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00:00A video of a woman who can't open one of her eyes after watching her gluta-drip session was talked about online.
00:07Maybe her condition is not directly related to glutathione,
00:11but the authorities have a plan to use it as a whitening agent.
00:15Darling Hai has the first news.
00:18It's been a week now.
00:21I made a video asking for prayers for my fast recovery and awareness.
00:27In Jelly Matcha's viral online video,
00:29she blames her inability to open one of her eyes after watching her gluta-drip session.
00:33I had an infection in my gluta-drip session.
00:37The nurse who operated on me didn't know about it.
00:39When she first operated on me,
00:41she put a needle in my glute,
00:44and my root burst.
00:46I tried again here,
00:49and it burst again.
00:51After two days,
00:53It hurts so much.
00:55I can't stop it anymore.
00:56I'll go to the ER right away.
00:57I'll take vinegar.
00:59In the new video,
01:00Jelly can open one of her eyes more.
01:03According to her ophthalmologist,
01:05she had an infection and nerves were affected in her eyes.
01:08My vision now,
01:09my concern is that I can open three of my eyes.
01:13But as you can see,
01:15in my eyeball,
01:16I can see a little,
01:17but I can see three.
01:19The board certified ophthalmologist I talked to,
01:22Dr. Ethos Yutangco,
01:23Generally,
01:25IV drugs,
01:28gluta for example,
01:29generally do not cause infections,
01:34except if the drug or needle used is contaminated.
01:40The needle or paraphernalia used to inject the drug.
01:46I didn't see any infection,
01:50IV gluta-related infection in the eyes,
01:55directly caused by the IV gluta.
01:58However,
01:59the Food and Drug Administration of the FDA has not yet approved
02:02gluta drip or gluta IV as a skin lightening agent.
02:06IV glutathione has only been approved by the FDA
02:10for the mitigation of the side effects of chemotherapy
02:14from cisplatin,
02:15what they call neurotoxicity.
02:17This includes possible effects of thyroid,
02:19stones, and liver.
02:20It can be toxicity, abnormalities,
02:23gastritis,
02:24kidney failure,
02:26severe skin problems,
02:29side effects,
02:30allergies.
02:31Other IV drips are also dangerous,
02:33such as vitamin C drip.
02:36If the dose is too high,
02:37at some point,
02:38the urine can become too acidic
02:41and cause kidney stones.
02:42It is different if the doctor prescribed gluta drip
02:45because it can ease the symptoms of a disease
02:47such as candy's rheumatic fever.
02:49When I was not yet diagnosed with autoimmune disease,
02:53I started taking IV drips
02:55because my hands,
02:57my both hands,
02:59were so painful that I couldn't bend them.
03:02It always got swollen.
03:04Since I started taking IV drips,
03:09it doesn't hurt anymore.
03:10This is considered a cancer medicine.
03:14We consider it a cancer medicine.
03:16So, if it is used for whitening,
03:19it is definitely not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
03:23That's why since 2019,
03:24the illegal whitening products worth P20 million
03:27were confiscated by the FDA as a gluta drip.
03:30There are oral glutathione products
03:32or ingested glutathione registered in the FDA.
03:34But it is also not allowed to be promoted as a whitening product.
03:38The Department of Health has previously
03:40prohibited the use of glutathione as a whitening product.
03:43This is the first news.
03:44Darlene Cai for GMA Integrated News.