geekybabe:


Blkmum700,

I'm not a doctor, but from the results u shared and a little google research i did, seems its gastric ulcer. Meaning d pain is usually in front of your abdomen, maybe close to your upper navel area. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Honestly, gastritis is about the easiest ulcer type that can be managed as long as you fully understand your body and your triggers.
For the weight loss, you are not loosing weight due to your ulcer. You are loosing weight due to the many meds you are taking, loss of nutrients and stress. You are anxious and stress and that only makes ulcer pains worse.

Lets start with the meds you are taken. PPIs, e.g nexium, omeprazole, rabeprazole or lansoprazole. I've taken either of these at some point in d past. Lansoprazole is about the only one I have used with minimal side effects. Nexium sent me to the ER. What docs will not tell you is the nasty side effects that these meds have on the long run. They are meds that you should only take for 14 days or maximum of 28 days at a stretch and then you wait for your stomach to heal. Taking them for 2 or 3 months at a stretch isnt effective cos your body creates a dependency on them and it becomes difficult to stop. Some of them have side effects ranging from dry mouth, to heart palpitations, to tinnitus, to lightheadedness and insomnia. Long term ppi use has also been associated with magnesium deficiency, which could affect your bones in later life. So even though u are so focused on the ulcer, the meds could be doing much bigger problems. Gradually reduce your doses when you want to stop.

If you have to take any of these PPIs, take them in d morning before your breakfast. They are most effective then. Dont take them after a meal. PPIs work best on an empty stomach and can suppress the acid and make your tommy ready for the day.

Antibiotics. These ones do more harm than good. I haven't taken any in my tommy for over 5 years. They mess up your gut. They kill good bacteria that is supposed to aid digestion in your stomach. They make you weak and can even cause weight-loss. If your doc recommends it as part of your treatment because of h.pylori infection, it shouldn't be for more than 2 weeks. Afterwards just discontinue pls. Stay with PPIs for the rest of your treatment and dont randomly buy antibiotics to self medicate.
You can do without them. I relocated to a country where you need a doctors prescription for most meds and that was when i realised i needed to break my dependency on meds. And i can tell you, you can do without antibiotics for ulcer.

For the food, trust me, your stomach cannot handle semo well because it is heavy and it is loaded with gluten and your stomach is sensitive due to the ulcers. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, and every food made from wheat, wheat flour has gluten. Semo is made from wheat so it has gluten. Same as bread, cake, and most baked goods. You may not get a doc to tell you all this, except maybe a gastroenterologist who has a versatile experience treating digestive problems. So you might want to reduce the quantity of semo, and rather focus on amala, rice, or choose pounded yam/poundo yam instead of semo. Yam doesnt have gluten. If you have to eat swallow, avoid egusi. Take ewedu, okro instead. Ewedu, also known as slippery elm, is used to treat ulcers and digestive issues in some parts of the world.

If you have to eat pap, make sure it is not hot. Lukewarm maybe. Try and get more fibre into your meals. Number 1 source of fibre for me is oatsmeal. Go and buy quaker oats and let it be a regular staple in your meals. I have oatsmeal almost everyday for breakfast. Its simple to make and you will get used to it. If you can tolerate milk, use milk with the oatsmeal in minimal quantity. If you can't, try tigernut milk, or any plant based milk like coconut milk or almond milk. This maybe quite expensive in Nigeria so u can use normal milk in minimal quantity.

Eat vegetables. Cabbage, carrots, efo riro with minimal oil. Oily foods will cause pain for you after eating. Increase your fibre and vegetables. I don't know why banana upsets your tommy, but it works for many people. If you can, instead of eating the fruits, make a smoothie by blending the fruits together with water or any other liquid. Drink d smoothie gradually. That way its easier for your tommy to digest the fruits.

This is a lifestyle change but trust me, you need to focus on healing your gut and focus less on d ulcers. Dont eat heavy. Eating 7 times a day in bits is better than eating 2 heavy meals. And please while at it, try to sleep well and dont stress.

I hope i have been able to share a little. Do your own research online. Watch YouTube videos and read books to understand your digestive system and how you can overcome ulcers.
All d best.

awesomemrs:
@ geekybabe ... Thanks for the write-up?

Does ulcer makes one stomach rumbles before and after eating too?

geekybabe:


Stomach rumbling happens to people I guess. Either when you are hungry, or when your stomach is digesting. It is normal. It only becomes an issue if it is happening too often, and discomforting or causes pain.
Ulcer is not the sole cause of a discomforting stomach rumbling, but most pple with stomach ulcer have very frequent stomach rumbling, especially around the navel area as in the case of gastritis.

If you have not been diagnosed of ulcer, and you dont have ulcer symptoms, It might just be an intolerance to some certain foods that causes the rumbling. eg lactose intolerance. You might need to identify what foods trigger the rumbling or what habits trigger it. Then eliminate those foods.

Do you have diarrhea after the rumbling? Do you feel nauseous or bloated constantly after eating? Asides the rumbling is there an intense pain ? Then if your answer to any of these questions is yes, you might want to talk to a doc.

9jayes:
I'm fucking tired of dis ulcer, the pain is too much, stomach and chest burning to the back. My always come with malaria or typhoid

geekybabe:


Cos the malaria meds and the typhoid meds are powerful. if you dont eat right while taking those meds, the stomach ulcer will flare up again

blkmum700:



Glad to hear back,wish I had this info all these while,I would have eliminate many foods from my list and stop eating heavy, thanks for the info and I really appreciate it ,I will adjust my lifestyle on foods and see what happens.

blkmum700:


Here.

Contumely:

What happened to me actually was that I started feeling weak continually with slight fever, all these were incessant. I took both malaria and typhoid drugs. Tests later showed I had no malaria but typhoid. It was always at 320 and 160.
I took different drugs at interval under a year yet the same test result. No improvement from the drugs equally.
Other routine tests were done including HIV at least to rule them out. Some peepe suggested that I I truly had typhoid that level that I wouldnt be walking about unaided.
The same symptoms continued. At a point I started having ulcer symptoms. I would feel thirsty after 10 mins of taking a sachet of water, meal apins and heart burns though slight.
They said occult blood was positive. I used ulcer kit then, no improvement. I have lately since been on Omeprazole alone.

I still have symptoms even as I write, including the weakness, If I climb stairs I would be breathing as though I dug ground, continues fever and slight headache.
Am confused seriously.
BTW I have seen many doctors to the point that some discount my symptoms as psychological. I don't blame them though.

9jayes:


Do ulcer makes one weak nd tired?

gambus007:
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You are very right.

9jayes:


Do ulcer makes one weak nd tired?

Haney2:
@geekybabe thank you for the writeup and thanks to every other person who has written here...

I have had GERD for a very long time and what happens is heartburn but not often. Then sometimes when am very hungry or stressed, I have shortness of breath. I was diagnosed of having H.pylori last year which i was given medication for. Then 3 weeks back, i had shortness of breath, a feeling of lump in my throat which is not painful but very discomfiting and fever so I went to the hospital and was diagnosed of malaria and typhoid. I was placed on medication that was where my problem aggravated ooo.

I started having palpitations which comes with tingling in my muscles and weakness, heavy chest, heartburn, back pain, burping, rumblings in my tummy. Pain before eating and after eating... Its been scary but 3 years ago , my sister suffered from thesame symptoms so it was easy for me to understand it. I was on cimetidine IV and now on tablets but I really dont think it's working. I also have been making cabbage juice, it was working at first because the lump dissapeared for 2 days and then I had anxiety from this whole pandemic. Then everything came back.

Night is my biggest fear... Depending on what I eat, that determines whether I would have a sound sleep or not. I mostly dont have that. I am still trying to understand my system and trigger foods. Semo with plain okra soup has been very good and faithful to me.

I read alot on the internet where I got explanation about the lump in my throat and so many other things. Then I stumbled upon this page and I have been so happy especially with the unripe plantain remedy. I hope to start using it today and I pray it works for me.

Haney2:
@geekybabe and 9jayes thank your for the prompt response.

So I have been off alot of food including the ones you mentioned. I am alil bit confused but my body doesnt take fruit well anymore. I took watermelon for 2 days and I felt weekness for the 2 days.

The plantain remedy is actually very effective, took it for 2 days and it was almost like magic...even the lump went to sleep but unfortunately I had another anxiety trigger yesterday which came with palpitation and everything is back.

I would like to know if the remedy can cause loose stool. I will be on my way to the hospital though soon.

Thank you once again, I will keep coming back.

Haney2:
@geekybabe and 9jayes thank your for the prompt response.

So I have been off alot of food including the ones you mentioned. I am alil bit confused but my body doesnt take fruit well anymore. I took watermelon for 2 days and I felt weekness for the 2 days.

The plantain remedy is actually very effective, took it for 2 days and it was almost like magic...even the lump went to sleep but unfortunately I had another anxiety trigger yesterday which came with palpitation and everything is back.

I would like to know if the remedy can cause loose stool. I will be on my way to the hospital though soon.

Thank you once again, I will keep coming back.

Contumely:

What happened to me actually was that I started feeling weak continually with slight fever, all these were incessant. I took both malaria and typhoid drugs. Tests later showed I had no malaria but typhoid. It was always at 320 and 160.
I took different drugs at interval under a year yet the same test result. No improvement from the drugs equally.
Other routine tests were done including HIV at least to rule them out. Some peepe suggested that I I truly had typhoid that level that I wouldnt be walking about unaided.
The same symptoms continued. At a point I started having ulcer symptoms. I would feel thirsty after 10 mins of taking a sachet of water, meal apins and heart burns though slight.
They said occult blood was positive. I used ulcer kit then, no improvement. I have lately since been on Omeprazole alone.

I still have symptoms even as I write, including the weakness, If I climb stairs I would be breathing as though I dug ground, continues fever and slight headache.
Am confused seriously.
BTW I have seen many doctors to the point that some discount my symptoms as psychological. I don't blame them though.

geekybabe:
HI All.

So i just discovered that Mayonnaise is not a friend to ulcer or heatburns.
The past couple of days I have been having some slight pains and heartburn. I rarely have ulcer pains again, so I was just wondering where the pain was from. Immediately I started troubleshooting what I have been eating. Recently fell in love with tuna sandwich. So in the past couple of weeks, i bought a jar of mayonnaise and with some canned tuna fish. Apparently I never thought it could cause pain in any way.

I woke up this morning and immediately checked on google. Mehn. Mayonnaise is a no no. It has a high oil content which could highly irritate your tommy. Its not healthy at all. Always check online if that new addiction is healthy for your tommy.

no more mayonnaise. I'd rather stop bread entirely sef

azubaby:


Thanks sis am grateful. I have listed about 11 things on a paper I Will never put in my mouth again...

I Will get the omeprazole tomorrow. Can I combine the plantain therapy and omeprazole

geekybabe:

Its possible that the plantain solution remedy causes loose stool. Especially if you dont make a fresh one in 3 days. Take the solution b4 meals and try to eat well too. You can send a pm

Machini:


You have been such a blessing on here. kudos.

Please I wanted to confirm, the unripe plantain recipe, am I to consume the whole mixture or I'm supposed to sieve out the plantain particles and drink only the sieved water?

The first time I tried it about 2 months ago I took the whole mixture.

Thanks.

geekybabe:

its best to sieve to avoid bloating or diarrhea

Machini:

All right. Thank you!

Machini:


All right. Thank you!

geekybabe:

Honestly can't remember. I did this years ago.

geekybabe:


Cos the malaria meds and the typhoid meds are powerful. if you dont eat right while taking those meds, the stomach ulcer will flare up again