It’s a story that begins like many others: a small « natural » pill taken every day, with the best intentions in the world. But for Claire, 57, the miracle cure turned into a living hell.
When a natural product becomes an unsuspected danger
At first, everything seemed fine. Then the symptoms appeared: extreme fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain… Vague signs, easy to attribute to something else. Until Claire noticed that her urine was turning dark, despite staying well hydrated . The warning sign was real. But she only made the connection two months later, after hearing a man’s story on television about a similar experience.
An emergency hospitalization… and an unexpected outcome
Thankfully, after six days in intensive care, her liver began to regenerate. She pulled through, just barely . Traumatized, she confided: « I will never take dietary supplements again. »
This is far from an isolated case.
This type of incident is not an exception. According to specialists, cases of liver problems linked to supplements are steadily increasing . And turmeric is under scrutiny. Between 1995 and 2020, liver transplants related to dietary supplement use increased eightfold in the United States. In France, ANSES (the French Agency for Food , Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety) recorded more than 100 reports of adverse effects linked to turmeric in 2022 alone, including several cases of hepatitis.
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