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The pains can be excruciating, only few people understand....

In those bad moments, try original yogurt, it will help relieve the pain before you can take in solid food. If you can't afford it, drink pap, wait a little and eat.

Go for tests to find out exactly the type of ulcer you have, it will help in knowing the treatment that you actually need. Some needs surgery, I hope yours have not gotten to that.

What I discovered that works long term is lifestyle change.

Desists from the following: food with too much pepper, hot meals, any carbonated drink (stick to water, yogurt for now), alcohol specifically is a NO, cigarette, unnecessary FASTING ( you can't afford it). If you must eat beans, cook it yourself, it must be properly cooked.

- You MUST eat regularly in small proportions, eat in between meals, always have things like biscuit (I recommend crackers).
- Breakfast is a MUST and should be done early.
- As much as possible, reduce stress and try to relax.
- If you can afford it, reduce "mamaput" cook your meals or have someone cook for you.
- You must not hold your FART, as embarrassing as it can be, release at will!
- Study your self, those food or activities that aggravate the pains, desists from them.
etc etc.

Pumping yourself with antacid is just to relieve the pain, it does not necessarily heal the ulcer.

Op started by exposing the dangers of war which is an important thing for all Nigerians to be aware of, but took a wrong turn by making it obvious that Biafrans were the target. You could have easily remained neutral and preserved your message. Now some of your audience feel offended and will naturally not absorb the message.

That being said, I believe that a second civil war will be bloodier than the first. Nigeria at the moment cannot afford that! We already have our hands full with Boko Haram issues. War is expensive! Economically, we are in recession, borrowing on daily basis to survive, oil price is low. Militants will likely cutoff oil production during the war, our CinC is not fit, and so on.

Again, I don't think a second civil war will be like the first that will be fought only in the SE. I believe it will be felt all over the country this time. Biafra will be foolish not to export the war to major cities in Nigeria via Guerrilla warfare. If Boko Haram could penetrate Abuja, don't you think that the Igbos who have since after the war assimilated into every single city in Nigeria, eat their food and speak their language will do much more damage? They are more educated and have more population.

What FG should do now is to kick-start a national dialogue that will lead to the restructuring of the country or lobby NASS to... This move alone will kill the Biafra agitation. If you want to cool nerves, that is what you should be preaching now! They shouldn't wait until it's too late, it's getting late already!