The circulation of goods has, over time, caused certain pests to reach countries where they did not exist before. This is how it happens that in places where we would not have expected, including bananas, a predator that can do a lot of harm hides.
Bananas on the shelf in the supermarket. PHOTO Archive
In addition to many other health problems, this predator can also cause priapism, a condition that affects men.
“Bananas are very dangerous for the penis. Banana can be a danger to the penis, but not because it has something in it, the banana, but because bananas that come from Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay or Argentina can come in bunches and it happened in Romania. Once upon a time a man bought a bunch of bananas and found a spider in it. It is a venomous spider that is up to 5 centimeters and attention, it is called Phoneutria nigriventer”, said Dr. Mihail Pautov on Facebook.
Phoneutria nigriventer is a venomous spider whose bite causes severe symptoms, including increased pulse, blood pressure, and respiratory rate.
“You breathe fast, your blood pressure rises, your heart rate rises. On top of that it has 6 neurotoxins that lead to some excruciating pain throughout the body and what also causes what is called priapism, a penile erection that lasts for several hours. In many documented cases it can lead to death. There is nothing funny about this, because an erection that lasts for many hours is very painful, it can lead to ischemia of the penis, it can even lead to impotenceif you survive this spider bite“, the doctor also said.
At one point, even Mitică Dragomir, the former president of the Professional Football League, suffered from priapism. His condition was debated in a sports show, by FCSB patron Gigi Becali, in characteristic style. “He can't sleep at night. He can only stand in one position“, emphasized Becali.
“I have the illness of King Charles II! You don't even know how terrible it is! I struggle only at night, in my sleep. The disease causes me too much “euphoria”. I went to New York, then to Vienna. For nothing! I went to a clinic in Hanover, where I received treatment that made me feel better”, said Dragomir, for Libertatea.
Dumitru Dragomir has been suffering from this condition for almost 40 years, which he keeps under control with the help of treatment.
Although not a very common condition in general, priapism occurs frequently among certain groups of people, such as people with sickle cell anemia. Prompt treatment for priapism is usually necessary to prevent tissue damage that could lead to the inability to get or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction), says Farmacia Catena.
Priapism most commonly affects men at least 30 years old, but it can start in childhood in people with sickle cell anemia (also known as sickle cell disease, sickle cell disease, or sickle cell disease).
