Woman Swallows Raw Fish Gallbladder for Headache, Lands in ICU with Poisoning

• A 50-year-old woman in China, Lyu, swallowed a raw fish gallbladder to cure persistent headaches, based on traditional folk belief.
• She ingested the gallbladder from a 2.5-kilogram grass carp, hoping it would cool her body and remove toxins.
• Within two hours, she suffered severe vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain, leading to her hospitalization.
• Doctors diagnosed fish gallbladder poisoning and acute hepatic failure, admitting her to the ICU for plasma exchange and renal replacement therapy.
• After a five-day struggle for life, she was discharged, with doctors warning that fish gallbladder is 'even more poisonous than arsenic' and can be fatal.

Why It Matters: Swallowing raw fish gallbladder for health remedies is extremely dangerous and can lead to severe poisoning.