- Nigerian actress Ini Dima Okojie revealed some of the food items she had to stop eating because of her fibroids.
Recently, the movie star shared her health struggles with fans on social media as she recounted getting surgery done three years ago to get rid of her fibroids before they came back. She mentioned how this has impacted her health condition.
On her TikTok page, Ini Dima revealed that she has embarked on a holistic journey to manage her condition. She detailed the foods she has had to eliminate from her diet, which include rice, meat, bread, caffeine, pasta, and noodles, among others.
“So I’m currently on a holistic journey to shrink fibroids. That means I have to go on what I call a fibroids diet and these are some of the things I’ve had to give up. Red meat, so lamb, cow, ram, goat, sausages, processed meat, any form of red meat. White carbs, so white pasta, noodles, rice, bread. Dairy, so cheese, whole milk. Refined sugar, so cookies, cake, condiments, processed food in general. Carbonated drinks, caffeine, high sodium foods like soy, things that are really high in salt.” she explained.
She further clarified that these foods are being avoided because they are high in estrogen, which could potentially exacerbate her fibroid growth.
“We are avoiding these things because they are high in estrogen and you don’t want that because those make the fibroids grow. All of these are useless if you’re not keeping your stress levels down, but I live in Lagos, God help me,” she added.
The video has prompted numerous reactions from netizens:
- “What’s left to eat? I pray you heal quickly.” — iftisanrukky
- “I remember doing this for 2 whole months only to go back for my scan and the fibroids have increased 😩😩😩… If you see anger I use in eating rice that afternoon!!! Finally had myomectomy tho.” — Finefarmer decorator
- “After avoiding these, wetin we go come chop? 😢” — Mz_tunez
- “Who nor get sickness, nor know wetin God do for am.” — Iy_aruoma
- “I stopped eating red meat since this January and I dropped like 11 kg without no exercise, that thing is something else. Minerals, indomie, bread, is a no-no. I am still battling with rice that’s the only thing now.” — Bet_herbalsecret
- “So what’s she now eating 😢😭. I can’t leave bread for anything in this world 😂.” — Abidemisofiat_
- “So wetin we go chop then? 😭” — Theofficialgeefty
- “God will come through for her ❤️.” — Sapphire_x__x
- “God will see your efforts, stand by you, and and get rid of the fibroids. I can’t wait for your testimony.” — Asa.r_oku
