Bollywood Director, Tahira Kashyap Rushed To Hospital After Consuming Bottle Gourd Juice [Video]

Bollywood director, Tahira Kashyap was rushed to the hospital as she fell sick after drinking bottle gourd juice. Details inside!

By Sonali Sachdeva Last Updated: Oct 11, 2021 | 12:01:17 IST

Healthy food choices lead to a healthy life, and eating healthy is imperative for one’s life. We have heard many doctors throwing light on the importance of consuming a nutrition-rich diet. Like any other fruit and vegetable, the bitter gourd juice is said to have several health benefits, including lower blood pressure, reduced blood sugar levels, improved skin health, and many others.

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The Bollywood director and author, Tahira Kashyap is very much health conscious. She makes sure to keep herself fit and in order to do so, she had made a healthy green drink for herself. However, the healthy juice turned out not so healthy for her.

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A few days ago, Bollywood director and author, Tahira Kashyap was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a hospital for two days. She was diagnosed with food poisoning after consuming a toxic concoction of lauki juice. On October 9, 2021, Tahira Kashyap took to her Instagram handle to post a Reel to share this incident with her followers to create awareness about the condition called bottle gourd toxicity.

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In the video, she shared the details of the incident about how she ended up consuming a concoction of “haldi, doodhi and amla” despite its bitter taste. As a result, she ended up with “17 bouts of vomit” and her “blood pressure dropped to 40”. Along with the informative Reel, she wrote in the caption, “PLS LISTEN TO THIS! @instagram is an amazing platform for spreading awareness! Pls read about BOTTLE GOURD TOXICITY! I might be sounding all sorted and cool in this video that I made from my set, but I was in deep sh#%!”

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She had further added, “Sharing deets as doctors also asked me to spread the awareness around too. I have picked my phone on all those who I know have the #greenjuice Bottle gourd toxicity has dire consequences, and dire is an understatement. Please read in between the lines. It’s lethal. In the name of health just don’t keep popping juices! There was a reason why I was in the ICU for the same, don’t want to divulge more gory details, but pls spread the word around. #bottlegourdtoxicity #dhudhi #greenjuice.” 

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In the video, Tahira Kashyap assured her fans that she had restored her health and felt better. After watching the video, Bollywood actor, Karanvir Bohra had commented, “Oh no pls take care”. At the same time, an Instagram user did not find her video helpful and commented her real views, “How is this spreading awareness? There's absolutely no information you've provided...It's just spreading fear... Pls educate. it IS a powerful platform.”

On the professional front, Tahira Kashyap is working on the upcoming film, Sharmajee Ki Beti.

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