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Q: I am 9 weeks pregnant, but I don’t have appetite for food. I hate having sex, what can I do?

A: Early pregnancy can be a trying time for a number of women as they go through tiredness, breast tenderness, loss of appetite, nausea etc

Loss of appetite may be due to the nausea of early of early pregnancy where it appears the tummy cannot seem to keep anything down. If you feel nauseous, the following tips may help:

The standard teaching is to try eating some bland foods like Crackers biscuits or dry toast. That personally didn’t work for me. I preferred tart things…which some may want to avoid. I loved lemons during my pregnancies. They were the one thing guaranteed to ‘wake up’ my mouth and chase nausea far away. I also had a particular brand of very tart bubble gum, I indulged in grin emoticon These…

Today is World Cancer Day with the theme, ‘We can. I can.’ The question being posed today is how everyone – as a collective or as individuals – can do their part to reduce the global burden of cancer.

I have heard people say that they don’t need to be screened. They feel if they get screened, the doctors must find something wrong with them! 😀 Honestly, much as we (doctors) would like to feel we’ve got a lot of powers, trust me, we do not manufacture cancer in people to amuse ourselves. There’s nothing remotely amusing about cancer, right? L

Then, I’ve heard others say, that if you know you’ve got cancer, then worrying about it will send one to an early grave even before the disease! Okay, this is one place where ignorance is not bliss! If one screens for cancer and this is caught early, treatment is possible and the…

Q: Many people take ‘agbo’ herb drink…especially Lagos people. What is the effect in the body?

A: I have seen people who swear by Agbo and claim not to have been to the hospital for ‘gazillion’ 😀 years as a result of the fact that they take this. This cuts across different social strata as I have met people in different strata of the society that use it. So, is it effective? This herb is thought to be effective against malaria, typhoid, sexually transmitted infections etc.

Now, I am always personally worried when one drug cures a multitude of things…it’s sorta worrisome. However, some scientists have done some work and noted that the original Agbo herbs have some anti-oxidant activity and so it could very well be curative of some illnesses.

But, the alcohol and other additives that are packed into it makes one even more sceptical about its usefulness…

Q: Hi doc. Keep up the good work Please, I want to ask about something that is bothering me. Is it possible for ejaculation to not occur? For instance, we mate today around 1am and everything went well but we decide to go again after another five hours but ejaculation did not occur after trying. This is the second time it ‘s happening but he is not taking it serious. I just want to know if it’s not a serious problem or if there is anything he can do about it. Please Doc, I am counting on you for my reply. Thanks for your time.

A: Thanks for writing in.

There are 4 phases of the sexual response cycle: excitement, plateau, orgasm (climax) and resolution (when the body returns to its normal functioning). After resolution, men usually need recovery time. During this period (refractory period), the man cannot achieve another…

Q: Hi Doc. How are you doing ma’am? I am one of your addicted fans both on DSTV Africa Magic English Channel 155 and on this medium, facebook. Kudos to you for the nice job you are doing. More power to you. I want to ask what I can use to make my throat clear very well. I’m a reciter of the glorious Qur’an. And as a reciter, the voice should be clear always. Because of that, I do away with cold water or drinks. I drink warm water always. I do take Tom-Tom and other types of sweets for clearing of the throat. I’ve taken Strepsil before, but it hasn’t helped much…especially this time of harmattan period. What can I use for the clearing of my throat???? My voice is cleared. Nothing happens to my voice. Just the “kelebe” as Yorubas call it…I can’t remember the English name for…

Q: This is lovely DC but I have something that has been bothering me for a while about my son’s palms. I thought I ask if you can help me out please. He’s 6 years old and I just discovered his palms are hard. I keep wondering why because he’s young. Is there any help I could get from you so that he will have a smooth palms again? Thank you

A: Thanks for writing in dear. You didn’t mention how long ago you noticed this. You need to take in your baby to see his doctor. The paediatrician will refer to a skin doctor. It is only after examination that a proper diagnosis can be made.

But, hard skin like you described in your son could be due to a condition called ichthyosis, an inherited skin disorder with hallmark dry and scaly skin which may be either very thick…

Q: Good morning, please ma’am during pregnancy, for someone having continuous heart burn for the first month. What can she use?

A: Heart burn really has nothing to do with the heart…I bet all of you knew that, aye? It is usually felt as a burning sensation in the chest which feels worse on bending down or lying down. Okay, why and how does this happen? You know that the stomach produces acid to help with food digestion, right? Have you ever wondered, how come this acid isn’t all up in your mouth all the time? Well, that’s because there’s a ‘lock’ or control at the junction of the esophagus and the stomach which prevents the acid in the stomach from coming back up into the esophagus. This ‘lock’ is called the Lower Esophageal Sphincter. This lock can get strained if the esophagus opens too often or if there is…