A woman in her 80s who swallowed 8 live frogs had back pain
Oct 10, 2025
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Zhang, an 82-year-old woman living in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, was recently admitted to Zhejiang University's First Affiliated Hospital complaining of severe abdominal pain, according to the Chinese media Hangzhou Daily.
Her son told the medical staff "My mother swallowed eight living frogs, and now she can't even walk because of the pain."
Jang, who suffered from a long-term herniated disk, decided to follow it after being told that swallowing a raw frog relieves the pain.
I asked my family to catch the frog, but she didn't reveal her true intentions.
When the family gathered frogs smaller than the palm of his hand, Jang swallowed them raw without the family's knowledge.
It is known that three were swallowed on the first day and the other five were swallowed the next day.
At first, I felt uncomfortable in my abdomen, but as time passed, the pain intensified and eventually I confessed the fact to my family.
As a result of hospital examination, no tumors or bumps were found in Jang's body, but parasitic infections were confirmed.
Among them, he was found to have 'sparganum disease'.
Sparganosis occurs when a person drinks water containing water fleas contaminated with larvae or eats the second intermediate host, frogs, snakes, etc., raw.
You can also be infected if you eat pork, beef, and algae that have consumed an infected intermediate host.
The medical team explained that swallowing a raw frog damaged the digestive system and caused parasites to penetrate the body. Jang was discharged from the hospital after two weeks of treatment.
Doctor in charge "There have been several similar cases in recent years"In addition to swallowing frogs, there are cases of eating raw snake gallbladder or fish gallbladder or attaching frog skin to the body."
He pointed out that elderly patients do not share health problems with their families and tend to visit hospitals only after their conditions become serious.
Then "There is no scientific basis for such folk remedies. Rather, parasites can penetrate the body, causing vision loss, brain infections, and even life threats in severe cases" he warned.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
