Woman falls into coma after drinking rhubarb compote
A woman in Pushkino, Moscow Oblast, fell into a coma after consuming a large amount of rhubarb compote and raw leaves while attempting to treat a cold with folk remedies. She was hospitalized and required over 40 days of intensive care, including multiple detoxification procedures, before stabilizing.
Consensus
- A woman in Pushkino, Moscow Oblast fell into a coma after drinking rhubarb compote.
- She consumed three liters of rhubarb compote and two raw leaves while trying to treat a cold with folk remedies.
- She was hospitalized and required intensive medical treatment for over 40 days.
- The compote and raw leaves contained high levels of oxalic acid, which caused severe toxicity.
- Medical treatment included hemodiafiltration, hemodialysis, plasmapheresis, and ultraviolet blood irradiation.
- The woman eventually stabilized and was transferred to a therapy ward.
- Doctors warned that rhubarb leaves can be harmful to health.
- The incident occurred in August 2025.
Points of divergence
- A woman in Yegoryevsk, Moscow Oblast, suffered burns after making a compress from hogweed instead of burdock. — vm
- The woman consumed three liters of rhubarb compote, two raw leaves, and fell into a coma. — vesti
- The woman was in a coma for over 40 days and doctors fought for her life. — tg_tass_agency
- The woman was initially misdiagnosed with gastroenteritis, and her condition worsened before being transferred to intensive care. — fontanka
Coverage (5 sources)
- A woman from the Moscow region mistook mugwort for poison hemlock and made a compress from it — Вечерняя Москва
- Rhubarb drove a woman to a coma: for whom it may prove dangerous — Вести
- Suburban doctors saved a woman from coma after rhubarb compote. Doctors fought for her life for more than 40 days after treatment... — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Woman fell into coma after drinking rhubarb compote in Moscow Oblast. She was saved for 41 days — Фонтанка
- Resident of Pushkino was saved after 41 days, she was in a coma due to rhubarb compote — Вести