Viagra – A small hope for Crohn's Disease
Anti-impotence drug Viagra could help in the treatment of people suffering with inflammatory bowel disorder known as Crohn's disease
Floral Park, NY (PRWEB) February 26, 2006
According to the sources Viagra, medication used to treat erectile dysfunction (impotence) that works by increasing the flow of blood into the penis.
Anti-impotence drug Viagra could help in the treatment of people suffering with inflammatory bowel disorder i. e. Crohn's disease, according to researchers.
Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory malady of the digestive tract & it can occur in any part starting from mouth to anus. It usually affects the terminal ileum & demarcated areas of large bowl, with other part of the bowel being relatively unaffected. Outside bowel sometimes it is often associated with auto-immune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis & aphthous stomatitis.
To check the inflammatory response to bacteria, the researchers injected a harmless form of E coli under the skin of patient.
Blood flow in the area of inflammation increased roughly ten-fold over 24 hours in healthy controls.
But Crohn's patients had much lower blood flow. The scientists with their researches found Viagra could correct this phenomenon.
Source : http://www. viagracures. com (http://www. viagracures. com)
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