New Delhi, Jan. 16 -- A 50-year-old woman from eastern China was rushed to intensive care after swallowing a raw fish gallbladder, believing it would ease her long-standing headache.

According to the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the woman, surnamed Liu, is from Jiangsu province. She followed a traditional belief that eating a raw fish gallbladder could "clear heat, detoxify the body and relieve migraines".

On the morning of December 14, Liu bought a 2.5kg grass carp from a local market. After returning home, she removed the fish's gallbladder and swallowed it raw, hoping for relief from her headache.

Her condition worsened rapidly. Within two hours, she developed severe vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain. Her family immediately...