Pathologist and Former Director General of the Ghana Health Service,
Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, has urged people who abuse antibiotics to
put a stop to it.
He said taking antibiotics indiscriminately destroys normal bacteria in
the gastrointestinal system and with time, causes frequent stomach
upsets.
He said instead of abusing antibiotics, people should eat more
unsweetened or natural yogurt because it to helps repopulate normal
bacteria in the gastrointestinal system.
Prof. Akosa made these comments on the #StayAlive segment of HSTV’s
Morning Show,#HealthyMorning, talking to Cecil Lee Longdon about the
functions of the Gastrointestinal tract, its importance and how it can
be maintained healthily.
He said the primary function of the gastrointestinal tract is to
receive food and make use of the food, but it is also a complex system
which serves as the body’s source of energy.
Too much antibiotics harm the body’s gastrointestinal system – Prof. Akosa reveals
