Drinking Garri May Lead To Diarrhea – Research

Are you in the habit of taking “Garri” dry as snacks or with cold water? Do you buy “Garri” that is openly displayed in the market?

In a new study, experts have cautioned on increasing intake of such garri, saying it may lead to gastro enteritis, whose main symptom is diarrhea.

In a study on the bacteriological quality of garri sold in Owerri open markets, Imo State, the experts found they had very high bacterial contamination due to exposure in the market and poor handling.

The experts, who established the unhygienic status of garri taken as snacks by many Nigerians, tested 110 garri samples that were collected from Eke-ukwu market, relief market, Eke-Mmegbu market, Orji market, IMSUgate market and some local garri processing factories within Oweri metropolis.

All garri from the open market had at least 75 per cent contamination with disease-causing germs such as Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidenmidis, Bacilus cerus, Escherichia coli and Klebsielia aerogenes. However, the garri from the local garri processing factories within Owerri metropolis which served as control for the study had a 20 per cent prevalence contamination level.

The 2015 study, in the April edition of the African Journal of Food Sciences was conducted by Egbuobi, R.C; Dike-Ndudim, J.N.; Ojiegbe, G.C.; Okorie, H.M.; Nnodim, J.K.; and Ogamka, A.I., all from the Imo State University, Owerri.

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