WhatsApp Health Myths: The Dangers of Misguided Medical Advice on Social Media

2024-01-09 16:30:14

Al-Marsad newspaper: A circulating video clip documented a citizen narrating his experience with an incorrect prescription sent to him on WhatsApp that caused him kidney disease.

The man, Abu Bassam, said: I developed kidney disease because I tried a healthy recipe that is currently spreading on social media platforms.

WhatsApp recipe

He continued: He read a message on WhatsApp that lemon with water on an empty stomach expels toxins and makes him slim. I continued on it for a while and got tired to the point that anything I eat or drink brings it back, so I went to the hospital.

He added: The doctor told me how long have you been doing dialysis. I told her, “You look wrong. I am only in good health,” and she referred me to outpatient clinics.

It almost caused him kidney failure

He added: I met a nutritionist and we had dinner with him. I showed him the analysis and he told me that tomorrow you must come to the emergency room. I went and they examined me and asked me regarding what I had been eating and drinking recently. I told them regarding the recipe for water with lemon. He said that it is not good for the kidneys. They become dry. You must drink clean, nice water. Water. Lemon once morest the kidneys.

He concluded that God saved him from kidney failure if he had continued on the prescription for a longer period.

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