Toilet Disease?

Toilet Disease? Dear Doctor, Thank you for your column in Daily Sun. Could you please send names of drugs for treating gonorrhea and syphilis. How is toilet diseases treated and is it true that leaving it untreated causes gonorrhea or syphilis. I have somethings that looks like heat rash in my vagina. Could you please prescribe a drug for me ? Thank you very much. Thanks Dear BDT, Trichomoniasis(not even a proper STD) is the only disease people can get from the toilet/swimming pool; any other person with an STD telling you they got it from the toilet is only deceiving themselves; okay? How do people get Sexually Transmitted Diseases? Very obvious and simple. From the name, it is by having sex -- not by sitting on toilet seats -- even if the seats are very dirty. By the way, what do you mean by toilet disease? Itching vagina? That's not gotten from toilets at all; okay? There is nothing called toilet disease.If you itch in the vagina or womanhood, go to www.mediamedix.blogspot.com and read my very long article, "When Genital Itching Refuses to Stop". Describe what you mean and we'll be able to help you. Rashes in your vagina can be anything --a competent professional has to see it before treatment; okay? What causes gonorrhea and syphilis and any other STD? Not dirty toilets--no; but dirty morals-- sex with more than one partner. We call this promiscuity. Diseases take advantage of the moral breach and get in; that's all. Treatment? Although very much simplified these days it is still best to see a doctor. Cheers Dr Caleb Bibbi Oluranti 08030543421;08028240983;08057441699

Spirit Husbands and Wives?

Spirit Husbands and Wives? Dear Caleb Oluranti, I am a regular reader of your column : You and Your Health, in the Daily Sun and I admire your courage and generosity by freely providing valid information to many Nigerians.You are one in a million; thank you very much. I am 42 y\o man.I live in Abuja, and I'm modestly attractive or desirable to the opposite sex.However, I am not yet married nor do I have any plan to do so in the nearest future.For some unknown reason(s) I am partner-less; yet I am aware that I should start a family.But,I don't even have a girlfriend right now. Nevertheless, I write because I'm curious about certain features of this problem.First, female members of staff where I work often remark that they thought I'm not interested in "such things" when I laugh and participate in sex talk in the office, as if sex is the last thing on my mind.What could be giving them this misleading impression? How could beautiful girls around me be thinking I'm not interested in women? Secondly,you Dr.Oluranti, gave an explanation to a questioner in the widely-read Daily Sun that the individual was under"...the curse of spirit husbands and wives who torment peoples' lives either overtly or covertly."You called these spirits incubi and succubi, and that they make unmarried persons have wet dreams, or have sex in dreams as well as indulge in self-love.I didn't think an orthodox doctor could validify these concepts. My personal experience relating to this was when I was forced to seek relief from an intense sexual urge by masturbating; at a time when I was having an exam fever where such conduct was out of the question.Yet,I did it because a force compelled me against my wish.That's why when you explained the situation as being under the influence of these mythical beings I became concerned and humbly beg you to elaborate more. God bless you, 42Y/O; Abuja Dear 42Y/O, The orthodoxy that forgets and denies God is foolish --"science falsely so-called". Many eminent scientists refuse such foolhardiness-- "the fool has said in his heart, there is no God" - the Bible says. Islam, as far as I can discern, simply has no patience for such highfalutin impiety. All religions -- traditional as well as the above named -- acknowledge "the most high God"; a spiritual world and consequences of right and wrong -- as in conscience -- as well as of right and wrong interactions with the spirit world. And, of course, science cannot deny that man -- unlike animals to whom these false biologists equate man-- is a religious being. If these are given, let me expatiate like you humbly requested. Man is tripartite --consisting body or physical; mind/soul or mental and spirit or spiritual. Every man is a spirit that inhabits a body but has a soul. Now, God is a Spirit-- the Father of spirits -- which spirits can be either good or bad. Bad spirits were originally created good by God who does no evil; however, they chose to rebel against God and so created evil; and Lucifer or Al-Satan their head is called the father of lies. These malevolents tempt us to do bad deeds so that they can enslave us and, of course, torment us. Doing the evil deed is deliberately allowing the devil -- or his evil spirit messengers to gain some measure of access or control over us -- and in the process giving up our own dominion of the earth and its resources and blessings --giving these up for the evils spirits to use against us."He who breaks an hedge" -- he who disobeys God-- "a serpent will bite him". There are physical consequences for promiscuity for example --STD's -- which we all know but the snag is, it does not catch everyone -- giving room for some posturing and maneuvering on the part of disobedient humanity. Good. But I tell you, no one goes scot-free -- spiritually. Do it and sin against both your body -- unwanted pregnancy; STD's --and soul -- guilt and worthlessness feelings and even your spirit-- incubi and succubi. Now, one of the ways this torment comes is what you are facing-- your case would seem simple to the spiritually understanding-- you are already married -- spiritually, that is -- to one of these succubi and she is the one driving off all would be female admirers-- you see they feel you are not interested because -- one way or the other, they sense you are already married. Further proof? You yourself-- at 42 -- have no plans to marry--oh it bothers you a bit -- but just theoretically. Why is this? The simple answer is --why would a married man plan to marry again? Remedy? The best I know is to cast out the evil spirits in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth - whereupon, I guarantee you, you will marry in no time -- certainly b4 year's end --if you follow instructions. Orthodoxy, truly defined answers back to the first maxim of medicine-- "primum, non nocere" --which translated means, "most importantly, do no harm". If --as I do in my practice -- I pray for you and you get well faster, quicker or better than you could without prayer, the big question is have I done you harm? If instead of planning to help you by costly operation to bring your baby out, I guarantee you and deliver your baby without a C/S, have I harmed you in any way? If I have not, but rather have helped you, then true orthodoxy cannot and does not quarrel with me or anything you do so long as you do not harm the patient and do not add to his woes. What then quarrels with prayer and other beneficial ideas-- that are not even spiritual? You got it -- prejudice; conceit; pride and arrogance-- that's all. Ask Australian Dr. Barry Marshall, current Nobel prize winner for medicine who came up with a new idea -- it is germs (Helicobacter pylori) that cause ulcer -- not acid per se --and treatment should simply be antibiotics. Prejudiced orthodoxy certainly crucified him and almost made him go mad. Today, the same orthodoxy -- but with the prejudice gone --has given him the Nobel prize for medicine. We know the way-- just follow us -- and when success overtakes you, you'll have to stop arguing with it. Cheers

Diabetes, Heredity and Discharge

Dear Doctor, I happened to come across your column at a friend's place with whom I am staying presently and I want to say I like the way you advice and re-assure those who write you with their problems.This has encouraged me to write to you.I would like to know if it is possible for someone like me whose parents are not diabetic to have diabetes. Is it possible for a young boy like me who is twenty-one years to have diabetes just like that? What are the symptoms of diabetes? Does it make the male organ small and weak? Why I am asking this is because sometime ago I noticed that after I urinate, some whitish liquid comes out and it draws like okro though it's not quite as thick. It is clear and whitish and doesn't smell badly or cause pain . I thought I had STD at first but I was surprised because I have never slept with any woman before and I don’t masturbate. Last month I summoned courage and went to the hospital and to my greatest surprise I was told that it was semen escaping from my reproductive organs. Now one of my friends has told me that this is a sign of diabetes. Is it true? I am afraid because I know I take a lot of sweet things. Another one of my friends told me that this condition is caused by smallness of my organ. He further advised me to start having sex otherwise it would start growing smaller. Dear doctor, how do I stop this problem? It has been embarrassing me and it sometimes stains my trousers. Do I go for a diabetes test? Likewise is it really true that lack of sex on reaching maturity causes the male organ to remain small? How do I enlarge my organ? Is it through starting to have sex frequently? I thought of going to one of these places advertised frequently but I was held back because I know that some of them are quacks and I don’t know if such enlargement would leave me impotent. Sir , I would be glad to receive your advice. Yours sincerely Waleed Bibilari, Oyo Dear Waleed, Diabetes does not of necessity pass from parents to children-- its inheritance pattern is not so direct--that is even when parents have the disease. Yes diabetes runs in families but there are environmental determinants that can trigger its manifestation even when the genetic disposition is not there. So diabetes can just arise out of "nowhere"--yes. Diabetes does not the cause any of the things you have(although it can cause low libido--disinterest in sex as well as erectile dysfunction or impotence). You say you've not had sex before but what about necking and other such things including genital or oral contact? They are significant in these cases, you know. Do your test but let a doctor order it and it should prove that you don’t have diabetes. Diabetes is not always inherited. It can arise from nowhere. It's major symptoms are frequency of urination,overmuch thirst, tingling sensations in the feet and hands, frequent infections like boils, furuncles and carbuncles, slow healing ulcers,or cuts or wounds, blurred vision, always tired or just no symptom at all.For those with no symptom like you but who want to find out if they could have or be prone to the disease the laboratory may find they have what we call an impaired glucose tolerance when and if they do the test of their glucose tolerance. This your okro like discharge is a sign; not of diabetes but of chronic prostatitis –a disease that is usually a complication; not of an STD( it can be) but of UTI(urinary tract infection) which any one can have whether they sex or not. The genitals, you see, perform three functions: recreation, urination and procreation (reproduction). Now, chronic prostatitis is a very insidious disease and because the prostate is an organ through which all these three functions of the genitals pass, it could cause problems in all the three-- that is the cause of your problem and not diabetes. Anyone who, as a male, discharges any stuff without sexual arousal has chronic prostatitis-full stop. Most young men your age feel that they must have a horse size organ to be men. Not so. It is not quantity in this matter but quality that women consciously or unconsciously look for. If you have a king size organ and lack technique your sex would not be able to satisfy a woman-- never forget that.Also never forget that it is indiscriminate sex that causes problems(HIV,STD,AIDS ), not diabetes. Again, remember that diabetes does not cause these problems that you ask about.Your friend will push you into indiscriminate sex and that's where the trouble will come from; Okay? So beware.Small organs are not the cause of discharge, diabetes or anything; Okay?. Don't buy that notion.It is un-educated; illiterate. Full stop. Diabetes is a disease caused by the body's inability to handle sugar /carbohydrates properly because insulin is deficient or not working. It does not mean that sweet things cause diabetes-- else ask the people of Western cultures who would have been suffering an epidemic of diabetes on account of their liking for sweets at almost every meal--dessert, iced cream, jelly, syrup etc. A correct, balanced and nutritious diet as well as exercise and weight control are the things that help prevent diabetes. Cheers

Food Eaten In Dreams

Food Eaten In Dreams Dear Dr, I have been afflicted of food ate in the dream years back—I always experience some movement in the stomach and a kind of discomfort at the left side. Doctor, please tell me what to do Bello Biyi, Babalosa, Mushin Lagos Dear Bello, Medically you have discomfort in the left side of your abdomen; movement in the stomach both of which you associate with a ream in which you ate food a number of years before now. You are uncomfortable and unwell enough to seek medical help. We must first assume that all your problems are physical and so we need to see you for interview, physical examination and appropriate tests. Let us assume you have gone through all this and found nothing the matter physically. We would be thinking of Peptic Ulcer, Gall Bladder disease, Worm infestation, Chronic Pancreatitis and would like to have made sure each one of these have been totally ruled out of your case and that you are free of them. Moving objects in the body are almost always psychological—never physical or organic; meaning that after extensive investigations, we generally find nothing the matter with any of your organs, nothing moving in your system; just a feeling that things are moving. This feeling is generally due to a conflict or challenge you are facing in your life; some stress or the other that your mind is unable to resolve – even though it may be and usually is all subconscious and you may not be fully aware of it. It is this unresolved conflict that manifests as feelings of moving things in your body – some say its worms, some say its peppery, some say its ants, some feel vibrations etc, etc. What really is happening according to medical science is that your mind, trying to get your attention, now presents this challenge conflict or stress in the language that you can understand – that of bodily symptoms—so as to get your attention to fully resolve the conflicts.The turning of the problem into physical feeling we refer to as Somatisation; so another name for your affliction is Somatisation Syndrome. The correct – and often very helpful treatment for this kind of problem is psychological counseling and some medicines that work on the mind and a careful doctor should be able to help you with such remedies and get you well again. Eating in the dream in our Nigerian culture is not a good portent; it is seen as a spiritual attack. For things spiritual, use a combination of prayers, fasting, scriptures, deliverance, counseling, and so on. Physicians who are comfortable with spiritual matters, but who have a solid base of medical training with a good appreciation of the psychological – those are the professionals you need. In this connection, there is a book we authored years ago called Destroying the Strongholds of Witchcraft and Human Agents of Satan. It is a useful resource for you and can be obtained through us. Cheers Dr. Caleb Bibbi Oluranti

False Pregnancy, Blocked Tubes --can I Conceive?

Dear Dr, I have a blocked tube, I have been trying to conceive for the past 2yrs and 6months all to no avail, have read about this false pregnancy I was also a victim, I stopped seeing the woman because she said I came pregnant but I still see my normal period the pregnancy is not growing in any way and she keeps telling me that am my baby is fine. I also take Dexamethasone just to blow me up. Doc, please tell me if this also affects my inability to conceive. Thank you, Ama, Abuja. Dear Ama, You cannot be taking Dexamethasone and expect things to be okay with you as it is a steroidal drug and these drugs are very delicate-- only to be prescribed by doctors- they are not just over -the-counter remedies that anybody can buy and use as they fancy; okay? I do not know that dexamethasone affects a woman’s ability to conceive but wouldn’t be surprised if it does; SO PLEASE STOP IT NOW. Now false pregnancy (pseudocyesis) is another matter. Commonly found with ladies who are too anxious to get pregnant as well as those who are too anxious NOT to get pregnant, the definition is when a woman believes she is pregnant when there is no objective evidence – either the scan or urine tests or blood test--- all are negative; yet the lady still believes she is pregnant, principally because she has a protuberant abdomen, and maybe because she has certain feelings she has associated with pregnancies before that. Certainly this has left the level of the physical and is squarely a matter of the mind, beliefs and perception. This is why I believe anyone can see that a purely physical approach to the management of pseudocyesis is inadequate. The psycho spiritual must be taken into consideration, of course along with the physical so that we have a more thorough and holistic appraisal of the challenge. Now, most medical doctors have no training in or appreciation of matters none physical. Even the psychological which should not be too far from the doctor’s diagnostic tool-kit leaves too many doctors out of their depth; not to talk of the spiritual. But let it be on record that there are cases of this nature who have been dismissed as cranks who have successfully gone on (albeit with serious spiritual intervention such as prayer and deliverance) to have the same babies that had disappeared from the radar screen of science. You will need to see us one on one; the truth is we can help you or anyone suffering like you. Go ahead and contact us and as you follow instructions, you will be pleasantly surprised. Cheers

Foul Smelling Vaginal Discharge

Foul Smelling Vaginal Discharge

Dear Dr,
Please I’m a woman of 28 years. Whenever I have sex with my husband, the vaginal fluid coming out from my vagina is always very foul smelling and the smell lingers on for the whole day. Please is it a sign of infection and what type of infection...I just want to know what I am going to treat?
28, Married and Messed-Up, Makurdi

Dear Married and Messsed-Up,
What you are going to treat? My professional guess is a disease called Bacterial vaginosis or Gardnerellosis. You will soon know why. You see, there are many causes of Vaginal Discharge. I’ve listed them in my write-up on this page before now and you can update yourself at www.mediamedix.blogspot.com and www.drbibbi.com. What should be done about each specific type of Vaginal Discharge has also been discussed and will be found in the same place. A quick re-hash and summary here will do as we consider some 12 causes of vaginal discharge. First you must understand that all women have NORMAL vaginal discharge which is white or milky white like akamu or milk and doesn’t smell and doesn’t itch. When women are ovulating, there’s INCREASED but NORMAL discharge; this also happens during pregnancy –we call this leucorrhea. Need we say that before sex AND after sex vaginal discharge also necessarily increases? These five basically give a picture of normal vaginal discharge – no smell, no itching, not too plenty and totally normal in looks. When discharge from the vagina is abnormal as in too plenty, smells, itches, or is abnormal in any other way, these are caused by disease and I’ll discuss five infections and two others to make 12. Gonorrhea will cause a discharge that is yellow or maybe white and thick like pus; also painful urination and burning or itching of the genitals. Candidiasis causes an over-plenty white and horribly itchy discharge. Trichiomoniasis has a thin frothy discharge; non white maybe gray, greenish or yellow, plentiful and a strong bad smell and a bad itch. Bacterial Vaginosis will cause a very mild itch if any, and plenty smelly (maybe fish-like odour) thin gray discharge that is notorious for appearing especially after intercourse. Chlamydia’s discharge –when there is one -- because 75% of women have no symptoms at all -- is generally not thick but thin, cloudy-white but definitely abnormal and just may smell. There is some itchiness or burning especially with urination. Those are five infections--gonorrhea; candidiasis; trichomoniasis;bacterial vaginosis and chlamydia. Finally, the two conditions -- a foreign body in the vagina – like a forgotten menstrual tampon-- will cause a foul discharge. And after the birth of a baby every mother has a discharge called lochia for at least 6 weeks.
My dear, the only way to find out which of these is afflicting you is to go see a doctor who will carefully listen to you , interview you properly and then order appropriate tests, especially the one called called “High Vaginal Swab” or HVS with microscopy, culture and sensitivity” (m,c,s) which will help to tell what exactly it is and how to treat it. It is because of the association of the discharge to sex that I began with the provisional diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis. Cheers

Cerebro-spinal Meningitis or Cerebral Malaria?

Hello Doctor, I first of all want to let you know that I appreciate all your efforts in helping people out of their problems. I am 17 years old. I had cerebrospinal meningitis two years ago. Since then I could not walk properly again. Please doctor I felt sick again two months ago and somebody told me that it was cerebral malaria again. Please Doctor Bibbi kindly send me a mail telling me the causes of this sickness and tell me -- can someone have this disease again after treating it before? Tell me the causes and effects of this disease and can someone have it relapse? Kabir Qudus, Kafanchan Dear Kabir, Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) is not, I repeat, not the same disease as Cerebral Malaria - you seem to have confused them. You see, Cerebrospinal Meningitis, which is different from Cerebral Malaria is of two types. The one that occurs in epidemic proportions especially in the North of Nigeria caused by the germ referred to as the meningococcus (Neisseria Meningitidis is its scientific name) is the first type. And the none-epidemic type that is common in the South of Nigeria is the second type--caused by the germs Haemophilus influenza and Diplococcus Pneumoniae and many other germs (even Staphylococcus)! Overcrowding, high humidity, prolonged dry season, reduction of mass immunity to a particular strain of the disease, fake or substandard vaccination and unhygienic conditions cause this disease to spread by respiratory droplet infection from carriers that usually have no symptoms. The first type can be prevented by taking the vaccine prepared against this very deadly disease that kills hundreds of hapless folk in the North seasonally. If one has already suffered it once (which is the same as taking the vaccine) he isn't likely to contact it again. So be assured you are safe concerning CSM. Unless, of course you got a fake vaccine as is common in our country and as I mentioned. But as you know, anyone can get malaria at any time and even though malaria tends to affect the extremes of age - little kids and the elderly- as well as pregnant women more severely (and is therefore prone to cause cerebral malaria more easily among them) it can still happen to anyone - including you. That is why, if I were you, I'd take my health more seriously. Because whether the one or the other - Cerebrospinal Meningitis or Cerebral Malaria, any of them can kill so easily; so please don't waste time: waiting two months before appropriately responding to the challenge of the new illness is playing with fire - although, ironically, neither of these two diseases will leave you comfortable enough to be asking questions by mail if you were really struck by them - they strike suddenly and kill (or at least paralyze, blinden, or deafen etc) within days or at most weeks - the correct response is still for you to go see a doctor face to face and have him sort out what the matter is with you. Your unfortunate paralyzed condition is enough cause of grief; don’t allow yourself to die for nothing! I hope you do understand GO SEE A DOCTOR TODAY!!! Cheers Dr Caleb Bibbi Oluranti