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Written by: Lao Minyi
2020-09-13 17:54
Last update date: 2020-09-13 17:54
The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health today (13th) investigated a suspected case of food poisoning after eating wild mushrooms, involving a 5-year-old male patient and a 47-year-old female patient.
About an hour after they had eaten at home and picked mushrooms near Hung Hom and Yellow Park yesterday, they developed nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. They went to the emergency department of Queen Elizabeth Hospital on the same day and were admitted to the hospital for further treatment. Their condition is stable.
The centre urges members of the public not to pick wild mushrooms for food in parks or countryside.
The Centre for Health Protection urges members of the public not to pick wild mushrooms for food in parks or in the countryside.
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A spokesperson for the Centre for Health Protection said that food poisoning caused by eating mushrooms is generally acute. Symptoms usually include intestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain within a short period of time after eating.
Depending on different mushroom species, patients may also experience profuse sweating, hallucinations, coma or other neurological symptoms and liver failure. In severe cases, death is more likely to occur.
The spokesman added that members of the public should buy mushrooms from reputable and reliable suppliers. They should not buy mushrooms that are suspected of being mixed with unknown species. They should also refrain from picking wild mushrooms for food because it is difficult for the public to distinguish whether these mushrooms are suitable for consumption.
The spokesman reminded that mixing inedible or toxic mushroom varieties with edible mushroom varieties will not dilute the toxicity. In most cases, cooking will not destroy its toxicity.
The centre reminds that citizens who suspect food poisoning caused by eating mushrooms should seek medical advice immediately.
If there are remaining mushrooms, you should take them to seek medical advice for identification.
57-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital after picking wild mushrooms in Fu Heng Village, suspected of being poisoned, vomiting, diarrhea
Middle-aged man picks wild mushrooms on the roadside and cooks them with boiling water and salt. He has numbness of the lips and blurred vision and must be hospitalized
A 53-year-old woman in Saigon picked wild mushrooms on the roadside and was poisoned after eating for 13 hours. She vomited and diarrhea and entered the ICU.
A 51-year-old female who picked wild mushrooms, ginger, garlic, and oyster sauce on the roadside, vomited, and diarrhea became stable after consultation
[Eating poisonous mushrooms by accident] Two females picking wild mushrooms at Butterfly Bay Beach and vomiting after eating were confirmed to be poisonous green mushrooms
Centre for Health Protection, Department of Health
