Chinese Singer Zhang Jie Rushed To The Hospital After Swallowing Fish Bone; Has A Fear Of Eating Fish Now
That's one big bone.
A lot of us have memories of our mums telling us to be really careful when eating fish, and this story will remind you of why.
Chinese singer Zhang Jie was rushed to the hospital on August 18 in the wee hours after swallowing a fish bone. The 38-year-old, who is married to Chinese host Xie Na, later posted a picture of the bone, which appeared to be about 2cm long, that was extracted from his throat.
“This fish bone got stuck in my esophagus and it almost reached my stomach (…) Fish is the food that I love the most, but now I have a fear of eating it… Everyone, please be careful when eating fish!” Zhang Jie cautioned his followers.
While his fans were relieved to hear that he's okay, some netizens chose to tease the singer instead.
One such netizen wrote: “You’re almost 40, but you didn’t realise that you had such a huge bone in your food. Do you even know how to chew?”
Some misguided netizens, however, claimed that Zhang Jie could have used other methods, such as drinking vinegar or swallowing steamed buns to get rid of the bone. But their suggestions were shot down by more rational netizens.
“Drinking vinegar to soften fish bones doesn’t work, because the softening only takes place if you soak the bone for a prolonged period,” clarified one netizen. Another netizen warned everyone about the risk of swallowing steamed buns or balls of rice. It might cause more harm as the bones could get more deeply lodged and aggravate the situation. Don’t do that.”
TLDR: If you ever end up swallowing a fish bone, go straight to the hospital.
Photos: PBE Media
