Can Ayilo Cause Fibroid and Infertility?
In Ghana , it is very common to see people especially pregnant woman eating ayilo. For pregnant women, they believe it helps them to overcome their problem of morning sickness. To make it clear to all, ayilo, called nzu in Nigeria or SHILE somply means baked clay or simply baked sand. Alot of persons with a medical condition called Pica or iron deficiency anemia eat ayilo it shile with reckless abandon…it has no benefits whatsoever other than the health complications it can cause such as worm infestations, intestinal obstruction, gastroenteritis etc…
Some persons especially women trying to conceive, want to find out of ayilo can cause uterine fibroids or infertility . Some women in Ghana almost always ascribe their battle with infertility to the their eating ayilo when they were quite younger. A woman once told a gynaecologist that the reason for her fibroid is because she ate ayilo a year earlier …but how true is this?
First I will like to define some terms…
Fibroids
According to HEALTHLINE, fibroids are abnormal growths that develop in or on a woman’s uterus. Sometimes these tumors become quite large and cause severe abdominal pain and heavy periods. In other cases, they cause no signs or symptoms at all. The growths are typically benign, or noncancerous. According to some studies, up to 80 percentTrusted Source of women have them by the age of 50. However, most women don’t have any symptoms and may never know they have fibroids.
Infertility
Mayoclinic defined infertility as not being able to get pregnant despite having frequent, unprotected sex for at least a year for most couples. Infertility may result from an issue with either you or your partner, or a combination of factors that prevent pregnancy.
A woman who’s never been able to get pregnant will be diagnosed with primary infertility. A woman who’s had at least one successful pregnancy in the past will be diagnosed with secondary infertility.
To to answer your questions …
Can ayilo cause fibroid or infertility?
The answer is a big no…Ayilo or shile or baked clay have numerous harmful effects and should never be allowed to be eaten but it does not cause uterine fibroids or infertility.That you ate ayilo is not the reason for your inability to get pregnant neither is it the reason for that huge or multiple fibroids in your womb.
Thank you and good night.
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