A Chinese woman almost died after she injected herself with juice of more than 20 types of fruit directly into her veins.
The woman, identified only as Zeng, was said to be following a folk remedy to improve her health. She believed the nutrients of the juice could be better absorbed by her body this way.
But the 51-year-old found herself herself in the hospital after she developed high fever and itchy skin. Though she initially ignored her symptoms and chose to go to a county hospital, she was soon admitted to a hospital in Chenzou, Hunan province. From there she was transferred to the intensive care in Affiliated Hospital of Xiangnan University in Hunan.
Doctors told reporters that the patient suffered severe infection and damage to heart, kidney and liver and said that she was at the risk of dying of multiple organ failure.
She was administered dialysis to clean her blood and put on antibiotics and injected with clotting agents. As her condition improved she was transferred to a kidney unit.
She was admitted to the intensive care unit of the hospital on 22 February, before being transferred to a general ward and later discharged.
According to the DailyMail, the woman had called a doctor to administer her an IV drip at home by pretending to be sick. After the doctor left she swapped the liquid with her blended fruit juice. 'I thought fresh fruits were very nutritious and never thought they would be harmful by injecting them into my body,' said Zeng.
