Fashion and beauty entrepreneur Toyin Lawani has warned women against undergoing epidurals, as the side effects are excruciating.

In a video shared on Tuesday on her social media page, Lawani claimed that she is currently battling back pain and that her spine is degenerating.

Sharing her experiences with epidural anesthesia, an injection administered to pregnant women in the spine to reduce pain during childbirth, Lawani mentioned that since she received the injection, she has not felt like herself.

She called out doctors for not being open about the long-term side effects of taking epidurals.

Lawani explained that during the birth of her last two children, she received the anesthetic injection.

She said, “When you hear ‘epidural,’ run. Doctors tell you about the side effects but do not tell you about the long-term effects on your body. I have about three friends having the same issues that I am having.

“Like, I am just 42, how did I end up with spine issues? I have a degenerating spine. I have implants in my spine. I go paralyzed. I can’t stand for a long time. I can’t even breathe properly sometimes because it affected so many things in my body when I had the surgery.

“They will not tell you because you just want the pain to go away. I have had two epidurals. I had my first as natural birth. The last two were epidural. The last one I had epidural because I had to undergo a surgery and I had no choice.

“See, the pain does not stop. My back is killing me and my spine is degenerating.”