A boy of two has become the youngest person in Britain to take Viagra

Ben Hayes was given Viagra to relieve pressure on his heart, which has a defect. Mum Christine, 29, had to crush the tablet and mix them with his baby food.

The full-time mum from Belfast told The Sun: 'When I picked up the prescription for Viagra at the chemist, people assumed it was for my husband Roy'.

Ben needed Viagra after an operation to connect an artery correctly wasn't successful.

Despite going under the knife, the pressure on his heart continued, so he had to keep taking Viagra.

He has since had another operation which means he doesn't need to take Viagra.

Christine said: 'I couldn't believe it when the doctors told they were going to give him Viagra.

'I'd never even heard of a young baby being given it before. 'He had Viagra four times a day and each time I had to crush a quarter of a tablet for him.

'But it certainly did the trick. Before Ben was sleeping virtually all day long as he had no energy but after taking Viagra he had lots more energy and was awake most of the day.'

A spokeswoman for the London's Great Ormond Street Hospital, where Ben was operated on for the second time, said: 'We're not aware of anyone in the UK being treated with Viagra at a younger age.

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