Tn Nigeria their is a common pattern of using broomsticks
to match the Ewedu leaves into slimy soup which now has
now discouraged by health personnel in the country.
The soup is known as Rama ayoyo among Hausa, while the
Igbo call it Kerenkere.
From the department of medicine UCH Dr. Adegboyega
Akere in Ibadan, yesterday advised women and caterers to
stop the practice.
THE REASON .....
This is because ewedu soup that is mashed with
broomsticks could still retain splinters of the broom,
however minute.
He said that when eaten, the splinters from the broomsticks
could get trapped inside the oesophagus or the intestine.
Akere disclosed that someone who had eaten the soup
containing a tiny piece of broomstick was rushed to
the UCH recently.


“The broomstick settled in her intestine and did not digest.
This resulted in the inflammation of the intestine.
“Two days after, the patient complained of severe stomach
pains and a CT-Scan revealed that a broomstick was
lodging inside her intestine.



“A surgical operation was carried out and in less than 24
hours, the patient was on her feet moving about. This
clarion call is necessary because ewedu soup is the local
soup of people in this part of Nigeria.



“The locals prefer it to any other soup; therefore, I will
advise them to either blend or grind it on the stone before
cooking,”


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better

So what should they be using now?