Overview
- Bhasin was admitted to a Dubai hospital on June 28 with a severe gut infection and was diagnosed with terminal ileitis before being stabilised with injections.
- She told fans she was “still not out of the danger zone,” did not receive medical clearance to fly, and travelled to India to be admitted to a hospital there to continue treatment.
- Terminal ileitis names inflammation at the end of the small intestine rather than a single disease, and can result from Crohn’s disease, bacterial infections such as Salmonella or Yersinia, intestinal tuberculosis, prolonged NSAID use, reduced blood flow, or other causes.
- Doctors quoted in the coverage say definitive care requires blood and stool tests, imaging and a colonoscopy with biopsy because treatments range from antibiotics and supportive care for infections to immunosuppressive or biologic drugs for chronic inflammatory disease and sometimes surgery for complications.
- Experts warn that untreated or prolonged inflammation can cause ulcers, strictures, fistulas, obstruction or spread of infection and have urged close monitoring, nutritional support and avoiding NSAIDs as Bhasin recovers and undergoes further diagnostic work in India.