Nausea after eating mushrooms seriously

Nausea after eating mushrooms seriously

If you have eaten mushrooms yourself afterwards, you should pay attention to possible symptoms. The first signs of fungal poisoning are malaise, nausea and vomiting. If the symptoms settle after a short time, that is no reason not to take the complaints seriously. One of the symptoms of fungus poisoning is that the symptoms subside in a timely manner and come back all the more violently later.

Nausea, malaise and vomiting should be taken seriously after eating mushrooms. Even if the symptoms subside again after a short time, that is no reason for the all-clear, as the experts of the Poison Information Center announced. Because often the symptoms return after a few hours. This can be an indication of severe liver damage, as poison expert Michael Deters said. In such a situation there is a direct danger to life. Quick medical help then brings only a call to the 112 emergency call. Mushroom pickers should always have the emergency number at hand. In addition, the poison emergency call center can also be contacted. A corresponding list can already be accessed on the Internet. It is also useful to always keep a few of the rest of the collected forest mushrooms. The doctor can then more quickly diagnose a poisoning in the patient.

At the weekend, two men had to be admitted to the University Hospital Bonn after consuming mushrooms they had collected themselves. Both patients suffer from life-threatening liver damage after eating poisonous mushrooms. The two mushroom pickers ate the highly venomous, cone-shaped tuber-leaf mushroom. The fungus is the most poisonous in German forests and is often confused with the forest and meadows mushroom. Even a minimal dose can lead to death or at least cause severe liver damage. Many patients had to have a donor liver implanted after consuming the tuberous toadstool.

If you are not one hundred percent familiar with wild mushrooms, you should keep away from it. Caution is also advised at street vendors. If you still want to eat the mushrooms, in case of doubt contact a fungal expert who checks the collected or purchased mushrooms before eating them. (Sb)

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