A case of choleric woman broke 4 ribs after eating spicy food in China.
Huang is from Shanghai Province, China. He suddenly developed a cough while eating spicy food. When coughing rapidly, a sound like something crashing is heard in the chest. However, Huang doesn’t seem to care too much. But, after that he had constant pain in his chest and had difficulty eating and breathing. Due to this, he went and met the doctor.
Doctors performed a CT scan and discovered Huang’s chest ribs were broken. Not one, not two; Shocked to see four bones broken, the doctors questioned him. He said that he coughed while eating and then heard a crunching sound. After that doctors bandaged the chest and advised rest for a month.
Doctors attributed the fracture to Huang being too thin and weak. Huang’s height is 171 cm but his weight is 57 kg. Huang also lamented that his upper body is too thin. Huang says he is going to exercise to gain weight.
The doctor who treated Huang said, “You can see the sternum underneath the skin. There is no flesh to support the bones. Therefore, it is easy to break bones when coughing,” he said.