Red Bananas

katyrafi · Oct 18th, 2005, 14:53

Well, I felt bleedin awful yesterday, stomach pains, too many visits to the toiket etc (you know the score) and my husband plied me with the Indian equivalent of tea and sympathy which comprised:

Red bananas filled with some strange, sweet tasting dried seed or nut
Lemon soda water
Hot ginger, lemon and honey tea

And, of course it worked and I feel great today so I thought I'd share that with you for the next time it happens to you and yours. There's something about these red bananas (I guess they contain a lot of potassium, but don't know if there is something else special about them) and the locals call them medicine.

Glad to say I'm back on the iddli uppum and egg curry for breakfast today

Nick-H · Oct 18th, 2005, 15:22

Bannanas are very soothing to the stomach. I believe the red ones (very expensive, IIRC) are especially used as medicine.

Gkad you're feeling better

jyotirmoy · Oct 18th, 2005, 16:35

Yes bananas are good for stomach. It stops irritation by coating the surface. Drink a lot of fluid though. ORS is a good stuff it replaces the salts lost due to too many visits.. A powder is available called Electral which you can mix with water & drink. Idlis are ok but dont start eating stuffs like egg curry etc. too soon. Give your system a bit of rest.
Get well quick.
Regards.

Oct 18th, 2005, 14:53	#1
katyrafi Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kerala Posts: 177	Red Bananas Well, I felt bleedin awful yesterday, stomach pains, too many visits to the toiket etc (you know the score) and my husband plied me with the Indian equivalent of tea and sympathy which comprised: Red bananas filled with some strange, sweet tasting dried seed or nut Lemon soda water Hot ginger, lemon and honey tea And, of course it worked and I feel great today so I thought I'd share that with you for the next time it happens to you and yours. There's something about these red bananas (I guess they contain a lot of potassium, but don't know if there is something else special about them) and the locals call them medicine. Glad to say I'm back on the iddli uppum and egg curry for breakfast today __________________ Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly

Oct 18th, 2005, 15:22	#2
Nick-H Loud-mouthed, Noisy Bird Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 27,763	Bannanas are very soothing to the stomach. I believe the red ones (very expensive, IIRC) are especially used as medicine. Gkad you're feeling better __________________ . Just one member of the IndiaMike Mod Team

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jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,666	Yes bananas are good for stomach. It stops irritation by coating the surface. Drink a lot of fluid though. ORS is a good stuff it replaces the salts lost due to too many visits.. A powder is available called Electral which you can mix with water & drink. Idlis are ok but dont start eating stuffs like egg curry etc. too soon. Give your system a bit of rest. Get well quick. Regards.

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