A woman from eastern China ended up in the intensive care unit (ICU) hours after swallowing a raw fish gallbladder, believing it would cure her headache.
The 50-year-old woman, surnamed Liu, from Jiangsu province, adhered to the folk remedy that claimed raw fish gallbladders could clear heat, detoxify the body, and alleviate a persistent migraine that had been troubling her.
On the morning of December 14, Liu bought a 2.5kg grass carp at the market, extracted the gallbladder at home, and...
Chinese woman swallows raw fish gallbladder, hoping to relieve headache, ends up in ICU
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Source: scmp.com

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