Overdosing on herb immunity booster may cause gastritis, say Jaipur doctors

JAIPUR: A lot of people who consumed an overdose of herbs for boosting their immune health during

Covid

are now facing gastritis problems.


“People have used daalchini (cinnamon) excessively for boosting immunity, but now they are coming with gastro-related problems such as gastritis,” said

Dr CR Yadav

, head of the department (sharir kriya), National Institute of Ayurveda.

He said constitution of body of each individual is different from other. It is not necessary that one medicine benefitting a person will benefit others. The common ill-effects are hyperacidity, mouth ulcers and hypertension, he said, adding that people using the medicines and herbs excessively without consulting ayurveda practitioners may face problems.

Doctors at

SMS Hospital

are also witnessing increased cases of gastritis. “Overuse of certain type of medication can result in gastric issues like pain in abdomen, vomiting and reflux problems. Most commonly used medications are pain killers, antibiotics, strong kadha (decoction) and other alternative drugs. Certain herbal medications such as giloy has been reported to cause liver failure as observed in few patients in Mumbai and Delhi. Excessive use of steroids and antiviral drugs also resulted in increase in gastric problems like development of gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. Use of steroid can also result in development of hypertension,”said

Sudhir Maharshi

, associate professor, gasrenterology, SMS Hospital.