IV Infusion Therapy is the process of administering a mixture of liquid vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream. Performed all over the world, this procedure has gained increasing popularity in recent years.
At Tel Aviv Doctor we stay curious and we look beyond standard medical procedures for new ideas and treatments that benefit our patients’ health. Intravenous Infusion Therapy provides a way of administering vitamins, minerals and other nutrients directly into the blood stream and to the body’s cells, bypassing the digestive system. These kinds of treatments are increasingly used and researched world-wide. In medicine, an intravenous infusion is most often used as a treatment — to rehydrate patients, correct electrolyte imbalances or deliver medication when someone is unwell — rather than only as a preventive measure; the elective vitamin and wellness infusions described here are one specific use of the same technique.
Services like ‘IV Lounges’ have opened up in some parts of the world, administering ‘Hangover Cures’ and other intravenous therapy with little or no medical oversight. At Tel Aviv Doctor we apply the treatment in a strictly medical context, administered according to the medical needs of our patients and overseen by a doctor.
Doesn’t a daily multivitamin do the same? What are the additional benefits?
When you take your oral multivitamin each day, it travels down to your stomach and through your digestive tract, which limits the amount your body absorbs. Whereas with IV infusion therapy, the liquid enters your bloodstream, bypasses your digestive system, and it allows for a quick absorption of a much higher concentration of the vitamins and minerals in your body tissues and cells.
Who could benefit from Intravenous (IV) Infusion Therapy?
The elective vitamin and mineral infusions we offer here are a wellness service that delivers fluids, vitamins and minerals directly into the bloodstream. Used this way — outside a diagnosed deficiency — they are not a treatment for a specific medical condition and are not a substitute for prescribed care or a balanced diet. In people without a diagnosed deficiency, there is currently no good-quality evidence that IV vitamins provide a health benefit over taking vitamins by mouth.
Some people choose IV fluids to rehydrate after intense exercise; where a specific agent has evidence for a specific use (for example IV magnesium for certain migraines), that is a clinical decision made together with a doctor.
Contraindications & risks. IV therapy is not suitable for everyone. Please tell us before treatment if you have kidney disease, heart disease or heart failure, high blood pressure, or are pregnant. Possible risks include infection or bruising at the injection site, vein irritation, fluid or electrolyte imbalance, and — with high doses — vitamin toxicity. All infusions at our clinic are given by qualified medical staff under sterile conditions.
If you think you could benefit from Intravenous Infusion Therapy, take a look at our Medical Services and get in touch to discuss it with your physician at Tel Aviv Doctor.
