Samantha Ruth Prabhu Hits Back At ‘The Liver Doc’ After Backlash On Nebuliser Post
Samantha Ruth Prabhu has finally issued a clarification after several doctors slammed her for promoting dangerous medical practices.
Uber-popular Indian actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has finally issued a clarification after several doctors slammed her for promoting dangerous medical practices. In the latest entertainment news, Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been facing flak for recommending hydrogen peroxide nebulisation to treat viral infections, and she had also shared a picture of herself taking the treatment. Her post first caught the attention of Dr. Cyriac Abby Philips aka 'The Liver Doc'. He said that the technique has adverse effects on health, and he went on to slam the actress, calling her "health and science illiterate."
Samantha has now issued a statement, saying, "Over the last couple of years, I've had to take many different types of medicines. I've tried everything I was strongly advised to take. As advised by highly qualified professionals and after doing as much self-research as is possible for a lay person like me."
"Many of these treatments were also very very expensive. I would always keep thinking about how fortunate I am that I could afford it and about all those who cannot. And for the longest time, conventional treatments weren't making me better. There's a good chance it was just me and am sure they will work very well for others," she added.
Check out her statement here:
Further in her post, she said, "These two factors led me to also read up on alternate therapies and treatments. And after trial and error, I found treatments that worked wonderfully for me. Treatments that also cost a fraction of what I was spending on conventional healthcare.”
"I am not naive enough to go about strongly advocating a treatment. I merely suggested with good intention because of all that I have faced and learnt in the last couple of years. Especially that treatments can be financially draining and many may not be able to afford them. End of the day, we all depend on educated doctors to guide us. This treatment was suggested to me by a highly qualified doctor who is an MD, who has served DRDO for 25 years. He, after all his education in conventional medicine, chose to advocate an alternate therapy," she added.
Samantha also said that it would have been better had the Liver Doc talked about the same with her doctor rather than slamming her on social media.
"We cannot just give up when medicines aren't working. I certainly wasn't ready to give up… Coming back to the topic of the said gentleman Doctor, it would have been nice had he politely invited my Doctor, whom I have tagged in my post, rather than go after me. I would have loved to have learnt from that debate and discussion between two highly qualified professionals," she said.
“And as far as sharing information about the treatments that have helped my health, I shall be more careful as my intentions are only to help others. Not to harm anyone. I've had so many well meaning people suggesting ayurveda, homeopathy, acupuncture, Tibetan medicine, pranic healing etc. I heard them all out. I was merely doing something similar. Sharing something that worked for me, as an option. And I know many of us dealing with health issues need that help, especially given how overwhelming it is when every option has qualified people who are so certainly sure of their polar opposite opinions. Both sides, for and against every treatment, are both so sure and persuasive. It's difficult to navigate these and find good help,” she added.
On the work front, Samantha Ruth Prabhu was last seen in 'Kushi', alongside Vijay Deverakonda. She will next be seen in Prime Video series 'Citadel: Honey Bunny', alongside Varun Dhawan. The Raj & DK show is expected to premiere later this year.
