Woman Almost Dies after Taking Daily Supplements?

One Texas woman says she almost died after taking a daily supplement. Emily’s friend suggested a supplement to help her acne-prone skin. She took the supplement for 10 months before experiencing stomach pain, fatigue, and the yellowing of her eyes. After being admitted to the hospital she was diagnosed with acute liver failure. Was the supplement to blame? Gastroenterologist Dr. Su Sacher weighs in.

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[g..n.]

They didn’t say what kind of supplement she was taking, so this doesn’t help the people at all.

[DFisk]

Don't waste your time watching the video because they don't tell you what she was taking.

[ZeldaZelda-RichesToRags]

She claims that her primary doctor took 28 vials of blood to test for liver?
I worked as a medical phlebotomist for an over a decade…I drew blood from patients until I became ill and ended up at Mayo Clinic and they began w bloodwork… the most vials they took was 11 and that was for a wide range of tests…
So I’m NOT BELIEVING HER CLAIMS…28 vials?….. NO WAY!
If you want to make yourself a credible medical professional you MUST begin with screening your guest!

[EFTTappingwithHeatherAmbler]

Have The Doctors done an episode on people dying from pharmaceutical medications? Given that it's a leading cause of death in the United States, that would be a great episode.

[redragna]

EDIT: Did some digging and found out it's a "$50 supplement from Alani Nu which narrows it down to their Balance Powder and Super Greens powder. Looking at the ingredients the Balance Powder powder has 120 mcg of chromium O.O. Chromium is a mineral and has adverse effects when taken in large doses (liver dysfunction is one the listed symptoms). The standard recommendation is 29 mcg for women. Why a supplement company decided to give 4 time the recommended daily allowance of a mineral that can be toxic in high doses is beyond me but it's the first time I've run across a supplement company promoting absolutely insane levels of a mineral/vitamin that is toxic at high doses.

Pretty sure she was megadosing with Vitamin A. It's a common medicine for acne. Although usually it requires a prescription and has to be done under the supervision of a doctor for this exact reason; it has a bunch of nasty side effects, some people try to go the cheap way and just megadose with vitamin A (it's highly discouraged by doctors and not because they want to make a buck).

[Moudiremoo]

Meanwhile millions taking pharma drugs and had acute liver injuries and no one complains! And no onw blaims this drugs!

[sueann]

I've never heard of someone getting a donor that fast and being number 1 on the donor list the same week they found out that they need a liver.

[dquinn]

They don't know what caused her liver failure failure but they are stupidly blaming the supplements...

[UltimateAldean]

Yeah, total BS. Thanks for wasting our time. Would have been nice if you told us what supplement it was.

[lakea.]

“The Doctors” is the sketchiest health show I’ve ever seen.

[andyarvai]

They should have said the "TYPE" OF SUPPLEMENT...not necessarily say the name of the company.... but this video did NOTHING for helping us know which one.

[ross-smithfamily]

I was really taken aback that they didn't discuss the type of supplement she was taking, even if they didn't want to mention the brand name. However, I'm glad they discussed informing your doctor of all supplements prior to surgery.

[Rosensmith]

Why not tell what it was??? This is of no use if they don't COMPLETELY REVEAL what the so called health supplement was!!!

[hvqulkd]

It's amazing how fast she got an transplant when I had family members who died waiting for a transplant.

[martindonaldson]

This begs the question of why they mentions supplements and don't determine which one. Tylenol is the leading and very well known cause of liver failure in the United States.

[PrissyLilMissy-dv]

The entire reason people clicked on this video was to see exactly what she took to obviously know what to avoid. That was useless.

[irisrose]

Why automatically blame a supplement? You didn't state what it was that she was taking in the first place, which is suspicious. What else may she have taken; for example, a prescribed antibiotic, which may in fact cause acute liver failure in some people, or even something as easily obtained as Tylenol, aspirin, etc.? True, the warning to be mindful of which supplements you take, and to let your doctor know what you're taking; especially prior to surgical procedures, is appropriate. Though I don't think it is fair to automatically blame some supplement, which you never disclosed, and fear monger like this. I think that doctors need to start admitting to their patients that indeed, their prescribed medications, whatever they may be, can and do cause serious, even fatal reactions in people. Don't make fools of your patients, and tell them that they're essentially crazy, when they come in with very real, serious reactions to a prescription. I'm one person that this has happened to, and the medical provider literally said to my face that, "the drug wouldn't do that!" Luckily, my father, who was a very good medical doctor, confirmed that it WAS the prescribed drug at fault, and told me to immediately stop taking it upon seeing the reaction that it was inflicting upon my body. Sadly, I could trust my father, whom was a good, caring doctor, but I can't trust the majority of doctors I've seen in recent years. They don't seem to care one iota, are smug, and refuse to listen to patient complaints. I'm truly disgusted.

[fayspringer]

My question is, how did she get a donor in eight hours when ppl on the waiting list for month’s 😳

[dwilikinson]

One would expect a panel of Dr.'s to handle something like this more responsibly. To alert the public only to leave them in the dark seems outright asinine. SMH.

[yklviwx]

Wow! She’s really lucky to get a match that fast. Good on the person who donated. They’re real angels.