Magnesiumis a natural element, a type of metal found in the soil, rocks and seawater. It is a shiny, silvery-grey metal on the periodic table with the symbol “Mg”. But you do not eat the metal to get it into your body. Instead, your body pulls magnesium ions, which are tiny charged particles of that metal, from the plants and animals you eat. Those tiny particles are dissolved in your body fluids and inside your cells, acting like little “spark plugs” that trigger hundreds of chemical reactions.If your body were a smartphone, magnesium would be the electric current running through its circuits. You cannot see it or hold it, but without that flow of energy, the phone, which represents your body in this case, would not even turn on. By acting in this way, it keeps your heartbeat steady and helps send electrical signals through your heart so that it beats in a smooth, regular rhythm.To sum it up, magnesium is a natural metal that your body dissolves into tiny charged particles, and those particles power nearly every internal process. To begin with, it turns food into fuel by helping your body convert the sugar and carbohydrates you eat into energy. Without it, you would feel tired and sluggish.Part of these chemical processes keeps your nerves calm, especially because magnesium acts like a calming pill for your nervous system. It helps your brain relax, which is why a deficiency can make you feel stressed or anxious. It also prevents muscle cramps because magnesium helps your muscles relax after they contract. That is why a lack of magnesium can cause charley horses, twitching eyelids or sore muscles.It is such a unique element in the body, playing innumerable vital roles, that it is surprising how little is discussed about it in many conversations relating to our health. Very importantly, magnesium actually activates vitamin D, which helps calcium get into your bones. A lack of magnesium means weak bones, no matter how much milk you drink. Its presence in our diet and body helps build strong bones by assisting calcium to enter the framework of the bone matrix through the activities of vitamin D. You were likely taught from childhood that calcium builds bones and that vitamin D is obtained from sunlight. In a sense, that is true, but the facts run much deeper than that, as you can appreciate from the tenor of this discussion. Its activities in the body are so ubiquitous that it remains a wonder why more is not explained or taught about this precious mineral.Magnesium also helps you pass stool regularly and thus prevents constipation. It does so by helping the intestines draw in water so that the contents of your intestines increase in volume, keeping the faeces moving. This is the single most important mechanism through which the body prevents constipation.Since magnesium supports so many functions behind the scenes, running low on it in your system causes many things to go haywire. In simple terms, these are the consequences of not getting enough. You may feel wiped out, with low energy reserves, brain fog and that heavy feeling you sometimes experience when you cannot seem to think straight, even if you slept well the previous night.While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. If your body were a smartphone, magnesium would be the electric current running through its circuits. You cannot see it or hold it, but without that flow of energy, the phone, which represents your body in this case, would not even turn on. By acting in this way, it keeps your heartbeat steady and helps send electrical signals through your heart so that it beats in a smooth, regular rhythm.To sum it up, magnesium is a natural metal that your body dissolves into tiny charged particles, and those particles power nearly every internal process. To begin with, it turns food into fuel by helping your body convert the sugar and carbohydrates you eat into energy. Without it, you would feel tired and sluggish.Part of these chemical processes keeps your nerves calm, especially because magnesium acts like a calming pill for your nervous system. It helps your brain relax, which is why a deficiency can make you feel stressed or anxious. It also prevents muscle cramps because magnesium helps your muscles relax after they contract. That is why a lack of magnesium can cause charley horses, twitching eyelids or sore muscles.It is such a unique element in the body, playing innumerable vital roles, that it is surprising how little is discussed about it in many conversations relating to our health. Very importantly, magnesium actually activates vitamin D, which helps calcium get into your bones. A lack of magnesium means weak bones, no matter how much milk you drink. Its presence in our diet and body helps build strong bones by assisting calcium to enter the framework of the bone matrix through the activities of vitamin D. You were likely taught from childhood that calcium builds bones and that vitamin D is obtained from sunlight. In a sense, that is true, but the facts run much deeper than that, as you can appreciate from the tenor of this discussion. Its activities in the body are so ubiquitous that it remains a wonder why more is not explained or taught about this precious mineral.Magnesium also helps you pass stool regularly and thus prevents constipation. It does so by helping the intestines draw in water so that the contents of your intestines increase in volume, keeping the faeces moving. This is the single most important mechanism through which the body prevents constipation.Since magnesium supports so many functions behind the scenes, running low on it in your system causes many things to go haywire. In simple terms, these are the consequences of not getting enough. You may feel wiped out, with low energy reserves, brain fog and that heavy feeling you sometimes experience when you cannot seem to think straight, even if you slept well the previous night.While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. To sum it up, magnesium is a natural metal that your body dissolves into tiny charged particles, and those particles power nearly every internal process. To begin with, it turns food into fuel by helping your body convert the sugar and carbohydrates you eat into energy. Without it, you would feel tired and sluggish.Part of these chemical processes keeps your nerves calm, especially because magnesium acts like a calming pill for your nervous system. It helps your brain relax, which is why a deficiency can make you feel stressed or anxious. It also prevents muscle cramps because magnesium helps your muscles relax after they contract. That is why a lack of magnesium can cause charley horses, twitching eyelids or sore muscles.It is such a unique element in the body, playing innumerable vital roles, that it is surprising how little is discussed about it in many conversations relating to our health. Very importantly, magnesium actually activates vitamin D, which helps calcium get into your bones. A lack of magnesium means weak bones, no matter how much milk you drink. Its presence in our diet and body helps build strong bones by assisting calcium to enter the framework of the bone matrix through the activities of vitamin D. You were likely taught from childhood that calcium builds bones and that vitamin D is obtained from sunlight. In a sense, that is true, but the facts run much deeper than that, as you can appreciate from the tenor of this discussion. Its activities in the body are so ubiquitous that it remains a wonder why more is not explained or taught about this precious mineral.Magnesium also helps you pass stool regularly and thus prevents constipation. It does so by helping the intestines draw in water so that the contents of your intestines increase in volume, keeping the faeces moving. This is the single most important mechanism through which the body prevents constipation.Since magnesium supports so many functions behind the scenes, running low on it in your system causes many things to go haywire. In simple terms, these are the consequences of not getting enough. You may feel wiped out, with low energy reserves, brain fog and that heavy feeling you sometimes experience when you cannot seem to think straight, even if you slept well the previous night.While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Part of these chemical processes keeps your nerves calm, especially because magnesium acts like a calming pill for your nervous system. It helps your brain relax, which is why a deficiency can make you feel stressed or anxious. It also prevents muscle cramps because magnesium helps your muscles relax after they contract. That is why a lack of magnesium can cause charley horses, twitching eyelids or sore muscles.It is such a unique element in the body, playing innumerable vital roles, that it is surprising how little is discussed about it in many conversations relating to our health. Very importantly, magnesium actually activates vitamin D, which helps calcium get into your bones. A lack of magnesium means weak bones, no matter how much milk you drink. Its presence in our diet and body helps build strong bones by assisting calcium to enter the framework of the bone matrix through the activities of vitamin D. You were likely taught from childhood that calcium builds bones and that vitamin D is obtained from sunlight. In a sense, that is true, but the facts run much deeper than that, as you can appreciate from the tenor of this discussion. Its activities in the body are so ubiquitous that it remains a wonder why more is not explained or taught about this precious mineral.Magnesium also helps you pass stool regularly and thus prevents constipation. It does so by helping the intestines draw in water so that the contents of your intestines increase in volume, keeping the faeces moving. This is the single most important mechanism through which the body prevents constipation.Since magnesium supports so many functions behind the scenes, running low on it in your system causes many things to go haywire. In simple terms, these are the consequences of not getting enough. You may feel wiped out, with low energy reserves, brain fog and that heavy feeling you sometimes experience when you cannot seem to think straight, even if you slept well the previous night.While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. It is such a unique element in the body, playing innumerable vital roles, that it is surprising how little is discussed about it in many conversations relating to our health. Very importantly, magnesium actually activates vitamin D, which helps calcium get into your bones. A lack of magnesium means weak bones, no matter how much milk you drink. Its presence in our diet and body helps build strong bones by assisting calcium to enter the framework of the bone matrix through the activities of vitamin D. You were likely taught from childhood that calcium builds bones and that vitamin D is obtained from sunlight. In a sense, that is true, but the facts run much deeper than that, as you can appreciate from the tenor of this discussion. Its activities in the body are so ubiquitous that it remains a wonder why more is not explained or taught about this precious mineral.Magnesium also helps you pass stool regularly and thus prevents constipation. It does so by helping the intestines draw in water so that the contents of your intestines increase in volume, keeping the faeces moving. This is the single most important mechanism through which the body prevents constipation.Since magnesium supports so many functions behind the scenes, running low on it in your system causes many things to go haywire. In simple terms, these are the consequences of not getting enough. You may feel wiped out, with low energy reserves, brain fog and that heavy feeling you sometimes experience when you cannot seem to think straight, even if you slept well the previous night.While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Magnesium also helps you pass stool regularly and thus prevents constipation. It does so by helping the intestines draw in water so that the contents of your intestines increase in volume, keeping the faeces moving. This is the single most important mechanism through which the body prevents constipation.Since magnesium supports so many functions behind the scenes, running low on it in your system causes many things to go haywire. In simple terms, these are the consequences of not getting enough. You may feel wiped out, with low energy reserves, brain fog and that heavy feeling you sometimes experience when you cannot seem to think straight, even if you slept well the previous night.While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Since magnesium supports so many functions behind the scenes, running low on it in your system causes many things to go haywire. In simple terms, these are the consequences of not getting enough. You may feel wiped out, with low energy reserves, brain fog and that heavy feeling you sometimes experience when you cannot seem to think straight, even if you slept well the previous night.While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. While awareness of magnesium deficiency is increasing, much more education is required, even among healthcare professionals, to encourage them to consider and investigate it, especially when a patient’s complaints and symptoms do not appear to be coherent. You may become cranky and highly strung, resulting in increased anxiety, irritability or even depression. Your nervous system loses its calm balance, so that small problems feel enormous and are irrationally and unduly magnified.The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. The muscles also become unpredictable and often act outside conscious control, causing twitching eyelids, foot cramps in the middle of the night, sore shoulders or random muscle spasms. They simply lose the ability to relax. Palpitations can also occur, giving the heart a racing sensation or causing an irregular heartbeat. Your heart’s electrical system can lose its normal rhythm.In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. In addition, you may have considerable difficulty sleeping and simply lie awake even when exhausted because your brain cannot fully switch off. For women, menstrual cramps can become significantly more severe, making periods more painful. Since magnesium helps build bone, a long-term deficiency raises the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Weak bones may develop over time when the deficiency persists and goes unrecognised, delaying appropriate treatment.People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. People who drink a lot of alcohol, have gut conditions such as Crohn’s disease, take certain diuretics or eat mostly processed foods, since processing strips magnesium from food, are among those at the greatest risk of developing these conditions.The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. The difficult part is that a mild magnesium deficiency can be hard to detect. Often, it simply feels like ordinary tiredness or stress. However, a severe deficiency can lead to dangerous conditions such as seizures, coronary spasms or abnormal heart rhythms that require hospital care for diagnosis and treatment.The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. The good news is that magnesium deficiency is easy to treat. You simply need to eat more spinach, nuts, seeds, beans and dark chocolate, or take supplements such as magnesium glycinate or magnesium citrate. Most people feel better within a week or two.Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Other good sources of magnesium include dark leafy vegetables such as kale and ewedu; nuts such as almonds and cashew nuts; seeds such as pumpkin seeds; black beans; avocados; and various types of fish, especially salmon and mackerel. Other sources include brown rice, bananas, oats, potatoes boiled with their skins on, and wholegrain bread. You can only imagine the range of benefits when you eat combinations such as brown rice with bananas, for example.The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. The bottom line is that if your body were a factory, magnesium would be the hardworking floor manager who makes sure every machine runs smoothly.Questions and answersGood morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Good morning, Sunday Doctor. Kindly advise me on what to do about my son, now 5 years old, who is not able to talk well. We have been to several hospitals and seen various doctors, but there has been no improvement. What is the solution to this problem, which is now a big concern? Thank you.Related NewsSCD: Learning to nourish a body under pressureZamfara approves six-month maternity leave for female civil servantsBetKing scores big with fifth CSR drive0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. 0702604XXXXA lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. A lot depends on the kinds of hospitals and the cadre of doctors you have seen. Often, when a problem like this lingers beyond the age of two years, it is reasonable to guess that something must have happened during the time of delivery, such that there may have been a lack of oxygen supply to the brain for some time, enough to have led to some degree of brain damage. Your child needs to see a paediatrician first and, ultimately, a paediatric neurologist. These people are only available in teaching hospitals and some Federal Medical Centres.Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Good day, Doctor. Thank you for the good work you are doing for the people at this time when the cost of going to the hospital is so high and fake drugs are all around us. Please, I have something like pimples on different parts of my body, like under my breasts, between my tummy and my thighs, and in my armpits. I showed them to a nurse who said I should be applying powder. I have been doing that for four weeks now, but there has been no improvement. I will send you the pictures through WhatsApp. What is the solution?0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. 0706345XXXXThank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Thank you very much for your warm words of encouragement. These eruptions are mostly infected skin lesions. That is probably why the application of powder alone is not sufficient. You will need to use an antibiotic and also apply a dermal antibiotic preparation to all the affected areas before they can respond to your treatment. When they have begun to dry up, you can keep the areas dry by applying powder, preferably dusting powder. The application of powder should not be the first step.Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Good evening, Doctor. I was told to do a stool test for my baby, who is four years old. They said he should not eat anything that has oil or take any antibiotics for one whole week before the stool sample is collected. Is this normal? They said it is for ova and parasite coccidia stool.0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. 0813221XXXXThere is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. There is nothing like an ova and parasite coccidia stool test; perhaps what was requested was a test for the presence of ova of parasites and of coccidia in the stool. These are two separate tests. The test for ova of parasites seeks to look for the presence of various types of intestinal worms, which are quite common in our country. As for the identification of coccidia, that is a different kettle of fish. Antibiotic usage will make their identification difficult if they are present. Taking food containing oil can contaminate the sample and make it impossible to identify the organism. However, the doctor who recommended these tests should have explained what the rules are before you left the consulting room.So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. So, to answer your question, these are not routine tests, but when looking for this particular organism, this is the normal protocol.Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Good day, Doctor. I recently had a fibroid operation, and the wound has refused to heal. It has been almost three weeks, andthey are still dressing it. Pus still comes out, and they have to press around it when they do the dressing. What could have gone wrong?0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. 0805233XXXXWell, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Well, wound infection following a major operation is a fairly common phenomenon. Science has not yet found a way to make operations 100 per cent certain that a wound infection will not occur. However, what you describe above seems to be quite a significant infection, and it is possible that you have a disease like diabetes, which the stress of the operation has brought out. In that case, the problem has to be controlled adequately before the wound can heal. The second possibility is that there may be a foreign body left within the wound, such as a piece of gauze or a bundle of sutures. Your doctors should explore the wound to look for such things or examine the operation site using an ultrasound. Besides, a swab of the discharge ought to be obtained for culture to identify the offending bacteria so that the appropriate antibiotic can be used. After dealing with the probable cause, the wound should heal.I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. I salute you, Sunday Doctor. There has been news that HIV/AIDS is rising again with full force, but that there is now an injection to prevent it. Please, where can one get that injection? Thank you.0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. 0802364XXXXThank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception. Thank you very much for the salutation. Regarding your inquiry, the preventive injection called CAB-LA is approved by NAFDAC, but for now, it is available in some private clinics and a few NGO facilities in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, at a cost of between N500,000 and N1m per dose, which has to be repeated every two months. To qualify for the treatment, you must be HIV-negative at inception.