South LGA of Adamawa State, on Tuesday, delivered a
sizable stone. Bello narrated her story at the opening
ceremony of Vesico vaginal fistula (VVF) free medical
treatment in Yola Specialists Hospital. Bello, who is also a
VVF patient, told the gathering that after four years
pregnancy, she finally delivered a sizable stone last year.
Telegraphng.com reports
"I was holding a pregnancy for the duration of four years,
which I bitterly suffered because of the heavy weight of
what is contained in the stomach," she said. "It was last
year around June, I started feeling labour and I was in that
condition for three days and finally I delivered a stone."
She said that it was after the delivery she now discovered
that she was affected with VVF. Responding, Dr Sunday
Lengmang, Director VVF Centre, Jos, confirmed that
giving birth to a stone or any object was possible.
Lengmang was in Yola to attain to the VVF patients for the
duration of one week .
"Stones and other solid objects can form in a human body in
different cases," he said. "Stones can form in a gall bladder,
urinary bladder and other several parts of urinary tracks."
The medical expert explained that why VVF patients were
prone to giving birth to stones or any solid object was because
they drink less water to reduce urine leakage.
He said as a result of taking less water their urine become
concentrated.
"Inside urine, there is salt, sodium and chlorine, and when the
urine becomes concentrated, the salt becomes crystallised and
finally forms itself and later ends up as stone," he said.
Lengmang confirmed that three VVF patients had stones in
their placentas and they would undergo surgery.
He said the size of the stones uncovered from the three
women was six by seven and three by four centimetres.
Lengmang advised VVF patients to drink more water instead
of taking less to prevent them from risk of having stones.
Via: Linda Ikeji
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