A Chinese woman almost dies after she injected a fruit smoothie into her veins with the hopes of staying healthy.
51-year-old Zeng had an interest in unconventional health treatments, and on 22 February, she made a smoothie from 20 fruits and decided to inject the smoothie directly into her veins by using an infusion drip. Zeng is a resident of the Guiyang County in Chenzhou.
51-year-old Zeng said that she thought fruits are nutritious and would not harm her if she injected them into her body. But she did not have any idea on how much trouble she would get into if she did it.
The Chinese woman said that her body temperature started to rise and her body was really itchy after she injected the smoothie in her veins.
After the husband of Zeng saw her and got to know about the injection, he took her to the hospital and was admitted in an intensive care unit.
The doctors said that Zeng had an infection when she was brought to the hospital and she was really close from having multiple organ failures. She also had a great chance of developing sepsis.
The doctors of the hospital cleansed her blood by using dialysis, injecting her with clotting agents, and antibiotics.
51-year-old Zeng stayed inside an intensive care unit for 5 straight days before she was moved to a kidney ward in the Hospital of the Xiangnan University.