What are the symptoms of mushroom poisoning

The phenomenon of mushroom poisoning is not uncommon in our daily life. Sometimes the poisoning is serious and cannot be treated in time, which may even threaten life. Therefore, this reminds us that we must pay attention to avoiding foods that may cause poisoning in our diet. The most common symptoms of food poisoning are nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other problems. Some people may even go into coma and shock.

1. Symptoms of poisoning

Food poisoning caused by eating oyster mushrooms can cause symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. In severe cases, there may be abdominal cramps and frequent watery diarrhea, sometimes with blood. Patients may die from dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, delirium, coma, and shock. Almost all cases of poisonous mushroom poisoning first present as gastroenteritis of varying severity. The isolated gastrointestinal irritants are similar to lipotoxic substances or compounds containing carbolic acid and cresol. In mild cases, the patient recovers as soon as the gastrointestinal symptoms disappear. In severe cases, symptoms of liver, kidney and central nervous system damage appear immediately after the gastrointestinal symptoms disappear or after a false recovery period of 1 to 3 days. Poisonous mushrooms that cause severe gastroenteritis include the small fly mushroom, the yellow sticky cap beef liver, the static black mushroom, the poisonous powder mushroom, the fat-legged ring-stem mushroom and the lead green mushroom.

2. The emergency response measures are as follows:

1. If the patient is still conscious, let him drink some strong tea or warm water, and then use chopsticks to stimulate the throat to induce vomiting. Repeat this process of drinking water and spitting it out several times. However, if the patient is unconscious and shows symptoms of coma, do not force him to drink water or force him to vomit, so as to avoid suffocation due to accidental ingestion.

2. For patients with gastroenteritis-type poisonous mushroom poisoning who have severe vomiting and diarrhea, it is recommended that they drink more water or light salt water.

3. Please note that the incubation period of mushroom poisoning is long, and some symptoms of mushroom poisoning will rapidly worsen once they appear. Therefore, after eating suspected poisonous mushrooms, while you are trying to treat yourself, you must go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. If you show symptoms, go to the hospital for emergency treatment as soon as possible.

4. During transportation to the hospital, if respiratory and cardiac arrest occur, mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration and external cardiac massage must be performed immediately.

3. Notes

1. It is best to eat fresh oyster mushrooms. Oyster mushrooms sold in supermarkets or shopping malls are sometimes soaked in water to improve their quality. However, when the oyster mushrooms are soaked in water like this, many nutrients will be dissolved in the water, so consumers are advised to buy fresh oyster mushrooms.

2. Eating oyster mushrooms and donkey meat together can easily cause angina pectoris. Therefore, it is recommended not to add donkey meat when cooking oyster mushrooms to avoid affecting your health.

3. Uncooked oyster mushrooms may contain pesticide residues. No one dares to say that today's agricultural products are 100% safe. Only by cooking them at high temperatures can the pesticide residues be removed to the greatest extent possible. Therefore, oyster mushrooms must be fully cooked before eating.