're soaked in some sauce... But still I don't think these are things that can fit into my backpack

Well, you have to find a way to snack healthy. Like be very disciplined about it. Fastest way is to subtitle for fruits; apples and bananas, cucumbers are my go to fruits. I would av suggested making smoothie but you might not have time for dat. You can't overeat apples. InfAct by d time you eat 3 you feel full. Same with bananas. I snack a lot but I don't eat junk. I'm lazy with chewing fruits so I make smoothies. Yoghurt apples, banana, and what other fruits I can find. then I blend. Attimes it's just smoothies I sip through my day and I don't even feel hungry till late evening. If u r nocturnal this will be hard. But you have to try

I don't take junks or biscuits as I don't eat anything made from wheat flour ( gluten).

Grilled cubed plantain.
This is not fried. Just a mild spray with baking spray and placed in the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

Perfection.

FloraEC:
We're watching weight
Flaxseed tea with milk and buttered bread

You can't be watching weight with all that butter.

STIdesyns:
Hi

Pls madam is the fermented unripe plantain still healthy to drink after d second day,d odour and taste has gone really bad after the second day.pls how healthy is the solution after the second day.have been having re occurring typhoid and malaria so am careful not to take anything that will give me typhoid again.pls advice

Please note that you should stay off this if you are on other medication. This plantain solution is a home remedy. Typhoid is caused by bacteria and you should carefully treat it using meds. Discontinue the plantain therapy and focus of recommended meds. I'm not a doc and this post about the plantain remedy is 4 years old. It worked for some and others used it for maintenance. Some pple still said it didn't work. The extent of Ulcer and gastritis damage is different for everyone.

Cyberl33t:
Thanks for this...

But this allergy of a thing, I was not having it before!

Does it just come?

Depends. Maybe you suddenly got exposed to the allergen trigger. Like I said for me. It started when I relocated. You can read online about hay fever and allergies

Cyberl33t:
Remember na Biko

Hi. You most likely have an allergy or like someone said..hay fever.
Causes itchy eyes, constant catarrh and it's worsened at night. Something usually triggers it. For me it started when I moved from Nigeria. I realized I was allergic to pollen grain which I inhale in some weathers, and also dust mites.
Solution is to keep a tidy environment, avoid exposure to triggers, and use an allergy medication. Loratidine works. A tablet of 10mg once per day. It reduces your symptoms. If you have itchy eyes you may need to get some allergy eye drops too.

gambus007:
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I am really happy to hear dis, am also grateful for your recommendation and advice. Please can you recommend good antacids med pls? Thank you once again

I know there is gestid. Though it has a weird after taste. Gascol is better. And flavoured too.
I'm not in Nigeria but I have also used gaviscon at some point. I dunno if you can find it.

Try those after every meal especially. Try to use acid suppressing meds (omeprazole, ranitidine) preferably before meals on an emtpy stomach. Let banana be your friend. You need to also see a doc if bloody stool persists.

gambus007:
I have bn having issue with ulcer for the pass 2months now.. I have taken 2packs of ulskit but I was only relieved for about 2weeks and now pains are back. which triggers my bp. Before I took the ulskit I was asked to go for ulcer test and H.pylori was positive(so sad).
Present symptoms now
1. Back and chest pain( up and down)
2.stomach pains
3. Funny feelings along my throat and accompying with lite cough( not always)
4. Bitter and sour taste after taking food or medication (ulcer drugs and malaria drugs).
5. Flat taste within some minutes after eating
6. Stomach makes funny noise
7. Blood in stool
8. Sometimes heart palpitation
9. Can't sleep flat on my back
etc..


I have used the unripe plantain cure before but with ulskit kit which I was fine for some weeks.
I read some article online about peptic ulcer and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a chronic acid reflux. Question: the treatment for peptic ulcer and gastroesophageal reflux disease are they the same?
Can unripe plantain cure both disease or only meant to treat peptic ulcer? All Nigerian doctors are not helping matters they will not allow someone to talk ... Please I need recommendations on test to undergo to point out my issue. Thanks in Advance

Hmm. Acid reflux/GERD is when excess acid flows up through oesophagus into your throats causing discomfort and heartburn. Clearly you have GERD from all your symptoms.

The weird part is some of the meds used for treating ulcer cause acid reflux symptoms to worsen.
1. Never eat at least 3 hours before sleep.
2. Sleep on the left side and elevate your upper body well to avoid acid from flowing up your oesophagus when you sleep overnight.
3. Don't bother taking cough syrup. If your sore throats and cough is caused by acid reflux, you have to treat the acid reflux.
4. Discontinue the plantain therapy. Reflux can be awful and discomforting. Talk to your doc. Do not eat hot meals. You have to treat the reflux. The last time i talked about a med here I was banned.
But if you can get ranitidine (150mg), take it morning and night for a week or two, you'll feel some relief. then go and get antacids. I'm not sure you can get sulcrafate in Nigeria it works too. Try and talk to a doctor who understands and can listen.
Once you can treat your GERD, the symptoms disappears outrightly.

STIdesyns:
Thanks for d response. Didn't even know wheat trigers ulcer too. What can I use to substitute wheat as I have stopped talking anything garri . What about raw palm oil. What about yam. I ate beans last week and I felt a bit of d pain so am not sure it's d cause and have not gone back to it. What about boiled egg, skimmed milk. Have not taken meat or fish in 2weeks..pls help. The unripe plantain d one I did is almost tasteless not sure I got d preparation right. Waiting for ur replies

Okay relax. It's not that bad.
You can eat white rice, boiled beans (without palm oil or pepper), amala with ewedu or okro, you can eat boiled yam , fish, chicken, and eggs has far as it's boiled.
Avoid greasy foods cause it looks like your tommy is very sensitive. Avoid any form of oily foods including palm oil. Garri is rough so avoid Garry.
Focus on soft tender foods. Lots of veggies, boiler plantain, bananas, and take lots of oats. Oats should be your major breakfast now. You can try yoghurt too instead of milk.
When trying things, you should try in bits and see if it works. Never over eat. Eat lukewarm meals. No hot meals.

Eat light in the evening at least 3 hours before you sleep. Eat bananas a lot. My best approach to fruits is to take smoothies. I simply blend yoghurt with bananas, apples, watermelon, cabbage, and any other non-citrus fruits.

When you start to heal you can reintroduce wheat /gluten.
I'll try to find links to share with you. Please try not to stress, it doesn't matter the number of meds you take, your ulcer/gastritis is worsened with stressing and anxiety.

folmus:
I can relate with the OP; once you have suffered the pains of gastritis, you obviously become a researcher. My cousin has tired f going to hospital. His is like 2 years now. he has done endoscopy, (after treating HYPylori severally, even tested negative at a point early this year,) which shows Antral gastritis. Even a Biospy was taken and we were afraid of cancer but no cancer buy shows scanty H.Pylori with diagnosis as H.Pylori chronic moderately active gastritis. It is been difficult with no one day of full relief.He just completed another tripple therapy, still complaining. May God heal us all.

Things is the solution to gastritis is not the triple therapy. It's simply identifying what causes flares and staying off it completely. It's funny after how many years I kept repeating this therapy but it just did not worked. The bad side is even that the antibiotics kill the good bacteria in your digestive system and make it difficult for you to easily tolerate some foods. Gastritis can be managed easily without triple therapy. I started this thread over 5 years ago and I keep learning about ulcers and gastritis everyday from experience. I have not even had an endoscopy. Not sure I will anytime soon. I know what my symptoms are and I try to stay off triggers. There are weeks and months I don't even have any flares.

STIdesyns:
Hello dear
Thanks for this write ups. I just did endoscopy and the result shows healed ulcer but d pains are still coming even after taking my medications and abstaining from all these things u stated.
It's been above 2weeks now since I started taking the ulcers drugs. I felt relieve for about 2 or 3 days and d pains are back.sometimes I can't eat because i end up vomiting. I started d unripe plantain this nite but the pains still there. Plz what else can I do....

With pain, there is a lot of things. First maybe the ulcer has h pylori infection.
Give yourself time to really heal.these are times to really abstain strictly, eat fiber, stay off anything hot, warm or oily. InfAct at this point avoid gluten. Bread, wheat. Let yourself heal. With time the pains will go away. Be patient, and don't stress. Stress causes a relapse in the healing process. The pain always goes away.

After the normal 2 week ulcer treatment, you need to be very patient. Meds keep working even few more weeks after the treatment.

Seahawk:
you need to come live with us.

I don’t bake often because no one to finish it (me and hubby are weight watchers). It’s still here.

You can make it healthier. Substitute we the wheat flour for oats flour. Might need to add yogurt or milk to to the wet ingredients.
Still comes out amazing and much healthier..
You can eat without guilt