Dr. Shivani Parvez walks through an IV therapy room and explains when doctors use IV medications and nutrient infusions. IV delivery bypasses gut absorption and allows higher doses of vitamin C. Common formulations include B and C vitamins and hydration mixes, with effects varying based on stress, illness, and individual body needs.
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Hi, this is Dr. Shivani Parvez. I just wanted to give you a little tour of our IV room and explain a little bit of why we use IV medications. So here we have a really comfortable room here with armchairs to make you comfortable, recline, heated massage, etc for your comfort during IVs we have somebody getting an IV right now in here we have several vitamins, B and C vitamins. We have a mixture of different things that we can make either customized or formulated for your specific needs. Why do people need IV nutrition? Sometimes it is when your own diet is not adequate or a lot of, a lot of us have stuff, have issues with our gut. We don't absorb vitamins well, even if we are taking supplements. And when you get the iv, it actually goes directly to your bloodstream, all of it, without having to worry about how much is absorbed or not absorbed and certain things. For example, vitamin C. We can give you very high doses of vitamin C in the iv, which if you take it by mouth would kind of just make you have diarrhea. So there's a lot of benefits to getting IV nutrition. And as well as hydration, if you just want to get enough hydration, if you're working out or dehydrated or if you're sick or under the weather, we have several IV formulations here. And again, we try to make it very comfortable for you with our relaxing music or teas that you can have during our IVs. Other people do also ask about like why how long the IVs lasts in your system. And that depends on how much your body needs. Your body will use what, what it needs at the time. And if you're under more stress or chronically ill, you actually might need more frequent infusions because your body kind of goes through it very fast. And some people get an immediate boost. And some people just, you know, overall feel more energetic after getting IVs there. We have formulations that are very good for boosting your immune system, especially if you have a cold or something like that. The higher dose of vitamin C going in the IV is actually much better to help you get over it. Also another thing to note is that you may, when you go to the bathroom, you know, see different color or smell in your urine and that's normal. It's just that a lot of the IVs, all the vitamins are water soluble and after your body, you know, use them, they're going to go come out in your urine. So the excess does come out, but that doesn't mean it's all coming out and going to waste. You will feel a difference in IV treatments. That's it. That's it. Now cut that.
