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It is impossible to get poisoned with oyster mushrooms if you follow the technology of their collection and preparation. However, one must remember that mushrooms are hard on the digestive system. They are capable of harming the body of the elderly and children, as well as any person with unlimited use.
Is it possible to poison mushrooms with oyster mushrooms
Oyster mushrooms are considered edible mushrooms. Experienced mushroom pickers can eat the fruit body even raw without any special consequences. Generally speaking, even bread can be poisoned if it is used incorrectly. As for oyster mushrooms, the main problem is the difficulty of digestion by the gastrointestinal tract. In other words, mushrooms create heaviness in the stomach when consumed excessively. Oyster mushrooms will cause intoxication in people with chronic liver or gastrointestinal disease.
The safest are oyster mushrooms grown on a substrate.
The safest are oyster mushrooms grown independently from mycelium on a clean substrate. However, even such mushrooms can be poisoned in the following cases:
- The cultivation technology has been violated. When using contaminated material for the preparation of the substrate, oyster mushrooms will absorb all harmful substances. Be careful to treat fruiting bodies with pesticides.
- Growing in non-environmentally friendly conditions. If the shed where oyster mushrooms are grown is located near a highway, production, or another chemical industry facility, then the mushrooms will absorb the fumes of toxic substances.
- Failure to comply with the rules of conservation. Most often, they are pickled with canned mushrooms, which were stored for a long time in the basement, were rolled up in violation of the recipe, weak heat treatment.
Canned mushrooms carry a lot of danger if the seaming took place in violation of the recipe.
Oyster mushrooms can not only be grown, but also collected in the forest. The likelihood of poisoning by wild-growing fruit bodies increases. Oyster mushroom can grow on any lonely tree or stump. The crop cannot be collected near roads, industrial enterprises. The further into the forest, the cleaner the mushrooms will be.
Another danger is the haste or inexperience of the mushroom picker. A poisonous mushroom like an oyster mushroom can be mistakenly added to the basket. If it is not detected during sorting, poisoning is guaranteed.
Oyster mushroom poisoning symptoms
In case of oyster mushroom poisoning, the symptoms and signs may be different. It all depends on what caused the intoxication. If the poisoning occurred by preservation prepared in violation of the recipe, then a person may experience:
- a sharp rise in temperature;
- attacks of nausea, vomiting;
- upset stomach, accompanied by frequent use of the toilet;
- lack of coordination, the appearance of seizures, temporary loss of consciousness.
The weakening of the body occurs from dehydration due to frequent vomiting.
Poisoning may be accompanied by choking, nausea, painful swallowing
Preservation is capable of concealing a greater danger than just bacteria that cause poisoning. With long-term storage and violation of the canning recipe, botulism arises inside the cans with mushrooms. It can be recognized by the following features:
- acute abdominal pain in the navel area;
- about 30 minutes after the onset of pain syndromes, vomiting opens;
- the clarity of vision decreases, objects in the eyes "float";
- pain in joints and muscles appears;
- suffocation occurs, painful swallowing.
The danger of botulism lies in the fact that if assistance is not provided in a timely manner, it can be fatal. If similar symptoms begin to appear, you should immediately call a doctor.
Slightly different are the symptoms of oyster mushroom poisoning collected from contaminated areas. A person will have:
- nausea with vomiting;
- lethargy, tendency to sleep;
- heaviness in the back of the head;
- recurrent or persistent headache.
The safest poisoning is considered when a person simply overeats mushrooms grown in compliance with technology on an environmentally friendly substrate. Usually such a nuisance ends with a heaviness in the stomach. Disorders of the gastrointestinal tract can sometimes be observed.
First aid for oyster mushroom poisoning
Even if a doctor is called to the patient in case of poisoning, he is not able to instantly reach the destination. The injured person needs first aid. It is aimed at cleansing the digestive tract of toxins. The faster this is done, the less toxic substances will spread throughout the body.
Absorbents - the first helpers in case of poisoning
When signs of poisoning appear, the following steps must be taken:
- The victim is given to drink up to 1.5 liters of warm boiled water. You can dissolve several crystals of manganese in a liquid. By pressing on the root of the tongue, they cause an emetic effect. The procedure will help empty your stomach. Washing is done at least 2-3 times. The action is stopped when the exiting liquid is clear in color.
- After gastric lavage, the patient is given absorbents. Any drug available in your home medicine cabinet will do. Most often, there is activated carbon, but the best effect will be from Smecta or Enterosgel.
- The process of gastric lavage from poisoning was accompanied by vomiting. The victim's body is dehydrated. The patient needs frequent drinking, but in small portions. The reception of 2 tbsp helps well. l. every 15 minutes boiled water, dried fruit compote without sugar. When soldering with plain water, you can add lemon juice with honey or the drug Regidron to it.
- When the symptoms of poisoning did not appear immediately, and more than two hours have passed after eating the mushrooms, gastric lavage will not be enough. The toxins will have time to enter the intestinal tract. To remove them, the victim will have to put an enema.
At elevated temperatures, the victim is given "Nurofen" or another antipyretic agent
- When the body begins to fight the infection, the person's temperature rises. The patient is given any antipyretic drug available in the medicine cabinet.
Timely first aid for mushroom poisoning will help to quickly put the victim on his feet. If the intoxication was caused by a simple overeating or the toxins were quickly removed from the body, then on the second day, recuperation will begin. The gastrointestinal tract normalizes its work. More serious poisoning can leave serious consequences:
- If it turned out to be poisoned by forest oyster mushrooms, among which an inedible mushroom was caught, then the consequences will depend on the degree of its toxicity. It is even possible the appearance of jaundice pancreatitis.
- The most difficult consequences will be when the body has been poisoned by botulism. A potent toxin damages the kidneys, heart, and liver.
The manifestation of symptoms of poisoning should be felt by the person who uses oyster mushrooms. If the first bell appears, do not hesitate. It is better to prevent intoxication in advance than to undergo a long course of rehabilitation later.
Oyster mushroom poisoning prevention
If you follow the rules for collecting, growing, canning, cooking oyster mushrooms, then the likelihood of poisoning with edible mushrooms is reduced to zero. Every mushroom picker must learn 4 important rules:
- You can not collect fruit bodies on trees growing near roads, enterprises, landfills. Mushrooms absorb toxins using the sponge method.For oyster mushrooms, you need to go deep into the forest or grow it yourself.
- It is important to follow the recipe for cooking. Despite the belonging of oyster mushrooms to edible mushrooms, they must be boiled before cooking.
- During harvesting in the forest, you need to carefully watch so that a poisonous mushroom does not get into the basket. Upon arrival home, the crop must be sorted again.
- It is better to refuse to buy mushrooms on the market. It is unknown where they were collected. Dried fruiting bodies are especially dangerous. Among them, it is impossible to determine for sure whether another poisonous mushroom has been caught.
It is necessary to preserve oyster mushrooms with strict adherence to the recipe
To prevent the bacterium of botulism from appearing in the jar with oyster mushrooms, it is necessary to carry out a thorough heat treatment. Do not reduce the amount of salt and vinegar indicated in the recipe. Canned oyster mushrooms are stored for up to 1 year. Even if the conservation looks attractive after the expiration date, it is better not to risk it and get rid of it.
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Conclusion
You can get poisoned with oyster mushrooms only through your own negligence. If this happens, you need not to get lost and provide assistance in a timely manner.
