Actress Shefali Jariwala is no longer in this world. Shefali’s death has not only shocked her fans, but has also created concerns among health experts. His anti-aging drugs are being held responsible for the death of 42-year-old Shefali alias ‘Kanta Laga Girl’. The day the actress died on the day she was a fast and she did not eat anything since morning. It is being claimed that he had taken anti-aging medicines on an empty stomach, due to which his health deteriorated. Ever since this thing has come to light, health experts have been warning people that such habits can harm. Blood pressure can be suddenly low by taking medicines with high dose without eating anything. Something similar may have happened in the case of Shefali.
We talked to Dr. Narendra Singla, Lead Consultant – Internal Medicine, CK Birla Hospital, Delhi, about the sidifents caused by taking medicines on empty stomach. Let us know why medicines should not be taken on an empty stomach.
What happened on the day of Shefali’s death?
It has also been said in several reports that Shefali was arrested for cardiac arrest and allegedly took anti-aging medicines on an empty stomach. According to a PTI report, a police officer said that she was fasting in her house on Friday due to Satyanarayana Puja and eating several medicines on an empty stomach would have reduced her blood pressure, causing her to fall to the ground. Pooja Ghai, a close friend of the actress, revealed about Shefali’s last moments and confirmed that she had taken anti-aging injection on an empty stomach.
Pooja told, ‘That day, she had taken vitamin C IV drip, but taking vitamin C is very common. We all take vitamin C. After Kovid, people have started taking vitamin C regularly. Some people just take a pill, and some people take it through IV drip. He took IV drip that day.
What happens when medicines are taken on an empty stomach?
Dr. Narendra Singla said that when medicines are taken on an empty stomach, they are more rapidly absorbed, which can have a sudden and such an effect on the body which can never be imagined.
He said, ‘Due to this rapid abusage, blood pressure, heart beat and blood sugar levels may fluctuate rapidly. Understanding by example, if some anti-aging drugs like glutathione and vitamin C injection can cause a sudden decline in blood pressure, which can cause unconsciousness, shock or cardiac arrest.
How to benefit from eating food?
Taking some medicines after eating food can help reduce the side effects from them, improve their disorders, or to process the drug properly by the body. However, there are some medicines that are taken on an empty stomach.
What kind of precautions should be taken?
Always follow your doctor’s guidelines about what time you want to take your diet and at what time to take medicine. These guidelines vary for all medicines and it depends on how the medicine is absorbed in the body.
Dr. Singla said that if you are fasting or taking any cosmetic or health treatment, then take advice of a doctor before starting any medicine. He says that if you are fasting or taking treatment like anti-aging, then everything related to your health should be done only with the advice of a doctor. If this is done without advice, then there can be serious harm to health.