Mumbai, May 01: Anna Hazare’s recently held hunger strike in the country’s capital demanding the Lok Janpal Bill might have improved the country’s health system but has deteriorated his own. So much so that the doctors treating him at the city’s hospital for the knee pain, has told Anna not to undertake any more hunger strikes.
Speaking to the media, Dr Parag Sancheti, chairman of the Sancheti Institute of Orthopedics and the one treating Anna said that the crusader is undergoing treatment for high blood pressure and osteoarthritis.
Blaming the hunger strike for the worsened condition of Anna Dr Parag said that it has taken a heavy toll on his health.
“He has been told not to skip meals any more. Anna is suffering from a condition known as osteoarthritis, a degenerative problem which is usually seen in people over 40 years of age. Besides this condition, which he has been managing for quite a few years, Hazare also has high cholesterol and blood pressure. The health deteriorated because of his prolonged hunger strike,” said the doctor, who has been treating Anna since a long time.
“As far as treatment goes, we have started him on steroid injections. He needs to take medication continuously for a week. Besides, we have started him on physiotherapy and traction,” he added.
“We have advised him to eat at regular intervals, and no skipping meals anymore. We have also advised him against weight gain as it could aggravate his problem. So the thrust of recovery is on his diet. Besides, we have told him to compulsorily take a week’s rest, and he cannot undertake activities that will cause strain on his knees. Apart from physiotherapy and traction, Hazare will also be given steroid injections,” added Dr Parag.
–Agencies–