The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health said today (April 25) that it is investigating a suspected case of food poisoning caused by ingestion of wild rutabagas, involving two female patients, aged 36 and 61, who picked wild animals on the edge of a mountain in Tung Chung on the 24th. After eating mushrooms at home, he developed symptoms such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting about two and a half hours later. He is hospitalized at North Lantau Hospital and is in stable condition.
Two women were picking wild mushrooms from a hillside in Tung Chung earlier and eating them at home. About two and a half hours later, they developed abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. They are hospitalized at North Lantau Hospital (pictured). Stablize.
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Feeling unwell for 2 hours after eating wild mushrooms
According to the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, preliminary investigations showed that two female patients picked wild mushrooms that they ate at a hillside in Tung Chung on the 24th. They developed abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting about two and a half hours after eating at home on the same day. symptoms.
He went to the Accident and Emergency Department of North Lantau Hospital on the same day and was admitted to the hospital for further treatment. He is in stable condition.
A spokesman for the CHP pointed out that since it is difficult to distinguish whether mushrooms are suitable for consumption, the public is urged not to pick wild mushrooms for consumption. He reminded that food poisoning caused by eating mushrooms is generally acute, and symptoms usually include nausea within a short time after eating. , vomiting and abdominal pain and other intestinal symptoms.
Depending on the species of mushrooms, patients may also experience profuse sweating, hallucinations, coma or other neurological symptoms and liver failure, which may even lead to death in severe cases.
The spokesman also urged anyone who suspects food poisoning caused by eating mushrooms to seek medical attention immediately.
If there are any remaining mushrooms, you should take them with you to seek medical advice for identification of the type.
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