In a shocking incident, a woman broke four of her ribs after she had a coughing fit from eating spicy food.
The woman, identified as Huang, is a resident of Shanghai and recovering from the injury after the unusual incident.
It started when the woman had spicy food and started coughing violently. She then heard a cracking sound from her chest, however, she went about her business and ignored it.
A few days later, Huang started experiencing issues with talking and breathing after which she went to see a doctor. The CT scan revealed that she has four broken ribs.
The doctors told her she needed to wrap bandages around her waist for a month so that the ribs could heal.
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As per the report, the doctors said that the underlying reason the woman broke her ribs was her unhealthily low body weight.
Huang is 5 feet 6 inches tall and she weighs about 57 kilograms. She shared that her upper body is very thin and her ribcage is visible.
“Your ribs can be seen clearly under your skin. There is no muscle to support the bone, so it’s easy for your ribs to get fractured when coughing.” a doctor told Huang.
The woman said once she recovers from the injury, she will exercise to increase her muscle mass and upper body weight.
