By Dr Rakesh Ayureshmi, Ayureshmi Ayurveda Wellness Centre, Kollam, Kerala, India The Hidden Crisis Nobody Talks About Yet Matters to Everyone Every minute, over 30,000 painkillers are consumed worldwide—and most of them are taken without a second thought. A headache, back pain, joint stiffness, period cramps… we reach for a pill faster than we reach for water. But modern research now warns us: the same painkillers that bring short-term relief are quietly damaging the gut, w