Dare Babalola
Comedian and actress Anita Asuoha, aka Real Warri Pikin, attributes her smooth pregnancy journey to the gastric slide surgery she underwent.
In a recent interview with Punch, she explained that the surgery, which involved removing 80% of her stomach, helped her achieve a healthy weight and improved her overall well-being.
Real Warri Pikin stated that the surgery has actually helped her, as it removed health issues caused by her previous weight, emphasising that the procedure didn’t affect her reproductive system and that she’s not facing any health challenges during her pregnancy.
The comedian also addressed concerns about working while pregnant, saying there’s no rule that pregnancy means you can’t do certain things. With her doctor’s approval, she’s continuing to work, host shows, and manage her responsibilities.
She said, “A lot of people are ignorant because they don’t understand what a gastric slide surgery is. It involved removing 80 per cent of my stomach, and it has helped me achieve a healthy weight and improved my overall well-being.
“With my surgery I am even supposed to get pregnant on time because it took away a lot of issues I was having that were caused by my being overweight. I am not facing any health challenges.
“The surgery had nothing to do with my womb, or my reproductive system in general. Many obese people who are actually trying to give birth find it difficult because of their size, but when they lose weight, it becomes easy.
“At what point was it stated that pregnancy means you cannot do certain things? My doctor has confirmed I am perfectly fine, and I am not a high-risk patient, so why shouldn’t I work? Our mothers and those before them went to the farms until they gave birth. Some even delivered their babies on the farm. So why should my being pregnant and hosting a show in the US be treated as an exception? Being pregnant does not mean I have to put my life on hold. I still have my children, my husband, my marriage, and my business to run. Why should I pause everything simply because I am expecting another baby?”
