Severe kidney failure due to eating raw fish bile to treat diabetes

Seeta Devi from Ranchi (India) started vomiting after eating raw fish bile on the recommendation of a quack and was hospitalized with acute kidney injury, according to Times Now News.

Doctors said she had been eating the bile of locally available carp for three consecutive days because she was suffering from very high blood sugar.

A 48-year-old woman suffered severe kidney failure after eating raw fish bile to treat diabetes.

Nephritis develops

Doctors said Seeta's condition worsened as she suffered from nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and had to undergo dialysis twice. After a biopsy, the patient was diagnosed with severe inflammation of the kidney.

Consumption of raw fish bile is a common practice in some parts of Asia. According to popular belief, it is believed to cure diabetes, asthma, arthritis, visual disturbances and other ailments, said Sir Gangaram Hospital.

The most common associated fish species are carp and common carp, both of which are commonly consumed.

Doctors gave the patient high doses of steroids combined with supportive treatment, returning kidney function to normal.

Not only the bile of grass carp and common carp, but also the bile of raw fish in general can cause serious kidney damage.

She has now been discharged from hospital after 2 weeks of treatment.

The harmful effects of fish bile on the kidneys

According to doctors, not only the bile of grass carp and common carp, but also the bile of raw fish in general can cause serious kidney damage and potential health risks.

According to medical experts, fish bile contains cyprinol, a very toxic bile salt of the carp family.

Some of the signs and symptoms of kidney damage due to fish bile include: Abdominal pain, severe vomiting, decreased urine output, kidney failure, and death in severe cases, according to Times Now News.

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