ChimDimma

Nzu/Uro/Eko/Ndom( in various Nigerian language)
Calabash chalk(in English)

It is commonly eaten by:
pregnant women with cravings and people who like the earthy taste and smell of clay.

✔️Perceived benefits( why people eat it)
1. Reduces nausea( esp.in pregnancy)
2. Helps with excess saliva
3. Settles the stomach or heartburn
4. Gives a soothing, earthy taste some people crave
5. Acts like an antacid in mild cases.

N/B: These "benefits" are traditional and not medically proven.

❌ Side effects and health risks
Medical studies has shown serious dangers which includes;
1. It contain heavy metal contamination like lead, Mercury, Arsenic and Cadmium. These damage brain(esp. babies and new born children), miscarriages, stillbirths and low birth weight in unborn babies.
Kidneys, liver and nervous system in young and older adults.
2. Increase the growth of Fibroid in the body thereby making someone to have a protruded stomach.
3. Constipation and gut blockage; hardens the intestine and cause severe constipation and intestinal obstruction
4. Anemia: Regular intake reduces iron absorption which can lead to low blood levels
5. Infections or parasites: It's not hygienic so parasites can invade there and cause infections.
6. Nutrients malabsorption: It blocks vitamins and minerals like iron, zinc and calcium.
7. It can lead to death for the people that are addicted to it.

Should it be taken?
❌ It is not scientifically proven healthy to eat. Doctors strongly discourage eating it.
Secondly, it is demonic and seems very hard to stop when addicted to it

Ask the holy spirit to help you and do everything within your power to replace it with snacks or fruits when the cravings arise.

if the craving is strong it may be due to iron deficiency, mineral imbalance and pregnancy related changes

Say NO to clay...it is better to treat the cause than keep eating the clay.

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