Have you blindly eaten fish guts? Li, who works abroad, came home to visit his parents during the holidays, and Li’s father was so happy that he went to the street and bought a grass carp. This is a large fish weighing 12 pounds, kill the fish when the green and black shiny fish guts are as big as an adult’s thumb. According to the experience of the old generation, “raw snake guts fish guts can clear heat, defeat fire, brighten the eyes”, so Li swallowed this large and fishy fish guts, Li felt less comfortable stomach, appetite is not good, always favorite braised fish also did not eat a few bites. Not long after lunch, Li’s stomach began to turn over, pain and bloating, vomiting and diarrhea. The toilet ran more than a dozen times, just diarrhea, but almost not much urination. Li’s father and mother were terrified and immediately took her to the hospital. When she arrived at the hospital’s emergency department, Li was in a deflated state, her blood pressure was low, and emergency lab results indicated that Li’s liver and kidneys were severely damaged. Xiao Li was diagnosed with acute fish bile poisoning, and doctors immediately put her on hemodialysis and liver-protective treatment. After 7 days of treatment, liver function basically recovered, and urination began to gradually increase after more than half a month, and kidney function gradually recovered, and it took more than a month to recover and discharge from the hospital. Xiao Li was confused, not that fish bile can clear heat and brighten the eyes, why is so toxic and almost killed? Fish bile is non-toxic, clearing heat and brightening eyes “Fish bile is non-toxic, clearing heat and brightening eyes” is recorded in the Chinese traditional medical texts, and has been widely circulated among the people for thousands of years, and many people are convinced of it. Fish bile is originally fishy and bitter, so people will not eat it, and even if they occasionally eat it by mistake, they will vomit it up because of the bitter taste. It is because of the misbelief that “fish bile is non-toxic and clears heat and brightens eyes” that many people take the initiative to eat the fishy and bitter fish bile, which leads to poisoning. Modern scientific research has found that the components of toxic fish bile include various bile acids, water-soluble sodium carbinol sulfate, hydrocyanic acid and histamine. Various bile acids can damage the cell membrane of human cells, hydrocyanic acid can hinder the process of biological oxidation metabolism of cells, making cells “hypoxic asphyxiation”, histamine can increase capillary permeability, causing edema, oozing and inflammation of organs. The main toxin that causes multiple organ damage and even failure is carpyl sulfate, represented by sodium carpyl sulfate. What is more, it should be noted that it is neither afraid of high temperature heating nor alcohol and is difficult to be destroyed. Therefore, fish guts can lead to poisoning whether eaten raw, cooked or in wine. The dangers of fish guts So which fish guts are toxic? The fish guts of the four major fish (mackerel, grass carp, silver carp, bighead carp), crucian carp and wuchang fish, which are often eaten at home, are all toxic, and the most toxic is crucian carp guts. What are the symptoms of fish bile poisoning? Fish bile splashed in the eyes can lead to conjunctivitis, vision loss, and even blindness in serious cases, without any “brightening” effect. The early symptoms of fish bile poisoning are nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea, and in some cases, flatulence and even vomiting of blood and black stool. Patients with serious kidney damage will experience a significant decrease in urine output or even complete absence of urine within one to four days of poisoning. Patients with liver damage will have significant weakness, poor appetite, jaundice, and pain in the liver area. In severe cases of poisoning, not only the liver, kidneys and gastrointestinal tract are damaged, but even several organs such as the heart, lungs and brain are damaged. Health tips How to prevent and treat fish bile poisoning? To prevent fish bile poisoning, prevention is better than cure. First of all, we should eliminate the misconception that fish bile is non-toxic and clears heat and brightens the eyes, and avoid eating fish bile that causes poisoning. Do not eat raw or cooked fish guts, or fish guts soaked in wine. If you accidentally eat fish guts and experience nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhea and other symptoms, you should seek medical attention promptly.