MedLab with Doris

I didn’t mean it honestly…😂😂😂

Know this, different ulcer tests for different reasons.

The most common ulcer test people run is the Blood test for H. Pylori.
This is not the ideal ulcer test after you have gone through treatment.

Join me as I simplify the different ulcer tests and their purpose.

The 3 Ulcer Tests:

1) Blood Test (Serum H.Pylori):
This one detects antibodies (your body’s response to infection)
👉🏻Meaning: you have been exposed to Helicobacter pylori before.

The issue:
📌This test cannot tell if the infection is current or past.
📌it can remain positive even after treatment because:
✅ your body still remembers the infection
✅ so antibodies can stay for: weeks to months and sometimes even longer.

👉🏻So the test may still show positive even when:
▪️the bacteria is already gone
▪️the ulcer is healing

2) Stool Test (H.pylori antigen)
This detects the actual bacteria
👉🏻Meaning: you have an active infection.
📌This one confirms if treatment worked.

👉🏻 if it is still positive, it simply means:
▪️Treatment may have failed
▪️Patient didn’t complete drugs
▪️Antibiotics resistance

3) Feacal Occult Blood test (FOB):
This detects hidden blood
👉🏻Meaning: possible bleeding in your stomach.

Note:
📌it does not detect ulcers directly.
📌it detects a possible complication of ulcers.

👉🏻So next time you say “test for ulcer”, make sure you know what you’re actually testing.

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God Abeg o… This one serious o

So I became a talkative. The world changed me🤣🤣

Common Mistakes that affect your Fasting Blood Sugar Test.

1) Not fasting properly ❌
You’re supposed to fast 10-12 hours overnight.
👉🏻 Eating late at night can make your sugar look higher in the morning.

2)Drinking coffee, ginger tea, green tea or any other herbal tea etc, before the test. ☕️
👉🏻Best to take only water before the test.

3) Taking some medications. 💊
Some drugs can increase blood sugar.
👉🏻Always ask your doctor if you should take your meds before the test.

4) Poor sleep 😴
Bad or short sleep can raise your sugar.
👉🏻Your body releases stress hormones that increase glucose.

5) Stress 😰
Being stressed (even nervous about the test) can affect the test result.
👉🏻Stress hormones push sugar up.

6) Drinking alcohol the night before. 🍻
Alcohol can either raise or lower your sugar.
👉🏻Avoid it before your test for accurate results.

7) Exercising too hard before the test. 🏋️
Heavy exercise can temporarily change blood sugar levels.
👉🏻Keep things light before testing.

✅Remember;
No food, no coffee or herbal tea, no stress—- just water and rest.

Just so you know, Low-Density Cholesterol (LDL-Cholesterol) is known as a BAD cholesterol.

The most common reasons why your LDL-cholesterol is High is because of:

1) Your Diet:

You Eat foods high in
A) Saturated fats, examples:
•Palm oil
•Fatty red meat (beef, goat meat, ram)
•Skin from chicken/turkey
•Processed meats (sausages,suya with extra fat)
•Butter and margarine
•Full cream milk
•Fried foods (Ankara, puff-puff, fried yam)
•Oily soups (egusi, Ogbono)

B) Trans fats, examples:
•Some biscuits and cookies
•Meatpie, doughnut, cakes
•Instant noodles
•Sharwama & fast food
• Fried foods from reused oil.

C) Excess Sugar & Refined carbs, examples;
•Soft drinks
•Sweet snacks
•White bread
•White rice
•Garri, fufu, semo (when eaten in excess)
•Surgary yea, pap, custard

2) Lack of exercise:
Not being physically active.

3) Being Overweight or Obese.

When last did you do a Lipid Profile to check your cholesterol level???

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