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Poisoning with milk mushrooms often occurs through the fault of the person himself. There are many options: the mushrooms were collected in a contaminated area, cooked incorrectly, and a poisonous fruit body got into the basket. To avoid trouble with serious consequences, you need to follow elementary rules and be able to provide first aid if poisoning suddenly happens due to negligence.
Is it possible to get poisoned with milk mushrooms
There are several varieties of milk mushrooms, but white and black fruit bodies are considered edible. Mushrooms are salted, pickled, fried, used for salads and other dishes. However, if the collection or processing technology is violated, it is possible to get poisoned with white and black milk mushrooms, despite their belonging to the edible species.
Among mushroom pickers, milk mushrooms are considered one of the most popular edible mushrooms.
You can get poisoned with fresh milk mushrooms
Many seasoned mushroom pickers love to brag about eating a raw mushroom. This should not be done, especially when it comes to milk mushrooms. Without soaking and heat treatment, poisonous substances that cause intoxication are retained in the body of an edible mushroom.
Is it possible to get poisoned with boiled milk mushrooms
The best heat treatment of mushrooms is cooking. However, even boiled fruiting bodies sometimes cause intoxication. The reason is insufficient soaking. If milky juice remains in the fruit body, then even after cooking it retains its toxicity.
Is it possible to get poisoned with salty milk mushrooms
There are many recipes for salting mushrooms, but they are all conventionally divided into two types: cold and hot. The first option is the most dangerous. When salting using the cold method, the fruit bodies are not subjected to heat treatment, which increases the likelihood of poisoning. The hot method of salting is safer, but troubles can happen here. Salty fruiting bodies will cause intoxication if overripe specimens have been collected or the mushrooms have been stored for more than a day before processing.
Is it possible to get poisoned with pickled milk mushrooms
Pickled mushrooms are considered one of the best snacks. There are recipes according to which you can eat milk mushrooms in a few days, and provide for rolling into jars for the winter. If the processing technology is violated, poisoning will come from mushrooms prepared according to any recipe. However, the most dangerous intoxication is caused by conservation if botulism appears in the banks. A severe form of intoxication can lead to death if you do not consult a doctor in time.
Symptoms of milk mushroom poisoning
Any edible mushroom contains a certain amount of toxins in its body. However, there is not so much poisonous substance in milk mushrooms that, after entering the body, it leads to death. Depending on the degree of poisoning and what type of product led to intoxication (raw, fried, boiled and other mushrooms), symptoms appear at different times. However, the main distinguishing feature in any variant is the manifestation of gastroenteritis. It already depends on the degree of intoxication whether the disease will proceed in a mild or severe form.
The first sign of mushroom poisoning is the appearance of gastroenteritis
The first signs of mushroom poisoning are:
- nausea, accompanied by a strong vomiting effect;
- sharp pains in the intestines, abdominal cramps;
- diarrhea;
- decrease in pressure, violation of the uniformity of the pulse;
- weak urination;
- dizziness, the occurrence of pain in the temples;
- in case of severe poisoning, fainting, impaired coordination are possible.
All symptoms are associated with dehydration. If a person has strong immunity, the poisoning will pass to a mild degree, since the body processes most of the toxins on its own.
First aid for poisoning with milk mushrooms
The speed of recovery of the patient, and even his life, depends on the timely provided first aid.
When the first symptoms associated with nausea and abdominal pain appear, first aid should be provided immediately.
When symptoms of intoxication appear, you need to do the following:
- The patient is given 1-1.5 liters of boiled water to drink. Better to make a weak solution of salt or manganese. Pressing a finger on the root of the tongue, they cause an emetic effect. The procedure is carried out 2-3 times. Gastric lavage will help remove toxins that have not been absorbed into the body.
- Even if intoxication is not accompanied by diarrhea, the victim is given an enema. Bowel lavage removes toxins that have already been partially absorbed by the body.
- Poisoning is often accompanied by a disturbance in the rhythm of breathing. To alleviate the patient's condition, the windows are opened in the room so that fresh air can enter.
- Of the drugs for poisoning, sorbents are the best. They absorb toxic substances, remove them from the body. The drug is given according to the instructions.
- Since the poisoning is accompanied by dehydration of the body, the patient needs plenty of drink. Do not give a large amount of water at once. The victim is soldered off in small doses. A couple of manganese crystals can be added to the water. A decoction of dried fruits, but without sugar, helps well.
It is impossible to use medication for poisoning on your own before the arrival of the doctor. In some cases, they can complicate the patient's condition.
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How to prevent poisoning with milk mushrooms
Poisoning is easier to prevent than to cure. To do this, you need to follow simple rules:
- collect only those fruiting bodies that exactly look like edible mushrooms;
- when going hunting, you need to know exactly the poisonous counterparts;
- do not put old, damaged fruit bodies in the basket;
- do not taste raw mushrooms;
- after collection, you need to process the milk mushrooms within 5 hours.
For mushrooms, it is worth going further from roads and industrial enterprises. The harvested crop must be soaked well, changing the water every 5 hours. It is better to give preference to those recipes where cooking involves heat treatment of fruit bodies.
You should not use canned milk mushrooms if their shelf life has expired or the product has changed color
Conclusion
Poisoning with milk mushrooms will pass in a mild form if the patient is skillfully provided with first aid. However, it is better to carefully follow the rules of collection and processing technology of mushrooms in order to avoid trouble.
