# @thewhizdoc on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DKyP13QOLRz
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/75553072-thewhizdoc-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-06-12T03:09:05.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dr. Emmanuel Aguh, MD | Family Medicine (@thewhizdoc) — https://gondola.cc/thewhizdoc

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Yes, it’s a real Nigerian proverb, and yes, it applies to your health too. 👀

You can’t ignore warning signs and expect everything to stay normal/clean.

That weird pain? That lump you’ve been “monitoring”? That screening you’ve been putting off?

🩺 Problems don’t solve themselves.
They get worse. Louder. Messier. More expensive.

This is your gentle (and slightly gross) reminder:
👉 Don’t wait until it stinks to get help.

Take care of it now; your future self (and your fingers) will thank you.

Poll: Do you agree with the message of this proverb?

#NigerianProverb #HealthWisdom #preventivecare #doctoradvice #HealthIsWealth #Procrastination #CulturalWisdom #realtalk #NoMoreExcuses #ListenToYourBody #Doctor #publichealth #motivationalquotes

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doctor, preventivecare, nigerianproverb, publichealth, procrastination, nomoreexcuses, culturalwisdom, motivationalquotes, realtalk, listentoyourbody, healthwisdom, healthiswealth, doctoradvice

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