Silke Jasso
Kourtney Kardashian is in quite a pickle after several experts are urging fans to not take health advice from celebrities. Recently, the TV personality released her own vaginal wellness gummies, which according to health experts one shouldn’t be taking.
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Gynecologists slammed Kardashian’s”crude and vulgar” gummies claiming that there is actually no scientific evidence that they work. They are suggesting seeking advice from a doctor rather than a TV influencer.
Kourtney Kardashian Promotes Vagina Wellness Gummies
The 43-year-old first promoted the product on her Instagram earlier this week, showing several cats walking around her in circles as she eats one of the gummies. “Your [cat emoji] is going to love this,” the caption read. “Meet Lemme Purr: our new vaginal health gummy!”
“Vaginal health is such an important part of a woman’s overall well-being (and not talked about enough) which is why we are so excited to launch this! Give your vagina the sweet treat it deserves (and turn it into a sweet treat). You know what they say … you are what you eat,” the post continued.
Experts are now warning the public to not “spend your hard-earned cash on this product.” Dr. Anitta Mitra, a London-based scientist and gynecologist with a PhD on the viginal microbiome, took to social media to explain her reason why she wouldn’t buy any celebrity-endorsed products.
She went on to note that her first red flag was the terms “probiotic” and “microbiome” which are often thrown as “great marketing buzzwords,” saying they are “not a panacea for health.”
Dr. Anitta Mitra on Instagram
She noted there was no specific scientific evidence that everyone needs a probiotic, saying, “if it ain’t broke, don’t try to fix it.” The third reason is that there are several types of probiotics saying she “certainly” wouldn’t recommend this type.
“The marketing for this gummy states it has been ‘clinically studied.’ Spoiler alert: this specific probiotic has not been particularly well-researched with regards to vaginal health,” she wrote the caption of an Instagram video. “There are many other types that have been more extensively studied.”
She ended her post by saying that if one was worried about their symptoms, to seek advice from a healthcare professional and “don’t take health advice from a celeb.”
“This is anti-feminist. Anyone who tells you that you need to change the taste or smell of your vulva or vagina is working with the patriarchy,” she wrote. “And while we are at it, let’s stop using the cat emoji to refer to our anatomy,” she continued.
