Hi Doctor, I love reading your column each time I have the opportunity of coming across Daily Sun. I actually like the way you answer other people problems.
I have this problem bothering my mind. I know almost everything concerning reproductive health because I went for a course on it sometime ago. My problem now is that, though I know when I’m ovulating, I also know which of the ovaries is bringing out the egg because I used to have a sharp pain on the side from which the egg is coming out. The pain then wasn’t painful as it is now. Right now, it comes as if I’m having menstrual cramps but if I make love with my boyfriend 2days before my ovulation, there won’t be any pains and I will still know when I’m ovulating. Making love at this time I know it’s dangerous. What can I do to reduce this pain apart from making love? If I don’t make love with my boyfriend 2days before my menses, I always have serious cramps. But if I do make love, though there will be cramps, but they’ll be not too painful. I also take the contraceptive called Postinor 2 times precisely. But I took it on the 8th day of my menstrual cycle sometime last year but instead of ovulating on the 14th day (I have a 28day cycle)I started bleeding and it came for 5days like my normal menses does and I still menstruate on the 28th day which is my normal way. Could there have been a problem then? Please don’t publish my name and email address and I will really appreciate it if a copy of the reply can be sent to my box.
Rachel Obeigher, Gboko, Benue
Dear Rachel, I must commend the fact that you are into contraceptives to stop unwanted pregnancy. You see Nigerian women are champion contraception avoiders even though they are knowledgeable about it -many surveys have shown this worrisome fact. Your post-sex contraceptive is the cause of the bleeding –nothing wrong. This drug may act this way in some people. Not to worry. Yes, sex at the point in question is too dangerous– you are in great danger of getting pregnant and remember, as contraception pre-sex is better than contraception after (or post) sex. So for prevention, use either plain old condoms or spermicide tablets–insert in place just before sex or take the 3monthly injections. Go to a doctor or to the Planned Parenthood office to ask for these shots. For pain, Hyoscine tablets will do very wonderfully and it’s important you get this point well because it is the pains you have that are the cause of your having compulsory sex around ovulation– very risky and the best recipe for unwanted babies. If you come to see us we’ll help you further with me useful medicines and injections to put an end to these pains. Of course it will cost you something but nothing compared to an unwanted pregnancy. Try this and let us know how you fare. Finally, try and get married soonest and if you have problems with this and you’d like some help, send me an e mail on the subject–I’m also a pastor who has expertise in that particular area of ministry. For more help in this area, look up our blog — www.mediamedix.blogspot.com
What’s the matter with my belly?
Dear Doctor, I read a Daily Sun newspaper and saw so many problems put up to you which you gave a solution of how to solve; that was why I intended to present my case to you .This has been bothering me for long, and has been a very big problem to me which nobody will not able to observe, looking at me I’m healthy but inside I know the kind of problem I have. I’ve been to so many hospitals and have taken a lot of antibiotics, the lab always prescribe that I have typhoid and malaria parasite, and also stomach problem which the doctor said that I had excess gas syndrome. It has been 2 years and some months since this sickness started; I have never been myself again, and never believe that typhoid will ever last this way. Please tell me what to do cause you are the last doctor I’m writing to. I stopped taking any drugs because I tried and I found out that it weakens my body whenever I took any antibiotic.
Keriani Gaskiya; Taraba
Dear Keriani, If your stomach is acting up with excess gas– and the doctor called it a syndrome then maybe we are dealing with something that is difficult to delineate. A syndrome is always so called because of this –it is difficult to characterize or understand; but it is a recognized group of symptoms or challenges to health or well-being. Typhoid certainly can be the culprit. Also, chronic indigestion can do the same thing –just as the poorly understood Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). IBS means your bowel doesn’t work the right way; it can cause cramping, bloating, gas, diarrhea, and constipation, but doesn’t damage the bowel or lead to other health problems. The doctor, who will diagnose IBS based on your symptoms, may need to have medical tests done to rule out other health problems. Stress doesn’t cause IBS, but it can make your symptoms worse. Fatty foods, milk products, chocolate, alcohol, and caffeinated and carbonated drinks can trigger symptoms.
Eating foods with fiber like vegetables and fruits like pawpaw, pine apple, apple, cabbage, carrots, bananas, and eating small meals (up to 5 or 6) throughout the day may reduce symptoms. Drinking lots of water helps too. There is no medical cure for IBS but treatment for IBS may include medicine, stress relief, and changes in eating habits. You’ll certainly need to see a good doctor face to face and have him investigate the IBS. Just seeing malaria parasite in the blood of anyone living in Nigeria’s holoendemic area is nothing to write home about—it’s of no consequence especially if there are no accompanying symptoms of malaria.
I don’t want to be childless
Doctor, you are really doing a great job! The Lord will continue to be your strength. I am a lady of 27yrs and I think I have some problems which I don’t understand. I had about six abortions just in 2 yrs., that was between 2011 to 2012 and I did it in a good hospital but ever since then I have not been able to conceive in for a day. I have series of unprotected sex with my man, nothing has happened. (2). There is discharge