It has been revealed that diarrhoea can cause a lot more havoc in men than most people have imagined.
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New revelations about the sad effects of diarrhoea have been revealed recently.
The revelations were made by Prof. Musa Yakubu of the University of
Ilorin, who asserted that diarrhoea can cause erectile dysfunction in
men.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Yakubu said, in
Ilorin on Friday that diarrhoea was a condition in which watery faeces
was frequently discharged.
The biochemistry lecturer also revealed that the prevalence of
diarrhoea in the country was as high as 18.8 per cent above the average
of 16 per cent.
Yakubu, renowned for herbal remedies, said that plantain could be
used to cure diarrhoea. He also explained that ceratotheca sesamoides or
false sesame had medicinal properties to cure the disease.
The biochemist said that mangifera indica or mango was also an efficacious treatment for the disease.
“Our finding shows that the plants and their sap contained
relevant secondary anti-diarrhoeal bioactive agents that prolonged the
onset time of diarrhoea.
“It increased the inhibition of defecations and small intestine sodium-potassium adenosine triphosphatase,” he said.
He said that the plants could be explored as alternatives in the
management of diarrhoea, adding that people with diarrhoea would not
think of any sexual activity let alone reproduction.
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