Archive · 17 Jan 2026
Woman Suffers Liver Failure After Eating Raw Fish Gallbladder
A 50-year-old woman in China ate a raw fish gallbladder because she thought it would help her headache.
But it made her very sick.
She had bad vomiting, tummy pain, and her liver stopped working well.
Doctors had to help her get better in the hospital.
The doctors said fish gallbladders are very poisonous and can make people very sick, even if you cook them.
Many people in China have gotten sick from eating them, thinking they are good for health.
A 50-year-old woman from Jiangsu province, China, ate a raw fish gallbladder to relieve a migraine.
She experienced severe vomiting, diarrhoea, and abdominal pain within two hours.
Doctors diagnosed her with fish gallbladder poisoning and acute liver failure.
She received emergency treatment, including plasma exchange and continuous renal replacement therapy.
After five days in intensive care, her condition improved, and she was discharged.
- Who
- A 50-year-old woman from Jiangsu province, China, surnamed Liu
- What
- Suffered liver failure after consuming a raw fish gallbladder
- When
- On the morning of December 14, with hospitalization on the same day
- Where
- Jiangsu province, China
- Why
- Believed it would relieve her migraine and detoxify her body
- Age
- 50
- Location
- Jiangsu province, China
- Fish Type
- Grass carp
- Fish Weight
- 2.5kg
- Symptoms
- Severe vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain
- Treatment
- Plasma exchange, continuous renal replacement therapy
- Hospital
- Affiliated Hospital of Jiangsu University
- Doctor's Warning
- Fish gallbladder is more toxic than arsenic
