Mumbai: Bollywood playback singer Sonu Nigam was recently admitted to the privately-run Nanavati Hospital following a severe allergic reaction to seafood at a concert in Odisha. Nigam has swollen eyes and is recovering right now. He took to his Instagram to share a couple of pictures of his bloated face.

In a post on social media, one picture is a close-up shot of the singer’s swollen eyes whereas another picture shows him lying on the hospital bed with an oxygen mask on his face. Nigam said that his condition would have been even more serious had there been no hospital around for immediate medical assistance.

Mr Nigam wrote in his post, “Thanks for your co-ncern and love. Now that you know that I am returning from Jeypore, Orissa, after managing a concert Friday night, I don’t mind sharing how I was the day before yesterday.”

He further wrote, “Les-son for all of us. Never ever take a chance with allergies. Seafood in my case. If Nanavati Hospital wasn’t nearby, my trachea would have swollen up further and led to asphyxiation. A happy and healthy life to everyone.”

Dr Avinash Supe, former medical director of major civic-run hospitals, said, “Eating seafood can cause various reactions depending on the type of allergy conditions that people possess.”