Woman Lands in ICU After Swallowing Raw Fish Gallbladder for Headache

• A 50-year-old woman from Jiangsu province, China, identified as Liu, was rushed to the ICU after consuming a raw fish gallbladder.
• She believed the folk remedy would cure her persistent headache, following a belief that it "clears heat" and detoxifies the body.
• After swallowing the gallbladder from a 2.5-kg grass carp, she developed severe vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain within two hours.
• Doctors diagnosed her with fish gallbladder poisoning and acute liver failure, leading to emergency treatment including plasma exchange and renal replacement therapy.
• Liu's condition stabilized after five days in ICU, and doctor Hu Zhenkui warned that fish gallbladders are highly toxic, even after cooking or soaking in alcohol.

Why It Matters: Swallowing raw fish gallbladder for headache led to ICU for a Chinese woman due to severe poisoning.