Last week I was suffering from a severe stomach pain. But that’s not of so much concern. When the pain did not subside in 2 days and only grew into a full body pain I decided to take the risk and go to the doctor. Yes, believe me going to the doctor for something as small as stomach pain is a big big risk in today’s world.
To my astonishment, the doc didn’t even ask me where exactly it was paining or what kind of pain it was. He just listened to me for 30 seconds or so, looked at his watch (seemed like he was in a hurry) and wrote some 5 medicines on my case paper. Yes, that’s not a typo. He wrote FIVE medicines !! That too for 5 days. Only when I asked him he told me eat something light for the day.
I got medicines only for 2 days and took only one dose after which the problem subsided by itself.
That posed a serious question in my mind: What has happened to the doctors today? Instead of diagnosing my problem, why did he give me so many medicines? I recall a scene from the movie Anand where the doctor gives some fake medicine to a rich lady because she always feels uneasy. When questioned, the doctor tells his friend that he does this so that a poor cancer patient coming to his hospital can be given treatment free of charge. So, is this why the doctors simply give medicine and not actually tell us that “You have eaten something rubbish outside. Don’t eat for 2 days, have lots of fluids and you will be fine.” Or, is it the other way around? Because the doctors give us instantaneous relief medicines, we also do not bother to find out the root cause. All in all, neither the doctor nor the patient tries to find out the real cause and rely heavily on instant relief medicines. The vicious cycle continues and things continue to worsen.
Where and when will it all stop?
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