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Woman nearly dies after injecting self with fruit juice

A woman nearly died after she injected herself with 20 liquified fruits in an attempt to stay healthy.

According to a report by The Global Times, the 51-year-old Chinese woman blended 20 fruits before filtering it and injecting it to herself.

The woman is fond of traditional remedies to sicknesses that is why she injected herself with fruits knowing that they are beneficial for the health.

She eventually had a fever and itchy skin but decided not to tell anyone what she did until her husband noticed the symptoms and insisted to take her to the hospital.

The woman spent five days in the intensive care unit wherein she was treated for several illnesses, including severe systematic infection, coagulation disorders, and dysfunction of multiple organs.

The newspaper reported that she would have died of organ failure.

Her conditioned alarmed the Chinese cyber world with many netizens saying that there is a need for people to have basic medical knowledge.

Staff Report

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