Off Topic Forum / Hemorrhoid Cream Death
« Last post by Jim Allen on Today at 12:12:51 pm »By Vanessa Etienne - Published on April 16, 2024
https://people.com/woman-dies-of-lead-poisoning-after-using-hemorrhoid-ointment-8634303
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced that a Sacramento woman purchased a hemorrhoid ointment from Vietnam, called Cao Bôi Trĩ Cây Thầu Dầu (Castor Oil Hemorrhoid Extract), through a Facebook ad. A relative then shipped the product to her from Vietnam.
The woman later died of severe lead poisoning. After testing the ointment, the CDPH found that the product contained 4% lead, a “highly dangerous amount.”
According to California's Calaveras County Public Health, the ointment has been marketed primarily through Vietnamese Facebook groups as a “miracle” treatment for hemorrhoids with suggested intra-rectal application.