Food for thought
I was in Canberra for 14 days and 14 nights. It was only on the 14th night I needed to take antacid (due to particularly spicy curry vegetables and ice cream that night). Otherwise, I neither ingested antacid nor omeprazole. This is despite having a slice of toasted bread with 100% natural peanute butter every night for 12 of those nights, with half glass of full cream milk, about 1-2 hours before sleep. This is in direct contradiction of the specialist's advice.
Yet, I felt so much better than I had been in recent months. No sorethroat from acid reflux either.
What does this tell me? I could only think of 2 things: either it was due to lack of stress from work (a very likely reason) or due to generally healthier main meals in Canberra (my sis is trying to inculcate healthy eating habits for her sons) or both.
This really got me thinking about alternatives to current job and I thought a lot about while waiting to board my plane back home. I may need help from you all to tell me certain figures for budgeting purpose.
Yet, I felt so much better than I had been in recent months. No sorethroat from acid reflux either.
What does this tell me? I could only think of 2 things: either it was due to lack of stress from work (a very likely reason) or due to generally healthier main meals in Canberra (my sis is trying to inculcate healthy eating habits for her sons) or both.
This really got me thinking about alternatives to current job and I thought a lot about while waiting to board my plane back home. I may need help from you all to tell me certain figures for budgeting purpose.
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I forgot to mention that I also had chocolate chip/cookies & cream ice cream almost every night too.
But could be due to food. Now back in Singapore, already a couple of gastric episodes even before starting work.
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Haha and do what there? OZ govt is so strict lah.
That's likely due to the curry vegetables more than anything else :)
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About companies there hiring foreigners, about getting PR there etc.
Used to be easy to get PR for OZ. Not any more?
Some home remedies to thwart digestive distress by Michael DeJong:
Ease a Stomach Ache: Mix half a tsp of baking soda with 4 oz of warm wateer, then drink it. In an instant, it'll make you belch.
Avoid heartburn: Before meals, mix the juice of half a lemon and a pinch of salt into an 8-oz glass of water and drink. After meals, try a tsp of honey to soothe your heartburn.
Get rid of gas: Eat a tsp of olive oil on an empty stomach each morning to prevent gas.
Beat bloating: Squeeze the juice of half a lemon into a cup of hot water and enjoy.
Cure constipation: To achieve regularity, consume 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar twice a day mixed in an 8-oz glass of water.
According to DeJong, these treatments are affordable, won't cause side effects and won't interact with other drugs. (slr)