Mumbai, May 1 -- The health of lawyer and activist Sudha Bharadwaj has been deteriorating in Byculla prison where she is lodged, her family and friends said on Friday.

Bharadwaj had requested a medical evaluation two weeks ago, her family members who spoke to her on phone, told Indian Express. Apart from her regular diabetes, she has been suffering from diarrhoea and loss of appetite, among other health complications.

The health issues accrued after she took her first dose of vaccine three weeks ago. "At first she thought it was the side effects of the vaccine, but after the symptoms continued, she requested for a medical check-up," close family friend Smita Gupta said.

She added that Bharadwaj had informed her daughter and her lawyer ...