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Originally Posted by Maverick351
One thing my XGF told me from time to time, is of people having stomach problem and within several months they pass away. I kept wondering what this was all about, and knowning the level of medical care and costs, many don't go and see about illness straight away.
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Stomach problems is quite comon here as well with certain groups of immigrants.
According to my ex-wife who was a nurse in one of our local hospitals and saw many of these patients, a main cause of this is that these people eat a lot of (sticky) rice and they usse so much chillies. Especially, because thay don't take away the seeds of the chillies. Seeds obviously makes it even more spicy. But the seeds are digesting badly and tend to stick to the intestine.
Another thing is that their eating habits are pretty much one-sided. Having been in the Isaan myself now for a few times, that fact of a one-sided diet is not always the case, but I truly believe the sticky rice and the chilly seeds are causing these stomach problems to a certain extend.
My GF was also complaining about her stomach a few times in the past. I told her the above too and she stopped eating chillies with seeds. Now she just uses a few chillies more, but she takes out the seeds and it seems to help her.